BANYAN
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Greg, HMAS Castlemaine (Bathurst Class) is just down the road from me if you need any visual 'clues' Aussie Post need to start concentrating on improving their core services (delivery times) instead of trying to further diversify - they simply cannot blame covid restrictions any more. cheers Pat- 1,090 replies
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The tops look great Rob, suits the overall mast colour scheme. cheers Pat
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Deviate away my friend; I am sure the majority of us find it as fascinating as your excellent building skills. cheers Pat
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Rob, I am still bobbing along in the wake of your journey of discovery - very interesting following along. cheers Pat
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You have done a great job on this model mate; the details are outstanding. Love the way the covers for the boats worked out; I'll tuck that idea away for future use. cheers Pat
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Hi Mark, thanks for the response. I am more and more convinced it is something in the system/network and not staffing etc as it does not matter whom I tried - the same result. I had cut back even leaving several days between posts. Sponsor or not, having spent thousands of dollars with them, I cannot fathom the short/rude responses. Hi Tom, it doesn't matter whom (Kat, Kim...) if it has the sherline.com email domain I have the problems. Hi Grant, thanks for the suggestion, I think I will try that - much appreciated. cheers Pat
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Not sure if this is the right forum - moderators please move if not. Has anyone else had bad/poor experiences communicating with Sherline Support via email in recent times? I have checked all communications aspects my end but only the very occasional email (from my end) gets through; and they refuse to accept it may be their system, or more likely their ISP, causing the issue. They just do not seem to have any interest in resolving the issue . To me this seems a very unprofessional approach by them in trying to resolve the issue. Sherline Support is the only site I have experienced/am experiencing email difficulties with, I have checked with my ISP and all is fine with my email client, account settings etc etc). As stated above, the occasional email gets through to them (1 in say 20) but they then accuse me of not responding to their emails rather than trying to establish the root cause of the issues. If I place, amend or cancel an order through their 'ordering system' all is good, but trying to get through/communicate with support staff is nigh impossible. It is my educated 'guess' that their ISP has an over sensitive analysis algorithm/count on emails sent by someone and puts you in their 'spammers' list far to readily. I had this experience in reverse a few years ago, and I had to contact my ISP to resolve it. In this current case I was sending several emails a day to Sherline organising the bits I wanted and payment, then suddenly all went haywire - this does not seem to be an issues with any other retailer/supplier I am in contact with (especially in the US). I raise the issue to try and resolve what the cause is, not to 'bag' them! However, they simply do not seem interested in resolving the issue at all unfortunately, so if I want bits and bobs/accessories I need to prove my case; and hopefully they may listen (if I can get through to them again that is ). cheers Pat
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Hi again Richard, the other trick I have tried was to print a 'skin type' light pattern (which included the nail/tacks on the edges) onto brown paper, and pasted in place with a matt varnish. if the leather idea doesn't work out, this may also be worth experimenting with. cheers Pat
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Nice find Bruce; thanks for sharing. If anyone is interested in this ship, Bob Sexton (who is associated with the SA Museum) has done some research and drawn some plans for this vessel. cheers Pat Edit: SA = South Australia
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Hi Eberhard, perhaps the item was an 'axiometer',(tell-tale), which had been introduced into RN service by 1835; for the rudder or wheel. Some ships had a double, some a single - the attached is a double (one for wheel, one for rudder) but I cut it off Your example may have stood independently. The picture below is the wheel from HMS Nelson (1814). I have also attached an example of its mechanism (NMM Collections – ZAZ6817). cheers Pat
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Very nice work Eberhard, certainly looks like wood. "Victoria' used rope also but made from 'green hide' kept well oiled. I think your assumptions are spot on , especially for ships still using wood wheels (rather than iron etc). cheers Pat
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Very nice work Steven; the use of your very nicely carved crew really puts a lot of 'perspective' (and colour) into your builds. cheers Pat
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Most definitely interested , many thanks for letting us know. Being a 'custom' produced item, will this make it more expensive? I understand there may be set-up costs etc, but if enough interest is shown, would it be worth tooling up a production line again? I ask this as the international postage of products from the US has increased so much that I have stopped buying except for some very specific items. These blades were very good, and if costs remain reasonable I would certainly be placing an order. cheers Pat
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Not hard to pay close attention to such a very nicely made model; especially with the research that has gone into it. Thanks for the explanation. cheers Pat
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That would make an interesting diorama - was it ever done? Either way, an interesting addition to the model. cheers Pat
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A great testament to your modelling skills Rob, and to the great research you and others have completed. The only (very minor) point I have is that in one of the shots (midships on the upper deck), the base of the lower masts 'appears' a little thick compared to the photo. However, that is likely due to the camera (especially in the lens qualities between the old and yours) which will drastically distort the perspective and create differences in foreshortening of that part of the deck space - I know you have measured this so is bound to be right. cheers Pat
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BANYAN replied to Bitao's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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Very nice detail indeed Greg. Great t see you constantly looking to improve your models - this one for example already looked good; but this will add that extra flourish. cheers Pat
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The overall look with the toned down masts looks great Rob; very nice! cheers Pat
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BANYAN replied to Bitao's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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Very nice 'smithing' yet again Keith; impressive! One would be a radar platform, the other for a GPS or small satcom aerial (or even a TV aerial) I think. cheers Pat
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Randy, further to Ed's excellent advice, I have made up a small tube extension for the end of my vac hose that results in a very useful accessory. The flexibility of a thin walled plastic tube allows me to manoeuvre it into tight places - you can find many sizes at an Aquarium supplier). Use one of those step down reduction adapters to fit the hose as best possible; then use telescoped tube of various sizes to get as close as possible to the final size you want, then pack any gaps with silicon sealer or use tape if only narrow gaps. If you push the tubes further back one into each other without creating a long series of stepped tubes, you end up with a short fat end that can slide inside the adapter. Put a bit of pantyhose/stocking between/over the adapter and thickened tube end when sucking up small parts (rather than having to dig them out of the vacuum bag cheers Pat
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Clever use of the toothpicks Brian; those oars turned out nicely. I have seen examples of painted oar handless but not their blade tips. The dark paint on the tips, in the photos at least, appears to foreshorten the blade and make them look flat ended - perhaps not a problem to the naked eye? cheers Pat
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