
GrandpaPhil
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Keith, Thank you very much! Thank you all very much for all the likes! Making progress on the bulwarks! I need to pay attention to the scupper and framing locations for the Magenta!
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I’m paying very close attention to how the Solferino’s bulwarks are going together. I’ll be copying the cross section drawings, in scale, over to Magenta’s plans.
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The first layer of the bulwarks is on: I will have to use these pictures heavily when it comes time to design the build up of Magenta’s bulwarks.
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Yep, and it will make a good story about how I dinged my truck building model ships, lol.
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Thank you all very much for the comments and the likes! I bought a stand for Magenta today: When you rearrange your house means that you are fully committed to your project, lol. I also put the first ding in my new truck, hauling this and a couple pieces of furniture, for the Admiral, today. Oh well, I bought it for a work truck, lol.
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Looking good! That’s unfortunate about the section that staved in.
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I finally got a chance to work on my model! The rudder is done: And the stern is ready for the rudder installation: And installed: I pinned it in place. Here’s the Solferino: Currently working on the bulwarks and getting ready to build the stacks (These are the pieces that need doubled):
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Looking good! This is a time consuming process, but you will be very pleased with the end result.
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If you’re looking for mediaeval miniatures, I’m not sure what the exact scale conversion is, but 32mm scale (28mm is 1/56) seems to be a very popular scale among the wargaming and rpg crowd these days. I just did the math. 32mm scale is approximately 1/48 scale.
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Yes, they’re still in use. They’re the nautical equivalent of a turn signal or brake light, (or reverse lights in this case) like you’d see on a standard car. They communicate safety information about who has right of way, whether a ship has restricted maneuverability, has divers in the water or that sort of thing. The day shapes are the daytime equivalent of the running lights you see at night.
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I believe it’s where you marked “or here”, but I could be wrong.
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That looks like a commercial x-band or navigation radar antenna. The day shape configuration is weird, but I think it means that the ship is anchored (I could be wrong). However, typically there would only be one ball for being at anchor, which is what makes it weird.
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