Mirabell61
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no understatement Bob, those well done ratlines at the lower foremast look just right Nils -
beautiful work Michael, you are very knowledgable in function and fabrication with those facinatiing "Oldtimer" machine parts, a delight to watch you move along Nils
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Hi Peter, thanks for your comment you caught me there , I had simular thoughts when looking at the cleat result, The belaying leg-Portion (0,5 mm wire) would be 32 mm diam in actual, so I did`nt find that too skinny, but the endings (legs) should be a Little rounded off and modified. I think I`ll do an alternative solution in the next days, I have something in mind already..... Nils Mike, I`m very happy if this may have been the Inspiration for you to go with sails. A pitty that the Amati plans do`nt comprise a sheet or two related to sails rigging. In the beginning I was a bit unsure if the number of sails and the sail Arrangement were correct, as I do`nt hold Atscherl`s Swan Class rigging volume IV book, and to my knowledge I trust there has not been any Swan Class under sail in scale 1:64 on this Forum before Nils Hi Marc, thanks for dropping in, glad you like it Nils
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beautiful build Mike, love to Details and superb work like Nils
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Wunderbar Siggi, the Fitting out of those decks Looks very realistic to me Nils
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Martin, thank you very much, and I`m indeed happy with the result so far, as most went right first time and no time time robbing doing over or redoing of parts Nils
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Appreciate your fine comment Bob, Nils
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super build Giampieroricci, the hull, framing and planking Looks excellent, beautiful lines Nils
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thanks for looking in and your appreciation Nenad, I`m glad you like it Nils
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Hi Ed, Great Stern decoration ! I like the use of your sculpting epoxy and would gladly like to hear a Little more about your way to do it. have you used an positive shaped casting, pressed metal sheet, or sample of any other material for creating a negative form first ? into which you press the sculpturing epoxy for curing ? Nils
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HMS Alert 1777 by Jaekon Lee - 1/64
Mirabell61 replied to Jaekon Lee's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Lee, excellent looking deck beams, but I`m with Alex, and would`nt take the risk of those beams remembering that were straight once, to slowly creep into that straight Position again. Suggest that you fit some pillars midships in order to safely and permanently Keep the curvature of those beams example... Nils
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Build log part 73 update, on going sail rigging..... hanging in the pre-rigged square sails is easier than I thought it would be. The main top sail is easier to brace, although the parrel tie to the mast ca`nt be loosened, but the top sail does not foul the shrouds, and the main top staysail fits neatly in with its aft-contour Nils most of the sail controlling lines (mounted sails) are attached and belayed There are reef lines attached to the topsail yard, shall also add leech lines (these two features from Lennarth Peterson`s book are not shown in the Amati plan) will add the shroud cleats and ratlines to the main mast shrouds next as long as the bracelines have not been permanently rigged, the square sails can be swivelled over to both sides, for access to the shrouds
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Popeye, nice loading booms, quite a lot of poles, rods and profiles involved Nils
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Hello Marc, thanks very much for dropping in. I saw from all your likes that you you had a good look at the GF log, and you are wellcome at all times. If your railing related questions are answered so far thats fine, otherwise fell free to ask at any time, I`ll be happy to help...... I Chose brass material for masting, Yards, tops, etc,... because I can work quicker with metal, when stepping tubes and soldering, than to taper wooden dowels. Also there are so many shrouds, stays, backstays, that have to be taughtly set (buckle screws) and that brings quite some Tension on the masting as well as the various anchoring Points on and below the decks. relating to the sails, I do`nt feel they hide any of the other Details, I decided to set the sails in braced mode, Thats showing more dynamic and one has full sight to the sails as well as a good sight to the rigging from the "weather-side". Pamir and now my HMS Pegasus bear the same Feature for that reason I know from one of your earlier Posts that you are also building the GF, I wish you good Progress and success along with your build, That cross stitch Picture of yours is excellent, I like it very much Nils
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very neat and good looking work Bob Nils
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Ray, love that wonderful built "threepack" Nils
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beautiful interior Bob, good idea also... lovely little remark of how you set your own (to do,,,) obligation. trust you shall need to arrange for some way of viewing the interior from outside afterwards.... Nils
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a little intermediate sequence.... making of shroud cleats in scale 1:64 due to the need for some shroud cleats for the rigging I had this idea and made a prototype cleat, which worked out quite well..... requires brass tube diam. 2 x 1 mm and brass wire 0,5 mm, gas tourch some low melting solder and flux Nils file away appr. 1/3 of the tube outside drill two smal 0,6 mm holes into the remaining semi-half, insert the bent 0,5 mm brass wire, apply solder and gas tourch solder when it looks like this, cut from the tube and round trimm the semi half cleat ends. ready for blackening, if desired.... tie cleat to shroud with two small seizings, ready for rigging, Useable for Shroud diameter appr. 0,75- 1 mm. if possible attach shroud cleats before the ratlines are on in ths related areas
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Popeye, no, its not a Problem at this stage, because the square-sails are not permanently rigged in braced mode yet (can swivel them away from the ratline applying shroud Areas). Ratlines at this stage, or done before would hinder Access to belaying and control-lines lines of the square sails Nils
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What a beautiful build Alexey, I am very impressed of your outstanding work.... Nils
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Thank you Bob, I have just noted from one of your last Essex-related Posts that you estimate your fantastic built "Essex" to 40" over all (101,6 cm) although in scale 1:76,8 ! wow ! Thats quite a large Baby, I am just imagining the size of the required glass case The over all "Pegasus" will be only 80 cm in length Nils
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A very promissing build Mike, at that scale I presume you will be RC Controlling her sails after completion. Are you intending to install an auxilliary prop ? Nils
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lovely masting work Steve, Nils
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Thank you very much David, I`m so happy that I have the time to follow my Hobby again after retirement, but still some time to go till she browses down the slipway Nils Your words are much appreciated Lee, I`m sure your "Alert`s " rigging will be first class, telling by that super framing and joining work so far. For my behalf I ca`nt begin a rigging sequence without doing a hand-scetch first, in order to sort out what goes where. I seldom see this from fellow builders, but I`m sure they would do so as well. The scetch usualy bears the Information from several plan Sheets concentrated to the Need in the Moment (samples included) Nils
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