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Altduck reacted to druxey in British Pathe film: Model Boat Building, 1956.
Don't laugh at these batchelors: many if these rather eccentric but highly skilled men men were PTSD sufferers from WWII. This was their self-prescribed therapy.
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Altduck reacted to LCdr Dave in Mayflower by LCdr Dave - Billing Boats - 1:60
I finished the Fore and Main tops. I realized after that the first one got a mix of bass and balsa wood - hopefully it won’t be noticeable once it is finished.
The extra effort in replacing the plastic floor and trestle trees are worth it, I think.
The rigging drawing shows a couple of blocks hanging from the bottom of the trestle tree with now part numbers. They seem to be part of the running rigging attached to the spars. I think using eyebolts to attach the blocks will be the way to go - there is no indication on the drawing. I don’t know what they are called so the Anderson book doesn’t help. Maybe another perusal of the Shipways instructions will help.
Thanks for looking.
Dave
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Altduck reacted to DanielD in Amerigo Vespucci by DanielD - OcCre - 1:100
Good evening mates. I’ve been working on the first of several supports for some small boats on board the Amerigo Vespucci. The OcCre plans are a bit plain, so I spruced them up making them out of I beams, very similar to the real AV.
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Altduck reacted to JSGerson in USS Constitution by JSGerson - Model Shipways Kit No. MS2040
The stanchions were stung together with 0.12” (.30mm) black rope prior to installation so that I wouldn’t have to thread them on the model. Mustafa used tan rope which I must admit looks great, but the real ship uses black rope; but it doesn’t have the visual impact like the tan. So be it. It was slow, tedious, tricky, and time consuming That one stairwell down, six to go. Hopefully these will get installed quicker.
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Altduck reacted to captgino in Mayflower by captgino - Model Shipways - 5/32 Scale
The main mast is done and I cleaned up the mizzen and lateen.
A lot of prep work was done, so once it was time to add the spars to the model, it went pretty quickly.
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Altduck reacted to theoracle09 in Endurance by theoracle09 - OcCre - 1:70
Hi everyone! Progress is slow, but is still progress. Short and simple update today: the foremast backstays have been completed. Of course one of the lower deadeyes pulled out and needed repair, but no one can tell so no worries there.
I'm not super impressed with the height differences in the upper deadeyes, so I'll pay more attention when setting the lower deadeyes next time.
Finally I have also completed the lower main mast ratlines. I've slowly been working on a few knots here and there, and it's complete.
Thanks for stopping in!
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Altduck reacted to Cathead in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
This thread has gone a bit dormant but I'm going to revive it with a very neat model I got to see recently. I was actually attending a model railroad convention, which included some personal layout tours. One fellow, in addition to a spectacular layout, had a scratchbuilt model of a real rail ferry that operated across the Missouri River at St. Charles (near St. Louis) in the early days of railroading. He gave me permission to share some photos here.
This vessel operated until 1872, when a bridge was completed and its services were no longer needed.
This is in HO scale (1:87), the same scale as my current build Peerless (see signature). And for reference, here's one view of his layout, depicting Moberly, Missouri in extraordinary and highly accurate detail. This is on the same rail line as the ferry above served, though the layout is set almost 100 years later.
He's been writing a detailed article for the local railroad historical society and I told him about the NRG and encouraged him to submit the article to the NRG journal as well.
I thought you all would enjoy this!
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Altduck reacted to Der Alte Rentner in USS Constitution by Der Alte Rentner - Model Shipways - 1/76
At last!
Planking is done. The last row was a royal PITA! but all's well that ends well.
Next steps? Decide whether or not to paint. If not, figure out a staining scheme, but experiment mightily first! To buy time, and not derail construction, I may divert to other aspects of the build - maybe start constructing masts and spars? Or, as seems very popular amongst others here at MSW, start on the cannons.
But, First things first. Tonight I celebrate this milestone with a double Manhattan and a fine meal out! Tomorrow can wait.
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Altduck reacted to Knocklouder in The Mayflower by Knocklouder- FINISHED - Amati - 1:60
Today is the day my friends, I am going to mark this ship Finished. Lol. What a journey .
Bow lines are on. @Gabek sent me a message on how these are done. One look at his plans , Neanderthals don't rig. So I came up with this , it will do. Lol.
Then I moved on to seizing the bolt rope on the sails. After that I needed 10 rope coils, whipped them up pretty fast, on my Isaiah coil jig.
So I am closing the book calling her done.
I am going to put all the figures on and put it in the display case in the near future. I will post some final pictures and thoughts of the build then.
Here she is , and I love it. Grinning 😀 😅 .
I have so many to thank, I am pleased 😄. I wonder if I can enter this for the October page on the NGR calendar next year lol. It will be MSW first Finished log for the Amati Mayflower model. I am going to have to to let them know I am finished so they can mark it in the Data base, it will be neat to see the Finished marked beside Knocklouder's log lol . One more done 3 left to go, I have to pick one,
but dreaming of the Duchess of Kensington by Vanguard Models.lol
Ok, like I say up to the case she gos
Thanks for putting up with my typos and humor lol.
Bob M.
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Altduck reacted to brunnels in HMS Beagle by brunnels - OcCre - 1:60 - first build
Last couple nights I have been working on the rat lines, probably another couple nights before I complete them. The rat lines definitely take a while to complete, but they are easier to complete than I what I had imagined.
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Altduck got a reaction from Scottish Guy in For Beginners -- A Cautionary Tale
Zuko,
You and I are in the same situation. I'm preparing for my first build, and it'll be -- the AL Swift.
There is a tremendous amount of information on this site, and in addition, it's linked to the Database of Articles and Downloads.
Click this link:
http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-modeling-articles-and-downloads.php
There are lots of articles in the various categories including Tools and Materials, Planking, Rigging, etc.
I'm depending on those, plus the help freely offered by other members if you do a build log, to overcome the mediocre instructions that come with the kits.
And when I get started, I'll start a build log.
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Altduck reacted to LCdr Dave in Mayflower by LCdr Dave - Billing Boats - 1:60
Railings done. I think that the shaving of the bulkhead extensions worked well. Once painted it will be unnoticeable.
Next I have sea ladders to add, anchor davits, the spar out the stern, chain plates and some deck stuff. I’m also trying to figure out what to do with the life boats. They are plastic but I don’t know if I’m up to scratching them from wood.
Anyway, thanks for looking.
Dave
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Altduck reacted to Louie da fly in The Mary Rose... a bit of obscure history.
I don't know how far back bosun's pipes go, but the Byzantines (and IIRC the Ancient Greeks) used flutes to give the time to the oarsmen of their galleys - probably because the high pitched sound could be heard over the deep sounds of the ship, oars etc. And I expect that's the same with bosun's pipes - they're VERY shrill.
Steven
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Altduck reacted to SteveA in Nonsuch 30 by SteveA - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:24 - catboat
Yes! I completed the model a few months back. It is proudly sitting on the dining room mantle along with a few other David Antscherl designed kits. Thanks for asking, here are a few pics:
Here is my collection in order of construction from left to right…
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Altduck reacted to Knocklouder in Keel holder/clamp recomendations
The Keel clamp is a great idea and if you can afford one get it, but shipping and the cost was to high for the First Mate so I put three paint stick together in a jewelry vice it swivels in all directions. . Works good on small ships 16 inches or less. For my bigger build I attach the keel to a 2x16x3/4 piece of wood. When I get to the bottom I just flip it over into a foam cradle.
Lol she not pretty but it is a third of the price.
Bob M.
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Altduck reacted to a49kid in African Queen by a49kid - Billing Boats - 1:12 - RADIO
Yes I bought a longer 150mm prop shaft assembly, but cut it down to 125.
Dry fitted the steam plant, it has a 5mm output shaft, the prop shaft is 4mm.
The 2 universals fitted in good and everything rotates smoothly.
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Altduck reacted to Bob Cleek in Position at BlueJacket available
But then again, imagine wintering on the coast of Maine.
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Altduck reacted to realworkingsailor in A time traveler?
This painting is by Adam Willaerts dating from 1607:
Almost front and centre is a small schooner with what could be considered a proto-Bermuda rig. Note that these are not lateen sails (lack of a vertical mast).
Andy
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Altduck reacted to Doug McKenzie in Santa Maria, Pinta and Nina by Doug McKenzie - FINISHED - Heller - 1:75
The Santa Maria is now done! Pic 1 shows her slightly aft of the port beam. Pic 2 shows her deck also. The flags seem to be pretty good, flapping in the wind, but the swallowtails hang unconvincingly - I couldn't figure out anything better.
To motivate the final mounting, we first show the 3 ships in a line in Pic 3. Nina and Pinta are at a scale of 1:100 while Santa Maria is at a scale of 1:78. As a result Santa Maria is 28% too large compared to Nina and Pinta. To reduce the apparent scale of Santa Maria we move her back about 14" on the shelf and that produces Pic 4 where all three ships appear to be roughly at the same scale.
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Altduck reacted to Peanut6 in Informative video about 18th Century Sailing Battleships
Surfing thru Youtube I found this and thought it was fascinating and very nicely done, thought I would share.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nr1AgIfajI
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Altduck reacted to Ship dude in Amerigo Vespucci by Ship dude - FINISHED - Mantua - 1:84
For many reasons I have not been able to add to my blog but I did manage to finish the Amerigo this winter. Hope you enjoy the picks.
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Altduck reacted to Der Alte Rentner in USS Constitution by Der Alte Rentner - Model Shipways - 1/76
My first jog
4 zones done. 12 to go.
crud, I just noted the lack of symmetry! Gotta fix that with the next strake..
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Altduck reacted to Der Alte Rentner in USS Constitution by Der Alte Rentner - Model Shipways - 1/76
Hey, I'm getting the hang of this planking thing! It's time consuming getting everything set up before gluing a plank segment, but done right, the seams are really tight and there's very little trimming required afterwards. Nuff said.. (well, except for figuring out how the new phone camera works. I swear these photos looked a log lighter on the phone. Oh well.)
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Altduck reacted to wefalck in Did 18th and 19th century ships have flat weatherdecks?
I gather the answer is, as often, yes and no ... camber seems to have been also subject to fashion. It seems to have become gradually flatter over the years, but was always there in wooden ships. For iron- and steel-ships the situation is a bit different and also a question, whether they had wooden decking or metal decking. Wooden decks always had a camber and usually metal gutters or water-ways to take water away from the edges of the wood. Metal decks can be essentially flat.
From a constructive point of view, the camber not only serves to shed water (which, btw is only really relevant, when the ship sit upright in the water and doesn't move much), but also to predetermine in which way the beams will deform when under stress. A curved deck-beam will always bulge up, when under compression in the sea, while a straight beam could do it either way and in different ways from bow to stern. Such movement could lead to a leaking deck, as the planking would be stressed much more.
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Altduck reacted to rlwhitt in Mayflower 1620 by rlwhitt - Model Shipways - 1:76
Deck Items
Added some things to plank around - main gratings, forecastle hatches, capstan base. I also went ahead and drilled some pilot holes for the masts and poked some toothpick pieces in so I don’t loose them.
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