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Contraband smuggled in by HM boats? Whose side were they on?
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Curse those typographical shags!!!!
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Enjoy the family while you can - they grow up and out more quickly than you imagine! Nice work stropping those blocks. -
Lt Morrison's invention probably sank without trace - along with hundreds of other 'improvements' submitted to the Admiralty by hopeful inventors in the 1800's.
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Looks good, Mark.
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Exactly, Mark! Except I'd make the carlings much wider.
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Beautifully done: I'm just disappointed that you won't leave more of that lovely framing exposed.
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Bow decoration
druxey replied to bluenose2's topic in Discussion for a Ship's Deck Furniture, Guns, boats and other Fittings
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If anyone has Steel's Naval Architecture 1805, Sim Comfort edition, the text volume only; here is the opportunity to acquire the accompanying plates volume: https://www.ebay.com/itm/SHIP-BUILDING-BOOK-1805-STEELES-ELEMENTS-OF-NAVAL-ARCHITECTURE-HALF-HULL-MODEL/254417066505?hash=item3b3c705a09:g:OW0AAOSwlPFdyErV I am not connected with the seller on eBay in any way.
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Nice illustrations, Alan.The fairlead? Check contemporary model photos. I seem to recall seven or nine holes, but could be wrong. Now, keep sanding!
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Doing even gooder now, Steven! A neat result with your papier mache technique. ( I apologise to French speakers, but can't seem to conjure up the appropriate accents.)
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Well stated, Bob. The art world is a funny business indeed. And the ship model world not much different! However, Mike is a happy part-time restorer with a happy client, so all is well with the world. (Oh, how I wish!)
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Wel, Mike , that translates to roughly about $11 per hour. If you were doing this as a full-time professional in New York, I doubt that you could live off that. However, as a part-timer it's nice pocket money! Also, the owner got a very nice end result.
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Well, first, Mike, how many hours' work was involved?
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Another beautiful card model, Dan. Please see my comments on your other, new thread.
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Quite spectacular, Clare!
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Usually the foremost deadeye is in line with the mast at the deck.
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On the bright side, you've a way to go before rigging your model! In my experience, even with good visualization skills, there were still items that only made sense as rigging proceeded. Presumably the 'aha' moment will come on this question, as well as many others.
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Examples of the curved beam: https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/81208.html https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/81282.html and, more interestingly: https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/81164.html
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Sounds perfectly reasonable, Alan. Or the spritsail topsail yard slings are much looser so that the guys run above the yard.
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A curved deck beam ahead of the rudderhead is seen on a number of deck plans, so was a fairly standard way of framing this. I suspect there were carlings on each side of the opening rather than a sem-lunar piece involving cross-grain and much waste. A smaller piece would have framed in the curved aft part of the opening.
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Acrylic matte medium can be thinned with water if you wish. It goes on milky, but dries clear.
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First question: are both sails ever set at the same time?
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