schooner
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Thanks for taking the time to explain in clear photos and text just how you go about your planking - I will be bookmarking this section. -
Your custom made sanding block for the bulwarks is very clever - I wish I would have thought of it for my similar, albeit smaller, solid hull ALFRED build. The Connie builds into a stunning model so hang in there.
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As far as nameplates I have had good luck going to local trophy shops - they can make anything you want, metal or plastic, and usually for less than you would spend online.
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One trick to make flags look more realistic is to sandwich a piece of aluminum foil between the two sides with its dimensions just 1 or 2 mm less than the paper dimensions. Add a piece of the halyard line along the folding seam and then glue the 2 sides together. When the glue is dry take 3 or 4 wood dowels of different sizes (1/4 inch and smaller). Taking the 2 largest dowels pinch the flag along a line between the bottom inboard corner and the top edge a little way away from the top inboard corner and bend/curve the paper around the outboard dowel. Move the dowels to the outboard edge of the curl and repeat going the opposite direction. Keep alternating using successively smaller dowels until you get to the bottom outboard corner of the flag. The aluminum foil will help the curves or folds maintain their shape. If you are not satisfied then flatten out the flag and try again using different dowel pairs and different starting locations. With some practice you can make flags that look like they are in a stiff breeze, a light one or hanging limp in a calm. You can see what I did by clicking on the below link to my Sequin build, the flags are in post #54. Keep up the good work, you have a great looking model.
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You are doing a great job - hard to believe it is your first model. As far as rigging goes, the Mary T. Is about as simple as it can get. I recommend you search for other build logs for this kit and see how they tackled it. The “Shop Notes” section on this site does have a section for rigging but there are over 60 pages of topics so it might take a while to find a particular topic. Keep up the good work.
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Almost done…. The rigging is finally done. Now all that is left to do is fixing any cannon barrels that got pushed off their carriages, adding the gunport lids, the quarterdeck railing cloths, adding the boat to the transom davits and mounting the model on the display case base when it gets here from BlueJacket.
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I've never heard of "pre-made seizings." They look really good - could you take a photo of how you make them when you move on to the next set of deadeyes?
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Very Nice!
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You are half right, it's a CLC New England Dory. Rows like a dream.
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Seatrials…. The PVC launching/recovery and carrying cradle has worked well: I think the single most important item for operating a RC model on anything bigger than a swimming pool or small pond is the R3 (rescue recovery rowboat) The model runs pretty fast - it throws a nice wake, anything faster and I would worry about its’ stability when turning. It turns OK but I wish the rudder servo had a wider range (or maybe it is the controller/transmitter). I’m only getting about 10 degrees each direction so its’ turning arcs are a little wide. I made some videos of the model running around but I can’t figure out how to get them off my phone onto my computer (file size is too big to email).
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Just about done with the rigging All the rigging directly associated with the masts (halyards, lifts, jeers, shrouds, stays, etc) has been added along with a couple of the yard braces. The only things left to rig at this point are the rest of the yard braces, the jib boom and its’ rigging and the ratlines on the lower shrouds. The end is in sight.
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Roel, One idea for launching and recovering is something I saw here on the scratch logs for a fully rigged RC sailing frigate that looked about as long as your model (although much taller obviously). You can imagine how hard it would be to handle a fully rigged ship. Unfortunately I can't find the build log right now. The builder built a wheeled cart with 2 wheels on one end and handles on the other, sort of like a wheelbarrow. something like that would allow you to launch and recover your model fully assembled. The cart is pushed into the water until the model floats free and when done the model is just run back onto the cart. If you look around for sites dealing with RC sailing models you should find something similar to what I'm describing. Keep up the good work, Tim
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Thanks, that's what I needed to know.
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I just discovered this build log, this is the best scratch detailing work that I have ever seen! Anywhere! One question - how do you launch and recover this model? Do you use a cart that you wheel into the water? Do you have a cradle? Do you just pick it up in your arms and wade in and out of the water? Please keep up the good (and detailed) work.
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This is a very interesting build log - particularly for someone who has not worked with fiberglass. Quick question - after applying the gray Bondo did you have any trouble avoiding sanding through the glass layer while smoothing the hull? I really like that you are going thru all the work of making this a 3-prop - should be a fast one on the water.
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One possible explanation for the small side steps - O'Brian's books mention in several places that when senior (i.e. rotund) officers or civilian (i.e. landlubber)VIP's came aboard sideboys would hold manropes on each side of the steps to help the visitor negotiate the steps so maybe that is what the small ones are for.
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Come to think of it, I've never noticed netting in that area either but that mesh is handy for applying to the aft railings on the fighting tops should you decide to add it.
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Most of the big craft stores sell black netting like in the above photos, people use it in floral arrangements so it's probably in that part of the store.
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Mizzen Rigging With the mast stepped the following are done: Gaff Throat & Peak Halliard and Vangs Cross jack Truss Pendant and Lifts Topsail Tye and Lifts Topgallant Halliard Lower shrouds and backstays Futtock shrouds and staves Rope coils Forestays the "railing" on the top The only rigging left for the Mizzen are the yard braces and the ratlines on the shrouds.
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I just use spray primer from the big box hardware stores - it shows any imperfections from shaping the hull that need attention and when you finally get a good smooth primer finish then you know you'll have a hull that looks like steel. As far as the anchor winch, I ended up scratch building one for my Liberty ship using plastic rods and stock, brass tubing and most important of all some old watch gears I found online:
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Wonderful build!!!! From what you said in one of your early posts this is basically a scratch build. Lovely woodworking!
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In case you didn't know there is one surviving Victory ship, the SS American Victory, down in Tampa Fl (https://www.americanvictory.org) you can google the ship's name to get some pics that may help and depending where you live you can even tour her, or the similar Liberty ship SS John W. Brown in Baltimore (https://www.ssjohnwbrown.org). The instructions for the current Bluejacket kit might be helpful - it would be worth a call to them to ask, they are very helpful. Interesting photos, looks like someone did a fair amount of the drudgery in shaping the hull for you ... good deal.
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Nice jig for the ladders!
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