Mirabell61
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Looks great Nigel, thae way you do the hull, the inovative caulking method and the whole build to date.... just amazing and a delight to follow. It is a real Special in scale 1/60, I trust this will at the end be a master Piece of model shipbuilding Nils -
Bob lovely to read your own comments on your Trial and then mastery built deadeye straps. They look great and besides that you dicovered and used the silver solder procedure again.... Well done ! Nils
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Thank you B.E. was a flash idea with the brass Support brackets, unfortunately I ran out of material for those, and spent over an hour for looking for a new source on the web (was successful at last) Nils
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nice looking ship Jcoby, beautifull lines, hull and deck also look great is that angle the 2nd mast ist Standing correct so ? Nils
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Wonderfull warm looking Wood tone and lovely deck planking Drazen Nils
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Thank you Nigel. I remember when we communicated about how Fixing the channels (safely) on to the hull. This idea I had this morning when I wanted to cut out some wooden angles, but those would need to be glued on and probably ruining some of the brass decor with CA traces. Now the two bolts per Support give me confedence for sufficiant hold, and I also think it is not bad looking either. Shall now have to repeat the procedure to all other channels, but I`m running out of semiroundbrass bar with 1 x 2mm section. Nils
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Starboard main mast channel attached, and brass supports from above... Position check with chainplates to end before the wale... Nils three supports chainplate length fits
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nice sail making Tadeusz43, thanks for sharing.. Nils
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am exercising with the channels right now, but thought it would be best to mount the side decors first. The etched Amati decors are very precise and I can imagine for those building the kit the Position and size of the gunports are readily given and cut out, but when building to plan, one has to place those gunports absolutely exact, otherwise the decor`s outcut spaces wont fit properly Nils the etched decors were brushed over with a fine grit to get tem shiny again and then sealed off with clear varnish all fits into the scheme well main mast starboard channel plate, underside, 2mm three layer ply topside, shall see how the angle Support bracket fit best later on, and where those are to be spaced, so the do`nt hinder the deadeyetackles
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Thank you Mauro Nils
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Nigel, a very smart way of getting These difficult spheric Areas shaped and at the same time giving adequate strength to the hull. Well done ! Nils
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Thank you Popeye, I wanted to have the figurehead in brass and found nothing suitable in look and in scale size. I just asked a smaller shop that does Investment castings for models in brass and bronze for boat fittings, mmodel guns, trainwheels, etc. even in 1 ea. quantity, and this small sort of stuff, if they can do the figurehead after my resin sample, so they gave it a try.. Nils
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Hello Nigel, I have followed the way you do the lower hull is filled with blocks of Wood between the Frames. Is that own Interpretation or does the kit actually ask you to do it this way. It is an interesting Approach I did not see in this way before and it Looks very good. It probably reduces the planking in that area to a single layer. Nils
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Thank you Mark, the cut away Feature (that requires Special Framework) was just an idea I set myself as an Obligation and I also still like it. I wanted to obtain stand height for the Crew on all decks. Many Fitting out parts have to be adopted to fit the cut away, for example how fasten the outside chain plates on the hull, and the gun tackles on the open bulwark side... and not making it obvious that there is some timber missing ? I am straining my mind many times, but that is and has been bashing the plan to a certain degree Nils
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Thank you B.E. you are right with the scheme..., except for the dull black wales and the coppering I`ll try to Keep it natural Wood Color and unpainted brass. Sometimes I think I had better looked out for better (colorwise) choise of Wood tones, but I was giving pruiority to what Wood materials I still had in my Wood- bin. For some wooden parts portions (masts, Yards) I shall probably apply dull black like and where you do, this I like best, it Looks great Nils
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Build log part 24 chainpump Station with housing, drain plugs, the discharge sides ore closed whith slide shutters crank handles for chainpumps and Forward bearing supports, and Support for the spare masts and spars as well as Posts and belaying rack. The three mid Pins will be replaced with smaller ones the grating cover of the main load hatch is and stays removeable it is amazing how fast the dust settles in the open portside interior, Need to carefully brush it out now and then all the aft cabin bulkheads are waiting to be set it was always my wish and Intention to have a figurehead in cast brass instead of resin, it was impossible to get it anywhere, acc. to Chris Watton Amati would`nt do it because they favour resin, but I would not give up..., so now after Research and activity I have my own prototype one in scale 1/64 and it fits very well and gives the model a Special note Nils
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Hi jiljilia, here is a Version which is complete machine-sewn, also the bolt rope to the edge.. I boroughed my wife`s sewing machine Nils
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stunning midget blocks... after learning from Chucks Kind advice that the rope and the blocks I had intended to use were far too large, I followed his advice to use maximal 3mm Long blocks and 0,3mm diam rope for gun Tackling in scale 1/64. I then changed my simple Trial mock up for the gun Tackling using 4mm blocks on the right side (also too large) and the recommended 3mm ones on the left side and am very pleased with the optic result of the 3mm blocks. Also the Problems with the too Long length of the tackle versa the given space between bulwark and carriage eyelet is no longer existing. The breech rope diam. also Looks good. Thanks for your good advice Chuck. It is incredible in what precision and quality These mini blocks are fabricated to, never seen such before ! Nils from left to right... 4mm, 3mm, 2,5mm 2mm blocklength left Hand 3mm block tackle is OK for scale 1/64, right side (too large 4mm tackle)
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Peter, she is coming on very nicely, and I`m watching with great interest.... Nils
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Beautiful work Garward, carriages and guns look superb, as well as complete model firestand mock ups, wonderful Details Well done ! Nils
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Thank you B.E. every time I look at your ship I see what amount of work is still laying ahead of me Nils
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Thank you WBlakeny Nils
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Thanks for your link Lars Nils
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What a beautiful build Mike, this is a real gem you have made in high skill way Nils
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Thanks Mark, yes a rigging with These blocks would look great, and I trust they are worth for all that extra fiddeling work it takes, this was only a sample, trust that once under way it would be better Routine.. Nils
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