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BETAQDAVE got a reaction from John Allen in Rigging Period Fore-And_Aft Craft
I recently ordered Rigging Period Fore-And-Aft Craft by Lennarth Petersson. I picked it up from Amazon in the paperback edition for about $24.00. I would highly recommend this book, especially for anyone new to ship modeling that may be confused by the multitude of rigging lines.
It’s 111 pages long with about 200 diagrams that clearly show you where each separate item of both standing and running rigging lines are fitted, led, and belayed. The book is divided into three 18th century ship types. The first one is an English 18 gun naval cutter similar to the Expedition. The second section is a French 8 gun 3 masted lugger similar to the Le Coureur. The last section deals with a 2 masted American schooner similar to the Experiment.
The book clearly illustrates the details of the connections of the various lines including their attachment points and tackle arrangements. I found it to be well worth the investment. As a matter of fact I plan on getting a copy of his previous book Rigging Period Ship Models.
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BETAQDAVE got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Rigging Period Fore-And_Aft Craft
I recently ordered Rigging Period Fore-And-Aft Craft by Lennarth Petersson. I picked it up from Amazon in the paperback edition for about $24.00. I would highly recommend this book, especially for anyone new to ship modeling that may be confused by the multitude of rigging lines.
It’s 111 pages long with about 200 diagrams that clearly show you where each separate item of both standing and running rigging lines are fitted, led, and belayed. The book is divided into three 18th century ship types. The first one is an English 18 gun naval cutter similar to the Expedition. The second section is a French 8 gun 3 masted lugger similar to the Le Coureur. The last section deals with a 2 masted American schooner similar to the Experiment.
The book clearly illustrates the details of the connections of the various lines including their attachment points and tackle arrangements. I found it to be well worth the investment. As a matter of fact I plan on getting a copy of his previous book Rigging Period Ship Models.
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BETAQDAVE reacted to JerseyCity Frankie in Alternative Line Material
Ignore the white, it's too slick. Not suitable for ship Models.
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BETAQDAVE reacted to David Rice in Alternative Line Material
I haven't tried it., but you might be able to dye the white. So far I have only worked with the black.
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BETAQDAVE reacted to jbshan in Alternative Line Material
Other than size, I would think you'd want to find a way to dull the white line a bit.
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BETAQDAVE reacted to JerseyCity Frankie in Alternative Line Material
I should mention here also that Tarred Nylon Sein Twine is literally what's holding most of today's tall ships together. It's the material most often used for every seizing or lashing on every traditionally rigged boat afloat. Every served eye, every end of every ratline, is made up or attached with this stuff. Every sailor has a piece in their pockets at all times. If you see someone using a marlingspike or heaver aboard a ship, THIS is the material under the tool. It's the perfect material for the job. The very very light coating of tar is not enough to render it sticky and the smell is not apparent but it's just enough to make this stuff hold knots better than anything else.
here are some photos with the Memphis Net Catalog. I don't own every diameter but I'm showing from thickest to thinnest # 60 #36 #24 #18 and #9 , over the diagram on page7 of their 63 page catalog. Www.memphisnet.net
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BETAQDAVE reacted to David Rice in Alternative Line Material
I glued two strands together. No knot.
Titebond II Glue
30 minutes drying time.
Very strong bond.
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BETAQDAVE reacted to JerseyCity Frankie in Alternative Line Material
Tarred nylon sein twine is certainly the best string anyone could ever want! Memphis Net and Twine is the name of the company I get mine from, the brand in your photos is unfamiliar to me but looks identical. When you consider what hardwear stores now charge you for cotton string of indifferent quality and the limited diameters to chose from (two), spending a little more to get a much larger amount of higher quality string with a choice of many diameters makes perfect sense.
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BETAQDAVE reacted to David Rice in Alternative Line Material
I am fortunate enough to live in a Coastal Community where I can walk the docks, and look at different types of ships and small vessels. We also have a extensive Marine Retail Store dedicated to Commercial Fishing located on the Docks. Over the years, I have been buying Nylon Seine Line in various sizes for gardening and other projects. The smallest diameter Seine Line I am aware of is #5, which has a diameter somewhere between 050 and 070 in equivalent Kit lines. See examples below.
The Seine Line is stiffer and is much easier to use. When cut, the Seine Line frays less at the cut end than the line provided in the Kits. The #5 Seine Line (Nylon) comes in 1 lbs spools. Which is approximately 3,500 feet at a cost of only $12.99 each. This one spool will last me a lifetime. So far I have only experimented with it. So far I am impressed.
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BETAQDAVE got a reaction from mtaylor in Hello from a rookie
Welcome to MSW from an old WI cheese head. My two cents would be to go with something simple but not too small a scale. My first wooden ship was the Challenge, an A.J. Fisher kit at 1/8" scale great lakes schooner. That was an enjoyable build, but the scale was a real hard one to deal with for a first attempt. I built it for a former Coast Guardsman so I had motivation to plow ahead with it anyway. I had previous experience with 1/8" scale plastic ships but a lot of the small parts in those kits (especially in the rigging), were actually out of scale and easier to handle.
Perhaps the Dancing Feather by the same company would be a better choice as the scale is a bit bigger at 3/16" scale. The rigging is a lot simpler than a square rigged ship, something that a first time builder can find to be quite frustrating. Check out their new website at www.ajfisher.com.
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BETAQDAVE reacted to Steven1 in Emma C Berry by Steven1 - Model Shipways - scale 1:32
Hello!
The Emma C. Berry is my second attempt at a model ship, my first being the Model Shipways Armed Virginia Sloop. The AVS was completed to the rigging stage, then put aside as life got in the way.
My daughter recently had her first child, and to provide help to her (my wife and I are both retired school teachers) we were able to "house sit" a beautiful home on a lake near her, up in the Adirondack mountains of New York. No TV, just a big fireplace and a beautiful view of a lake. I had the Emma C. Berry in the stash so I figured getting her planked up would be a great way to spend time when we're not babysitting.
So, I packed up a small set of tools and began. She's coming along nicely although I've made plenty of rookie mistakes. I didn't originally plan on creating a building log at NRG but I have taken some pictures and kept a journal, so I thought I'd give it a try! Currently I'm home and the boat and building journal are up at the lake. Attached are a couple photos of her current state.
If there's any interest here, I'll dig in!
Steve
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BETAQDAVE got a reaction from Martin W in Yacht America by flyer - FINISHED - Mamoli - scale 1:66 - with some alterations
Nice job! I especially liked the coppering job and the rudder mounting. In the future I plan on building a 3/16" scale version of the Phantom and will try ordering some of those plates by Amanti as they should look quite good on my build also.
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BETAQDAVE got a reaction from flyer in Yacht America by flyer - FINISHED - Mamoli - scale 1:66 - with some alterations
Nice job! I especially liked the coppering job and the rudder mounting. In the future I plan on building a 3/16" scale version of the Phantom and will try ordering some of those plates by Amanti as they should look quite good on my build also.
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BETAQDAVE reacted to flyer in Yacht America by flyer - FINISHED - Mamoli - scale 1:66 - with some alterations
Hi Hamilton
Thank you. I would like it if you tried that simplified sail making. Sails add much to the beauty and are the raison d'être of all that masts and rigging of a sailing ship.
About that block: I agree with you, however it seems not to change much in the way the tack arrives at the mast foot - it goes to the block on deck anyway but needs more pull because you have to overcome the friction of an additional block. On the other hand, reconsidering it, I see that it helps to lead the tack well clear of the flag line. Perhaps a reason for the particular arrangement. Well, I still can install it.
However, after my botch job on the tack of the jib sail I'm still looking for possible improvements of that situation. In the meantime I will have fun with the outer jib.
Take care
peter
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BETAQDAVE got a reaction from Canute in Model Shipway's Paints
I have bought and used the model shipways paint and have to agree with Brian that it is very inconsistent. I have several jars of their paint that were never opened before and yet when opened the paint appeared to be a shrunken hockey puck! Some of them were more the consistency of paste, and even with prolonged mixing and thinning with water, required much sanding to eliminate the coarseness of the finish. I don't know if somewhere in shipping they were frozen or what. On the other hand. some of the others that I was able to use seemed to work just fine. So my opinion is to search for another brand or hope you get lucky.
Dave
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BETAQDAVE got a reaction from Canute in Modelling magazines (Moved by moderator)
I guess that Ships in Scale would be my suggestion also. I have been getting their mag since 2000 and have been quite happy with it. As a matter of fact I also decided to order the digital copies of the previous years and the digital copies of that Model Ship Builder mag that quit publishing awhile ago. I only have a few copies of that one, but liked what I saw.
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BETAQDAVE got a reaction from zoly99sask in Modelling magazines (Moved by moderator)
I guess that Ships in Scale would be my suggestion also. I have been getting their mag since 2000 and have been quite happy with it. As a matter of fact I also decided to order the digital copies of the previous years and the digital copies of that Model Ship Builder mag that quit publishing awhile ago. I only have a few copies of that one, but liked what I saw.
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BETAQDAVE got a reaction from mtaylor in Model Shipway's Paints
I have bought and used the model shipways paint and have to agree with Brian that it is very inconsistent. I have several jars of their paint that were never opened before and yet when opened the paint appeared to be a shrunken hockey puck! Some of them were more the consistency of paste, and even with prolonged mixing and thinning with water, required much sanding to eliminate the coarseness of the finish. I don't know if somewhere in shipping they were frozen or what. On the other hand. some of the others that I was able to use seemed to work just fine. So my opinion is to search for another brand or hope you get lucky.
Dave
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BETAQDAVE got a reaction from edmay in Modelling magazines (Moved by moderator)
I guess that Ships in Scale would be my suggestion also. I have been getting their mag since 2000 and have been quite happy with it. As a matter of fact I also decided to order the digital copies of the previous years and the digital copies of that Model Ship Builder mag that quit publishing awhile ago. I only have a few copies of that one, but liked what I saw.
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BETAQDAVE reacted to Jaxboat in Model Shipway's Paints
Pet peeve of mine: Floquil paints are not "acetone based" and Acrylics are not "water based". In both cases the water and acetone are in the case of the Floquil, solvents for the paint polymer vehicle or, in the case of Acrylics, they are water borne i.e. they are suspended in the water by various means but not soluble in the water(acrylic paint vehicles have little or no water solubility depending on their acrylic polymer's composition). There are acrylic paint vehicles that are soluble in the appropriate solvent blend (KRYLON spray paints for example). Some acrylic vehicles have partial solubility in water alcohol mixes which is how acrylic water borne hobby paints develop good flow and level properties.
Best
Jaxboat
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BETAQDAVE got a reaction from Nirvana in Model Shipway's Paints
I have bought and used the model shipways paint and have to agree with Brian that it is very inconsistent. I have several jars of their paint that were never opened before and yet when opened the paint appeared to be a shrunken hockey puck! Some of them were more the consistency of paste, and even with prolonged mixing and thinning with water, required much sanding to eliminate the coarseness of the finish. I don't know if somewhere in shipping they were frozen or what. On the other hand. some of the others that I was able to use seemed to work just fine. So my opinion is to search for another brand or hope you get lucky.
Dave
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BETAQDAVE reacted to mtaylor in Long Term Paint Storage
I've used pieces of the plastic wrap one uses for bowls, etc. Cover the opening and press it into the threads on the bottle then put the cap on. Seems to work but I don't use paint much so I'm not sure of the longevity.
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BETAQDAVE reacted to mikiek in Long Term Paint Storage
I never seem to have problems with the jars that Tamiya paint comes in, no matter how long they have been open. I found a site that sells those jars. I've ordered some and will report back if they are identical to the paint filled jars. Would be a nice solution.
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BETAQDAVE reacted to mikiek in Long Term Paint Storage
Received the Tamiya mixing jars I ordered. They are just like the paint jars - especially the tops - just a little bigger. My Tamiya paints have stayed good opened for months, so I am hoping for the same with these jars.
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BETAQDAVE reacted to hornet in Long Term Paint Storage
After mixing and using acrylic paint in my airbrush, I store the surplus in syringes which I seal with the end of a nail. I have stored paint this way for many months. Syringes are available cheaply on eBay and I have made stands to store them. Being transparent makes it easy to determine the colour of the paint and being stored in a syringe makes it very easy and economical to reuse the paint.
In addition, also available on eBay, are plastic bottles designed for storing acrylic paint for use in an airbrush. These are also quite economical to buy. Search airbrush supplies on eBay if interested.
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