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Thank you for your nice comments, Glenn, JJ, and Jim. And thank you to the people who clicked the "like" button. As Chuck describes at the end of the Chapter 7 instructions, that bow area sure looks empty now. I'm looking forward to filling it in with the beautiful Chapter 8 pieces. But first, I need to make more eye bolts and split rings.
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I completed chapter seven. My elm pumps are not glued in yet. The handles seem pretty fragile they might be in the way down the road, so I left them pinned but not glued. As you can see, I left the beams bright, rather than painting them. The only exception was the forward side of the front-most beam.
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It looks like you've done a fantastic job on your bulkheads. I agree with you that buying Chuck's laser cut bulkheads would be much easier, but you can't beat the feeling of having done it yourself. Plus, your next model might not have that as an option, so now you know that you can make your own. My own had many errors that I didn't recognize until I was fairing the hull. I had to fill a few voids and file a few humps. From these photos, I think you're in great shape.
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Thanks, Chuck, JJ, and Glenn. Chuck, I agree with you 100%. One think I didn't mention was that I pinned everything except the chain pumps. After I figured out how to get the holes drilled in the right spot using masking tape, I've been a pinning maniac. I thought about pinning the chain pumps, but decided the risk of splitting the feet was not worth any benefit. I'm certain they're not going anywhere with the 1mm brass crank rod holding them down. I'm away from home for work this week and looking forward to building the elm pumps this weekend after I get home. I have my 7-10-7 marks on the 3/16"x3/16" boxwood strip, so I can start filing right away.
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Niagara by Alex-Ks1 - 1:7 Scale
Matt D replied to Alex-Ks1's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
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Here are a couple of shots of the railing around the companionway. I tried to do this exactly as described in chapter 7. Turning the stanchions was very easy using a Dremel tool and a small file. I glued it up using PVA. I expected it to be very fragile, but it’s surprising strong. I pinned it using 24 gauge steel wire. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out.
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I think I have a problem with the height of my capstan. I can’t find a good view that shows how high above the quarterdeck beams the upper capstan should be. But I think mine is too high. I’ve carefully measured with my calipers and the top of the cog is 11/64” above the beam just forward of the capstan. Do any of you know if that’s too high as I suspect?
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Welcome aboard the Winchelsea project, my fellow Michigander! You’re definitely not too late to the party. You will see that we have someone working in every chapter at this moment, which is pretty amazing if you ask me. So there are many sources of good advice for you. As Joe has already mentioned, birch plywood is potentially a problem. Do you mean high quality Baltic Birch? Or are you talking about the birch plywood that they sell at Lowes and Home Depot, which is only veneered in birch and is much softer inside? The former is much more like hardened blue steel appropriate for the hull of a battleship. Fairing it will be a really hard job. The latter is just about perfect for this project. My first hull attempt was with Baltic Birch. My second was with Home Depot birch.
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The "window maker" glass looks really nice, Gary. I used Micro Krystal Klear for mine, following Bob's lead @rafine . I had already installed and enclosed the acetate on the outboard stern, just as you have described. But with the Micro Krystal Klear, I was able to carefully put it over top using a toothpick to spread it around just like you would in an empty frame. One advantage (in addition to having a look you might like better) is that it gives some degree of protection against breaking the window pieces later in the build. You might be able to test it on one of the extra windows from Chapter 3 by gluing an acetate window on and then applying the window maker afterwards.
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Thanks, Rusty, and all of the likes, too. Chapter 7 has some neat stuff in it. But I'm a little freaked out by the beams. On the one hand, I can't wait to get them in and I love how they're going to look. On the other, I want to make sure everything is just right and the cannon are all very secure before I close her up. I'd hate to have to try to remove any of these beams down the road!
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The New Up Arrow Button!
Matt D replied to Matt D's topic in How to use the MSW forum - **NO MODELING CONTENT**
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The New Up Arrow Button!
Matt D posted a topic in How to use the MSW forum - **NO MODELING CONTENT**
I just want to say thank you to whoever came up with the new up arrow button at the lower right. I love not having to scroll all day to get back to the top of the page, now.
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