Alex-Ks1
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this has nothing to do with this thread, I tryed to start a topic and it says its SP spam protected, I couldnt choose what type of topic . Can any one help. I looked at the web page for this spam page and will not download any thing I know nothing about
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Jim, start where you think it will be ok for you. If by looking at a photo of ANYTHING and it looks complicated to you, then by all means look at a lesser kit, weather it wood, plastic or all aluminum. You have to be the one that says you're a 1,2, 3,, or lever 12 builder. I build them for the enjoyment of seeing a bunch of plywood that ends up a wooden ship, I really could care less what people think of what I do. I have even sold 3 so far, and have given some away, My wife doesn't t want these dust collectors in the house, I have one, a 6 ft hull of the Flying fish on a chest of drawers in the dining room. Look at all the builds here there is a ton of info to use.
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there is a company MSC .COM that supplies all machine shops, they may have end mills that small. I know they supply my shop, they have a large on line catalogue
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not much more to say but excellent , outstanding work
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what I use is a aluminum angel from the hardware store, then cut them in pieces to brace your bulks to the main frame with spring clips , always square and they will last a life time
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I do a lot of auto body work in my shop besides building the electric vehicles. after the base work is done as you think it is, you can buy a can of sandable primer. comes in gray and brown, put on from front to back , no X,ing it . then sand it smooth when you think its OK, Its usually not. Then take a can of black lacquer spray, spray the area fast to give it a light coat, we call this a guide coat, when you sand, the high spots will be gone, the low spots will remain. fill or sand. till its all smooth, your color coat will be very smooth, I keep most of the plank lines visible, not to look like a all fiberglass hull. if you want a high gloss look spray the color coat with clear, about 4 coats, then you can wet sand with 1,000 Grit wet /dry paper then buff. It will look like its wet, just like a new car look, . Sand to much or to hard and it will burn through.. its only for large solid areas
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excellent work, very nice indeed
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Carl Sagan once said ," If you want to make an Apple pie from scratch , you must first invent the universe" Same goes for the ones who try and make a perfect creation of a model ship , when you actually come down to it , it's impossible . What type of paint are you using ?? ,It may be the right color but no way can you reproduce the exact formula . This isn't about anyone or anyone's model just my observation. As much as we want to do the best we can , things just won't go right .. Take this .. when a drawing is made , for want ever , by the time it's done there may have been 30 changes to it , and none of the changes show up on the original drawings . This must be true when building old wooden ships let alone modern ships . Just how many changes ?? We,ll never know . The new modern kit models come real close , but it's a close rendering . I don't buy kits , to me that's building some one else's model . I don't try for perfection, I'll never achieve it , accuracy is important , but I won't lose any sleep if it's not 100% .I do it for the joy of doing it . The thing is there large and my wife is getting to the point these dust collectors need to go . But then she changes her tune when I sell them lolololol
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for what its worth, I used a PVC pipe with end caps. this way I put a bunch of planking usually 3 ft long, and hot soapy water , cap it and let it sit, Believe me, you can almost tie it in a knot after 2 or 3 days soaking
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very nice indeed, Im about ready to build my Niagra, I bought a 4x8 ft sheet of 1/4 inch marine plywood and a same 3/8 sheet . I also have a 3D printer for a lot of things that cant be bought from any supplier, Like 6 inch long cannons . your doing a very good job...
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Hi, its a nice ship, dont be intimidated by the plans, go slow and steady, and YES do ask questions . Lots of experience here at this site rigging and planking can be very trying on ones patients . put up a log, let people see and you will get a response .
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lots of detail, very nice
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welcome, If you think it looks good, than it is, even the first pyramid was lopped sided
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very nice, building from SCRATCH shows what you can do on your own,
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Thanks will call Monday,
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very nice work , it looks like a person built it , Not a computer
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I have a precision small table saw, it uses a very thin diamond blade, this dose not put the rips in the wood, it looks more like it was uses with a hot knife. Very smooth, no rips,
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ok who can I call there to talk to about this matter, i down loaded the plans from the place in Maine, there not exactly what I wanted. 30$
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Yes, I want to call them on Monday
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Bluejacket doesn't sell plans , I called them , they wanted to sell a kit or a finished model.
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welcome , For me its been a long time since I was here. every time I retire, they drag me back . It seems we all wanted to start with doing a big project then reality sets in, it did for me. I always wanted to build something with my hands as a kid, Like the whole Navy, then end up doing a canoe.
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Thanks ,I'll give them both a try ..
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I will call after the holidays , here is my FLYING FISH. I finished it a number of years ago .
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looking for plans for the CHARLES P NOTMAN. I don't build kits only from scratch. and about 300% over size Does anyone know of where I can get a set of plans. This might be my last model, age, eyesight are against me. So this one will be on a 8 foot hull size. Thanks in advance
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