Suzdal

18 minutes ago, chris watton said:

You should receive Friday! Thank you!

 Not a chance, except if you hand delivered it yourself. Where upon I would give some good french coffee (not as good as the italien) and pastry.

My guess will be Tuesday, not your fault. Just my knowing the french and UK postal services.

Richard

2 hours ago, Blue Ensign said:

@ Richard, 

I simply liked the look of the Fifie, and having recently lapstraked a cutter, I am happy to have a less complex hull form to work on, and they won't come less complicated than the Fifie.

Chris has even marked the bevelling lines for the forward and rear bulkheads to assist.

 

Whichever one you decide upon, I don't think you will be disappointed.

 

Regards,

 

B.E.

 

 

 

 

 

You and Chris have just settled it. I just placed an order for Fifie, along with its sails. Now all I have to do is wait until it crosses the channel, or the "sleeve" as the french would say.

Thanks to the both of you.

Richard

19 hours ago, pythagoras said:

Hello B.E.

 I just ordered The Lady Eleanor 5 minutes ago and the timing of your post could not be better. I will look forward to following your build with interest.

Pythagoras (Tom)

As my second build (my first is Agostini's Victory cross section), I'm having problems deciding between  Lady Eleanor or Lady Isabella.

May I ask why you chose one over the other ?

Richard

1 hour ago, ErnieL said:

Yep. I need clamps that have a big enough throat to reach around and down far enough. Most of my tools are aircraft and plastic model tools.

What sort of clamps would that be ?

I have a bunch of clamps that you've shown in your photos. Would someone have pictures of the bigger clamps ?

I too have a great deal of trepidation about planking. Was going to order the Speedy, but will hold off and order the Zulu today from Chris.

Richard

Just now, Suzdal said:

Ryland

Thank you for your reply in using distilled water, I'll test it. Another person also agrees with you. Wasn't sure that would be  possible. Thank you also for your welcome, I'm just learning by building Angosti's victory cross section (which demands a whole bunch of skills except rigging and planking) and by eavesdropping on the blogs.  After that I'll tackle something more difficult with planking. Two things worry me planking and tapering the various masts & yards.

One of the things I've picked up here is "patience" and also to use the Vallorbe flat files where only the two flat surfaces have teeth.

Richard

8 hours ago, Ryland Craze said:

 

Richard, I use distilled water and have not experienced any problems.  You should test the thinning of your paint before you apply it to your model.  I know that some brands of acrylic paint have their own thinning agents.  We are glad to have you on board here at Model Ship World.

 

 

 

8 hours ago, Ryland Craze said:

 

Richard, I use distilled water and have not experienced any problems.  You should test the thinning of your paint before you apply it to your model.  I know that some brands of acrylic paint have their own thinning agents.  We are glad to have you on board here at Model Ship World.

 

 

Derek, Thank you for your kind remarks.  I really liked the modifications that you did on your Pinnace.  It turned out to be a beautiful model and I too am impressed with your level of craftsmanship.  Your HMS Speedy is coming along nicely and it too will be a beautiful model.  You will not have a problem building the Queen Anne's Barge or the Medway Longboat.  Both of these models by Syren Ship Model Company are uniquely different.  I have seen Chuck’s QAB in person and it is a terrific model.  The boxwood carvings look really nice on the cherry wood.  Having planked the Pinnace and the Speedy, you will find the Longboat a pleasure to build as the Alaskan yellow cedar planks are pre-spiled.  Both of these kits are in 1:24 scale and will fit nicely with your Pinnace.

 

 

 

Thanks John.  I will be glad when we can meet in person, although I thought last Saturday's HRSMS meeting on Zoom went very well.

Newbie question:

I have a bunch of water based acrylic paints, Prince Auguste & Liquitex (Liquitex is US manufactured). What does one use as a thinner, water ?

Richard

If the boom sheet is under the tiller, wouldn't that get in the way of trying to change course ? I've sailed dingies and the boom sheet was always before the  tiller.

Richard

Glennard

I've been following along your build of the Speedy with a lot of interest while in confinement. Am also interested in tackling the ship.

Forgive me for asking, if you've already answered the question.

What is your mini lath that you're using to tackle the various yards and etc, ... ?

Richard

8 minutes ago, JToma said:

Impressive model. The more I see it the more I want it.

I suspect that you and I are not the only ones.

One problem I'm having is to translate all the technical terms in to products I can buy in France/Internet. Such as "matt polyurethane varnish".I did a google search and came up with

https://www.ebay.fr/itm/VAL27651-Av-Polyurethane-Vernis-Mat-200ml/202177657484?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20160908110712%26meid%3D63098d2ee2f145c8bb36efc44398039a%26pid%3D100677%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D30%26mehot%3Dnone%26sd%3D324123542252%26itm%3D202177657484%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2386202%26algv%3DSimplAMLv5PairwiseWeb&_trksid=p2386202.c100677.m4598

https://www.amazon.fr/VAL27651-Polyurethane-Varnish-Matte-200ml/dp/B00BATAAVO/ref=sr_1_4?__mk_fr_FR=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&dchild=1&keywords=mat+polyurethane+varnish&qid=1585945737&sr=8-4

I hope that is what James was talking about. Operating in a non english speaking country, things get lost in translation and purchasing.

Richard

35 minutes ago, NewbyMark said:

Hi Richard, I haven't built a ship model for over 10 years (and even then am certainly no expert), and have re-started with one of Chris' other models HMS Speedy. I can say confidently that the kits are really well designed, well put together with good materials, and have a few 'fail safe' features in the design to ensure you get things square, etc. Chris has been very helpful and I think you will probably not go too far wrong with this kit. I certainly intend to buy one even though I would like to take on a scratch build and have limited space to display models in my home. It looks too good to pass on.

 

My philosophy is to enjoy the build and learn from mistakes. Take it slowly and ask questions and I'm sure you will do well.

 

In short, go for it!

I'll be going for it as soon as it becomes available. My current build of the Victory cross section is a good learning experience, like always read ahead in the instructions and make sure you see where all the dependencies are on to what your doing at any given moment.

I can't wait for it to become available. After that I'll tackle with something with more rigging. Rigging doesn't scare me; I'll have to admit that planking makes me a bit anxious.

Richard

5 minutes ago, James H said:

You'll find this one a dream, and there will be plenty of help for you here with it. Any questions, then I'll do my best to answer them for you. 

One main question. How long will I have to "dream" before I can get my hands on it.

Another question has to deal with Brexit, do I get it with out the UK charging me taxes since they're no longer in the EU.

Oh well, I'll just have to wait and see.

Richard 

As a beginner, I'm just building D'Agostini's' cross section of the Victory, as my first build,  I'm carefully following your build of Lady Isabelle. It is a bit daunting for a beginner !

I'm going to try it as soon as its available, with sails, but your build log will be invaluable: the methods of painting, sanding, varnishing (?), futur rigging, ... Please continue, your information will be invaluable as far as I'm concerned.

Richard

Not knowing where you are located Bonjour SpyGlass,

Vallorbe seems to sell directly to only people resident in Switzerland. I live in France so I used two French websites in order to order some of their files.

Both sites will deliver internationally. I not knowing where you are located, but you should be able to find a local site where Vallorbe files are sold.

http://ecatalog-mob.maqprint.fr/chapitre.php?cha_id=920

The above site is well organized

Richard

Looking at the Vallorbe website is like walking into a candy store. They have so much choice. Never have know so much choice existed. I've just placed an order for their models:

   Limes de précision:  flat grooved on 3 sides and one grooved on 2 sides (top and bottom),

  and what they call rifloir, ones that have curved endings.

Thanks very VERY much for mentioning the site. Now all I have to do is keep impatiently looking at my mailbox.

Richard