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On 5/15/2022 at 2:55 AM, Gregory said:

I have scanned the framework from the MS plans and am in the process of  upscaling from 1:64 to 1:48.  I use Adobe Photo Shop Elements 2020, and it is a simple matter of resizing the scanned images by a factor of 125%.

Hi Gregory,
 

I read through your log this morning. I am little bit curious about your scale conversion.

1/48 is 133.33% bigger than 1/64. So you are not building the model in scale 1/48, if my calculation is right. It is not a big issue but you have to think on it, if you use information from the NMM drawing. You have to shrink the measurements.

I will follow your log.

They are looking much better than as your 3d model.

It's looking really nice, but a shame that you hide your beautyful framework.

Hi Chris,

will you offer your gun crew also in scale 1/48? The 3D model of them is looking great. I am really intersted in them. Further sailors and officers of the period of the American Wars of Revolution will be a nice add on. 

Wonderful model, Toni 

Reallohn nice collection of ships equipment 

Hello Dave,

I took my time this morning to read through your build log. Really nice and clean model.

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Hope to have new shipping prices up in the next few days.

Please let me know if you have the new shipping prices to Europe.

This week I got  a "little" parcel with really nice milled boxwood from hobymill.eu. Vahur put also some extra sheets and wood samples to my order.

The timber has real nice color and was excellent packed. Also the contact and information of Vahur was great.

Hobbymill gets from me ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ of five possible. Highly recommended

Thank's very much. Let's answer your questions:

2 hours ago, druxey said:

Nice start! Will you be milling templates for every frame?

In the moment, this is my plan but I don't know if I will change this with more experience in frame building. The advantage of the method are the different levels, which make the build much easier.

1 hour ago, allanyed said:

Are you gluing up the frames while in the jig, and if you are, any problems arising with the frame being glued into the jig and having problems getting it out?  

By the testframe I did not have any problems, to get the frame out. I don't need much glue during the build. You can also use a colophane foil or a thin layer of clear varnish to avoid problems.

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Are you using a CNC mill?   

Yes, I got one last year. The idea is a first result of my learning curve. I have a lot of other ideas, but for these I have to learn 3D construction. All my drawings are in the moment in 2D and for Triton I will not change this.

The last two years I needed my workshop as homeoffice. I started building Cheerful at the dining table, but this was also not a good idea. Now I am back in my office which gives me the possibility to use my workshop as shipyard again.

To practice I build a test frame from an old piece of wood.

Instead of a paper base, I milled a template from plywood, which already takes into account the different thicknesses of the futtocks.

On this template, the futtocks were first glued together and then the chocks were added.

Finally a photo of the finished test-frame.

Now I can start with the serial production.

Wonderful progress. It's really nice to see, that people give this old group project a try or continue their build.

I took my time today to read through your log. Really wonderful and clean build.

Congrats for finishing this wonderful model.

Really wonderful progress

Really nice model.

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I agree. Much though I enjoy carving them, it would be nice to have the option of just buying them ready-made. Unfortunately, nobody seems to make mediaeval civilians - at least not in 1:48 scale.

In 1/48 I don't know an manufacturer of mediaeval figures. In 1/72 you can find lot of figures by Valdemar Miniatures. I planned to use them by a small cog diorama.

Really wonderful progress. Such figures in scale 1/48 would be a dream.

It's a seal. If you put in on paper only the lion shows in the other direction.

It's a pleasure to follow your log.

I will follow your log with great interest. I have in my collection also the old kit from BB. The scale of the model should ba 1/25 and not 1/20.

I didn't Preorder the book for that reason. Last week I got my copy from Amazon without any problems and I don't need to think about tax I have to pay if I order the book in the UK.

It's a wonderful book and makes a lot of pleasure to read.

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I'm all but certain the mast was not recovered from the Bremen cog, or from the Ijsselcog. It seems to be one of the first things to go.

You're right. For the Bremer cog you can use one of the replica's  for teh mast design. In my opinion the Kieler cog is the best.

Do you know, that there is a wonderful book over the excavation with beautyful drawings of the IJssel cog?

"De opgraving en lichting van de 15e- eeuwse IJsselkogge" onder redactie van W.B.Waldus.

I know the work which is in the reconstruction and drawing. Last month I did the frame design of my Triton a second time  to become more satisfied with the results.

Kris,

it is a qustion of the result you like to have, the scale and your skills. There is in my opinion nobody than you who can answer these questions. I know from my own experience hoe dfficult and sometimes really frustrating it is to find this out.

If you like to buy some tools buy only good quality tools and check if the mones is an good investement.

Take an small project like the MSW capstan project to practice. If you than think, that you need more experience take another small project.

If you think it's enough start with your dream model. But be sure that you make in the beginning every part two of three times until the result satisfies you.