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pirozzi got a reaction from WackoWolf in fair a frame
I bought it too. Built it and tried it on the SOS. It does not work very well in squaring and securing the parts of the hull framing (just what it was designed for). It is now in my pile of useless tools purchased.
Vince P.
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pirozzi reacted to Ulises Victoria in Royal Louis 1780 by Ulises Victoria - FINISHED - Mamoli - Scale 1/90 - French 126-gun ship
This is the material I use for my windows. Is plastic mosquito mesh glued to a clear acetate sheet.The glue comes from a spray artists use to protect pencil or pastel works from smearing.
Gluing the material to the metal frame after paint it
Lesson learned:Those metal windows do not bend. I broke this one, and had to fix it with epoxy. The good news is that this will be in a very low visibility area, (there's still one more deck above) so not much care was taken. I painted the frame with Floquil Antique White, one of my all time favorite colors.
Thanks for watching!!!
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pirozzi got a reaction from AlexBaranov in HMS Royal William by kay
Hi Kay,
Superb work. I have been looking for some nice closeup photos of the prowdeck bulkhead because I am going to make mine from scratch and not use the metal kit parts. Your photos are perfect and if you don't mind, I would like to use your work as a reference.
Thanks,
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from edmay in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The first layer of planking all the way up to the upper deck bulwarks is completed. I have added some length to the upper deck bulwarks planking just to make sure the metal siding pieces will fit, and then I can cut off the excess later. All of the main deck gun ports are also cut and the doubled layer of planking on the inside of the main and forecastle bulwarks has been added. I am not sure exactly what is the next step until I do some research, but I am thinking of applying the finish layer of walnut planking to the inside of the main and forecastle bulwarks and then installing the quarterdeck.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The first layer of planking all the way up to the upper deck bulwarks is completed. I have added some length to the upper deck bulwarks planking just to make sure the metal siding pieces will fit, and then I can cut off the excess later. All of the main deck gun ports are also cut and the doubled layer of planking on the inside of the main and forecastle bulwarks has been added. I am not sure exactly what is the next step until I do some research, but I am thinking of applying the finish layer of walnut planking to the inside of the main and forecastle bulwarks and then installing the quarterdeck.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from DORIS in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The first layer of planking all the way up to the upper deck bulwarks is completed. I have added some length to the upper deck bulwarks planking just to make sure the metal siding pieces will fit, and then I can cut off the excess later. All of the main deck gun ports are also cut and the doubled layer of planking on the inside of the main and forecastle bulwarks has been added. I am not sure exactly what is the next step until I do some research, but I am thinking of applying the finish layer of walnut planking to the inside of the main and forecastle bulwarks and then installing the quarterdeck.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from rtropp in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The first layer of planking all the way up to the upper deck bulwarks is completed. I have added some length to the upper deck bulwarks planking just to make sure the metal siding pieces will fit, and then I can cut off the excess later. All of the main deck gun ports are also cut and the doubled layer of planking on the inside of the main and forecastle bulwarks has been added. I am not sure exactly what is the next step until I do some research, but I am thinking of applying the finish layer of walnut planking to the inside of the main and forecastle bulwarks and then installing the quarterdeck.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from WackoWolf in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The first layer of planking all the way up to the upper deck bulwarks is completed. I have added some length to the upper deck bulwarks planking just to make sure the metal siding pieces will fit, and then I can cut off the excess later. All of the main deck gun ports are also cut and the doubled layer of planking on the inside of the main and forecastle bulwarks has been added. I am not sure exactly what is the next step until I do some research, but I am thinking of applying the finish layer of walnut planking to the inside of the main and forecastle bulwarks and then installing the quarterdeck.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from DenPink in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The first layer of planking all the way up to the upper deck bulwarks is completed. I have added some length to the upper deck bulwarks planking just to make sure the metal siding pieces will fit, and then I can cut off the excess later. All of the main deck gun ports are also cut and the doubled layer of planking on the inside of the main and forecastle bulwarks has been added. I am not sure exactly what is the next step until I do some research, but I am thinking of applying the finish layer of walnut planking to the inside of the main and forecastle bulwarks and then installing the quarterdeck.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from marktiedens in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The first layer of planking all the way up to the upper deck bulwarks is completed. I have added some length to the upper deck bulwarks planking just to make sure the metal siding pieces will fit, and then I can cut off the excess later. All of the main deck gun ports are also cut and the doubled layer of planking on the inside of the main and forecastle bulwarks has been added. I am not sure exactly what is the next step until I do some research, but I am thinking of applying the finish layer of walnut planking to the inside of the main and forecastle bulwarks and then installing the quarterdeck.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from Brian the extraordinaire in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The first layer of planking all the way up to the upper deck bulwarks is completed. I have added some length to the upper deck bulwarks planking just to make sure the metal siding pieces will fit, and then I can cut off the excess later. All of the main deck gun ports are also cut and the doubled layer of planking on the inside of the main and forecastle bulwarks has been added. I am not sure exactly what is the next step until I do some research, but I am thinking of applying the finish layer of walnut planking to the inside of the main and forecastle bulwarks and then installing the quarterdeck.
Vince P.
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pirozzi reacted to kay in HMS Royal William by kay
Hello folks,
now a few current impressions of the RW. The starboard side is now ready carved and the front part has been started. The next stages of construction, I will then set restored promptly. Now a lot of fun with the pictures.
And also look at the video channel of mine, there's also a film about the RW and other works of art.
http://www.youtube.com/user/kayuwe100
Regards Kay
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pirozzi got a reaction from realworkingsailor in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The first layer of planking all the way up to the upper deck bulwarks is completed. I have added some length to the upper deck bulwarks planking just to make sure the metal siding pieces will fit, and then I can cut off the excess later. All of the main deck gun ports are also cut and the doubled layer of planking on the inside of the main and forecastle bulwarks has been added. I am not sure exactly what is the next step until I do some research, but I am thinking of applying the finish layer of walnut planking to the inside of the main and forecastle bulwarks and then installing the quarterdeck.
Vince P.
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pirozzi reacted to marktiedens in Vasa by marktiedens - FINISHED - Sergal - scale 1:60
FINISHED! I decided to add a stern lantern to finish it off. There are still a number of errors but I am fairly satisfied how it came out. I want to thank everyone for all the loos & likes during the build.The problem now is where to put it - it`s almost 4 ft long. An even bigger problem is deciding what to build next I will try to put a few more pics in the gallery.
/Mark
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pirozzi reacted to marktiedens in Vasa by marktiedens - FINISHED - Sergal - scale 1:60
Hello all.I managed to finish the bowsprit rigging - resembles a spider web. Would be much easier if I had 3 hands.
/Mark
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pirozzi got a reaction from maddog33 in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The forecastle deck is finished, planked, and the foreward supporting blocks in place to hold up the deck and as a backing for the prow deck in the future. The double frame around the stove chimney has been added along with the grating. There is some inclination to place other deck fixtures at this point such as bits and fife rail, but I will not do this just yet. The whole hull will have to be inverted at some point to add the second finish layer of planking and anything protuding up to or past the bulwarks could get in the way or be damaged. I had no choice with the stove, as it had to be placed before the deck was installed.
I think next up will be to add the second layer of first planking to the inside of the bulwarks and then extend the first planking up beyond the main deck along the entire hull to correspond with the aft upper decks.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
I obtained some 2.0mm wide x 0.3mm copper strip from Ages of Sail. I cut it to 9.0mm length and bent it around a 1.5mm drill bit to make the trunion band for the gun carriages. It came out pretty good, but the photo is a little blurry (crappy camera).
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
Placing the bitts and fife rail around main mast.
The plans do not show belaying pins in the fife rails and they are not included in the kit. The original ship was launched as the HMS Prince in 1670 which was just about the time that belaying pins started to be used. The Royal William was launched in 1719 as a rebuild of the Prince. There is more likelyhood that the RW had belaying pins than not, so I added them. The foremast will have 2-3-2 configuration and both the main and mizzen will have a 1-3-1 configuration. I will not add the taller anchor bitts until the quarter deck is in place because they have to be at the same height and I will use the quarterdeck as the reference.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
All of the main deck gun ports are either just marked or cut out. Since I am adding another duplicate layer of first planking inside the bulwarks to strengthen it, I only marked those ports. Once the duplicate layer is added (next up), I will cut out the ports. The others below the quarter and forecastle decks are cut out and the gun supports are in place. On all the ports that are in front of bulkheads, I cut them out too, but will close them off with a cover.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
Since the Quarter and Forecastle decks are to be positioned soon, it is necessary to cut out the gunports below them on the main deck. Plan sheet #8 gives locations horizontally, but the height off the deck should be measured from an actual gun assembly. I noticed a note from KeithW. that no mention is made of the different gunport sizes in the plans. This is not correct as they are clearly marked with dimensions on the plans.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from geoff in ratlines,tarred or not?
On actual ships, the rattling was left without tar, but the shrouds that they were tied to were indeed tarred.
Vince P.
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pirozzi reacted to andy in Sovereign of the Seas by andy - FINISHED - Mantua/Sergal
Hi Everyone,
Shipbuilding moves more slowly in the summertime because the high temperatures here in Northern California limit shipbuilding time in the shed to early morning, when it is cool. In spite of that, I have completed, installed and rigged the main mast. Today, I started working on the mizzen mast. Everything has gone pretty well, although it is hard to keep all the lines taut. If you tighten one line, something else gets loose. I'm sure, though, that I am not the only one who has experienced this problem.
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pirozzi got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The forecastle deck is finished, planked, and the foreward supporting blocks in place to hold up the deck and as a backing for the prow deck in the future. The double frame around the stove chimney has been added along with the grating. There is some inclination to place other deck fixtures at this point such as bits and fife rail, but I will not do this just yet. The whole hull will have to be inverted at some point to add the second finish layer of planking and anything protuding up to or past the bulwarks could get in the way or be damaged. I had no choice with the stove, as it had to be placed before the deck was installed.
I think next up will be to add the second layer of first planking to the inside of the bulwarks and then extend the first planking up beyond the main deck along the entire hull to correspond with the aft upper decks.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from maddog33 in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
Hi Brian,
You are correct about different approaches. I have been building ships for long time, as you have. You develop a style that works for you. Still, I learn something new all the time from others like yourself. That is why I spend so much time on this forum. I have noticed however, that there are some that are convinced that their ways are the only correct ways. I am never closed to learning new ideas and this has really helped me along.
Thanks,
Vince
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pirozzi got a reaction from Bindy in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The forecastle deck is finished, planked, and the foreward supporting blocks in place to hold up the deck and as a backing for the prow deck in the future. The double frame around the stove chimney has been added along with the grating. There is some inclination to place other deck fixtures at this point such as bits and fife rail, but I will not do this just yet. The whole hull will have to be inverted at some point to add the second finish layer of planking and anything protuding up to or past the bulwarks could get in the way or be damaged. I had no choice with the stove, as it had to be placed before the deck was installed.
I think next up will be to add the second layer of first planking to the inside of the bulwarks and then extend the first planking up beyond the main deck along the entire hull to correspond with the aft upper decks.
Vince P.
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