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Tony Hunt

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  1.    Tony Hunt reacted to a post in a topic: Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
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  14. Tony Hunt
    I suspect the top-down view (plan view) may be drawn at the level of the deck (i.e. the top of the wale), not the level of the sheer strake. Hence the discrepancy.
  15. Tony Hunt started following HMS Perseus by Thukydides - 1:64 - POB - Sphinx Class 6th Rate , Libertad 1925 by Valeriy V - Scale 1:100 - Spanish Type F Light Cruiser and Bateau de Lanvéoc by JacquesCousteau - Scale 1:32 - From Ancre Plans
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  22. Tony Hunt
    That's a big moment in any ship model's life. The equivalent of launch day! Congratulations. I hope you had a glass of champagne handy when you finished?
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  24. Tony Hunt
    Gotta love a single! Interesting wheel configuration, alloy front and wire spoked rear. Don't see that often. I think the headlight might need a new globe, too! 😃
  25. Tony Hunt
    Unbelievably beautiful craftsmanship. It hurts my eyes to look at it! 😀
  26. Tony Hunt
    It is indeed a wonderfully detailed image from a very useful vantage point - if only you could trust the details! In addition to the anomalies you point out, the cross-wise planking on the poop seems a bit strange too!
  27. Tony Hunt
    What a superb model. Thanks for sharing the build with us Valeriy, it has been a pleasure watching every step of the way.
  28. Tony Hunt
    Superb work Ilhan. The cabinetry is wonderfully regular and symmetrical. Just like the real thing!
  29. Tony Hunt
    Those jibs look very realistic indeed. Nice work!
  30. Tony Hunt
    Great pictures Valeriy. They really illustrate how things worked. So valuable when building a detailed model like the SS Blagoev.
  31. Tony Hunt
    Looking good!
  32. Tony Hunt
    Valeriy, those tiny hooks for the cargo handling equipment are fabulous! I really admire your propeller soldering jig too. The SS Blagoev is looking almost complete - how much more to do before it's finished?
  33. Tony Hunt
    Jmiba, can you suggest a good tutorial to use to get started 3D modelling ships in Blender? There are way too many on Youtube to choose from!
  34. Tony Hunt
    Thanks Terry, Jmiba and CCClarke for your replies. Interesting insights! I'll give it a crack and see how far I get.
  35. Tony Hunt
    Hmmm. Methinks I haven't explained myself very clearly! I'll try again. The idea was to create a sketched 3D rendering of the hull, using the photos to get the shape approximately right, then use the clever ability of the 3D software to view the resulting 3D shape from the same viewpoint as the photographer who took the picture and overlay the rendering onto the picture. Kind of like the beautiful 3D rendering of the the pearling lugger PENGUIN (see below, done by a real Naval Architect, not me!) but much simpler. Any discrepancies between the rendering and the photo could then be noted and adjusted, until the two aligned perfectly. Yes? No? It won't work for the underwater shape, of course, but should be possible for everything above the waterline.
  36. Tony Hunt
    She's fairly typical for that period and that location. A lot of the early luggers were remarkably small. A surprising number were built overseas, in both Singapore and Hong Kong, and also in New Zealand. I guess Hong Kong isn't much further from Darwin than Sydney is! I think you could certainly use some of the plans already in existence as a starting point, then use the photos to refine them. There was a wider range of shapes and styles of pearling luggers than most people appreciate, and the point would be to create a series of small waterline models that illustrated that range of diversity. Yet another project for the future! 🙄

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