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Bounty Launch by federicoaa - FINISHED - OcCre - SMALL
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The Armed Transport Bounty by John McKay (Hardback, 2002)
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The Armed Transport Bounty by John McKay (Hardback, 2002)
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The Armed Transport Bounty by John McKay (Hardback, 2002)
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Very hard to find out of print book in very good condition. Only issues are a small tear on the dust cover bottom edge on the corner of the spine, another small tear on the rear of dustcover at the base, and a very small fold on the dust cover rear at the top edge. No marks on the inside. Binding is perfect, and pages bright, clean and crisp. US$110 + SHIPPING FROM AUSTRALIA
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AIRBRUSH OPINIONS PLEASE...
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HM Armed Vessel Bounty - Best kit?
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Sanding walnut after planking
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Anyone using electric plank bender?
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Anyone using electric plank bender?
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Anyone using electric plank bender?
peterbrowne replied to MESSIS's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Kolderstock make an electric plank bender which is similar to Aeropiccola bender, which doesn't seem to be available. https://kolderstok.com/en/products/elektrische-plankenbuiger 230V - 50 Hz, 30 W and comes with a European plug. I am told by Kolderstok that it will work on Australian 240V 50Hz power with an Australian plug adaptor So I am ordering mine. In the US, I believe the power supplied to houses is 240V, but stepped down to most outlets to 120V, but there may be outlets available at 240V for appliances requiring more power.
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Length of Caldercraft HMAV Bounty
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Length of Caldercraft HMAV Bounty
peterbrowne replied to peterbrowne's topic in Wood ship model kits
Cool! Thanks Hornet, nice looking build! Peter -
Thanks DavidG and catopower. Clears up that question, though I'm sure I will have more...
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Occre Bounty Launch questions
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Occre Bounty Launch questions
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Feast Watson is made by Dulux (Australia) paints. Quite possibly only available in Australia. Here it is sold in Bunnings hardware stores. You should be able to find similar if outside Australia. I have used this particular product on Sapele (same family as Mahogany - Meliaceae), as you can see in my photo with no loss of colour. The prop is composed of 8 layers of 1mm Sapele 'Mahogany' and has a nice smooth satin finish.
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OK, just about to start planking my first wooden ship the Occre Bounty Launch. I have looked around for other builds of this kit, but there is only one of any real content, and that doesn't show the full build. There seems to be another, but looks like it was deleted by the owner Fifthace 😐. In the Occre instructions, they state to: In the Part List, 41 are listed as "Lining strakes" 2 x 5 x 400mm and 35 of them. The strakes are measured as accurate. These are shown bottom pic at the right. Now, there are also 'Hull lining" in the Part List 0.6 x 5 x 400 also 35 of those (actually a bit more...). These are in Sapele. These are shown bottom pic in the centre. What I'm confused about is that there is also a bundle of same sized wood in Lime wood also 35 of them (actually a bit more...). These are shown bottom pic at the left. But there is only the Sapele bundle in the part list...so 3 bundles of 35, but only 2 in the part list 🤔 So I assume I use the Lining stakes to initially plank the hull, then have a choice on using the Sapelle OR the Lime strips for the second layer of planking. Would that be right to assume? Pardon the obvious Noob questions🙂
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AIRBRUSH OPINIONS PLEASE...
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AIRBRUSH OPINIONS PLEASE...
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+1 for Iwata. I have very reliable Iwata HP-CS and HP-CP airbrushes that are a joy to use. The latter (more expensive) brush has an adjustable knob at the end to vary the airflow to get extremely fine results. For compressor, make sure you choose one with an air tank for smooth airflow. I have a Sparmax TC-620X, but also have had an Iwata Power Jet Pro - they are both very high quality professional compressors - the Iwata compressors are made by Sparmax I'm told. I recommend investing in the best compressor you can afford.
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I have used Feast Watson Sanding Sealer for previous projects with great success after finishing sanding with the finest available paper. You should be able to find similar. https://www.feastwatson.com.au/products/indoor-products/prep/sanding-sealer/ You could use even Micro-Mesh sanding cloths to get a very fine or mirror finish without any grain texture depending on what you are after, then finish with a suitable lacquer. https://tarhouseguitar.com/products/micro-mesh®-polishing-sandpaper
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I just started working on this kit. Good to know that the floor planking and thwarts should not be added until after the hull planking is done to enable sanding of the insides. I also want to paint the inside before attaching the flooring, thwart.benches as I want these to be in mahogany like this recreation in the National Maritime Museum Cornwall
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You could modify foldback clips.
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Marek Janczyk from HobbyZone Poland advised me in November that the Slip is undergoing some redesign and will be available in February/March 2021: https://www.hobbyzone.pl/en/boat-building-tools/26-professional-building-slip.html
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Length of Caldercraft HMAV Bounty
peterbrowne replied to peterbrowne's topic in Wood ship model kits
I have now done the same with the Occre 1/45 kit of the HMAV Bounty: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/26961-length-of-occre-hmav-bounty-124-comparison-to-admiralty-plan/ -
As a sequel to the thread on the length of the Caldercraft 1/64 HMAV Bounty, I have looked at doing the same for the Occre 1/45 kit. Occre have supplied me with the profile of their plans (see attached PDF) with a stated measurement of 690mm from the aft of the stern to the forward point of the beak (I'm sure there is a better term...): The length of the HMAV Bounty on the Admiralty plan is 90 feet or 2743cm (judging by the rule on the base of the plan...Wikipedia has the length at 90' 10''). At 1/45, that length 2743cm is 610mm using this tool. I have added that measurement to the above Occre image. As a point of reference, that section corresponds more or less to the one on the Bounty thread which is 429mm @ 1/64: It would seem then that the Occre kit is pretty accurate in the length, as is the Caldercraft kit as indicated in the previous thread. As a second comparison, I have overlayed the Occre profile onto the Admiralty profile of the Bounty (Admiralty modifications to the Bethia). Looks pretty accurate, though a bit deep in the keel and the masts a bit aft of those on the Admiralty plans (mainly foremast and mizzenmast, mainmast is not bad). Still I would say that is pretty good! Large image (23mb)... Occre Bounty.pdf
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Gin Block Supports
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Bounty boat by Karkka - OcCre - scale 1:24
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Bounty boat by Karkka - OcCre - scale 1:24
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OcCre Bounty with cut-away section
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Length of Caldercraft HMAV Bounty
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http://shellbackslibrary.dngoodchild.com/index.php?rt=product/product&product_id=1405
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Highly recommend the four volume set The Elements and Practice of Rigging, Seamanship, and Naval Tactics by David Steel. Published by Cambridge University Press and available at https://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/history/military-history/elements-and-practice-rigging-seamanship-and-naval-tactics?format=WX
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