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Thanasis reacted to georgeband in A deck planking problem - shaping narrow grooves between adjacent planks.
Phil,
Have you considered the effects of water on the plank you need to insert? One option is to wet the plank to soften it and then squeeze it into the gap. This might be tricksy because the plank will have widened. The other option is almost the opposite: dry your plank thoroughly so that it shrinks a little across the grain and it might be enough to make a difference.
George
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Thanasis reacted to Snug Harbor Johnny in A deck planking problem - shaping narrow grooves between adjacent planks.
Perhaps the suggestion from Thanasis was misunderstood. There is a groove space, and the last plank has paper grout on either side - so at present it is a tad too wide for the groove. His suggestion was to cautiously sand the edges of the plank held at an angle, so the wear will not be seen from the top, but merely reduce the width at the bottom of either side of the plank - hence the "wedge" shape if you could see the plank in cross section.
With a narrower bottom, the plank should start to go into the groove before getting tight halfway in. Several trial fits and further adjustment may be needed until the plank will drop in 2/3rds of the way into the groove. Then there are 2 alternatives: 1.) Put a small amount of glue into the bottom of the groove and press fit the 'wedged' plank so that it will compress its width only near the top. 2.) Use a 'riffler' file (one that has a bend in it - a handy tool for ship modelers to have) to cautiously work a little from either side of the groove near the top. Just a little will do, and the friction between the slightly wedge shaped plank and the reverse wedge of the groove will be reduced so the plank will need little compression.
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Thanasis got a reaction from Chuck Seiler in A deck planking problem - shaping narrow grooves between adjacent planks.
Hi. Did you try with a suitable finger nail file or with folded sandpaper...?
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Thanasis got a reaction from Paul Le Wol in A deck planking problem - shaping narrow grooves between adjacent planks.
Hi. Did you try with a suitable finger nail file or with folded sandpaper...?
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Thanasis got a reaction from paul ron in Where can I get small grommets?
Hi.
I don't know how much "tiny" but see whether those joints from an old umbrella might suits you...
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Thanasis got a reaction from WHGreca in Greek Galiot by Robert V802 - Amati
Hi Robert. I wish you to have a nice journey making this model.
See the drawing from the book "Planking model ships" by Richard Mansir, to see how the planks should be in
sequence...This is what I meant, when I wrote you for "some cuts close to the edges".
I suggest to follow David's method with card templates.
Thanks
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Thanasis got a reaction from WHGreca in Greek Galiot by Amati
Hi Robert.
I have built the Greek Galliot but unfortunately I haven't kept photos from her construction.
Reading in the manual to leave the planks " lie naturally", it means that you should do so, but after you have curved them in a form close to the shape of the hull.
You might also need to make some cuts close to the edges to bring the planks close.
Because of the painting, you can't see what I have done to my model, I place a photo of another Galliot (from scratch-not mine) and I think you'll get the idea...
Thanks
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Thanasis reacted to Chapman in Naval tactic of 1800 ?
The schooner brings several advantages to the group: unlike square-rigged merchant ships, it can sail close to the wind and, especially during longer missions, can also serve as a kind of mother ship. For example, it can tow boats to conserve the rowers' energy, transport large supplies, etc. And from the tops of the masts, one can identify a target earlier.
However, some types of rowboats also have the ability to set sail. However, they would likely be inferior to the schooner in rough seas.
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Thanasis reacted to mtaylor in Naval tactic of 1800 ?
As I recall, hopefully correctly, that here in the States those small gunboats were used in the Great Lakes both during the Revolution and also the War of 1812. They also used small schooners.
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Thanasis got a reaction from mtaylor in Naval tactic of 1800 ?
Thank you Chaptman
Yes I have read about that also in the fight against Aegean pirates, where the chase in no wind state, was kept on by rowing boats.
But again in this case the boats were parts of the chaser ship.
In my cases these small fleets (one schooner and 12-13 boats), were formed quikly to seize the chance.
And what make me wonder is , whether was posible some of those specific type of boats (is narrated as "maltese" boats),
could be kept in ports or near by, for these kind of missions.
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Thanasis reacted to Chapman in Naval tactic of 1800 ?
The described action shows parallels to the Danish-British Gunboat War of 1808–1814, in which groups of gunboats attacked English sailing ships such as gunbrigs (HMS Turbulent for example) and forced them to surrender several times.
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Thanasis reacted to wefalck in Naval tactic of 1800 ?
I thought this was a fairly common tactic at the time (and probably still is, using modern boat-types and propulstion systems) to attack anchored ships off-shore. Such small boats at that time wouldn't have been able to keep up with moving warships. With today's speedboats the situation is different, as the pirate-attacks in various waters show.
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Thanasis reacted to Chapman in Naval tactic of 1800 ?
It was common practice to use boats to attack ships in harbors, even on the high seas when there was no wind. This was particularly successful at night because of the surprise. If the loss of human life was not an issue, things could get bloodier during the day. The latter is exemplified by the boat attack in 1814 by the frigate HMS Endymion on the privateer Prince de Neufchatel.
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Thanasis got a reaction from mtaylor in Naval tactic of 1800 ?
Thank you both.
Yes, it's rather something similar since the tactic in Danish gunboat war, was exclusively between armed small boats attacking a target.
In my cases there were only armed men using the unarmed boats like tranfering vessels.
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Thanasis got a reaction from thibaultron in Naval tactic of 1800 ?
Thank you both.
Yes, it's rather something similar since the tactic in Danish gunboat war, was exclusively between armed small boats attacking a target.
In my cases there were only armed men using the unarmed boats like tranfering vessels.
Thx
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Thanasis got a reaction from Chapman in Naval tactic of 1800 ?
Thank you both.
Yes, it's rather something similar since the tactic in Danish gunboat war, was exclusively between armed small boats attacking a target.
In my cases there were only armed men using the unarmed boats like tranfering vessels.
Thx
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Thanasis got a reaction from Keith Black in Naval tactic of 1800 ?
Hello all.
I'm in the middle of a search related to an Ottoman small rowing boat, maybe also with some kind of riggs, back in 1800.
In two historical cases, this kind of boat in a number of 12-13 of them full of gunmen, were accompanying-supporting a schooner,
as all togethere, were attacing in an enemy vessel.
Does this pattern indicates a kind of a naval tactic of that time.
Is there someone who could inform me about.
Many thanks in advance.
Thx
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Thanasis got a reaction from mtaylor in Naval tactic of 1800 ?
Hello all.
I'm in the middle of a search related to an Ottoman small rowing boat, maybe also with some kind of riggs, back in 1800.
In two historical cases, this kind of boat in a number of 12-13 of them full of gunmen, were accompanying-supporting a schooner,
as all togethere, were attacing in an enemy vessel.
Does this pattern indicates a kind of a naval tactic of that time.
Is there someone who could inform me about.
Many thanks in advance.
Thx
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Thanasis got a reaction from thibaultron in Naval tactic of 1800 ?
Hello all.
I'm in the middle of a search related to an Ottoman small rowing boat, maybe also with some kind of riggs, back in 1800.
In two historical cases, this kind of boat in a number of 12-13 of them full of gunmen, were accompanying-supporting a schooner,
as all togethere, were attacing in an enemy vessel.
Does this pattern indicates a kind of a naval tactic of that time.
Is there someone who could inform me about.
Many thanks in advance.
Thx
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Thanasis got a reaction from WHGreca in Greek Galiot by Robert V802 - Amati
Hi Robert. Sorry but it's been a long time ago that I built the model and I haven't kept the manual neither the model... But just now I remembered a friend of mine that he had built the same model and he had post photos of her construction in another forum (I think here as well but in MSW 1.0) Take a look at his photos in the below link and I hope you find some answers. http://shipmodeling.net/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=643
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Thanasis got a reaction from Baker in Mayflower by LCdr Dave - Billing Boats - 1:60
Hello. Having inventing this "my way of seizing" I would suggest to take a look in the below sketches.
A. Shows how you should fold the thread around the bowsprit if there are already other rigging stuff alongside. It also shows the "premade" seizing, from which all the thread's edges should pass.
Here the seizing is off the tool but it would be easier if you pass all the edges of the threads while the seizing is on the tool.
B. Shows the already placed seizing (still a bit loose) and the deadeye in the upper loop.
C. Shows that first you have to tighten the maine thread and then the thread of the seizing.
At the end there will be a double loop around the bowsprit and a single one around the deadeye.
Cut all edges and a bit of glue will secure the whole set.
I hope it could be helpful.
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Thanasis got a reaction from BETAQDAVE in The Kit-Basher's Guide To The Galaxy
Gears from cable ties. Any diameter-width-color...
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Thanasis got a reaction from dhabert in Interesting knot tying gizmo.
Hi. There is also the below fishing tool which is called "Tie-fast knot tiyer"
You can see its uses for ship modeling in the link.
My way of seizing
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Thanasis got a reaction from mtaylor in Interesting knot tying gizmo.
Hi. There is also the below fishing tool which is called "Tie-fast knot tiyer"
You can see its uses for ship modeling in the link.
My way of seizing
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