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not sure as of yet........I did a test fit with a piece of flat stock and the planking, and it will fit OK........I'll know more later thanks for the good word Dave -
I still want to go to Hobby Lobby and see if they have anything. be just my luck........all they have is 'hello kitty'
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
popeye the sailor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
I was looking through news articles........this I found to be very sad. I hope you are well Nenad http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/balkan-flood-victims-face-threat-thousands-drowned-animals-n109951- 4,151 replies
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hey Wayne........what's the matter.......wet up your way? we're supposed to see some off and on crap.........so, which one you want.....the 'on' stuff, or the 'off stuff? at this point........I'll take anything with Mr. Sun in it thanks for the good word!
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very nice Nils........I like that tiller socket.....nicely done. very nice ship's wheel assembly
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more and more.........the added detail is very nice...... she's looking great!
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hi Patrick.....not too sure at the moment........if I did, perhaps only the carriages. I don't want to get too crazy with this build.......but you never know what I'll think of as I go along. thanks for the good word!
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thanks for the good word David.....the spar deck and the poop deck has already been sprayed with a couple of coats of flat lacquer. I like the way it looks......but it seems a bit too flat to me. I may opt to do a final coat with semi gloss lacquer. I've used this in the past, and it has not produced a shiny deck so far.........most of it gets sucked into the wood anyway. the flat lacquer makes a great seal coat, so I'd likely go with a couple of coats.......it brings out the grain very well.
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it make me wonder though why Revell have done them the way they did......the United States is the same way. unless, rather than tie these lines to eye bolts, they use this as a firm base for these lines to originate. it is a quick fix though.........cement eye bolts in the sheave holes to to initiate the rigging, and then tie them off on the spar deck. when these kits were produced, they got their information from the department of the Navy and the Smithsonian institute........is this old information, or was it revised?
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again.........I normally don't do too much during my work week, but this process was very hard to ignore. with the regular thin stock I used gone....the strips I cut down was used to finish the deck off. I had done the port side.......the starboard side was the only area left to do. even though I finished both sides, I left it clamped to the table. being unfinished wood, it still can be affected by temperature and relative humidity. last night, I took the clamps off, and freed it from the table. trimming off the excess planking, it returned to it's platform like structure. it's a very nice day today.........sunny and getting warmer with low humidity. I don't think this will be an issue.........having figured out the culprit of the initial problem in the first place.
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thanks Adam I finally did what I've been wanting to do........they are done! I learned quite a bit through all this.......it's a lot harder to do what I would consider.......'in scale' planking. makes me think that the deck planking supplied in these kits, can be scaled down a bit, and at the same time, create a nicer looking deck. the other big thing I learned....is the construction of the deck platform. grain direction plays a huge part in how the platform will behave. the spar deck didn't do half of the weird stuff that the gun deck did......the grain running fore and aft is the best way to go.....by a long shot. looking at pictures of the gun deck now.......it's pretty flat and level, unlike what it used to look like before I started to plank it. as the platform was being planked, I had clamped it to the table........time and the relative humidity in the air, brought the deck back to it's normal parameters. to combat the ripple effect that was going on along the side edges, clamping stiff flat stock under them, has reshaped them as well. now, comes the sanding of the gun deck, and re doing the spar deck {I'm still not happy with it}.....and spray them with the flat lacquer, using the airbrush this time. thanks for the good word Adam.......and thanks again for all the likes
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your eyes are going to play tricks on you, you know..........all through the rest of the build, your going to see things that might not look appealing to you. it's all part of the process from one step to another, you will encounter glue marks.......simply dabbing over them what ever seal coat you've been using, will hide them quite well. from where I'm sitting........your doing a fine job! bravo....that your able to move onto bigger and better things.
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they will will be used as sheaves for the lower sheet tack lines. I would imagine you've already drilled the holes to complete them. arranges the way they are, they will require cleats to terminate the rigging. here are the cleat locations for the Billing's half Moon I mentioned not having these sheave plates for the Billing's kit.......sad to find that the Billing kit doesn't show them. the function of these sheaves are decorative........but the main function is to protect the ropes as they go through the bulwarks......reduce rubbing and becoming frayed
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thanks Mobbsie.....the gun deck is planked.........finally! at the moment I have the side edges clamped with flat stock in the meantime, to straighten the ripples that developed. tomorrow is my last work day..........I can then get the edges trimmed and sand the decks. thanks for looking in and the good word..........update soon!
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first planking doesn't matter too much......I think it looks great! she'll look much better when you get the hull sanded
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very nice gun ports Sjors....it looks like you have them sticking out far enough for the second planking....splendid!
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congratz Kats on a build well done! who would have thought that mess you showed us in the beginning, would transform into this beautiful looking ship! your efforts definitely show..........I certainly hope to see another fine build with your name on it
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don't feel bad.......I have the same problem I haven't 'rigged' the lines yet there's still time.
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you could get one like I have..........just a run of the mill Kodak 'easy share'........to keep at the museum. it has a few bells and whistles and takes some fairly decent pictures. it will dock to any computer.....so if you have a computer you can use at the museum, you can transfer them to a memory stick and bring them home.
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thanks Matti..........only a couple of rows left to do! I will try to wrap it up tonight. nice weather is in store.......I hope to get the decks sealed {includes re sanding the spar deck again}. this way I can give them a proper presentation thanks for the good word
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the picture in step 6 shows the same........and doesn't tell you what they are. what your showing there, is the sheet and tack lines with sails.......here is the arrangement without sails you must be planning to fit her with the sails........good choice. when I built the United States for the first time, I added the studding sails. really adds to her width, I can tell ya that! if you added extra thickness to the inner hull wall, you can drill a slightly larger hole , and embed the knot..........not that anyone will see it once the spar deck is in place.
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considering the inner bulwarks aren't red
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top notch work Daniel.........you do know that the weather is getting better......the misses will want her clothes pins back you never fail to surprise though.....I like the way you rigged them.
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looks real good with the stripes! I was curious though.......went browsing at images of her. some pictures had them and some didn't. makes no never mind.........she looks sweet with them on!
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