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  1.    shipman reacted to a post in a topic: Sovereign of the Seas by 72Nova - Airfix - PLASTIC
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  8. shipman
    Now that's one stunning model, siggy. Glad you weren't seduced into providing a ridiculous figurehead or cluttering up the lines with shields.
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  14. shipman
    As a child I lived behind a big pub. One bit of entertainment was going down to watch the fresh barrels of ale being delivered. They'd arrive on a flat bed truck and were man handled using a stout hemp rope. First they'd be dropped onto large sacks full of horse hair, then rolled to the 'ramp' into the cellar, then rolled down the ramp, controlled by the rope which was coiled around the barrel. Judging by the model above, the big ones too. No 'Health and Safety' back then!
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  19. shipman
    Well done Kevin, I enjoyed following your build. How did the original Norse bend those amazing bow and stern planks?
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  23. shipman
    Laugh if you wish, but the 1:87 Airfix kit is a no brainer! Along with the AOTS book (which you'd probably have already). Even if you just use the (largely accurate) hull halves, the book and the rest of the kits parts would give good prototypes for scratch building. I've even seen the plastic hull convincingly sheathed in wooden 'planks'. That would be vastly cheaper than a propriety wooden kit.
  24. shipman
    Enjoying this build, thank you. A point about under 'deck' storage, I would imagine that's NOT the place to store fabrics and rope. These ships were very shallow; as I understand it, all you'd find down there would be ballast and bilge water.
  25. shipman
    Hi Siggi. We rely on the evidence of so few examples preserved. I would be interested to see other contemporary tillers, not replicas. I feel my comments/observations above still have merit. There must have been hundreds if not thousands of similar ships built without plans of any kind, only the intuitive skill, experience and imagination of each 'master' shipwright. No two would have been the same. Your excellent build continues to inspire me.
  26. shipman
    Applause for your excellent build of this surprisingly rewarding kit. Siggi. I found the photo of what remains of the original tiller enlightening. It would no doubt have been made entirely from a small branch, probably selected with an organic curve, contributing to the ergonomics of it's use, and would compliment the ship. I intuitively feel a straight member looks too 'stick' like in context. After all, the steersman would have wrestled with it for long periods. A decent scythe handle has such a curve for similar reasons.
  27. shipman
    Marijn, you've been dodging under my radar for far too long, until another member gave us a link to your Trafalgar project at 'Model Warships'. The more I absorbed the more I was blown away! I've never seen so much detail at such a small scale; it's truly astonishing.
  28. shipman
    Wow! Those boats are truly remarkable at this scale. Boat envy!
  29. shipman
    Iilhan, thank you for your excellent, clear (boat) tutorial..... a project I've been toying with for some time. What was the sheet plastic thickness you used? Apart from the internal architecture, I will be interested to see how you represent the keel on each boat.
  30. shipman
    Impressed with your model, especially the rigging. What thread have you used and your method/technique for attaching it, please?
  31. shipman
    It takes all sorts. I've been aboard for some years without presenting a model, yet still get involved on a daily basis. I simply like to admire ships and ship models. I see you're from the UK. I remember when that was largely true.
  32. shipman
    Richard, have you tried moth balls?
  33. shipman
    Every new post is simply overwhelming.
  34. shipman
    Oil.... what kind?

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