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What? At your scale the 12" blocks would be .06" (1.5mm) Hmmm come to think of it, I wouldn't try it either. What you are doing looks great. Bob
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That is doll house scale. Check there for furnishings. Bob
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A "1 Meter" is what I learned on and sometimes I miss it. Bob
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You’ll get it, and yes, patience is the right word. Many times I think, ‘how am I going to do . . .’ I may ponder the problem for days and make three or four attempts, finally a method I like will come to me and the work gets done. It can be frustrating but it is worth it. Bob
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Nice brass work and I like the tiller rigging. Bob
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"Can you find the Oglala scout?" Beautifully done but with that tall grass will your scout be able to see the Oglala? Bob
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Mayflower by SawdustDave - Finished
captainbob replied to SawdustDave's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
A lot of delicate work that is well done. Fitting that bottom is no easy task. The knees look good. Bob -
I use basswood for all my boats as is but if you want to harden the surface paint it with epoxy resin mixed half and half with alcohol. The alcohol allows the epoxy to soak into the wood. Bob
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That's what my boss always said. "The changes should be made on paper before the drawings go to the shop." Bob
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John Fryant is probably the foremost provider of riverboat plans. Google “paddle wheel and props”. Bob
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That is interesting, do you have any information as to the sizes for the different areas? In other words should the leach of the main be on the order of 1.5” circumference or more like 4.5”? Bob
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OK the rope goes on. Now what size? In the picture from Russ, if the mast is ten inches the rope is 1.5 inches. That seems too big. ? ? ? Bob
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Bedford, All help was selfish. You have a beautiful boat and I want to see it sail. Bob
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John Alden was a fine designer. My yawl was a takeoff of the Malabar Jr. designed by John Alden in 1924. When I was in an RC club we did our decks like this. A sheet of plywood with decking on top. Where the deck house was we built a wall 1/4 to 1/2 inch high just the right size to set the deck house over. Then the whole deck was sealed with epoxy resin mixed half and half with alcohol. This was put on like varnish. With the deck house over the short wall no water got in. With sailboats this was usually an interference fit or a clip hidden somewhere to keep it on while heeling. Bob
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I’m not around the water anymore, so I can go look at a ship to get the answer. I am building a fishing schooner at 1:48 scale and got to thinking. (Usually a bad thing) If I’m standing three feet from my model it is the equivalent of standing about 150 feet from the real ship. At that distance would I see the bolt rope on the sails? The other question is on a schooner what diameter rope would be used for the boltrope? Bob
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Wow! I didn't know model ship building could make us younger. I'm all for it. Bob
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Just a little off subject but a get together in NC in the spring sounds like a good time. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/8275-spring-msw-member-show-and-tell-meeting-discussion/ Wish I could be there. Bob
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Yes, elephants, and rigging, can be overwhelming until you start chewing.
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You’re doing a fine job designing as you go is no easy feat. You add on, you cut it down, you add it on you cut it down, and so it goes. Then at last the imagined is reality. Can’t wait to see how it all turns out. Bob
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Thank you kind sir. Feel free to follow, but you've been doing fine. Bob
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Very nice work, Russ. Bob
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That’s an interesting to fasten the sail to the boom. Your metal work looks good. Bob
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Thanks Dave. And thanks for the invite, in your build log, for a show and tell, to NC in November. But I don’t think I’ll make it this year. That was for everybody wasn’t it? Oops. Bob
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