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  1.    bruce d reacted to a post in a topic: More Dazzle painting
  2. druxey
    Definitely a disruptive scheme!
  3.    druxey reacted to a post in a topic: More Dazzle painting
  4.    druxey reacted to a post in a topic: Ship design and gunnery in England around 1600 according to „Dell’Arcano del Mare” by Robert Dudley
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  7.    druxey reacted to a post in a topic: Pegasus by hdrinker - 1:48 - POF - Swan practicum
  8.    druxey reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
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  10. druxey
    Apparently raising the ships was considered, but the cost and logistics too prohibitive. As you say, the wrecks are now covered and encrusted by zebra mussels....
  11.    druxey reacted to a post in a topic: Book Review: Ghost Ships - Hamilton and Scourge: Historical Treasures from the War of 1812
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  15. druxey
    Ah, those school years for the children! Later, you will be surprised at how quickly the time went by.
  16.    druxey reacted to a post in a topic: Soleil Royal by Hubac's Historian - Heller - An Extensive Modification and Partial Scratch-Build
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  18.    DaveRow reacted to a post in a topic: did wales ever taper at the bow?
  19.    hollowneck reacted to a post in a topic: A deck planking problem - shaping narrow grooves between adjacent planks.
  20. druxey
    If the paper 'grout' (caulking!) were to be added to the penultimate planks before installing them, then the last plank can be carefully sanded to fit as I described. I would be reluctant to mess with installed planks. If I slipped while modifying them, then I'd have to remove and replace them. It would be a mess!
  21.    Ilhan Gokcay reacted to a post in a topic: Loreley 1884 by Ilhan Gokcay - 1/75 - Scale Steam Yacht
  22.    Chuck Seiler reacted to a post in a topic: A deck planking problem - shaping narrow grooves between adjacent planks.
  23.    Keith Black reacted to a post in a topic: Loreley 1884 by Ilhan Gokcay - 1/75 - Scale Steam Yacht
  24.    rcweir reacted to a post in a topic: A deck planking problem - shaping narrow grooves between adjacent planks.
  25. druxey
    It looks so good that it would actually work!
  26. druxey
    If I understand your problem correctly, I would use a sanding surface. Rubber cement the paper to a flat surface. You can then gently sand the plank edge, holding it at a slight angle to produce a subtle wedge-like cross section. Test fit until the plank almost seats all the way into the space it needs to occupy. Then you can glue and press it all the way home for a tight fit.
  27. druxey
    It is obvious that you are now on to the process. From here it's simply a matter of refining your skills on the next model. Well done for not giving up!
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  29. druxey
    Sorry about the slip - one reason to not use power tools as they can so easily 'eat' one's work. If it's any consolation, I'm sure that real ships were not always 100% symmetrical.
  30. druxey
    There is the video mentioned and also tutorials on this site: http://modelshipworldforum.com/resources/Framing_and_Planking/Planking primer.pdf http://modelshipworldforum.com/resources/Framing_and_Planking/Lining Off your hull for planking.pdf http://modelshipworldforum.com/resources/Framing_and_Planking/NailPatternJig.pdf http://modelshipworldforum.com/resources/Framing_and_Planking/plankingfan.pdf
  31. druxey
    Late arriving to this party. That is lovely work, Paul!
  32. druxey
    I'm sure that the enterprising model-maker can add the names by hand. It would certainly look more authentic! Unlike the photos (post #70), ship-based trucks would not have had iron tyres/tires! Only land-based guns were so shod. Metal would have quickly wrecked the decks.
  33. druxey
    Very nice, Dafi. However, the guns I've seen that were fitted with locks had their mounting holes offset on the right edge of the pan (the rectangular raised area that the vent hole was bored through) as seen from the breech end. The gunlock was mounted there with two thumbscrews. Early gunlocks were experimented with in the late 1720's by the French and were in general use by the British by the late 1780's (Caruana).
  34. druxey
    The slipway at Bucklers Hard has been archaeologically excavated and an article on BBC News posted: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0qll3j0evyo
  35. druxey
    Whenever I see a posting by 'Dafi', I know it will be interesting! Both this and the one on boat outfitting today are very interesting.
  36. druxey
    I believe that SeaWatch is working on these volumes.

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