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I sure it will........your doing a fantastic job of it so far- 2,250 replies
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while there are some kits that supply detail oriented parts, most do not........they instruct what size of wood to use, and the builder makes the part or structure, using creativity and aptitude. again, another example as to why I say that kits are mainly generic. it is the modeler who adds in the minute features, that gives life and beauty to a model. as we all have seen and experienced, there are many way to accomplish the tasks involved....I find in quite pleasing, when I see a person succeed.
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the holes at the top......are they for these 'kettles'....or are they openings to vats? I notice there is some sort of piping coming out of the side.......I wonder if they are for the draining of the oil after it is boiled down. the blubber must simply be thrown into the vats, boiled to release the fat {oils}, and the renders are later removed........wouldn't want to be doing that part of the task.......yuck!
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wow! I missed your last progress photo........it looks really good! there is some nice texture to it and shows the mortar definition quite well. once filled in, and indented, you could use a fine tipped white paint pen to define the mortar............you certainly stir so many ideas to accomplish this............YES!!!! it can be done!
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looks very good Henry......a little rigging prep is a good change of pace, from rigging all those cannons.........oh, but think of the detail your putting into that gun deck ......love to see what you've done so far I have never tried any rope prep like this, but with a larger build, I hope to try it one day. is it coated with anything to keep it from unraveling ......diluted white glue....or something?
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hello Al. presently, the kit is still in the box.....I have too many builds going on at the moment. I have looked at the kit though, enough to take stock of what is in the kit...it has the torpedo tubes, and the parts to make the gun towers. I do intend to build it as accurately as possible.....I have some photos from scale model magazine...........at the moment, it's about the only research I've done. I appreciate the link, but I can't get the pictures to scroll....I'm sure there are others. when I get around to build it, I will start a log on it.....I think it will be a lot of fun to do. we can chat more about it then.
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this is the best picture that shows them. the ropes for the gun port lids are tied from the lids, up to the railings above. the lids are opened and closed from the upper deck. looking at this picture, it may have answered my question for me......if there is an coil of rope, it's probably lying on the deck.
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good! if they speak to you.........shoot 'em! :D
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congrats my friend! you've done a great job...she looks fantastic!
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she looks super........finish line...........never felt so good ! I'll drink a brew in your honor!
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....bet he said you could pay me tuesday..... :D once I got the thickness of the rungs under control........I think it was more of a pain to get the width in order I work tomorrow......but I'm taking Monday off. I can get the rest of this done, so I can get back to the shrouds. my next thought is......on the gun port ropes that will be tied along the railing, would there be a rope coil when the lids are closed? I glanced at some of the pictures, but perhaps one of you fine folks can shed some light on this if you'd like a pair of ladders mate.....I can send you a pair.......make nice ear rings for the misses! :D
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I can just picture you doing that........
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yup.........uh-huh.....you should have taped it ;}.......oh....and I like the color too
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that's what you get for keeping one eye on the Aggie box :D
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thanks Mark
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that's quite a ship Andy........I notice your using Tenex........careful with that stuff. I read the cautions on the side of the bottle, and I quickly put it back on the shelf. resin dust has nothing on that stuff. great job on the wheel house roof.....you handle styrene like you've done it before! can't wait to see how you detail the inside
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I know Gill......two different ships.....but the basic is the same principle. you've done some awesome rigging there......
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thanks John....I still need to stain them......then I can get'em in place and move on
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ohhhhhhhh........what your dooooiiiiinnnnngggg. I thought I could hear a thud behind me.......off in the darkness the base looks good.......are you going to be standing the bricks on their sides now? what are you going to use to simulate the mortar?
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I went ahead and finished the second row of planking on the frame dubbed Larry. where to broken post is, the second plank sits on the rib, so I just clamped it to the first row in that area......it follows the shape just fine......I'll fix it later. these aren't all the pictures.......just enough so you can see how this looks. now they all are at the same point of progress......except that I sanded down the plank nubs at Larry's stern....the others I haven't touched yet. since I had this frame on the slip, I went a bit further and did the third and fourth row of planking on the starboard side. you can't see it, but there is a butt joint in the third row
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I arrived at a higher plateau with the ladder dilemma. I finally think I have them in correct proportion. I made the first ones.....the rungs were too thick, so I made another pair. there was another aspect that I didn't see till later.....they were also too wide. they spanned the whole gap of the gun port lids. I needed to narrow them down. so I made a third pair.....but they came out pretty much the same way. I didn't do them the same way either, changing the rung count.....adding, when I should have been subtracting. the fourth set is the charm....they are narrower and the rung count has been reduced to 14 now I can clean them up and stain them, so I can continue with what I was doing
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I very well could ..........I'll keep it in mind Bob
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I have 10mm brads that I use.....sometimes I don't even bother cutting them if they won't be seen. they work just fine. for a long styled handle, I just bend brass rod.......sometimes with a curvature, and cut off to scale.
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kind of a duck egg blue...........looks very nice!
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