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  1. Mirabell61
    Hi Martin, welcome to my new Project, its nice to have you on board, and many thanks for your Kind comments. In the Moment I`ll have to find a break to complete the "HMS Pegasus" as there is not so much to do on that Lady anymore, and of course the glass case for it. For the new ship I had so much drive, just because I wanted to see if it would turn out as it appeared in my mind, and because I had neighther proven build plan, nor intructions for doing it . You are quite right with your comment related to that "splash of Imagination", but I love to find Solutions that make me come nearer to my Imagination. Nils
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    Thanks Johann, this will be my second coal-fired steam ship (in actual built and launched before 1900). I love These heritage steam ships Nils
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    thank you Johann, for your kind appreciation, I`m glad you like the ship... Nils
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    Patrick, thanks for the good words... Nils
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    this will be the version for inserting the bilgekeels...... Nils reinforcement to the 8 frames concerned, and slotting with a metal-saw blade aluminium flat 2 x 15 mm, raw and bent over the high side, and slotted "bilge keel" the bilge keels and the frames bear slots that interlock, (will either glue-in with epoxy or high viscosity CA holding a scrap piece of plank against the bilge keel, to check the remaining standover outside the hull my "nasty" area, but I have to "face it like a man"....
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    good Progress can be seen Popeye, what a lot of tiny bits and pieces, you`re doing a good Job with the painting... Nils
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    Good work Bob, clean, accurate, precise, as usual, a delight to see.... Nils
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    Hi Marc, your deck-housings look superbe..... Also the mastings and the bowsprit look great Nils
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    Thanks for your tip / suggestion Nigel, it is much appreciated.. I also thought about the commen way, but on the other hand these bilge keels being appr. 40 cm long will be made from flat aluminium strip, so the won`t brake off, if by accident (when handling the hull so many times during planking and later on metal-plating) the hull knocks agaist anything I wanted a safe anchoring into the 8 concerned Hull frames and do the outside planking around then. Fortunately there will not be much fairing necessary, plse. refer to enclosed handscetch... cheers Nils
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    Thank you very much Patrick and Rob, and the "likes" Patrick, for the bilge keels I cut off some of the Aluminium Strip width, but when mounting and considering the planking thickness, I should have left the Strip in its original width, in order to get a good hold in the hull. So get a new Strip back to start Position and do it over... Rob, welcome on board, ist nice to have you viewing the log, I hope you will further like the Progress, and thanks for your complement Nils
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    finest top modeling art Alex, very well done !! Nils
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    John, I thank you for your word, perhaps if I would have Talent in sculptering there would have been made some partial blocks carved out with sculpturers hammer an chissel, to be fitted in Nils
  13. Mirabell61
    congrats to Dragon II building decision Bob, never learnt to know MSW 1, but had a look at your Gallery, ist a very nice boat. The actual Dragon-class calls for clinker planking, that will look great, hope you can put it on to your model. Wish you good success with Dragon II Nils
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    Many thanks for your words Patrick and Mark,... and all the "likes" Patrick, Oh, and I nearly forgot to insert the stb. and port bilgekeels, (got some aluninium flat material for the keels), before the roundings are planked. They are going to be "sinked" radial a bit into the Frames in midship area for secure hold Mark, I knew that that area will cause some headaches, I`ve seen one or two models of this ship on the web, and the builders managed to do that beautifuly, thats quite tempting and encouraging Nils
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    Build log part 7 today the hull-planking starts. For the long, rather straight planks from the sheer downwards I cut some 13mm wide planks (to get along a bit swifter). The delicate portion will be where the tail cone transits into the rear hull, just above the Propshaft housings, I`ll give a sigh of relief when that is done..... Nils rather sharp roundings are done with 2 x 2 strips, whilst the 2 x 13 planks realy get me somewhere the planking is single layer, 2 mm thick in pine. After sanding the surface later on, there should remain appr. 1,5 to 1,7 mm thickness here the stringers are of great advantage for clamping down the planks while the PA cures (I use "Ponal Express" glue) after fastening 3 planks the opposite side is done likewise, before I move on to the next plank group the yard slipway provides an absolutely twist / warp free hull I`ll have to do the ruddershaft sleeve and bearing mechanism, before the "cone "fillpieces" are attached permanently The rudder at this stage is just a "dummy spaceholder" and will be cut away and replaced by a structured metal made one later on
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    Mark, your framework looks so good a base for planking up, must be real fun to see the run of plank to plank. Presume you will be single layer planking, that is fine, will be looking out for your next pics. I love the lines of "Licorne", looking very harmonic Nils
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    Hi Eric, thanks for your comment.. I`ve had a look around but unfortunately have neighther seen scale plans for AvH #1 nor the new AvH #2, but I`ll Keep in mind and come back to you if I come across anywhere. Nils
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    Hi brunelrussel, thanks for dropping in and your interest in this model.... if you have the same sources I basicly used, you probably have the view of 6 decks and the side view (in section). To design a modeler`s plan you need to choose a scale, set a number of frames at preferbly equal spacings, and then pick the widths at the appropriate crosspoints Decks / Frames at hull outer Skin. I presume you have experience with this approach, so for a modelist with practice it`s quite a common task to draw your own hull lines-plan from that Information. It results in the Frames plan for determining and transfering the individual Frames to Wood. Certain decks will Need to have Access to in some Areas. I put stringers to all deck Levels, which are are not resembling the actual horizontal waterline Levels, but These stringers I would have put on anyhow for easing the planking Job and bringing in sufficiant strength and warp tightness to the rather Long hull For the scale I choose (1:144) the requirement was here 26 Frames at spacing (Center to Center Frame) of 5,35 cm on keel. Exception : the distance between last and second last bow Frame is only 2,67 cm Trust this will be what you were seeking for.... Cheers Nils
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    Thanks Michael, stay tuned, trust by end of the week I`ll see if it works out, ( a Little Portion of planking) as already mentioned to Popeye Nils
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    Thank you Popeye, I`ll do a bit of planking in the next days. I`ve bought a 13mm thick plank that will be sliced to Planks appr. 1,5 to 2mm thickness, but then 13mm wide. Hope they won`nt be too stiff The Planks will go horizontal on from the sheer downwards until I need to Switch to less wider Planks in order to follow the roundings of the bilge keel area. For the rounding of the Stern I`ll probably do vertical planking, I have good experience with that Nils
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    It does real good to look at those fantastic results of your masterly work Doris, awsome modeling art all the way, love those figurines as well, and the pics with twiight illumination Nils
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    Congratulations to completion of this beautiful Venetian Polacre Cristiano, very good built ship and rigging, I also like the full set sails and the Color giving which give the ship that heritage venetian Aura.... well done Nils
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    Good analysis Nigel, yep, I think that was the reason behind this interesting design. Also the actual props with each 6800 mm diam. run very close to the hull`s skin Nils
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    Hi Nigel, many thanks for dropping in.... I was not familiar with this special twin prop arrangement either before studying this ship here an illustration why the outcut window,..... and how the overlapping outer prop circles prevent fouling each other, by stagering the shaft lengths Nils
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    Hi Bob, wish you fun and much pleasure in building this beautiful cutter.... I`m sure you shall enjoy it, and congratulate you to the keellaying sequence on your model shipyard Nils

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