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I am totally stuck. Did a lot of Googleing but can't find an image with enough resolution to see what this cabin is suppose to look like. No matter, the wife and I are going to be traveling to warmer weather until April so Helgoland and Granado are going into dry dock for the duration. i will have to focus on reading, drinking wine, and perhaps making sketches of ships. -
Those are good points. I am sure that the logs of all the California bound clippers would follow roughly the same route. The experienced captains knew where to find the winds. Ron
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Very nice work. i wish i could keep my work area so neat and well organized.
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I need some help. I got to part 38, which per the instructions is the rear deckhouse. However there is no space on the deck labeled "38". I think it is the white area shown in the photo because the parts sheet has a 38c, and there is a block "c" next to the white space. Also there are 2 parts 58 that are identified by two small circles on 38a, see photo, and also on the deck plan and seems to be in the right general location. And, there is the mast hole in the right place. Now for the quandary. The deck house, part 38, has 6 sides. The white blank space has 8 sides, I've tried 2 different folds and neither makes much sense. There is also supposed to be a line to show where the stairs go, but I don't see it I am thinking that 2 sides were left out of the print. There is some extra grey on the parts sheet that i could cut sides from. Thoughts anyone?
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Here is a comparison of the Flying Cloud 90 day voyage in 1851 with the Andrew Jackson voyage of 89 days in 1859-1860. Maximum distance in one day: Flying Cloud 365 miles Andrew Jackson 414 miles Average Speed: Flying Cloud 7.5 knots Andrew Jackson 7.2 knots Total Distance traveled: Flying Cloud 16183 nm Andrew Jackson 15399 nm I think the key to Andrew Jackson's better time is that her course was nearly 800 nm shorter. I am suspect of the funny jog down near Chile. I think the log entry might be in error. I found one clear error near San Francisco (the position was way too far west relative to the previous longitude) that I corrected with interpolation. Also on Dec 26, 28 and 31 Mr Williams, master, did not log any longitude. I estimated the longitudes by interpolating.
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I will also do the Andrew Jackson Voyage of 1860, Appendix VI
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Thanks for reminding me. When I was reviewing the log, I thought I remembered that his wife captained the Cloud but I didn't follow up on that thought. I am in the process of inputting all the data in Appendix IV "California Voyages" to do some statistical analysis of the voyages. Watch this space.
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Very slowly making progress in attaching all the little bits. Up to part 33 now. Infinitely many left I think. The little black squares have a separate round disk on top.
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If you are still interested, I have a Mamoli Victory kit from the 1980s that I have worked on and off for the past 5 years or so. Current state is picture in this forum toward the end of page 3 of the link. I am very unhappy with the materials and how it has been going together. I finally decided that life is too short to build a model I am not happy with. If you want it, hull as is, strip wood and fittings it is yours for the cost of shipping. Contact me though the message system.
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The Ventusky site is fascinating!
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Oh, and the total sailing distance was 16184.9 nautical miles
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Cutler's "Greyhounds of the Sea", appendix V has the log of the Flying Cloud from New York to San Francisco under master Josiah P. Cressy in 1851. I transcribed all of the lat/long data into Wolfram's Mathematica and plotted the position of the Flying Cloud for each day of its journey. The route is very interesting. For example, he heads eastward until he can go straight south to clear Brazil and then clings to the South American Coast. Rounding the Horn he heads roughly NNW until he is about 950 nautical miles west of San Francisco and the shoots eastward to port. i am sure that the course is dictated by the prevailing winds. Some additional trivia: Maximum distance in a single day: 364.9 nautical miles (about 15.2 knots) Minimum distance in a single day: 13.8 nautical miles (about 0.6 knots) Average distance in a single day: 179.8 nautical miles (about 7.5knots)
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Beautiful model. Also a great example of why one can never have too many clamps!
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Thanks. Thought it might have been a rope sling out to the bowsprit.
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Reading the article "Making a Model of the USS Pennsylvania" in the latest NRG Journal I came across this: "The use of a marine walk to access the bowsprit ..." Help me out here. What is a "marine walk." Google hasn't helped me out on this one. Ron Gove
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Hobbyzone building slip for wooden ship models
Papa replied to aydingocer's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
This building slip is really versatile, here I turned the Victory upside down to get at the stern. I do need to replace the bolts with thumb screws or knurled ends to speed up changing things
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I love the detail on this model. Makes me want to try my hand at a plastic battleship!
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nice model
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Hobbyzone building slip for wooden ship models
Papa replied to aydingocer's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
A bit of detective work on line and a visit to Lowes confirms that the bolts are metric M5-0.8. The "0.8" is "pitch" and it converts to a tad under 32 threads per inch (31.75 in fact ) That's why it looked like a #10 32. The M5 part i think refers to 5mm diameter.. The jig is turning out to be very handy. I am trying to shape the bulkheads for planking,
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I ordered my acrylic on-line for a reasonable price. There are a number of vendors who will cut and ship custom sizes. I think i used 1/8th inch. Ron
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I have done two types of acrylic cases. One was all acrylic and I butt-joined the edges and used the recommended solvent cement. I was living in an apartment at the time and had minimal tools. It worked quite well but it was on the small side. For my Essex I built a wooden framework and used the acrylic as one would use glass--fitting onto slots. There is a photo of my case somewhere on this site. I think if you have a table saw and reasonable woodworking skills you should be able to make a case.
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Hobbyzone building slip for wooden ship models
Papa replied to aydingocer's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Does anyone know the size of the nuts and bolts included with this jig? I wanted to substitute some thumb screws, wing nuts and some longer bolts. I thought they were #10-32 but that doesn't seem to work. I am guessing that they are metric. -
Hobbyzone building slip for wooden ship models
Papa replied to aydingocer's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I finished the ship building jig and set up the Victory that I started several years ago, I need to get back to it to relieve the boredom of tying the ratlines on my Granado.
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