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Syren Ship Model Company News, Updates and Info.....(part 2)
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I have made repairs to the gun port frames that ended up a little concave due to my aggressive sanding. Here is a picture showing what I am talking about. After adding a piece of 1/32 inch or in a couple cases 1/16 inch material I sanded them flush using a finer grit wheel on my Dremel. 120 and 240 were used. Now on to the interior work on the gun port frames.
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deck planking options
RossR replied to manning16's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
I haven’t had the pleasure of working with most of the woods you are listing, but with those options I would leave basswood off the list. -
Thanks I appreciate the tip. In my post about the outsides I said I started with 60 grit disks. After further inspection of my work, that was a little aggressive. Some of my lintels and sills have a concave surface that I will be addressing this weekend. I will include pictures of the issue and the fix on my next post.
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3D Printing Cannons in Resin
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Blocks, cannons and ships boats
RossR replied to stevenba21's topic in REVIEWS: Model Shipwrighting Tools, Parts and fittings
Thanks for sharing this. Considering upgrading the cannons on my current build. I will check this KTL model shop a look. -
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I have made some progress on sanding the gun port frames on the outside of the hull. I used a disk sander on my Dremel. I used a 60 grit disk for parts were a lot of material needed to be removed and then 120 grit for the finer work. I still need to do a little fine sanding. A the bow I needed to add extra material to get the curve of the bow right. I still need to sand the extra material down. I also need to start the interior. This will be a challenge as my Dremel, even with the flex tool will not reach into the interior with the disk sander. I am looking at purchasing the right angle attachment. getting into the bow and under the interior section that slopes toward the interior of the ship will be difficult. If anyone has any other suggestions for how to get in there to sand I would love to hear it. I can't wait to get this part done and start the planking.
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HMS Victory by ECK - OcCre - 1/87
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Mara thread - what colors do you use for fabricating ropes
RossR replied to Sterling59's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Thanks. Unfortunately that now means tariffs. I have been practicing your technique with 3/32 blocks. Need the smaller thread. -
Mara thread - what colors do you use for fabricating ropes
RossR replied to Sterling59's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Does anyone have a source for a tan colored Gutermann Mara 220 thread. I looked at Wawak where I have purchase Gutermann thread before and they only offer the 220 in 5 colors and in very large spools. -
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Good luck. I would encourage you to start a build log. Great way to get feedback and advice.
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HMS Victory by ECK - OcCre - 1/87
RossR replied to ECK's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
As usual, your work looks fantastic. The gun ports look great. -
I have all the Gun Port frames added now. I still need to do quite a bit of sanding and then there will be some gaps that need to filled in with wood filler and then more sanding before the blanking begins. I did decide to go with some upgraded wood for the planing around the gun ports on the gun deck. I recieved some Alaskan Yellow Cedar this week and I am looking for ward to working with it. As I have mentioned, one of the challenges in framing these is that the are all rectangles. The sills follow the upward curve of the deck and the sides are straight up and down leading a non-rectangular shape to most of the gun ports. In order to get the size of the ports currect I did make a plug that represented the shape of any gun ports that happens to be a rectangle. I them used a hemostat to hold the plug and used it to determine the proper height and width of the ports. I will be working on the sanding in my garage as soon as the weather cools a little bit. In the meantime I will get started on assembling the gun carriages and I bought a bag of 3/32 blocks from Syren. They are so tiny. I am going to practice with them a little to see if I can use them for the gun rigging. I don't know If I can pull off working with blocks that small.
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Great work.
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Work area pictures only
RossR replied to Johnny Mike's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I love the big windows. -
I already have the sills and lintels replaced on the port side. I am so happy that I removed all the framing on that side and started over. On previous builds I would have accepted the poor result and kept going. I will be adding the sides of the gun ports next and then add the gun ports on the quarter deck. I did get the Alaskan Yellow Cedar to use for the section of the hull that isn't painted. Really excited for that.
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I would be painting the hull at the gun deck level, not the deck itself. Leaning towards the Alaskan Yellow Cedar depending on the lead time to get it.
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