Knocklouder
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Dave I would show you how I did my stren spar, but I broke it off again. But mine just comes in at deck level and glued in to place. Yours looks like you can drill a hole in a little, then pin it on. Your ship is looking good. -
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Wow that is some nice work. I have to get my First Mate to do all my sewing, been a Neanderthal thanks for posting this will help lots when It's my time for me to do my two Bluenoses. Great work as always.
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Wow Glen, that is so cool. The Canadain Penguins volunteers were looking forward to seeing this event. But sadly, no one beleived they were Canadain. It turns out that their grandparents were brought to the Artic in 1936 by a fellow named Lars Christenson on board a ship called the SS Neptune. Lars let 9 king Penguins loose, 4 breeding pair and a juvenile. Over the next 10 years, more species of Penguins were released . And if you were born in Canada you are Canadain . Some even had offspring. Sadly local artiic inhabitants took their toll on the colony. Most of the Penguins were rounded up in the early 50's for their own safety , But the volunteers were born in Canada and are living at the Calgary Zoo in Alberta. Some even show signs of inter mixing with other species. All though you guys probably don't beleive that Rudolf lives in Canada either lol But there is proof. There is even old tales about Penguins that have dared each other to go on board a death ship that has 3 masts and was frozen in the Ice.. GHOST STORYS FROM THE PAST!! Bob M.
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This will be of great help, Thank-you for posting this . They look real great, just had to say lol
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Good luck on your journey, with the Roar Ege. I like to use Weld-bon for wood and far to much Gorilla CA glue for all the rest. Stick to it and you'll have a wonderful model.
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Kevin, sorry to hear 😔 I am sending my thoughts and prayers for you and Ruth. This is just so sad to hear.
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108 clove hitches to go . I have done the foremast and main mast up to the mast top on each. Going to do the Mizzen mast soon. I have to go help the daughter paint her house this weekend, so not much will get done , but at least I will have a 108 clove hitches for me when I return. I will make the sails next week, hopefully even get a few on, we will see. Thanks for looking and helping. Bob M
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Are you fixen to have auditions. All right here comes the Canadain volunteers. They have their green cards I think lol. Glen we talk about polar bears and them gnawing on the crew, well reading about the Jenny I found out there are no polar bears in the Antartic who knew lol. Not me and I know less than yesterday lol. Can't wait to see it all come together. At least this one has no pressure, if you break a mast just say you meant to do that 😉 Lol I know get back to my ratlines lol Bob M.
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Very well done Tom, a beautiful ship with awesome details. Don't take to long to come back, you'll get rusty lol. Nice work. Congratulations.
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Very nice work and awesome details, she's a beautiful ship. Bob M.
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Looks like a cool ship, great gift for a niece 😊. Good luck on your journey Bob M.
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Well I am keeping a log on all who I have to Thank. Tieing ratlines keeps my mined off things. It seems I have more ratlines than mine lol. This morning I finished up to crows nest then made the upper shrouds and deadeyes. I believe they went ok. I given myself some slack because this side will not show in the display case. CMSI says the middle deadeye is to short. Glad this is the practice side lol. On to the display side, or port side. Well on we go to the display side lol. No more short cuts. We'll maybe just a little around the Mizzen mast lol. This Mayflower Amati model is alot of fun. It has great wood, and you don't really need to add anything. Unlike another one I am doing you have to replace what's in the kit, so it looks half decent, and it's a long list. You pay enough for the kit and then you have to decide which way you want to make it because they don't send enough parts they say so right in the manual. Was not impressed. I told all this to the First Mate, she said sorry for my troubles but I still Can't buy a Vanguard model, then she played a little tiny air fiddle. LOL. So now I have about 340 Clove hitches to tie I am in my happy place. So happy I might buy myself a early Christmas present. Lol 😆 Thanks all my friends. I need to tie some ratlines lol. Bob M
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Happy Easter everyone. Hey @Bryan Woods I know what you mean there is just too much terminologies to learn and if it were not for spell check I wouldn't know how to spell terminologies lol. I got a little time today so I decided to show you all how I make my rat lines. There are many ways to do this and people have different types . This is how it works for me. Rat lines one of my likes about modeling. Captain Marvin says " this I got to see" lol Frist thing is make a loop over the shroud and under and grab it with my neanderthal fingers then pull tight then over and through. Pull all this tight then make sure it in the right place, and glue it on Just the frist one gets glued then you make the rest of the row then glue the last one after you have accurately measured it in place. I was told not to glue every single Clove hitch just the first and last it keeps your shrouds and ratlines from becoming to stiff. So that's what I do lol. Then just cut the ends off and straight tin out the line. And then move on to the next one. And you just keep going till you get to the top. All this I learnt from MSW logs and having someone post a picture so I can see how they did it. I have lots of ratlines to keep me happy just on this ship. And I have so many to look forward to on the Pegasus lol. I can't thank everyone enough for helping me along , and I like the way my models look, and can sea were I need to improve too lol. Hope this help someone else to make the light switch come on lol. Ok Many ratlines to go so we shell see you when we can . Bob M.
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Looking really good there John Ruy, she will be floating down the river in no time.
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Looking really good my friend. Happy Easter 🐰🐇 Bob M.
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Hello Peter, https://modelshipworld.com/forum/73-non-shipcategorised-builds/ I don't know if you can add planes in the gallery but you can add it here under this thread 😉. Hope this helps. Bob M.
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Thanks Dave, I learnt how to tie ratlines on @Katsumoto log for his Santa Maria. I was floored by his skill. And he took the time to show how to make shrouds and deadeyes, and most of all he help me with ratlines. Thanks again Katsumoto. It's worth the trip to go look at his log, gave me great idea on rigging. Bob M..99
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Today I finished the ratlines on the main mast, starboard side. C. Marvin says that I am a little rusty , but after a dozen or so Clove hitchs they were rolling off my tweezers. Lol. I think I discovered why I like ratlines, I think it's because if I am doing ratlines that means the shrouds and deadeyes are done and installed lol. Well at least I only have 9 more upper shrouds to do . They are very small but esay to do. And they're only 9 left to do lol. CMSI has told me to straight up the deadeyes on the foremast, and get those anchors on as well. Chop chop. I am hoping to get this ship done by mid July, it will be 3 years that I have terrorized MSW, lol . I know I have way to much fun building models, and most definitely not the way it should be done but they are starting to look like ships ha ha . Now I wished I never got so excited when I finished my Santa Maria and bought 7 more ship that I thought I like to build. I still can't convince the First Mate 😪 to let me buy a Vanguard model, I told her the price to get a fully deck out Indy shipped here and in Canadain funds lol. I can not repeat what she said lol. On to the fore mast. Then the starboard side will be done. With Easter coming up and medical updates, just to set my next surgery, so it may be awhile, right after Easter I am knot sure how much I will get done. I will update the log after the foremast is done. Thanks for stopping by looking at my Mayflower, look but don't try copying my historical correct Mayflower lol I may have changed a few things here and there lol.😅 Take care my friends, Bob M.
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Magnificent paint job there John Ruy. I can hardly wait to try out my new airbrush. My next two builds will have painted Hull copper bottoms . Hope they turn out as nice as yours, out standing job. .
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Hello from the Scottish North Coast
Knocklouder replied to Scottish Guy's topic in New member Introductions
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Well putting the channels on backwards does seem to pose a problem. I need to put two eyebolts and some rigging for the mast , time will tell but I will have to come up with some thing. Lol. You can see how much room there is at the front. Oh well at least I made small steps on the last of the deadeyes. Lol These tiny deadeyes are almost impossible for neanderthals. And thee right hand shakes too, lol. But I am happy with it. Ok so I just have to finish the rat lines on the main mast then on to the foremast. I wished I had not cut those shrouds but what can you do . Thanks everyone for saying my ladder looks good. You are too kind.lol The First Mate likes it , then I told her what I did different. S he says no one will know if you don't say anything about it lol. Humming a tune lol 9 Bob M.
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