druxey
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If the balcony is 'solid' a laminated construction over a shaped mold is the way to go. -
Before you go too far, the knee of the head also tapers from the stem toward the tip. This is something missed on many models. For a 28 gun ship the tip should taper down to 4" (Steel).
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Nice story and beautiful subject, JD. Great getting hold of he builders' draughts!
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Bienvenue, Jacques! Bien fait! (Welcome, Jacques; well done).
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What a naughty midshipman! Definitely a bad 'un.
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Silkspan has been used for sails and flags by many model-makers with excellent results.
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re post 1674: you've got it, Mark!
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Ron explains really the best way to make masts and spars. Dowel is for beginners. Also, by planing the stock four-square, then eight-square; the taper is controllable and it's exactly how it was done in the shipyard.
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The green outline in your sketch should have the 'back' at right angles to the sheer of the quarter gallery. (Fip the forward green c/s, move it aft and you'll see it will match). Mock it up in #3D if you need convincing.
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I'm trying to recall what I did here on Polyphemus, but it was nearly 50 years ago when I was building that part of the model! I do know that there was a curved beam forward of the rudderhead. I think I mortised two half-beam/transoms (with a rabbet for the plank ends) into the angles of the counter timbers, but wouldn't swear to this now. That would have been similar to Gary's proposal.
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Barnham Rider was forgiven all and restored to his rank and position in March, 1811 by the Lords of the Admiralty.
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Barnham Rider was forgiven and restored to his position in 1811 by the Lords of the Admiralty.
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Apparently the builder failed in 1807. Somehow Kidwell must have been back in business - maybe! - in 1810. He had been contracted to build Pyramus, 36 guns, later 42, in 1805. After the yard closed, her frames were transported to Portsmouth, where the ship was reassembled and completed. That ad sounds sketchy to me.
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Lovely! I hope that the cadran solaire wall faces due south, though!
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Usually the nibbed waterway is flush with the deck planking. Is this not so on Gemma?
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Welcome! A sloop, dory or pram dinghy might also be good starting points.
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That snapped tiller is an unusual accident. At very least, you will need to drill and peg first before attempting reinstallation. Good luck with this.
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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. -
Nicely done and finished! Congratulations, Paul. I hope she gets a case to protect her.
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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
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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A student's draught, perhaps? Of course, when you realise that the average seat is only about 17" to 22" wide, 2' 8 ½" or 34½ " is ample for sitting in solitude. I wouldn't worry too much about the level of comfort here!
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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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