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    18th century ships

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  1. Senator

    Is the ropewalk still for sale?

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  5. Sonofagun
    Thank you, Mark! You are right! I admire your work and your dedication to it.
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  8. Sonofagun
    Byrnes Modelmachines ropewalk for sale With extra rake up bobbins and belts. I will also include an electric bobbin winder. They both have been used very little. I will pay for shipping within the continental United States. $200.00. I had a stroke 18 months ago which severely changed my retirement hobby plans! Thank you for considering. Bryan Sieber, Florida, USA
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  22. Sonofagun
    Yes, I did assemble the entire keel, stem and aft deadwood and used it to help keep the frame spacing. I think the trickiest part of the hull was assembling the hawse pieces. Hahn’s drawings do a very decent job of preparing the individual pieces. i got very lucky and only had to redo them once! The model is a great deal of fun and will keep you occupied for hours. There were a few times when I would get frustrated and need to take a break. But you get hooked by the bug... If you haven’t purchased THE FULLY FRAMED SHIP MODEL series of books by David Antscherl and Greg Herbert, I would highly recommend it! At least to start with the first book of the series. It has an unbelievable amount of information that is useful for any ship modeler. Very well written. Just a suggestion. I wish I had purchased and read them much sooner than I did!
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  25. Sonofagun
    What a wonderful model! It makes me believe I am looking at a model made when the ship was being built! Love the colors you are using. The carvings are beautiful! Very clean lines. Attractive ship. I can see why someone of your talent would be drawn to modeling her. Great job!
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  27. Sonofagun
    On my Hahn RATTLESNAKE, I placed the first and last whole frame the first thing. Supported them to make certain they are 90 degrees from the frame jig. Then you can place the keel,WITHOUT GLUING IT, To help keep the frame spacing from top to bottom. I don't know if you are already doing this. Just thought I would throw the suggestion out there.
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  29. Sonofagun
    Welcome Torstein! I am sure you are finding there is much to learn in ship modeling. You can learn a great deal by reading the building logs on this site. The members here are terrific and are very willing to help. Do not hesitate to ask any questions you may have. Bryan
  30. Sonofagun
    Nice, neat modelling -as your usual standard. What size are the loops to control the valves of the faucets on your stove? Fantastic scale!! Nice shot locker in the background, also! Great job. Happy Thanksgiving!
  31. Sonofagun
    I have every confidence that you will do a brilliant job (as usual)' I would advise not to partake of whisky to calm your nerves during your build as you may end up emptying another bottle and have a compulsion to build another (ship in a bottle) and end up in a vicious cycle! Just kidding. I am looking forward to you facing the challenges of this build! Good luck, Danny! Bryan
  32. Sonofagun
    This is the picture. Kind of self evident on construction. The support boards , supporting the building board, are 1/2 inch oak. The slotted boards for tilting purposes are 1/8th inch plywood. I put a little bar soap on the upright guides to help them slide better ( the uprights coming up from the base) The base is wide and more substantial with weight to be stable.
  33. Sonofagun
    I will see what I can do tomorrow. I have never posted pictures on MSW before. I know I will have to 're-size' them. I don't have to report to work until early afternoon. So I will try for the morning. If not tomorrow, then soon. Bryan
  34. Sonofagun
    I built a movable, height adjustable , swivel top 'table' to hold my building platform. I built it from 2x4s, 2x6s, some 1/8th inch plywood to act as swivel guides to be screwed to the building board, some threaded rod, nuts and bolts, and put it on wheeled lockable casters. It was quite easy to build and serves my purposes very well. It is small enough to easily turn it to whatever direction I need. I can tilt the platform to more easily work on the interior of the model. The one I built, was my 'prototype' , so I can modify it for my next build (if I need to). I'm sorry that I don't have pictures of it immediately available . If you are interested, let me know and I can try to place some on this forum. Bryan P.S. I got the idea from Danny's build of his VULTURE when he had mounted his model on a rod to have it able to swivel. At least I think it was his VULTURE build! The 'table' is pretty darned stable. I've had it for over a year and it still works as well as the day I finished it.
  35. Sonofagun
    Danny, Just got a chance to catch up on your build. Still settling into our new home - not without some major problems. Looks like all my shop equipment made it all right! Yea! I want to tell you how impressive your VULTURE looks! You must be very happy with your results. Cannot imagine you would have any regrets. She is beautiful. Congratulations on your continued accomplishments.
  36. Sonofagun
    You have to consider actual wind direction and the resulting apparent wind, ( the combined affects of actual wind speed and direction being affected by the speed and direction of the ship ) . In a square rigged vessel , most of the time the wind would be coming over one of the stern quarters. The ship's forward motion would move the flag's free end a little toward the stern from what the actual wind direction would have it go. The harder the wind is blowing, the less affect the forward motion of the ship would matter as the ship can only go as fast as its waterline dictates. (There is a formula for this but it would take too long for me to find it at this moment). Basically, though, a heavy displacement ship gets stuck in its own 'trough' and cannot rise over the ridge in front. So, in a strong breeze. The flag would be snapping pretty much in the same direction of the actual wind. In a lighter breeze, the apparent wind would have a more powerful factor in the direction of the flag. At anchor, the flags would be pretty much straight to stern as the ship, being tethered by the anchor rode, would be at the mercy of the wind
  37. Sonofagun
    Mark, Really nice work! You are advancing quite nicely this go-round! Before you know it, you will be planking and seeing that beautiful ship emerge with its fine lines. Congratulations on reaching this point of the build! Call me crazy, but I think framing is one of the more fun parts of building. What the heck, just being in the shop is fun, right? Bryan

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