Geowolf
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about planking don't worry about wood quantity if you make a test or you break some of this, the kit has the quantity for two ships... Try to curve the planks with boiling water but dry it before fix in the hull because when the wood is drying leave gaps; fix the planks with the pins and a lot of wood glue, try to avoid gaps between the planks and keep to maintaint the curvature of the hull. I buyed a tool to curve the planks, but it's very bad for me... good luck! 😀 -
Hi all! i'm back after almost one year dissapeared, and i want to finish the Terror kit. At this moment i'm better and i can focus in this nice job! 😃 some photos from last days, using as you can see the materials provided in the kit 🤪. Some upgrades stolen to clearway such the chains in the mast, i'll paint in dark next day. the old/worn pattern is deliberately achieved... and some faults can be disguised 😅😅 regards to all,
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Hi John, another Terror from Spain! Clearway has made a really good Terror model with a lot of enhancements, i'm following him for some improvements. About the kit i'm not very satisfied: the drawings are not very detailed, a lot of wood unneeded as spare, i need to purchase a lot of more brass 1mm bars, new safeboats,... regards, PD: clearway i'm retaking the Terror again! 😄
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hi all, i'm disconnected from a long time ago, unfortunately i've no time for this great hobby and my Terror is abandoned in the desk for a while. This year wasn't good for my family and i need to be more relaxed, only i'm taking the ebike sometimes to burn the anxiety. Despite it, i'll try to connect more times and i don't forget great people i finded here! Maybe in some months i'll keep up the Terror... best regards for all, F.
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Hi, from an absolute rookie from Barcelona
Geowolf replied to BCN-Modeller's topic in New member Introductions
Hi Pascual, nice to see you here!! i'm Fernando from Cornellà, i'm happy to see more people near me, building models! here the people is awesome! very kind, warm and collaborative so if you have any doubt sure somebody can help you. I meet here a really nice people! I'm making at this moment a Terror ship model, but i'm very busy at job so i'm connecting from time to time, unfortunatelly. regards, i want to see your log and progress 👍😄 F. -
wonderful!!! 😲 really, and inspiration for my model in each picture, well done! regards clearway,
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HMS Terror by Broden - OcCre - 1:75
Geowolf replied to broden's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1801 - 1850
hi Broden, nice pictures! i'm happy seeing your progress. About the glass in the light holes, i used a simple wood glue (white colour you know), one drop and when it's dry it's transparent (more than transparent, translucent), very easy to use and if you want you can retire it using a pin with no residues. Keep pushing the Terror!! 😄 unfortunately my Terror is waiting for me, very busy at job; but at least five minuts to see your pictures and Clearway's pictures! 😅 regards and take care, -
Hi José, good evening from Barcelona 😄 don't worry about language, with specific nautical words you'll be shocked with it! but no problem, here the people are awesome and even they'll try to understand us! 😅👍 no doubt to ask anything and please upload pictures of your models, regards and wellcome, Fernando
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hi clearway ok i'll see your pictures i think i remember the spider band, maybe i can find it easily! regards and have a good End of the Year celebration!! 🤩🤩
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HMS Terror by Broden - OcCre - 1:75
Geowolf replied to broden's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1801 - 1850
ohhh the metal plating for the bow! in my model i used the supplied plates, but the result was "chunky", very difficult for me to adjust the metal to the wood, additionally the wood must to be perfect to avoid bumps in the metal... so the final result was not very good 🙄😇😇 if the metal plank is thin try to adjust all possible before glue it to the hull, because with the later sanding maybe you lost some part of it, and you'll need to replace some plank (and more sanding later). finally the paint in "weathering fashion" like my model, maybe it's not a good result, check my pictures; if you like it, it's very simple, more sanding after black painting and the metal planking will reveal the bumps regards!! -
hi and Merry Christmas to all!! 🎄🎄🎄🎄 i'm very busy at job at this moment, but in a few spare times i'm following with the model, attached some photos. I stole clearway some additions to the model and this weekend i want to make a sledge for the main lifeboat (thanks a lot for your inspiration!) You can see the six pounds cannon in their final spot (last photo), i'll fix it when the hardware of the bow will be more advanced, it's not very big and in the Occre model this part is empty (more or less..) regards and take care with the covid, we're in the final stages!! (we need to be positive hehehe)
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wow, your model looks fiiine!! well done clearway, a lot of added (upgraded) details, i like to see your pictures! regards and take care, F.
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whoooow such beatiful hull, well done! your model appears awesome! 🤩 the second layer planking is simply perfect!! well done Obvious,
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sure, it's difficult to find people in person with this hobby hahaha! but don't worry, if you come to BCN again say me something and we can take some beers, 🍺🍻 regards,
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Gaff sails and backstay rigging rules
Geowolf replied to Michelnou's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
hi Michel, this sail is very very close to Albatros kit from Constructo, my first model; if you need info about rigging i can try to scan it and share a Google Drive Sure you're a lot more experienced builder, i only speak some simple comments about ropes, strengh, etc; for my experience, all ropes are working togheter, if you streches a particular rope, maybe other one will remain flaccid; the masts are flexible so the forces are transmitted by the ropes from one mast to the other. For me, the best way is to locate the opposite ropes and forces, and strengh in opposite mode with the same force to assure the forces are cancelled 😄. An old picture of my Albatros, and best regards!
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hi Jose, greetings from Barcelona! as you can see you're not the only spaniard here! let's try a simple kit if it's your first model! Hola José, saludos desde Barcelona! como puedes ver no eres el único español por aqui! animate y empieza con un kit sencillo si es tu primer modelo! 😄
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HMS Terror by Broden - OcCre - 1:75
Geowolf replied to broden's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1801 - 1850
Ohh you have a good hardware to job, i'm jealous!! 😲🤣🤣 i like the metal finish yo've reached, very rich. I applied vernish and later black chalk paint, when brush it some parts are clean (not bright due to the vernish) an other part in black, for me it's enough I'm working at this moment in the new life boats and i must to retake all deck hardware, but i've no time... good work, regards! -
hi all, good night! i just finished a life boat and the two cannons to be added to the Terror, some photos below. About the life boat, i'm very happy with the final result, it's not very complicated and the comparison with the boats included in the kit it's a joke! 🤣, but i understand the manufacturer if they add good stuff, the kit will have a very high cost,.. about the cannons, despite the size seems correct, above the deck they're like big monsters,... i'll use it? i'm not sure at this moment i will wait to finish all deck fourniture and i'll see the impact of the cannons. The final result is very good too, sorry for the bad pictures regards!
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hi all, good afternoon! i picked today the post box with the new stuff, i show you the items. The cannons are fine i like it, as you can see the carruage (this is the word?) are 2cm long and the barrel 3cm long as expected. The boats are metal but so far better than the provided in the kit, but a lot of work to made it and very small pieces, i'm not sure maybe the boats will fly through the window of my studio hahaha. You can see also the price for the boats (5.95eur p/u) and the cannons (1.65eur p/u with no minimum quantity) best regards and take care!!
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Hi all, good night! a lot of days without time to connect the site, i'm veeeery busy at my job at this moment! well, at least i've painted and varnished the hull (attached some photos), i'm not very glad with the bow but i'll not change it. You can see the effect of chalk paint in black and white parts, the paints are very different: the black paint only needs one layer, and white paint three layers and carefull with the sandpaper... the paint dries very quickly and it seems like a very fine dust, it's needed to clean it with wet towels before varnish. Sure it's not the best paint for this purpose hahahaha!! but i like the final result. I've purchased four small 3cm barrel cannons for the bow and two boats 9cm long + one boat 11cm long to replace the supplied in the kit; all parts from Amati, tomorrow i'll pick up the box from Postal Office and i'll upload some photos 😄 regards and keep pushing!
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hi Keith, i agree it, it's difficult to clear our doubts... the Terror was not a war vessel it's clear; but i'm thinking in the captain mind, make a new way in unexplored territories only armed with short guns,... i bet for the cannons hahaha. i like a lot one comment you writed, not all kits must to be made in the same way, i think the same, the differences and personalization are the salt&pepper of this works, regards,
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well, i'm thinking my choice from Amati will be the 3cm cannon with wooden carriage, i can buy it locally in Barcelona. It has a very old fashioned armcoat at the top but i'll try to delete it with the Dremel... so i'll buy four of them, are very cheap 🤑 ah another idea to buy, new lifeboats: small, https://store.amatimodel.com/en/small-parts-and-accessories-for-model-making/product-wooden-metal-lifeboats-mm90-b430209.html large, https://store.amatimodel.com/en/small-parts-and-accessories-for-model-making/product-wooden-metal-lifeboats-mm105-b430210.html regards,
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thanks a lot Daniel!! i was in a mistake with the size of the guns hehehe. So if the scale is 1/75, a 6 pound cannon will made 2.42cm (too small?) or 6 pound long, 3.49cm more or less... but the cannons in the market have standard sizes: 2cm, 3cm, 4cm 🤨 i think Amati has a lot of cannon options. At this moment my doubt is the way to fix the cannon to the hull, i want to fix it like the picture (second option below), but i'm not sure how to fix it to the hull, i only find the picture in this side and sure the ropes must to be attached to the hull in at least three points (i can only see one of this). link for an options: https://store.amatimodel.com/en/search?controller=search&order=product.position.desc&s=cannons included the picture of cannons and the way to fix it to the hull. regards,
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wow, good job, interesting! not a lot spare space to allocate it in the ship, so maybe they are for signals and protect himself, what size of cannons? six pounds? eight pounds? i've found this table (sorry in spanish but it's easy to understand), if our model is 1:75 scale and more or less the cannon lenght in your first picture is 4cm (measuring in my model a similar size of cannon), the real cannon must to be 3m long, so the nearest is: eight pounds long 🤨 for my mind a long cannon in the bow it's correct, mainly made of bronze with good precision in the longs shots, because they are used for "hunting" other vessels (in spanish they are named "cañones de caza"), but please check it! 😅🧐 ufff i readed too much O'Brian books hahaha
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