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W.E May's book is excellent as a reference on boats carried by British warships. I remember reading many years ago a book about the Bounty and in it was a reference to the launch not being a standard Royal Navy design. I do not remember the details other than that it was requested by Lt. Bligh and justified by the nature of the voyage. Sorry I can't provide more info. -
allanyed has a good point but that said "Nautical Research Journal" of the Nautical Research Guild is a good place to start. It covers both ship modeling and the history of ships. There is a link to their homepage at the top of this page. You might find "Ships in Scale" another good one to take a look at.
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While doing some research on photo etching I ran across this item. It is about making printed circuit boards but the etching part is what is most interesting. The etchant is a mixture of plain white vinegar and 3% hydrogen peroxide with a little table salt. Much less toxic/dangerous than the typical hydrochloric acid or ferric chloride etchant. I have not tried this yet but it looks like a good method. http://quinndunki.com/blondihacks/?p=835
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I remember reading about building a metal hull over a wooden plug using thin plate. It was years ago that I read it and I believe it was in a British book about building model warships. Sorry I can't tell you more.
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Try bookfinder.com . This is excellent website that has been a source of many out of print books for my library.
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MDF (medium density fiberboard) can be used for bulkheads. Cheaper than ply and more ridgid than basswood.
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Ran across a reference to this Australian wood and wondered if anyone from down under had used it for modeling?
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Recommendations for soldering equipment
grsjax replied to Landlubber Mike's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Can't really give a reccomendation although I would urge you to get a small butane torch as well as a solding iron. Anyway Micro Mark is having a sale right now including a nice looking varible heat solding iron station for $20 + shipping. Amazon has a very good Aoyue model 469 soldering station for $29.95 w/free shipping. Nice thing about the Aoyue unit is that it uses standard 900M tips which are readily available. -
Yes, it works very well. If the frame/bulkhead will not show in the finished model you can glue strips of scrap to them to stiffen them.
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Clear Shellac Sanding Sealer
grsjax replied to grsjax's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Thanks to all for their comments. Think I will give it a try. One reason I used in on walnut gunstocks was that it did a good job of taming grain that wanted to fuzz up when sanded and helped keep splinters under control. A problem I have had with thin veneer second planking strips. -
Has anyone used clear shellac as a sanding sealer on their models? I have used it as a sealer for walnut gun stocks and it works very well for that application with an oil finish over it. Only problem was that the shellac left a relatively thick layer on the surface that needed to be sanded off to get back to the wood. Not a problem with a gun stock but might be with a more delicate structure.
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Anyone know anything about this company? Ran across one of their models.
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Model Shipways Willie L. Bennett Questions
grsjax replied to FlounderFillet5's topic in Wood ship model kits
Interesting article in the June 1983 NRG Journal on the Willie Bennett kit with a lot of interesting info about the original boat's history including pictures. -
Hi tsurfing I think you can post pdf files as an attachment to a post. Not sure how large a file can be posted but it might be worth a try.
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Albatros Baltimore Clipper Scale Question
grsjax replied to CharlieZardoz's topic in Wood ship model kits
Howard Chappell actually covers the original design that all these models except the Roger B. Taney are based on in his book "The Baltimore Clipper". It is shown on page 115 as Marestier No. 6. The schooner is listed as having a length on deck of 92' 9" and a beam of 24'. All of the kits based on these lines are inaccurate to various degrees and none of them accurately represent the rig and deck layout. There is an article in a back issue of NRG (Volume 29 Number 2 June 1983 by Erik Ronnberg, jr and some follow up comments in the next issue, Sept. 83) that covers this ship, mentions several of the kits made from its lines and has pictures of a model made by Erik Ronnberg, Sr. -
Hi Is there a list or links to companies in Turkey and/or Russia? Seems like they would have some interesting subjects you wouldn't find here. Found one on the internet, Turk Model, but they had a limited range of models and I couldn't find any US dealers.
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Ran across this kit on eBay. Interesting Turkish trading vessel that isn't something you see everyday in a kit. From a Russian seller called Speedekin. The pictures of the kit look good but the instructions look like they are in Chinese (I think that is what it is). Anyone ever seen this kit in the flesh? Is it one of the proscribed kits?
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Basswood quality seems to vary quite a bit. I have some that is almost as soft as balsa and some that is pretty hard (for basswood that is). The harder pieces have a very dense, close grain while the softer pieces are a bit fuzzy.
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Speaking of making very small diameter treenails you might want to consider using bamboo. Bamboo can be draw down to very small diameter without breakage. May not be worth the effort but it can be done.
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plywood bulwarks
grsjax replied to djs's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Have to be careful with plywood. It doesn't bend in two planes at the same time like regular wood will. Soaking or steaming is not usually a good idea as the plys tend to delaminate when they get wet. I would think the best way would be to make a jig that approximates the curve you need and clamp the plywood to that until it assumes the correct curve. Haven't tried that with plywood but it works well with wood strips. -
Can i live without a BYRNES TABLE SAW
grsjax replied to shihawk's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
A table saw falls into the nice to have column unless you are planning on doing a lot of straight cuts. If you want to get one but don't want or need a top of the line Byrnes you can usually find Dremel table saws on eBay for under $100, sometimes a lot less. They are pretty good out of the box but can be vastly improved by tuning and a few mods. The cheap table saws from Harbor Freight and others are ok but not up to doing really fine work. -
Speaking of beginner tools.
grsjax replied to Ulises Victoria's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
nice set of tools. Pretty good price as well. -
The first model I built was from popsicle sticks. That was about 55 years ago and the model was a small scow I found the plans for in an old book of building projects for boys. The book must have been 30 years old even then. I got the sticks from a local grocery store and it was the only small size wood planks I was aware of at the time. Lots of fun for a kid with no tools and no experience but willing to jump in and start making something.
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Just a heads up to anyone interested in obtaining a copy of this 7 volume work with the original wooden shipping crate. There is one listed on eBay right now ( item number 111436694734 ). Buy it Now for $360. This is very cheap for this and I would snap it up if I could afford it.
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