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Thanks for where to obtain the 'Trumpeter' chain, of which I've now ordered several packs (you never know when you will need it). This stuff isn't cheap, but I'd never be able to make it at that size; looking forward to measuring how many links per inch it is as it does seem to be finer than my stock of tiny chain.- 399 replies
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What a delight to see how far you have come with your inspiring model, which you have introduced detail way beyond what I envisaged. Very humbling. Nice to see you found such fine chain; do you mind sharing where you bought it?
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I have yet to find a suitable scale rule which accommodates common ship scales. At the risk of repeating myself, what's wrong with using a good quality proportional divider?
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Allen, thank you for your explanation. Never too late to learn something new! Another thought....if one is working direct from plans to wood a good proportional divider compass could save a head full of conflicting numbers, at least on the larger dimensions?
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British units and Imperial units are one and the same. Until now I've never heard of it otherwise. And I'm a Brit.
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The crew had their meals provided as part of their dubious station in life. Officers had their own stores which they provided themselves. One culinary delight for officers was Ox tong, which they considered a delicacy. Barf.
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During WW2 Packard took on building RR Merlin engines. First they went through thousands of factory drawings and re-drew them, mostly due to US thread sizes which were incompatible with Brit ones. Though both at that time they shared the Imperial system, each side had evolved different thread forms. That would have driven the guys crazy, working on them in cold wet fields where the action was. What a nutty situation.
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Being of a certain generation I was at school when the UK began the change to metric. Being dyslexic with numbers as well as letters it was a god-send. I found metric so much easier to get my head round and has since been my go to system when accuracy was required. Strangely, mentally I visualise things in inches, feet and yards in a vague way to estimate the general size of something. But when actually working on something metric is the only way for me. If all you have are Imperial rulers, callipers, drill bits, then you're stuck in the Roman era (hence Imperial). I would suggest buying a simple dual scale ruler and calliper, then you can see how they compare. Of course a dimension as an Imperial fraction may not match exactly a metric size. Sometimes that can be useful if you have both sets of drills for example. Be careful, there was at least one multi billion space mission lost due to a US contractor being given metric drawings who then assumed they were Imperial. Imagine the scratching of heads there. All modern engineering and science is metric.
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Problem.....using your link for jotika eyelets or going to their own site, when you click 'buy online'. one is redirected to 'ship writes shop'. Search as I may, these eyelets can't be found. Need some help please.
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The Russian forum is a mine of photographs for ships of the iron and steel era. Copy the forum home page, open it with google and check 'translate this page', bookmark it, thereafter all future visits via that will be in English. There's stuff there I've never seen elsewhere. This model is on another level.
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HMS Euryalus 1803 by rlb - 1:48 scale
shipman replied to rlb's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
Marvelous workmanship. Guy's, when referring to other posts it would be a lot quicker to find if a link is included.- 122 replies
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A thing of beauty is a joy for ever its loveliness increases it will never pass into nothingness Keats
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A rare instance of 'photobucket' images on this forum. I hope it's the last.
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Plexi glass / acrylic sheet.... I found marking out with water soluble fibre pen then scoring with a very sharp Stanley knife against a metal straight edge. Place the scored line over a table edge, apply pressure and the material will snap with a clean edge. Some mild dressing of the edge with a sanding block may be required. A little practice helps. Make sure the scored line goes entirely from one side to the other. Plan your shapes to fit within the sheet into large sections which can then be sub divided as needed.
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Imagna, hi. Where did you find that photo of the builders model? It's worth remembering these models do not generally represent ships as built, fitted and in service. Lovely things never the less.
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Stunsail Booms.
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Good to hear all is well; I was getting worried 😎
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TIPP, thank you for the excellent photo and your more than plausible explanation. It strikes me that these rails have no resemblance to the surrounding structure and have an extemporised look to them. The bow area is such a vulnerable part of the ship and as we know, the ship had many adventures, so it's likely some of the structure may have been damaged on more than one occasion. Looking at pictures of 'Ferreira' in dry dock, this area certainly has a different appearance (to my bleary eye). In his book, John Richardson mentions the 'half deck' was an additional feature to accommodate apprentice boys. Is this the midship deck house which I know wasn't part of the first build of the ship?
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Frank, I sourced the above items from a very helpful chap on the Isle of Man several years ago. Unfortunately he has since died. Where he got them from, I have no idea, but they were substantially less expensive than elsewhere and in any quantity. His passing was a sad loss. https://www.hismodel.com/cutty-sark-revell-1-98 also provide these and many more items specifically for the Revell kit.
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Ian, your comment "A million surgeons can't be wrong!"....... The Supatool handles and blades are a little larger,stronger, more secure versions of the scalpel type, just as sharp and will take serious abuse. The blades keep their edge longer and can also be honed/lapped, extending their life, which offsets their higher price. I get no commission from the suppliers.
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I keep recommending these Swann-Morton tools..... https://www.scalpelsandblades.co.uk/range_23_swann-morton-supatool-blades-and-handles.php
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From what I've seen over the years, the Basset-Lowke models were so inferior to the genuine in house builders models. Do you have photo's Amy?
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Maury, you are quite right. Where I live (Yorkshire, UK) I'm reminded that to see and be inspired by the very best models, an expensive journey of hundreds of miles is required. 30-40 years ago I was able to visit the NMM or Science Museum, as I worked 'just up the road'. Seeing scale models of this quality, so long ago influences how I perceive what I see here. There's no substitute for the wonder of the real object in front of you.
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