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Beautiful work. I have a question, “How did you get all the cannon all the same?” Did you use a CNC feature with the lathe or did you have a replicating pattern to use? thanks, great work as always.- 589 replies
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Nice job Maury. A beautiful model. I’ve followed this one from the beginning too, and it was a pleasure. .
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Alex, how did you create the molding on the rail with the tapering and curvature? Did you use scrapers or something else? A bit of a tutorial would be excellent.
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Johann, I agree with you. The eye splice does look better and matches the eyesplices below. But I understand the difficulty working at this scale. You have accomplished feats thought impossible before with wonderful execution, so I’m sure you can accomplish this. Just don’t rush and take your time. Michaelangelo didn’t paint the Sistine chapel in a week or two. This is a masterpiece as well.
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In the 18th century, I thought they also had Red Ochre or a red oxide paint. I’m sure it was much cheaper than true vermillion which I doubt they would use due to the expense. The naval service could be known to be frugal when it came to paint. Of course, there was a reddish brown paint called Spanish Brown that was red clay in linseed oil was also used on ships found in 18th century contracts. But mostly in the merchant service.
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Marvelous work as usual Johann.
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Nice explanation Phil.
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Of course I knew what you meant Alan. Silly algorithms......... Wonderful spreadsheet. Of course, as you make your blocks, if you can tell the difference from a 8" from a 9" block at 1/64 scale you are a better man than I. 😅
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Beautiful work as always Mike. Lovely attention to detail.
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US Brig Syren by Gahm - Model Shipways
Dowmer replied to Gahm's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1801 - 1850
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No criticism, just trying to help teach like you are teaching all of us what can be accomplished in beautiful scale details. Keep it up 😃
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Nicely made Johann. The attention to detail is marvelous, especially your splice around the Fairleads or "Moques de conduits". By the way, the disks you refer to are called “sheaves” in English.
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Johann, I agree, probably not work all the work, but still amazing that you are able to fabricate such small working details with such scale appearance. Well done.
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Johann, I think I have heard of these blocks referred to as fairleads in English. There were many various kinds to guide the ropes higher in the rigging down to the deck so they didn’t foul. There are some descriptions here on MSW. Sorry, I don’t have any more information.
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What? No crown knots at the ends? 😅 Honestly, wonderful work.
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Hang in there Alan, I hope they get you scheduled and tune your eyes up soon.
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Beautiful work, I hope you are using Aluminum and NOT lead.
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US Brig Syren by Gahm - Model Shipways
Dowmer replied to Gahm's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1801 - 1850
Wow, truly outstanding! It had been quiet for a while, I was wondering what you were up to. Fantastic looking jolly boat. One of the best I've seen at that size. What does it scale to. Is it supposed to be 16' in full scale? What did you use for plans/formers? -
Yes, exceptional craftsmanship. The figurines especially make the ship come alive. You are a master sculpter/carver. Well done.
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Wow, what a cool label and piece of NW history.
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Rob, you keep referring to the “Connie” or “Conny”. Are you referring to the USS Constitution or Constellation?After 30 years in the Navy I’ve never heard of the Constitution referred to as the Connie. That was reserved for the USS Constellation. It’s a bit confusing.
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Have you ever considered one of the US Revenue cutters ( Baltimore Clippers)?
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Lloyd McCaffery the famous miniature modeler did a stunning model of her in 1/96 scale. I saw it once in a private viewing.
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Ron, Just a lesson learned. We all make these mistakes. Hang in there. Is the anchor a size one you may use for other models in the future? If so, it’s a good investment to re-make the mold so you can make another one later for a future project.......or when I need one...LOL. Besides, with this lockdown, there should be plenty of time. 😆
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