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Loracs replied to Johnny Mike's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Newly requisitioned modeling room.
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I'm at a lack of words.... inspiring work. Please, keep maintaining your log with as much detail as possible. This can act as tutorial for many of us.
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Hello @MintGum, the last few ships I was doing calculation manually... but like I say before this tool could both ease the process as well as provide more accuracy. Now the PLEASE excuse the beginner question: What is the purpose of the first page, the tick strip? I'm not quite clear about it. I must be missing something obvious. EDIT: To mark the frames... I knew it was obvious! A night sleep make wonder.
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This indeed look quite useful. The printable template is a good idea to transfer the shape/bevel to the strip. Will definitively try it out. Thanks!
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@Y.T., OH! nice let me read thru this. a thousand thanks.
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Hello all, I'm an absolute beginner at basic wood working. So please excuse this basic question. Your help is greatly appreciated. I would like to purchase the Byrnes mini saw. However, before I make the purchase, I would like to get a good idea what I'm getting into... or simply outsource it. The main need initially would be making strips at 1-2 mm thick and from 1-5 mm wide (pear, boxwood, mahogany, etc.). How do you even get started with stock lumber? how it is it cut precisely without saw mark and perfect thickness/wideness. Is there a very good tutorial, written and/or video? What are the tricks and the difficulties?
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Shrouds and Ratlines
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Shrouds and Ratlines
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Greeting, first off: nice model. It looks fantastic. You should be proud... will be a nice display piece. Personally, I would not bother using the jig for the shrouds/ratline. It looks easier, faster and more accurate... but it is not. Setting them up to the ship will be a nightmare. Most people DON"T recommend using this type of jig. I would rather set the shrouds one by one (will look better) directly on the ship and then make the ratlines. Watch video on how to set it up on the mats. There is a specific order for each shroud (in an alternating pattern), so it flow nicely from the mat to the deadeye. Here a link to a tutorial. Rigging is an integral part of modeling sail ship... can be fun to do properly. HEY! you will get another set of skills to your repertoire. (1) HOW TO START STANDING RIGGING CORRECT | Ships of Scale Note: picture is a close-up. The rope is ~1.5-2mm. The ratlines are far better done after you set the shrouds. I would do it the classical way, using clove hitch knots. At first it is intimidating... but soon it will go as a breeze. Remember after a dozen or so, you will get the hang of it. After, few hundred knots... you could do it while watching TV. A few thousand later, while you sleep. Seriously, it gets that easy. Just take you time.
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Bluenose by TerryPat - Model Shipways - 1:64
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Bluenose by Knocklouder - Scientific Models/Billing Boats - two-for-one build
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@Snug Harbor Johnny, thanks a lot for the input. I was guessing than the answer would be more complicated. Therefore, I should not dismiss one approach or another summarily. Thanks for that, I will try to research a tad more for a given ship in question. That kind of data thought don't seen to be often available. @wefalck, LOL indeed this is a very long timeframe. Sorry about that. I should had written "in general".
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Chris Watton and Vanguard Models news and updates Volume 2
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@chris watton, Greetings Chris. To start, I want to thank you for your presence here and all your wonderful ship design. As kit manufacturer, you are really raising the bar in quality and materials. Since your old Amati Revenge design, which I built... I'm a fan! I do have a question for you, and it is ok if you don't want to disclose anything at the moment. My current phase in model building is POF. Far more complex (for me), allows to represent the frames and interior fatefully and just look nice. Unfortunately, there is very little option in this area beside scratch built. I see on Chuck's web site that the Ketch Rigged Sloop may be produced by Vanguard Models. Are you planning the POF version? Do you have any idea of the potential timeframe?
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I have a simple question on the design of interior compartment in old 16-19th century ships. Sometimes I see peoples building interior walls with planks oriented horizontally to the deck. Is it correct? should it be layout vertically instead? I know a silly question. I just wondering since design maybe different back then for practical and/or convenience reasons, or even in different locations such depth cargo area versus captain's cabin.
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This is great... at least you are not dealing with multiple product interaction. I would try with @RossR suggestion. Try to reproduce it on a scrap wood and then see if it can be solved that way. Far less risky than trying to fix on the ship first.
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Trireme Olympias by Richard Braithwaite
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@Richard Braithwaite, this is such a great build. Congratulation. Are the plan(s) still available? I never scratch build but if I ever do... this is the model I would do.
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Nate's PANDORA in 3D
Loracs replied to 3DShipWright's topic in CAD and 3D Modelling/Drafting Plans with Software
@3DShipWright, @CDR_Ret, a thousand thanks for even considering such project.... and there are absolutely no hard feelings if you think it is just unrealistic. This would indeed be quite a demanding project. Let me see what I can find online to go from an utterly beginner level to an "I somehow understand level" of proficiency with blender. ;_) In addition, you further make a comment about the final purpose: artistic digital modeling and Ship modeling with the intent to develop an actual model via CNC and/or laser cutting. In my naive view, I thought that achieving one get you automatically to the other. You already see that I don't understand blender at all. Lastly, with ship modeling in mind, with the objective of creating 3d frames from 2d plan down the road, would it be better using a parametric CAD software as starting point, rather them a mesh like blender. -
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Loracs replied to 3DShipWright's topic in CAD and 3D Modelling/Drafting Plans with Software
amazing... I so much would like to do that. With zero experience in Blender, I don't even know where and how to start. @3DShipWright, fantastic work. You need a series of video with step-by-step guide 😉 I know I'm being unreasonable. That would be a huge undertaking by itself. In fact, would you have something very simple at hand, such as a launch or a cutter with frames, that you would be able to share a series of Blender files from the beginning. Almost like a step by step but with a simple layout. Current tutorial just does not deal with model ship, so the motivation to learn Blender is low for us focus exclusively on ship modeling. This could be an entry point for us to learn from. This is just food for thought and just a suggestion, this is still a large undertaking and maybe hand holding is just not what you want to do. hehe! Even simpler, would you know of a ship modeling-centric tutorial channel (youtube) using blender? -
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HM Cutter Sherbourne by Danny_CZ - Vanguard Models - 1:64
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Greeting, I'm slowly considering "scratch" building. Having little experience and mostly no equipment, I'm considering outsourcing wood laser cutting from CAD drawing. Would anyone having used such service? quality service where I will provide the boards and drawings. Mostly something affordable for a full POF project. If it will cost 2-3x the price of a kit.... there not much a point. Thanks for your input!
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