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  1.    Lind Mihály reacted to a post in a topic: Buccaneer by ModernViking - OcCre - Scale 1:100
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  10. Robby The Brobot
    Those ships look good. How do these kits compare to something cheaper like occre? I was lookin at their endurance model, however the only kit ive worked on so far for model ships is the occre buccaneer.
  11. Robby The Brobot
    Well that is a really nice looking ship kit, however that price tag is a bit high 😣. But looks like a nice finished model.
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  17. Robby The Brobot
    Any difficulty would be ok, i like a challenge. And sorry about my late response
  18. Robby The Brobot
    Wood is what i would prefer to work with. Sorry about my late response.
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  20. Robby The Brobot
    Hello, wondering if anyone has some good recommendations for a 1800's style windjammer or clipper ship kits? Thanks!
  21.    GrandpaPhil reacted to a post in a topic: New York 1839 by Robby The Brobot - Scale 1:64 - Wm. H Webb packet ship - first scratch build
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  23. Robby The Brobot
    Did some rough cutting of the bulkheads. My boards arent wide enough for the whole piece, but its a start. Also I dont think the grain is the right direction, but just using what I got on hand.
  24. Robby The Brobot
    Well already made a mistake in my cut and also broke the bow 🤦‍♂️. But oh well. Trying to glue it back on. Destroyed my sheer plans marking the bulkhead lines lol.
  25. Robby The Brobot
    Planing down to close to 1/4"
  26. Robby The Brobot
    I was wondering if someone could help me with understanding keel width. At the bottom of the keel its scaled to be around 1/4" but then the line drawing shows it getting skinnier. I presume the curve from the bottom where it meets the planks represents the rabbet, but the rabbet is just a notch right? So shouldnt the keel be 1/4" the whole way up with the exception of the rabbet? Edit: oh I just remembered about the NRG pdf on understanding ship drawings for modeling, I'll take a look at that.
  27. Robby The Brobot
    Trying to mark out the keel.
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  29. Robby The Brobot
    ok, thanks. So when doing those top lines should it be level across then? without the curve? for making the ribs or bulkheads.
  30. Robby The Brobot
    Thanks Roger that's good advice. I had thought about maybe doing a trace onto wood, then cut, trace, cut, etc. from the printout paper to get all the hull lines onto the wood. Frankly my tracing paper lines are a bit embarrassing haha. But I didn't know about the French curve, although I've probably seen one before, thanks! I did also do some tracing in gimp in layers but it would take a lot of pages to get every hull line, and not sure how much ink it would take from my dad's printer. And there is still stuff I don't know about ship building. Like I was wondering about the lines having a curve at the top and last night I learned about something called "camber" which is an intentional curve to the deck for water to drain off, which makes sense, but something I didn't know about.
  31.    Robby The Brobot reacted to a post in a topic: New York 1839 by Robby The Brobot - Scale 1:64 - Wm. H Webb packet ship - first scratch build
  32. Robby The Brobot
    Hello, I am attempting a scratch build here. However I'm not sure how far I'll make it in the build, but it's been fun so far getting things together. Some members here have helped me get started with finding plans which lead me to getting "The search for speed under sail" by Howard I. Chapelle. Which has provided the plans I am starting this log with. It was difficult trying to get scans from the book until with reluctance I cut the plans pages out of the book. And afterward spent some time using gimp and freeCAD trying to trace lines and eventually just stuck with gimp, which I found easier. I don't really have any experience with using CAD specific software. Using the measuring tools in gimp I got the plans close to 1:64 in scale, and comparing the printed pages with a tape measure it seems they are close enough. And then I traced the hull lines using tracing paper which didn't turn out very good lol, but it might be close enough that some sanding and pre-cutting guess work can help.
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    This is odd because my kit which is also the buccaneer from OcCre has the wooden carriages and was purchased in 2020.
  35. Robby The Brobot
    So far I think rigging has been the most tedious, but as you get used to it, its not quite so daunting. Its been a good learning ship. Also OcCre releasing a tutorial playlist for this ship has helped.

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