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What, no hog chains? What kept the ends from sagging? This must have been one of the boats that made them realize that the bracing was necessary. Bob
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Thank you for the response to my build. You need to start a build log for your Lettie. You will get a lot of help, not only from me but from a lot of MSW members. Bob
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That sounds like even more fun. Bob
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Looks like a fun boat to build. In what different ways will they be finished? Bob
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Making Shackles my way…
captainbob replied to Thanasis's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Very nice rigging. Well done. Bob -
That sounds like a fine working system. It will be fun watching it all go together. Bob
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In the 131 years since the iron-hulled cargo ship Wavertree was built, it has been tossed and tattered — its main mast ripped away in a hurricane, and its role demoted to sand barge. Now it’s being restored. Read about it here. Bob
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You're doing what? Sounds good to me. Bob
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That's interesting attachment for the floor timbers. You would have to place the ribs inside the ribbands. Or remove some of the ribbands near the keel. I have seen ribs attached inside the ribbands, but it more difficult that way. I'll wait to see how you handle this. Bob
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I like the idea of a keel plate. That should make it easier to install the garboard. With the wide spacing between the bulkheads, you may want to add more ribbands to support the force of the ribs. Bob
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I just goggled "snow globe kit". You get the globe and the base. That may be better than a light bulb. Bob
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Welcome aboard. Fiberglass is used to waterproof the RC boat. Without it the wood will swell and shrink as it goes in and out of the water. But unless you are using the boat as a ram you don't need anything that strong. I used to use old nylon stockings instead of glass fiber. It's much easier to work with. And I would thin the epoxy half and half with alcohol before applying it. Now I'm not even sure that epoxy is necessary. If I were still building RC boats, I would paint a couple of layers of nylon on with a good spar varnish or marine paint. The main thing you need to worry about is keeping the seems between the planks from opening. Bob
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I'm pulling up a chair to watch. I'll try not to make too much noise. Hey! Who's got the popcorn? Oops, sorry. Bob
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I had not though of using a wet paintbrush as you do. Sounds like a good idea. Bob
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Thanks Gerhard. I had never worked with Styrene either. When I was young it wasn't around for modelers. I usually build in bass wood and some brass. Lately I've started using card stock for some details, and after seeing kees de mol's builds, here in MSW, I had to give it a try. I feel we need to be able to use whatever material we can to make our models look as real as possible. Bob
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You have a speed boat of a bireme. I doubt the rowers ever moved that fast. Slowing your motor to scale speed will probably give you better control. Bob
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Patrick, if we all focused on our mistakes we would give up on model making. So we forge ahead in spite of our mistakes and when we finish we hear, "Wow, that's great", and "You did a great job", and "How do you do such lovely work?" But we look at what we built and say, "Well maybe it's not so bad after all". Bob
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