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Good thought. I’ll look over the build logs and all the finished photos I can and then decide. I’m going to assume that if I was building for physical accuracy, it would surely be planked. The fashion piece is next… I definitely have to open it up. -
Hi All, Think I’ve got the stern piece figured out… little sanding here and there. Stumbled upon this… What did you do to make the window frames fit, shims? Would the windows have been flush with the inside or the outside. I was thinking outside, then there would be a “window sill” inside the structure, just like in our homes. I’ve seen build logs that go both ways. Opinions?
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My hat is off to you Sir… unbelievable miniature scratch building! The pot metal binnacle that came with my Rattlesnake is horrible, seeing your work just might persuade me to give it a try. 👍😀
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Go Man Go! (But not too fast) 😆 Looking good Ken! 👍😀
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Hi Steve, Welcome to the forum! 👍😀
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1936 Rolls Royce Phantom III by CDW - Revell - 1:16 scale
Dave_E replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
The Theater is open! 🍿🥤 -
I’ll watch.👍
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Welcome to the forum! 👍😀
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Late welcome, I’m following your build! 👍😀
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Hi Marty, Absolutely Brother, look at not only mine but there about 4 other builds of the Rattlesnake going on. I am here to tell you, the lazer cut parts are NOT perfect. Having been in the manufacturing business for many years I can tell you that every so often, a company has to recalibrate their tooling. In this case Model Shipways is WAY past due and their drawings could use some tune up work... in my humble opinion. The very thing you mentioned has been the constant in all the recent builds of the the Rattlesnake on this forum. Nothing that cannot be overcome however. Welcome aboard! 😀
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Thanks Everyone, Will work on it later today, let you know how it goes.
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Then the bottom of the stern is way below the contour block… 😕 Here is a picture of the Britannia stern carving… let’s just say the fit is terrible, doesn’t come close to the drawing. This pot metal will snap if I try to bend it. I have reviewed all the Rattlesnake builds I can… and there is a mix-mash of fits, some good, others not. I have double checked my stern counter block, all pretty close. 😑
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Good Evening Fellow Ship Dudes, I need help from those of you who have built the MS Rattlesnake. As you can see by the pictures below, the stern doesn’t come close to the drawing. Did you have this condition? If so, what did you do to remedy? if not, what did I do wrong? 😖
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Hi Dan, welcome to the forum! 👍😀
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Outstanding Dan! 👍😀
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Hi Fellers, Well since I knew it would be dusty… I went to the workbench in the garage, 45 degrees and windy outside, got some righteous 70’s top 40 on the speaker and got the bow filler blocks pretty roughed in and started on the stern blocks. My mother in law is living with us for the month of November, that and the weather has turned to winter… I think I’ll be in the shipyard a good deal this month as next month we’re off to Hawaii for the whole month. Kids bought us tickets… who could say no to a month and Christmas on the Big Island? 😎🌴 I do not like shaping solid blocks! My hat is off to you guys who fill in between the bulkheads or carve solid hulls!
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Cool Beans! We were able to do the same here. I spent many weekends through the winter “at the boat”. 😁
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I love the build log “book”! What a great idea. 👍😀
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The blackening process is well covered here on the forum. Use the search feature to find all the information you’ll ever need for blackening! 👍😀
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Do you have to pull the big ship out of the water during winter?
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Hello from Minnesota, a few modeling questions
Dave_E replied to Scratchie's topic in New member Introductions
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Mayflower by tj456 - 1/19 scale
Dave_E replied to tj456's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
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My hat is off to you Sir. I might be generalizing, but I’d wager most here would just purchase them. Looks great! 👍😀
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