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Water looks great, but perhaps even better with a bigger area of sea around the model? -
Just catching up on your progress! That's one busy bowsprit. Well done.
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I suppose that you could move the lower rail aft end inward a little more to increase the curve of that aft head timber.
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Mark: try this modification of the middle rail placement and repositioning of the seat/chutes.
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The 'flattened' shapes of planks are not usually straight on one edge, except for the garboard. Here's an example of the lowest few strakes of a fairly simple hull. These were figured out using the planking method in the tutorial by David Antscherl
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I have seen sheer poles on a contemporary model of 1752, so they were introduced much earlier than Lees suggests. In this case, the shroud sheer pole is more of a rack as it actually carries belaying pins. See: https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/66296.html
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HMS Sphynx by TBlack - 1:64
druxey replied to TBlack's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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"Fascinating, complex geometry" you say? Just wait until you get to the head timber geometry - your head will spin! The notches for the head rails get progressively angled as you go forward. It's a challenge. The aft end of the lower rail may need to be a moved little more toward the centerline? Would that solve the discharge tube issue (pun intended)?
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What is "flat-floored, apple-cheeked hull"
druxey replied to RussR's topic in Nautical/Naval History
Here is a model of Resolution that shows these features:
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That is a lot of light!
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Converting a Backyard Shed into a Model Workshop
druxey replied to Hank's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
If you go the chessboard route, I can guarantee that any light colored pieces you drop will land on white, and any dark pieces will land on - yes, you've guessed it! -
This has a ZAZ number in the corner, so is part of the Royal Museums Greenwich collection. I don't know whether there are copyright concerns involved here. However, it is a nice illustration.
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Again, I should mention that Mr. Friedman has had recent health issues, so please be patient with him! It is a small business catering to the ship model community, not a large publishing house.
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Your fairing of the bulkheads looks good. If you look at planking articles on this site, you'll see that planks usually have to be shaped to fit properly. Straight planks are only good for siding a flat surface like a house. You will either need to cut curved planks or edge bend straight ones. (There are tutorials on MSW on both methods.) Then your planks will lie flat.
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contact adhesive
druxey replied to Liad's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Avoid contact cement if at all possible! Another thread just mentioned planks springing loose later on.... -
I was lucky enough to catch the display at Greenwich. It was fascinating to see the 'new' model by Matthew Betts alongside the contemporary Erebus model. See: https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/66676.html
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Very neatly done, Andy!
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Spars are all proportional to each other and to the size of ship. So you should be able to re-size them to 'fit' any other ship-rigged vessel.
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Supplement is on sail making. Scale spar and rigging plans are in a pocket at the rear of Volume IV.
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A wooden horse? That's interesting. Could be a real impediment forward! Nice work as usual, Maury.
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Bravo again, Javier!
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Nicely shown, Mark P! These show all the intricacies of the headwork clearly. I have similar photos that I took years ago, but all on 35mm slides, unfortunately.
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