GrandpaPhil
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Thank you very much! The bow sprit is on: The first sets of eyebolts for rigging are installed: I still have a couple detail pieces to add to the base of the bow sprit.
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Congratulations! Nice finish!
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Welcome!
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The boarding ladders and catheads are on: I started the bow sprit, since I am going bow to stern, and it is sitting next to some hull fittings that need painted: The bow sprit started out life as a bamboo kitchen skewer that I slimmed down and cut to size: All installed fittings will be getting edge painted and sealed shortly.
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I need to prep the hull for rigging when I start adding the rest of the fittings, too. That will mean using the eyebolts that I just made.
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The starboard boarding ladder is installed and is awaiting railings: Working on the catheads: I didn’t like the paper ones, so I scratch built them. At 1/200 scale, there’s not a lot of detail to them. The braces for the catheads: Starting miscellaneous hull fittings: I’m almost at that point where I start at the bow, and work my way aft, crossing everything off as I go, so I don’t forget anything. That is how Zu Mondfeld recommends working in his book, Historic Ship Models. For those starting out in this hobby, I cannot recommend that book enough. That book is how I learned this hobby even existed and made me want to build model ships, nearly 30 years ago. Starting forward and working aft will start after I install the catheads and finish the starboard ladder.
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Welcome!
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Happy Birthday Chris!
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I’ll make another tutorial on how I make rigging fittings using basic hand tools later on. I typically make my own eyebolts, deadeyes and rigging blocks. They aren’t hard to make. The only reason I bought deadeyes for Solferino is because of the size of them.
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I started with 100 eyebolts. I’ll make more, when I use these up. These should get me through Solferino, if not, I’ll take an hour and make more. They are very easy to make and cost almost nothing. I use annealed wire from a hardware store. I remade my ladder making jig twice. I finally just used a piece of 1/16” balsa stock left over from a model airplane from long ago. I only have one ladder left to make and I have no plans to make another 1:200 scale ship anytime soon, so it doesn’t matter if this jig gives up the ghost when I pull the ladder off it. I’ll take another side on shot once this ladder is installed.
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1936 Rolls Royce Phantom III by CDW - Revell - 1:16 scale
GrandpaPhil replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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Nic, Nicely done on the new website! I signed up for your mailing list while I was there!
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Paint protects against corrosion and weathering of material, whether wood or metal. This is especially valuable because salt spray destroys absolutely EVERYTHING. Paint is also one of the cheaper protective coatings. I do not know for sure, but I would imagine that as much as would be reasonably coated, would have been. In my time either on a ship or a workboat (I spent time as a sailor a long time ago), everything that could be painted, was painted. Everything that couldn’t be painted was otherwise regularly cleaned and lubed. Corrosion control is a big part of shipboard life.
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While waiting on glue to dry, I started making eyebolts: I need about 500 of them, between Solferino and Mercury.
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Thank you to everyone for dropping by, commenting and for the likes! Here’s where that port side boarding ladder is at: This model needs finished so I can finish my other two that are half built!
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Very well done!
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Camel by RGL - FINISHED - Machinen Krieger - 1/20
GrandpaPhil replied to RGL's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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Does Shipyard Make a 1/96 HMS Bellona?
GrandpaPhil replied to GrandpaPhil's topic in Card and Paper Models
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I found an ad for a 1/96 HMS Bellona card kit by Shipyard. Does Shipyard still make this kit? I have the AOTS for the Bellona and would like to build her some day in 1/72 scale. That would be a great resource if this kit were still available.
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Shipyard Models has a complete rigging fitting set for the Victory in 1/96 scale. I saved it in my Ages Of Sail Cart and am going to try and get Admiral-Claus to get it for me for Christmas this year.
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Chris, You’re a bad influence on me! Seriously though, looking forward to this build! Nice start! Your card builds are excellent!
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First planking on, how shall I fix this?
GrandpaPhil replied to ubjs's topic in Card and Paper Models
Here’s what I used, but it was on hought-board (like a paper pulp, the same stuff they make drink coasters of, for restaurants). I had planned on using it for my Mercury.
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