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jim_smits got a reaction from egkb in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Supplies have arrived from CMB! New keel has been cut to fit, I just need to sand it down to the correct thickness as it is 0.5mm too wide. Working and present wrapping this weekend so progress might be a little slow. I'll post picture updates when I can.
I also bought myself some Christmas presents, just received a silver soldering kit and a airbrush and compressor. Time to learn how to use these.....!
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jim_smits reacted to drtrap in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
I'm totally sure that I'll see her more beautiful than ever Jim.
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jim_smits reacted to mort stoll in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Go for it and make it happen. We are all here for you.
Mort
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jim_smits got a reaction from egkb in Before I spend the money.
Hi Patrick,
As 'egkb' mentioned earlier, I will be receiving a 'Ballahoo' kit for Christmas and will be starting a build log alongside my Snake. It will be my second build so I will be using it as a test bed for improving the skills I learned on my first build and hopefully trying out some new ones.
It looks like a nice simple kit for a beginner and it is always nice to have someone building 'alongside'....!
See you in the build section soon.
Jim
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jim_smits got a reaction from egkb in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Eamonn,
In reply to your question, yes it's one I the two counterweights to my CGEM & 8" SCT set up. (Picture in Astrophotography thread in shore leave). This was the spare one......
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jim_smits got a reaction from j21896 in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Yeah, shipyard has had a complete 'refit' tonight. Rearranged build area well away from the cats window.....
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jim_smits reacted to texxn5 in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
glad to see you back in here and that the wind didn't get kicked out of your sails.....wood is forgiving especially if the parts fit back together good....a little paint and off you go. sometime the damage looks much worse than what it is.....shock...and .... awe gets all of us.......hopefully this is the case with yours....good luck and thanks for before and after pictures.....makes us all go look at what's around that could inflict damage if not moved....let's all clean up our shipyards and hopefully avoid what happened to you.....
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jim_smits reacted to Beef Wellington in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Jim - so sorry to hear of the devastation! We call all imagine how that must feel, but glad that you feel it can be resurrected. The copper plates should be easy to address with some copper cleaner/polish although try to look beyond the initial shiny results as they will dull back down with time. I'm guessing that this is also a side benfit of painting the ship, repairs are easier to complete. Your decision to take step back is probably a wise one! I did have a slight issue myself some months ago where one of my channels was mysteriously broken (although no-one would admit to it, I strongly suspect one of the resident hobbits), but the repair was not too noticeable after a fresh coat of paint.
All the best.
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jim_smits reacted to egkb in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Great to hear this Jim, tis indeed amazing what a fresh look at something can do.. will continue to watch (perhaps less silently this time ) this beautiful build.
Eamonn
P.S. don't forget to link us to the future Ballahoo
Have a great Christmas & New Year.
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jim_smits reacted to Beef Wellington in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Great news - I hope you are going to have some 'before and after' photos Best of luck.
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jim_smits got a reaction from egkb in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Drydock preparation complete and initial repairs underway. Let's get that ship back in the war....!
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jim_smits got a reaction from drtrap in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Drydock preparation complete and initial repairs underway. Let's get that ship back in the war....!
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jim_smits got a reaction from drtrap in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Right!
Ordered some materials from CMB and I will await their arrival. Makes a huge difference a night of sleep and surveying the damage with a clear head. All I could see was having to cut all the rigging out and start from scratch. However the lower masts are undamaged and this is a massive bonus. If I can get the channels replaced and reattach the deadeyes I am laughing (well not crying anyway...).
I hope that the reattaching the half of the stem wont be too bad but might have to be a little brutal and then liberal with woodfiller. I need to replace a fair few copper tiles though. I will get a fair difference between my old tiles and the new ones. Will a liberal scrubbing with metal polish o the rest of the hull help even out the finish?
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jim_smits got a reaction from egkb in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Thanks again everyone (especially you lurkers who have been tempted into the open....!)
It's my own damn fault all of this.
I dont have a large house currently, so the lean-to conservatory is a hobby room/store room at the moment, but it also the only way in and out of the house for the cats and their thoroughfare takes them right next and above the build area(they have a small cat sized window left ajar for them). I have known there might be an issue but got away with it for so long, assuming the counterweight wouldn't shift.
Tonights task is a simple 'swap the room from one side to the other'. The storage area will then be next to the window and the build area will be opposite. This will instantly make the whole thing far more secure. And also next to the radiator...... Bonus this winter....!
Re-rigging has gone from a complete reset to cutting and retying the shroud lanyards. Just a minor difference....!
As for the Ballahoo, I will be starting a build log. It will be a nice distraction from the rigging (once I catch up....) and I am hoping to do a little side project with the ballahoo, which I will either unveil once it is complete or I might release some teasers along the way. Watch this space....
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jim_smits got a reaction from Beef Wellington in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Right!
Ordered some materials from CMB and I will await their arrival. Makes a huge difference a night of sleep and surveying the damage with a clear head. All I could see was having to cut all the rigging out and start from scratch. However the lower masts are undamaged and this is a massive bonus. If I can get the channels replaced and reattach the deadeyes I am laughing (well not crying anyway...).
I hope that the reattaching the half of the stem wont be too bad but might have to be a little brutal and then liberal with woodfiller. I need to replace a fair few copper tiles though. I will get a fair difference between my old tiles and the new ones. Will a liberal scrubbing with metal polish o the rest of the hull help even out the finish?
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jim_smits got a reaction from egkb in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Right!
Ordered some materials from CMB and I will await their arrival. Makes a huge difference a night of sleep and surveying the damage with a clear head. All I could see was having to cut all the rigging out and start from scratch. However the lower masts are undamaged and this is a massive bonus. If I can get the channels replaced and reattach the deadeyes I am laughing (well not crying anyway...).
I hope that the reattaching the half of the stem wont be too bad but might have to be a little brutal and then liberal with woodfiller. I need to replace a fair few copper tiles though. I will get a fair difference between my old tiles and the new ones. Will a liberal scrubbing with metal polish o the rest of the hull help even out the finish?
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jim_smits got a reaction from egkb in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Thanks for the support guys.
Ironically it was the very weight of the object that I thought would prevent it being moved by the local creatures. There was even a small sill on the shelf, so the weight was not pushed over but tipped over.
The damage is not game ending but I can't face it at the mo. As I see it, the two stem pieces need tidying and pinning back together. The keel needs replacing and fixing in place.
After that get the two channels in place and re-rig the fore and main mast. Think I can get away with removing lanyards and re rigging those only.
I need to scratch replace one of the channels and the cross trees.
It's achievable but need to step back a while.
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jim_smits got a reaction from drtrap in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Thanks for the support guys.
Ironically it was the very weight of the object that I thought would prevent it being moved by the local creatures. There was even a small sill on the shelf, so the weight was not pushed over but tipped over.
The damage is not game ending but I can't face it at the mo. As I see it, the two stem pieces need tidying and pinning back together. The keel needs replacing and fixing in place.
After that get the two channels in place and re-rig the fore and main mast. Think I can get away with removing lanyards and re rigging those only.
I need to scratch replace one of the channels and the cross trees.
It's achievable but need to step back a while.
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jim_smits got a reaction from egkb in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Shrouds on the main and mizzen topmasts are now complete. Back to my favourite task.... ratlines....!
After that I can start work on the backstays for the top masts.
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jim_smits got a reaction from ZyXuz in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Hi all,
Safely back from sunny(!) Scotland. It's a long old drive from the Highlands back to Bristol, but helps when split into two days with a stop off in Manchester.
Anyway, here are the models we saw in the Eagle Barge Pub on the Caledonian Canal. Great little pub full of different pieces of furniture and decorations with their own stories.
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jim_smits got a reaction from Beef Wellington in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
I've just realised it is almost exactly a year since I ordered my HMS Snake kit.
Just been looking back through my build images, and I am very pleased at how far I have come in that time. I still have a fair way to go with the rigging, and there are many techniques that I will now would like to apply to my next kit. Many thanks to those who have kept up with the build and given me encouragement, particularly Beef Wellington and Stergios who are my fellow 'Snakers'...!
I have ordered yet more 0.25mm black rigging thread from CMB. The ratline process is so wasteful of thread, and it hasnt helped that I have redone a fair few of the lines. That should arrive tomorrow, so I will probably get on with the shrouds on the main top mast, and the add the ratlines. Once I have completed all three masts, I will then go back and complete all the stays and back stays.
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jim_smits got a reaction from drtrap in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
I've just realised it is almost exactly a year since I ordered my HMS Snake kit.
Just been looking back through my build images, and I am very pleased at how far I have come in that time. I still have a fair way to go with the rigging, and there are many techniques that I will now would like to apply to my next kit. Many thanks to those who have kept up with the build and given me encouragement, particularly Beef Wellington and Stergios who are my fellow 'Snakers'...!
I have ordered yet more 0.25mm black rigging thread from CMB. The ratline process is so wasteful of thread, and it hasnt helped that I have redone a fair few of the lines. That should arrive tomorrow, so I will probably get on with the shrouds on the main top mast, and the add the ratlines. Once I have completed all three masts, I will then go back and complete all the stays and back stays.
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jim_smits got a reaction from drtrap in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Hi,
Managed to get the ratlines completed on the fore top mast. I keep spotting duff ratlines on the lower masts, so got side tracked by cutting them off and retying new ones.
Now trying to decide whether to do the backstays on the fore mast or move over and do the main top mast shrouds and ratlines.
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jim_smits got a reaction from mort stoll in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Hi,
Managed to get the ratlines completed on the fore top mast. I keep spotting duff ratlines on the lower masts, so got side tracked by cutting them off and retying new ones.
Now trying to decide whether to do the backstays on the fore mast or move over and do the main top mast shrouds and ratlines.
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jim_smits got a reaction from Beef Wellington in HMS Snake by jim_smits - Caldercraft - First Build
Hi,
Managed to get the ratlines completed on the fore top mast. I keep spotting duff ratlines on the lower masts, so got side tracked by cutting them off and retying new ones.
Now trying to decide whether to do the backstays on the fore mast or move over and do the main top mast shrouds and ratlines.
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