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sweet looking framework Augie.......can't wait to see what the sawmill produces- 2,191 replies
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your doing a great job Robert......I'm watching both builds. looking forward in seeing more.
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thank you Rowan........your just in time then........finding out that she really doesn't have the normal cap rails, like other ships, is a bit of an eye opener. it's a good thing I didn't get them all on and find this out. I have an idea......I'll have an update soon. thanks for the good word, and welcome! that's not the way to be Adam........never get angry at your build. use the force and think of a solution. you'll see soon. thanks for your good words.....I'm going to have fun
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she's a beauty Sjors.......but I see the danger with parking her in front of the door like that two ships that size.........that's a lot of work!
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nice bit of progress PopJack...the deck looks great!
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looks to be a neat project for you.....it sure didn't take you long I'd be pleased to see this one take shape.
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thank you Borge.........I hope your doing well.
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oh.......wait till you see what I'm going to do John..........I ripped those rails right off!!! ....a bit messy, but a very easy fix thanks for the vote of confidence, and the good word I wasn't trying to bend it, mark......I already did it. I used hot water.....hot as I could stand it...and set up in my jig. the breakage was happening with my staining the strips. thanks for the good word hey there Chris........so glad you joined up with us again! I'll give you a call sometime this week.......so good to see your back
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she looks great Augie.......yup......planking soon, and all that sweet stuff!
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
popeye the sailor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
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I couldn't agreee more Bob and Clare I have a picture......I'll post it later.......scary, but it's a stark reality of what I'm going to have to do. heck, I may even be able to add in that extra step that's missing. after I posted last, I took one of the parts panels and cut it up into posts.....the rest, I'll leave up to the next update.
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kits...........ya gotta love'em! .....no wonder why I like to bash the hell out of them I look at models of this ship, and they all show cap rails.........not as wide as these are, but they have rails, none the less. the fact of the matter is..............the ship doesn't have any! I've seen these pictures........but I wasn't working on that particular aspect........so, I guess I overlooked it .........and yet another pho-par takes hold! not the end of the world by any stretch yes, Andy......I think your going to get your wish........to the Goth!!!!!! let's huddle............moe, you up the center, and try to intercept. Larry, go around the side and try to flank. Curley,...........you go long! I'm going to rip them up! don't know what I'm going to do about the stern cap just yet........but there will be NO rails. point well taken gentlemen......don't know how I could have missed this bit of detail. it ain't going to be pretty.........but I'll be sure to show the gory details......gotta take the dog out before the admiral has a COW!
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kits are something.......aren't they Andy. they give you all the parts, and you put them together. they look kind of wide to me as well, but I figured that the cap rail and the pin rail, being made into one part like this, accounted for it. the thickness of the bulwark posts and the outer hull is 5 mm wide.........the cap parts are 10mm wide. I'm not sure if I threw foresight into this, but I left a reasonable overhang along the outside edge. when I have all the rails on, I do plan on sanding the edge down to even and contour the rails to the hull.....this may remove some of it. I also plan on rounding up the stern a little........I really don't think it's that square. there are a few other aspects that don't follow the lines of the actual ship.........the most glaring one, is that there are three steps to the stern, and not two as the kit suggests. if this was a POF kit, other aspects could have been built in, instead of being done as a sub assembly. the fact that there are quite a few parts missing, puts an added chink in the armor. I have a few pictures of the ship, but while I'm in the process of doing this, I'll look into it some more. perhaps I can come up with some more definitive pictures. thanks for looking in and the good word
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it's good to come away from them with ideas.......but I don't follow them, as a rule. I feel that it would take away from my own creativity, if I used them too much. I get a lot of technical ideas here as well..........it more than makes up for it.
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now that I have the port side rails, I can get those on. the posts were stained and cemented in place.......it still needs to be pulled in on the port side and the beam on the underside of the deck. I'll cover the deck edge with a piece of thin stock, and clean it up. I need to do the others, anyway the stern cap rails are cemented on at this point, making sure that the pin rack is level. the third hull rail is added.......... the cap rails are really going to be a neat thing to do........the double step down to the main cap rail, and then the curve up to the fore cap rail.......I just hope I allowed enough material. in my scrap bag, I found some 3/16 flat stock and cut them to the width of the plywood sections. then, they were wet down and set up on a jig to create the bend. another jig will ne needed to cut the excess wood from the bulwarks. I think the fore cap rails will need to be done first, so I can get a better idea of how much material to remove from the lower step-down. along the bulwarks, I will add the extra strips, for better anchor points. the stronger, the better.
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superb looking progress Tom........the windows, stanchions and doors look fantastic! she's really shaping up to be a fine looking vessel! I applaud your work, good sir!
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so good to see the progress on your build........the hull looks sweet! from what I can see, the hull looks nice and smooth......shape and contour is nice as well. looking forward in seeing more progress
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nice looking name plaque Borge
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I like how they all seem to have a jumble of the same number :D it's plain to see why Anja can't continue.....Sjors needs to move his big 'sterns' over and let her work! {just kidding Sjors} whatever the reason Anja........I hope you can find some time to continue your build.......you are doing so well on her, love to see more
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cool!.......a spinal tap moment I can see having the extra breech rope......the bigger guns would probably rip the eye bolts right out of the wall!
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thanks Patrick........the painted black ones just didn't look right. I think once the seal coat is on there, I'll be glad I made the choice thanks for the good word!
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nice work with the stanchions.....it's a good thing you don't have to do every one .......add that method of tree nailing to the book Nenad.......looks cool!
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your doing a fantastic job.........I'd be the first to tell ya that I do hope you didn't glean that from my post.......I did not intend it that way you should have been here for my first build {it was on the old MSW}. I didn't know diddily......and I didn't cement between the planks......you should have seen my paint job! it looked like morse code along the hull....a hundred times over! ohhhhhhhh, what I had to do to solve that problem. remove all the paint......paint the hull about four times with diluted white glue.......resand and repaint. yea, I learned my lesson! I guess two things that helped me long, is imagination and experimentation. I'm always learning something new too.
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congrats on a really fine build.........you've done a superb job!
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thanks again everyone! there are a couple more rail to go on yet, but it give you a better idea of the true color. I was able to come up with the two 5mm rails for the port side, although I did manage to break another one in the process. as for the broken ones......I'll more than likely find a use for them somewhere......if not, I'll just sleeve them and save them for another build. you never know
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