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Matching Deck Colors
Gregory replied to hof00's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Vanguard models has a nice tutorial in their ship's boat instructions for making PE look like wood. Go to page 4 in this one. https://vanguardmodels.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/admirals-barge.pdf -
300' Full size? WIKI has her at 177, but I guess that could be not including the bowsprit. Would the bowsprit be another 125' ?
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The 26' boat from Vanguard might be a good option. Crafty Sailor ( that I linked to) is a great source for hooks, eyebolts and other fittings. Reasonable prices and fast reasonably priced shipping.
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I think what you want is Issue 39.. Index to journals and articles are found here.. https://thenrg.org/journal/issue-index
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FWIW There is an issue of the Nautical Research Journal with a very comprehensive article by Hahn about his model of Rattlesnake. What you may find particularly interesting are a series of pictures of his carving of the figure head, which is a pretty good rendition of the NMM drawings. I'm sorry I don't know the issue number, but someone at the NRG should be able to help you find it if interested.
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18th and early 19th Century cutter models
Gregory replied to tkay11's topic in Nautical/Naval History
Perhaps scuppers, when appropriate, were one of those things taken for granted and not always shown on models and plans. Chuck says they are on the plans for Cheerful, but I can't identify them on the plans I have seen.- 42 replies
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I think either one is just called a bulkhead, and identified by location, i.e. " quarter deck bulkhead ".. Someone more knowledgeable may come along and elaborate..
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Confusing terminology.. Do the instructions call what you are referring to as the waterway. It looks like what you are working on is the margin planking. The waterway is actually a feature that covers the gap between the margin planking and the bulwarks.. Here is an image from Chuck's Cheerful.. On a model it would be similar to the quarter-round molding used between a wall and the floor.. Here is a diagram provided by Allan in another topic. On a model, the waterway is typically formed with a strip that I have defined with the red lines.
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Couldn't have said it better.. There are all kinds of tricks for faking the rigging. Particularly making your coils separate off the boat.. The oversize pin rack holes should be easy to hide.
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No, it translates to: " We are having shipping delays because we are moving. You may cancel your order if you don't want to wait. "
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Gluing deck, will this work?
Gregory replied to ubjs's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
I use Elmer's white glue. I put a few drops along the plank and spread it with this plastic knife which creates little ridges of glue. I keep a wet cloth handy to clean up goofs..
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Gluing deck, will this work?
Gregory replied to ubjs's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
I think you would spend as much time taping as you would gluing, so I don't see how you would save any time. I glue my planks to paper off the model, before gluing the completed assembly onto the model. It take a little more time but easier to adjust and correct mistakes.
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I may have mentioned earlier that Cornwall Model Boats is a great source for Italian kit makers. Even with shipping they are usually substantially less than US vendors like ModelExpo.
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From the NMM article: The captions on those NMM items sometimes are not accurate. The plans I posted would be in contradiction to that model. Perhaps the description in the plans I posted are not accurate.. The model would not need gallows for a ship's boat, since it has davits. Are those belaying pins in the " gallows" ? Interesting to consider how they would be worked, or are they something else? Another rabbit hole..
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Regards your ships wheel, have you seen the one at Syren? Wheel for 1:64 Your guns would look fine with no tackle.. At this scale, it often looks oversized and draws attention away from finer points of the model. Breaching ropes can be a nice touch if done neatly, but just as well left off in my humble opinion..
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I found this drawing at NMM I don't know if it is the same Cruis(z)er as modeled by Caldercraft. I see what might be the capstan and some gallows for the ships boat. Here is a profile that verifies the location of the capstan. I think the gallows speculation holds up also. Profile Following those plans would require significant changes to the arrangement but might be the only reasonable approach to including the boat on deck.
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I think you have this planking thing down. You have really raised the bar..
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Yes, I'm in USA. Crafty has some great PE eyebolts and hooks, as well as some thimbles that are hard to find anywhere else..
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Interesting because the shipping cost I have incurred from Crafty Sailor in Canada seems very reasonable for small items like hooks.. I think it was $4.99
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Will the resin swivel guns be available in the store anytime soon?
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Another good thing to know, is that you can adjust the size of the picture in your post, so it doesn't overpower the look of the page. But when you click on the picture it will be displayed at full resolution. Just double click on the picture while you are composing, and you will see this: Click on the " Keep original aspect ratio " and you can change one aspect and the size will adjust without cropping or distorting. Click on my pictures to see the size change.. You can also do this while editing if you don't like the way it looks after posting. Your original full size picture information is still there, so you can make size changes without re-loading the picture.
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Put a match to it. Poly will melt. Cotton, linen, etc., will burn.
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One of the first books I bought over 25 years ago...
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Don't forget, they call it "Shipping and Handling. " The retailers time and materials have to be figured in to the cost of doing business. A small item is not necessarily easier and cheaper to package and ship. Also putting yourself into a niche such as " certain pins only work with certain tools " opens the door for limited access.
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