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This is getting exciting! John -
Very realistic! John
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Very nice progress! John
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A bit of quick work with the sandpaper and she'll be the 'bee's knees', mate! John
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Nicely done, Danny. Seems you were only thinking ten steps ahead when you installed the beam and the cathead was eleven steps ahead! John
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Hmmm! Just a bit of a difference in quality of rope there, Danny! John
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So, the hull is actually growing! John
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Thickness sanders.....Byrnes vs Micro Mart
Jim Lad replied to bigcreekdad's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Don't know the other one, mate, but the Bynes is a delightful machine! John -
Meredith, Trying to get a band saw up there would be murder, but doesn't the plant have a carpenters shop? Maybe you could get your timber ripped there. John
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The picture below shows pretty much all the tools I use for building plank on frame hulls. The saw is a jewellers saw and the knives are surgical scalpels - generally better quality than hobby knives. The list as shown in the photo is:- Proportional dividers Six inch steel rule Pencil Six inch three cornered file Jewellers barrette file Jewellers three cornered file No. 4 scalpel with No. 22 blade No. 3 scalpel with No. 11 blade Sanding stick Jewellers saw with various blades depending on work being done You don't need the proportional dividers at the top for your solid hull, but you may need a heavier file or rasp for the heavier cutting work. I think the basic advice is - only buy tools as you need them - otherwise you'll end up spending a lot of money and having a drawer full of tools that you never use. John
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Crikey, mate, you're really charging ahead with this one! John
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Graham, The Queen Elizabeth Class HMS Warspite only had pole steel signal masts. Virtually all her rigging was either radio aerials (copper wire) or signal halliards, so very fine line will be the order of the day. John
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Maybe not quantity, Danny, but certainly quality!! John
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Now she's coming together, Tim! John
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Crikey, Meredith, you've done a heck of a lot while I was away on holidays. She really looks first class - love the colours. John
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Those launch photos certainly don't seem to show any sign of tubes right in the bow pointing forward. I wonder if the plate is anything to do with the armour belting? John
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Beautiful work, Alexandru! John
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Just catching up, Jim - she's looking very nice indeed! John
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No problem, Popeye. The crew will just have to remove the main stay every now and again! John
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George, How about pins, then - you can get them cheaply in large quantities and very thin. John
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Standing rigging color preference and historical musings
Jim Lad replied to Chuck's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Chuck, I think your grey would be perfect for wire ropes (if laid up right handed). I've been trying to remember to colour of the marline that we used to use when I was at sea - a light cord impregnated with Stockholm tar. I think it was about Winsor-Newton's burnt umber or possibly Vandyke brown, if that's any help. John -
The obvious answer, Augie, is to move to a bigger place! John
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Or try a hardware store. You can search for escutcheon pins (for solid brass) or for panel pins (for steel). John
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More lovely detail, mate. That looks a lovely little drill/engraver you have there. John
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Andy, I would have thought any reinforcement at the bow would be via internal stiffeners. I still can't think of anything other than torpedo tubes. John
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