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Xarifa 1832 by lostinthewash
GrandpaPhil replied to lostinthewash's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
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Congratulations! Well done!
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Thank you very much, OC! A bunch of very small rope coils, that still need a band around the base: Those were a doozy to make!
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There’s an old Life-Like Olympia in 1/240 scale for $62 with free shipping on EBay right now. It’s still completely sealed. https://www.ebay.com/itm/115198057587
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Thank you all very much for the likes and the comments! I greatly appreciate all the feedback and the technical assistance. Prior to buying my Solferino kit, I had no idea this entire epoch of naval history even existed. To expand on Eberhardt’s point, here’s the cross-section of the hull, including the wood frame, and both interior and exterior planking with the armor plating: This is at 1/72 scale. The planking, with the iron plating, works out to around 13.5”, or 343mm, thick. That’s about 3/16” in 1/72 scale. 120mm of that was the iron armor. The other 220mm of that was the outer planking. Also, the increased thickness of the outer planking around the waterline should be noted. Here’s the detail sheet for the armor at 1/72 scale and then the original drawing, converted to .jpg format is below (the ones I found on the French Ministry Of Defense’s website were .tifs). I have to say, whoever designed this ship did a beautiful job of it, especially considering the tech level at the time. I could not imagine trying to attach that plating to the hull. I’ve done steel/iron working before. That stuff is heavy and unforgiving. Trying to maneuver one of those plates, which must have weighed at least several hundred pounds apiece, into place, punch holes in it (even if the holes were prefabricated), then drive spikes or rivets through it to affix the plate to the hull, must have been a job and a half.
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Yes, she was. Magenta was essentially a two-decker that the French armored and put a steam engine in. She was pierced for 95 guns but only carried 55. She was also only armored along the waterline and the battery decks where the guns were. I’m assuming that was because of the weight.
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Very well done!
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Congratulations! Well done!
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I just got a whole lot of leftover oversized valentines cards, today. They are about the same size and thickness as the sheets of poster board that I’ve been using for my models. The Prince de Neufchatel only used 5 sheets of poster board, and that includes all of the hull framing pieces. I am going to use this card to make many of the fittings (and possibly part of the hull covering) on Magenta. One thing I’ll have to be careful about is the thickness of the hull framing, planking and armor. Between the planking, framing and armor, the thickness of the hull will come out to about 7/16”. That’s very thick for a model. This ship was designed at the end of age of the wooden warship. So, consequently, she was designed to take a beating. As a result, the planking was incredibly thick, and then on much of her, she wore nearly 5” of armor. The body plan only goes to the outside of the frames. So, I’ll have to take great care to ensure that I get the correct sizing of the bulkheads since I won’t be using wood planking. The hull covering will be around 1mm overall, not including the armor plating, which will be cut individually out of thin card.
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I’m greatly looking forward to the release of the Indy! Your kits (including others that you have designed) are amazing! I have your Victory Models plan set of the Revenge. It’s incredible! If I didn’t have 2 two-deckers and the Victory going, I’d have already bought the Sphinx. Once I get those 3 I have in work done, you can count on my buying at least the Sphinx and the Indy!
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Nicely done!
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This model is incredible! I have learned a lot watching it be built.
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Excellent work!
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Very nicely done!
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Incredible work on the diorama! Those hedges and field look amazing! Very nicely done on the figures! Antibiotics aren’t any fun! I hope you get to feeling better!
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Welcome!
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I’m starting my first ever RC plane, a Flite Test Bushwacker. The Bushwacker is an STOL plane and will be built from foam board. I have a good friend who has been trying to get me into RC planes for a while, especially since he’s seen my ship models. He offered me the guts for one a few days ago and gave me the link to Flite Test’s website, where the plans are free. You can buy a quick build kit from them, too, with all parts laser-cut. But, this is me we’re talking about. I can’t pass up a good build. I printed the plans out in tiled format. I’ll turn them into a sheet this weekend.
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Tennessee is coming along very nicely by any standard! The fact that this is your first model makes it that much more impressive!
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USF Confederacy by Rustyj - FINISHED
GrandpaPhil replied to Rustyj's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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I got a soldering station today. The hammock cranes (which severely aggravated me and directly led to the break that started the Magenta build) will be ripped off and have posts soldered to the bottom so they can be pinned in place to avoid the continual breakage that had been happening.
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Looking for a card model of the Arizona
GrandpaPhil replied to Dion Dunn's topic in Card and Paper Models
You’ll have fun with it. I have enjoyed my card ship models enough that I’m on my third one right now.
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