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Welcome! A sloop, dory or pram dinghy might also be good starting points.
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ancre Coureur by cafmodel - 1/48
druxey replied to cafmodel's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
It is not a tank! It is a cross between a deck and a bridge. I suspect that the boards covering the frame are inset to the beams and removable. -
HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
druxey replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Had you considered reducing dials, etc, using a photo application on the computer? I've had good success reducing compass roses at 600 dpi and printing them out.- 993 replies
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Point well taken, Dafi, although in the scale model of Vasa the top of the whipstaff appears to be about 3 m above the deck. If one takes the path of the whipstaff's tip, it would roughly describe a bell curve. So, if a slot above were needed, it would not have to be a very long one.
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If there was space in there for The Times, it would be weeks if not months out of date. Reminds me of Lord Chesterfield's response to a letter he did not appreciate: "Sir, I have your letter before me. Soon it will be behind me." On a more serious note, I don't think - despite the deck plan - that the outer planking would have changed thickness. The staggered junction of outer and inside outer (that's an oxymoron if there ever was one!) plank at the fore end of the quarter gallery would be a real pain to execute. I think that your cove in section looks absolutely right. I like your demonstration of the round ups of the various decks at their transoms. If it's any consolation, I had made the same assumption that the rake of the upper counter timbers was identical in my first model, until I discovered it didn't work!
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Hmm. Perhaps the total number of soldiers is 100, but taken in several trips across the river, before the bateau gives up and sinks!
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Five paces apart? They must have been incredibly drunk to miss each other three times at that close range! Idiot adolescents....
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Newcomer looking for help with Cutty Sark rigging
druxey replied to Ann's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
No apology required, Ann. Just take one small task at a time, If you look at the magnitude of the work all together, it's daunting, even to experienced builders! There is lots of help here: all you need do is ask. And yes, model building is very therapeutic. It's helped me through tough times in life. -
Is it significant that in the 'tween decks photo, there is an eyebolt in the end of the tiller? Could a relieving tackle have been rigged in heavy weather?
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Stove fires? Please have a fire extinguisher handy! Plastic does not do well in high heat, and neither do ship modelers.... Your work is certainly paying off now,
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
druxey replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Thanks for explaining the modification to those shiny trucks that you are contemplating. Then they won't draw the eye.- 993 replies
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Virginia Ruth by Kelpie - RESTORATION
druxey replied to Kelpie's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
An interesting project! I note that the rudder shape is now different and therefore not original. Mast and bowsprit look very skinny as well. Mast was also shorter: you can check by taking the angle off the photo from stern of the hull to the mast top. Apply the same angle from the model's stern and where it intersects with the mast will give you the correct height. Simple triangulation.- 21 replies
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I should add that the master shipwright on Swallow - Toni - has done a very nice job on the layout of the deck planking.
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I'm not sure if and where I read it, Bruce, but observed this feature on some contemporary museum models many years ago. It makes sense, just as the rule for not cutting away any framing timber to 'make' the sides of a gun port.
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Good question. Yes, the rule is that if any plank is cut into by more than half its width, then the neighbouring plank is widened instead. This is to address a strength issue.
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
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Yes, I was wondering about the metal rimmed (solid metal?) trucks on the carriages as well. The model is looking great as the details bring it to life.- 993 replies
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