Colin B
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Colin B reacted to a post in a topic: HM Cutter Speedy 1828 by oakheart - from plans drawn by Bill Shoulders in 1972
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Colin B reacted to a post in a topic: East Coast Oyster Sharpie 1880-1900 by davec - FINISHED - 1/16 scale
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Colin B reacted to a post in a topic: Biscayne Bay Sailing Skiff by Reverend Colonel - 1:24 - SMALL - made from a beech log, NG Herreshoff design
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Colin B reacted to a post in a topic: Biscayne Bay Sailing Skiff by Reverend Colonel - 1:24 - SMALL - made from a beech log, NG Herreshoff design
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Colin B reacted to a post in a topic: Vigilance of Brixham BM 76 by FlyingFish - 1:32
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Colin B reacted to a post in a topic: Vigilance of Brixham BM 76 by FlyingFish - 1:32
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Colin B reacted to a post in a topic: Vigilance of Brixham BM 76 by FlyingFish - 1:32
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Colin B reacted to a post in a topic: Vigilance of Brixham BM 76 by FlyingFish - 1:32
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Colin B reacted to a post in a topic: Vigilance of Brixham BM 76 by FlyingFish - 1:32
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Colin B reacted to a post in a topic: Vigilance of Brixham BM 76 by FlyingFish - 1:32
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mtaylor reacted to a post in a topic: Victorian Racing Cutter Vanity by M.R.Field - scale 1:16 - Radio
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Hello Martin. While idly thumbing through old copies of The Boatman I came across these lines of a modern reproduction of the Bloodhound originally built by William Fife in 1874. It reminded me of your lovely model and they are definitely from the same stable. According to the article the rules at the time penalised beam so the narrow designs were to avoid handicap penalties. I'm looking forward to your next update. Regards Colin
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There is a very good narrative of the rebuilding of Boadicea including lines in Vintage Boats by John Lewis published in 1975.
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Oh and you do vintage cars too! I have restored a 1929 Singer Junior and I'm doing a 1930 Singer Light Six at the moment - both pretty wrecked barn finds when I got them My other one is a 1937 Singer Nine coupe which needed a complete mechanical rebuild but was otherwise lovely!
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I have the book Martin but she has a transom so no real help. I will wing it as you did. I'm just over the border in north Cambridgeshire so East Anglian craft are of great interest to me too. I also have the Underhill books and my first model, made while I was at UEA many years ago, was of Leon subsequently semi-destroyed by one of my daughters swinging a cushion! Lots of dust on her too!
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I have always loved working boats Martin, and the leisure craft that were based on them. I'm currently trying my hand at a 1/2" scale Colchester smack based on the non scale plans in the Chatham Directory of Inshore Craft. Sort-of-scale frames generally completed but I'm puzzling over how the stern goes together. I also built a Harwich Bawley to 1/4" scale quite a few years ago from non-scale drawings in the science museum - the tree nails are massively oversized but I didn't know any better at the time, but everything is scratch built apart from the chain! Sailing Drifters and Sailing Trawlers by Edgar J March are both really good sources of fishing boat lines and details.
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I love this build Martin - I'm more of a fan of domestic and fishing craft than military stuff and I'll be following you as you complete her.
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Virginia Ruth by Kelpie - Restoration
Colin B replied to Kelpie's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
You could drill the end of the blank and glue a smaller piece of dowel in place to fit the chuck on your drill. It is a rather meaty mast though! I really like this model which has a lot of the charm of Victorian pond yachts so good luck with the restoration.- 21 replies
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Virginia Ruth by Kelpie - Restoration
Colin B replied to Kelpie's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
If you have a hand drill you can use that as a crude lathe and wrap a cylinder of sandpaper around the mast blank with your hand. At a slow speed this is quite effective.- 21 replies
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