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Stuns’ls aren’t too bad. I made them for the first time for my Prince de Neufchatel. Their rigging run can take some adjustments to prevent them from interfering with other sails.
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I would not add any more running rigging or sails yet, but the mainsail and mainsail rigging shouldn’t interfere with the standing rigging. You have already built the hard part and done it well. You’ve got this.
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Meriadoc, I am building the cat ship out of his book. The book and the plans are excellent. I strongly recommend them. This is my first time building from a book from Seawatch Books.
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Sorry to hear about Maggie! I hope she gets better soon! We will be praying for her here!
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Jan, Thank you for the information. I will put that in my list of things to do better next time and integrate it into my next build (of which hopefully there will be many). Here is where I am at now. The hull is sanded now and the decks have been fitted. I made the baseboard already and the model sits perfectly on it. I need to plank the decks with wood grain contact paper prior to permanent installation. One of my coworkers who is used to building plastic models saw my Sampang when I had it in my office and really liked it. He purchased a Mamoli Il Luedo that evening. It will be his first ship model. He asked me to do a tutorial on measuring off for deck planking, so I will do that. For this model, I need to seal the hull next and add wales which will add structural integrity.
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The first covering is on: The next step is to trim, fill and sand. Somewhere in here, I need to drop in decks and templates/thickeners for the bulwarks. After being fitted, but prior to permanent installation, the decks need planked with contact paper. Then I will seal everything and add wales and most of the deck fittings. Then it will be time to second plank the hull with wood grain contact paper and seal it. Somewhere in between I need to make a cradle/base and add waterways, bulwark frame extensions and railings. After that it will be time to add the rest of the hull fittings and cut out the rudder. After that everything is getting sealed and painted. Then I’ll add the rest of the deck fittings, and prep for rigging. Next it will be time to mast and rig the ship, including sails. While we’re on this topic, the plans have ratlines but the models in the book do not. Did cats typically have ratlines since they were designed to be worked from the deck?
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Artreides Ornithopter by RGL - Meng
GrandpaPhil replied to RGL's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Very cool! Looking forward to this build! Dune has been a long time favorite of mine since reading the books many years ago. -
Thank you very much for the vote of confidence! Truth be told, the hull at the stern reminds me of the whaleback freighters, and the whaleback type designs of the late 19th century or early 20 century French battleships like La Hoche, La Redoutable or Charlemagne. The kicker is that the cats drew very little water and had a nearly square cross-section for the entire midsection of the vessel, and a very bluff bow. It’s a neat design.
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The back 3/4 of the ship is covered: To include the stern: I need to cut out and attach a bracing piece for the bowsprit up forward before I can cover the bow area. As soon as the sternmost pieces dry, I am going to fit in and glue the transom in place to provide support.
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Hello from Seattle - looking to buy a built ship
GrandpaPhil replied to wyapa's topic in New member Introductions
Welcome! I do not usually sell my models so this is not for me but for those who may be interested in selling off a piece of their collection. What sort of ship are you looking for and how large of a model? Also, Bluejacket Shipcrafters, operated by @MrBlueJacket on this forum, will sell their models prebuilt. -
Making progress! The first covering is looking pretty rough, but then again, most of my models at this stage are not usually particularly pretty. The cat ship has some sharp compound curves in the design which complicates things a bit. Once I get the hull covered and sanded, this ship will look a lot better. As a quick note, I’m starting to realize exactly how big this model is going to be, so I need to start planning on a place to put it when it is done.
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I got my pulp board and covering resumed/started over: There’s going to be a LOT of filling and sanding to fix the starving cow look.
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I have pulp board coming tomorrow, so I ripped off the initial hull covering and decided to focus on prepping fittings. Here are most of them, with the notable exception of bitts, belaying pins and the windlass: The rest will be made of strip wood. Most of the above will be two layers thick. I’ll cover the hull when I get my pulp board.
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And so the inner covering begins:
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Lol! The pictures make everything look slightly crooked even to me! I had to double check the model after taking them! The hull is now faired and the rabbet pieces are on: Esther is ready for planking now!
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Incredible work! This is one of the best builds that I’ve ever seen! Well done!
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Phil, I do the exact same thing! Yard sales are gold mines for hobby supplies too!
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Ab, Thank you very much! I have used corrugated cardboard twice, once for my model of the Hannah and once with my model of the Solferino. It works well for framing, but it’s the cardboard equivalent of plywood for me. There will not be any corrugated cardboard visible once I get the outside covering on the model. I added reinforcing pieces to the middle sections: I added formers to both the bow and stern to facilitate fairing the hull and shaping the end planking: Everything is a lot more square than it appears in the pictures.
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Patrick, Thank you very much! There’s not really too much to this one. The most difficult part is going to be the really bluff bow and stern. I’m basically trying to emulate Seahorse’s design with the side braces. I’m going to add additional pieces to the bow and stern to help the “planking” take shape. This one will have the vertical covering like my Prince de Neufchatel and Hannah, with the second layer being contact paper. The bulkheads are cut out and test fitted: The dry fit went well. For the most part everything is square. There are a couple of spots that need adjusting, but overall everything looks pretty good. I’ll adjust those and then plan on gluing. Next up will be keel and stem/stern post pieces to act as a rabbet. Along the way, I’ll make the former pieces for the bow and stern. The main covering will be hought-board.
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I saw something on this forum that gave me an idea on model construction that I would like to try out really quick. I am using a ship from Ab Hoving’s 17th Dutch Century Merchant Ships to try it out on. I’ll be back to the Revenge shortly.
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