Kurt Johnson
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When they first started coming out with the big ones, I was hoping they would do a Hood. Then I had the space, now I don’t, just my luck. Are you familiar with EJFoeth? He’s been building a model of her for probably 20 years! He’s the go to Hood guy. He posts or used to post on ModelWarships. He has tons of photos. He has a site Ontheslipway.com. also.
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Hood is my favorite “modern” warship. I especially like her 1930s look, but any Hood makes my day. She must be a monster in 200th! It must and probably will be and endless amount of detail work at that scale, we’ll worth it! Somehow I think you’re up to the task.
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I think it’s always somewhat of a gamble. The available information is almost always uncertain. And you can bet all your money the minute you complete your project some conflicting in formation will suddenly become available to you. Plans where just a guideline that the craftsmen building the ship would change because of the reality of the materials they had on hand, and how they accomplished there job. The plans themselves probably evolved into something different over the ships construction time. Ships and their rigging changed probably on a daily basis, due to advancements, personal preferences, etc. As a model builder you can never actually reproduce something in perfect scale due physical properties of your materials, skill, finances and life ( if I had time to, or if I could see better, or had the dexterity to I would’ve had done it differently.)
I personally go with what was generally the practice at the time and does it physically or mechanically make sense to do it a certain way. After that it’s how I see the subject.
After all that ramble, there are still some hermaphrodite brigs existing as replicas or pleasure craft. We don’t really know what Nacioffi is looking for and how strict his requirements are.
Kurt
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Sorry I was wrong about the Niagara. I looked her up and she has 3 masts. So she is supposedly a snow brig. There is a separate mast right behind the main mast for her gaff sail. I should have looked her up first.
You didn't mention a time frame, but the ship I’m working with now Newsboy, 1854 is really a hermaphrodite brig, but it is often referred to as a brigantine. You can’t go wrong with Chapelle as Roger says. And he’s right, I’ve gotten a number of used books at great prices and you wouldn’t even know they were used. If they say they were a former library book, they’re been read a lot more times than a private owner would have and I avoid those.
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Beautiful!
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I want to try Bluejacket’s glued up decking sheets on a project. It is 3/64” in thickness. It is going to have the stress of the deck camber and the sheer of the deck which sort of oppose each other. What is the general view of the best adhesive to use for a situation like this?
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BE,
A truly sterling masterpiece. It visually draws you to the period of the original Cheerful and must be a source of deep satisfaction to you ( once again ).
Kudos,
Kurt
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Chris, I’m a mere 6000 miles closer, that’s all. I’ll bet that will effect the shipping cost a tiny bit also.
Kurt
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Ed,
I hope there is more on the horizon. This is a true masterpiece.
Kurt
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We’ll do our very best to be patient. Looking forward to the new arrival.
Kurt
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Chris, Is there a way to preorder or reserve a Alert kit?
Kurt
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Chris, Keep us updated on the Alert. I definitely want one of those!
Kurt
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Alert has always been one of my all time favorites!
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I wonder about the use of a ponce wheel on the decking as a detail. It seems as many times as not the marks made don’t line up with the deck planks at all. To my opinion ( which is just that, mine probably alone) takes away from the model, more than if it was not done at all. All I notice is that it doesn’t match up. If it wasn’t there, I wouldn’t even think about it.
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I have the treenail maker and to me it just okay. It can make beautiful tree nails but often they break in the cutter. That is a royal pain because it involves a considerable amount of work to clear the cutter. You can drill the center clear, but the wood caught between the cutting blades just has to be picked at with a knife blade to remove and it really gets stuck in there tightly. If I use bamboo for the treenail which is supposed to offer the most strength it will often twist unlike wood and I end up with a miniature twizzler. For bamboo I use my draw plate and soak the bamboo in water first.
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My order has been placed!
Kurt