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Wood Plank Benders - Edge Bending
RolandR replied to MintGum's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I don’t know if it is worth money https://www.amazon.com/GAWEGM-Wooden-Ship-Model-Tools/dp/B09VD6JY3J/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2IZ7943QJ475E&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.kRcUwgZ7l0Jbp-Y9tRdk62mksAv9zBUuele784PzuzQX35a0qAnusVjOpCmX405sPalVNxka0DucEXb1OtnV3YSAHjP69jGPPcMPNnMsIJvKyt2gfzp1mAqk0RRRue8Xd8KUf-n9K7ywLhPBTK3dudaVHV1LNRHGPkem-8EgfhoeSIHcic91FGEzxJnXZsVMt8Khwc0G8oR6XDto9WzNKv4EP0qEC_XpKGOlpVeTxvSzD14IaCEkY2tjmawiC7dwsnPFUq2vYHuvlXofZDeLTAqyDGSctJwVXTJLs4BMJ5I.G88T2M8Xr-q14ul4TDxPatvfq-csmaB4dUoZHGGFJ-Q&dib_tag=se&keywords=Wooden+ship+jig&qid=1767023489&sprefix=wooden+ship+jig%2Caps%2C195&sr=8-2 -
I agree. I just followed al log from 2013 until it abruptly stopped. Still gave me some great advice.
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Exquisite wood working. What paint did you use for the white colors?
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I finished the Orlop Deck. I added as many pieces as I could verify in pictures of the Victory and other ships around this time. I upgraded the hammocks a little bit but I did not work out the way I imagined. Adding additional lines made them hang crooked. Like I did in the hold ceiling, I added the missing beams. This time I laser cut a basswood sheet instead of adding individual pieces. With a few more adjustments and it will work as planed for the rest of the model. I don't know, why the supplied beams are too short but some wood filler should fix the problem. The idea of storage of spare blocks and ropes on a line, came from a photo of the USS Constitution Orlop deck. Since I upgraded to Syren 3D blocks, I wanted to use the kit provided parts somehow. Although you see that scene a lot in movies on the top deck, I moved it down. I will not have enough room on the busy quarterdeck with all the officers, gun crews and marines. I assume all decks were cleaned on a ship, especially the orlop deck with the surgeon nearby. The figures are from the Victory set offered by Woodys Model Works. Still showing of my self made ropes when ever I have an opportunity.
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I will get my cross section Trinidad tomorrow and will watch your build closely. Did they really use those massive boulders for ballast at that time?
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Since I am new to wooden model ship and cannot find information about the Gawegm company, I would like to know, if its a manufacturer we can trust to produce their own models.
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Lego ist the best product as introduction to model building. If they are not interested, you can use the pieces to keep parts positioned while glueing. Seriously now. I learnt over the years, that my interest are not really shared by others, although they were fascinated at the end product. i was introduced to the hobby of plastic models by a gang of neighbor kits. Cheap daycare with rotating venues. While the hobby stayed with me for the next 40+ years, my brother had later other interests. Long story short, ask.
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Everybody makes mistakes, even in real live ship building. I visit old farmhouses all over Europe and I am amazed how many mistakes were made back then and covered up with even worst fixes. The old sail ships will not be any better.
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I hope, you did not lose potential customers because you will include a flag set. Would be a shame.
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I don't know if somebody mention it before, but this is how I paint the iron bands around barrels of kit provided pieces. I use regular masking tape which I cut thinner than the distance between the bands and apply it in multiple windings. Instead of paint out of a bottle, I use an artist water-based pen. I have this one for years and it is still not dried out. You don't have to be very careful with the pen since it will not creep underneath the tape. There might be some spots that I unintentionally covered up but the pen also has 2 different sizes of tips to fix that.
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Absolutely superb wood working and could be seen as a finished art work piece.
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I added more cargo to the hold. I also wanted to show off my first self made ropes (slummed over the barrel and hanging next to it) although the don't look like the ones I bought from Ropes of Scale but I did not expect that anyhow. I hope, the higher I go on the cross section, the better my ropes will get. I might have to add more decks to the Victoria. Thanks to Mahuna for selling me his vertical ropewalk.
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It is more a tutorial than a building log. As a beginner, I really appreciate it. It answered a lot of questions I had. Thanks.
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Thanks. Unfortunately mine ended up in the hold, since I did not have the patients.too wait for the answers. I have to let my 1/72 scale sailors figure how to get them out.
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In my cross section Victory I have some room left in the hold. I was thinking of using round dowels to mimic spare yards and booms. Would those pieces be stored pre-shaped or full diameter all the way to be shaped by the ship’s carpenter? Thanks
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I am waiting for the day you start your 3D printer and a week later you pull out a HMS Victory in the 1/48 scale. Just kidding. Chuck, I love the details that you produce since that was the first thing I noticed when I open my first kit. The small wooden parts don’t look very prototypical.
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Basswood Strips
RolandR replied to DGraley's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
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question about waxing thread
RolandR replied to ford34tom@comcast.net's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Looking at picture of HMS Victory and Constitution, ropes are not only come in many different sizes but colors. Mix and match the different companies mention above, increases the more prototypical look in my eyes. There must have been a huge color variation among the lines that have been handled by dirty hands and exposed to the weather compared to the ones still in storage. -
Bruce d thanks for the link since a found the drawing of a bilge pumpe I can use for my cross section Victory.
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Listen son, we can do this the easy way or the hard way! Some people just don't like to do it the easy way and end up with a gorgeous model. So jealous.
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I needed smaller barrels than the kit provided, which I have seen on pictures of the HMS Victory. I bought a collection of cheap hobby wood dowels and gave it a go. With a $45 mini table saw and a $35 wood lathe, I was able to produce this one. I am still working on the right coloring and the "metal" bands are to wide for this size of barrel but for the first try, it looks promising.
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I found (my own and bought pieces), the engraved lines are deep enough to keep the scorched lines even when sanding the pieces. I carefully clean the pieces including with compressed air before I stain them. I like my lines very faint and not stand out from a distance. To me, it is more prototypical.
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About the blue. I would prefer a more … just kidding. I learn 20 years ago, if you provide something for free people will complain. The only customer I have, after all this time is me and I still get a lot of complaining.
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Very nicely done. Since we are in the sam boat, coming from plastic kit in younger years, the Victory cross section is my first wooden ship build as well. I found the same problem. The kit is market as beginner but the available instruction is definitely for advanced modeler. I made some mistakes, I cannot change because of this problem but if it would not be a challenge we would not admire the work of expert model ship makers on this website.
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