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From the RMG Collections site. Unfortunately the image is not available: DIC0047 Description Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the bow, headrails and figurehead for Centaur (1797), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker. The colour washed figurehead depicts a full-length centaur rearing up on his hind legs with a raised club in his right hand. A cloak, reminiscent of a horse’s mane, cascades down his back and over his flanks. The trail-board includes a conical quiver of arrows and a bow, surrounded by oak leaves and acorns. Signed by John Marshall [Master Shipwright, Plymouth Dockyard, 1795-1801]. This could be one of a number of proposals for the Centaur’s figurehead as the top left includes the annotation ‘No. 1’. See sketch DIC0080 for unsigned and undated version of this sketch, and sketch DIC0001 for a possible port side version. Date made 1 July 1800
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I must be thick, but why do you need to do all this? If I understand what you are trying to do, would not a threaded insert do the job? Or am I missing something? -
Ingenious solution and a great result!
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No period after the url, Dave. Just: dvm27@comcast.net
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How much of that 1650's model rigging is contemporary? Looking at it, I'm a bit suspicious.
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'Trumpet' here (post #43) is not the brass instrument, but the man who was a trumpeter! Later (1811) the post of trumpet major was instituted. Thomas Hardy wrote a novel of that name. I had to read that in school and it was deadly dull!
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Nice simplification, Toni! Gratings look great. Before you do the weather decks, you might want to check the pattern of your butt shifts. (That didn't sound quite right. You know what I meant!)
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You're getting there, Rob! Won't be long before the launching ceremony....
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Workshop Essentials - Favorite Features
druxey replied to Justin P.'s topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
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Ah, the rabbit-hole of research! Ain't it fun? Glad to read that your back is better.
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For a smaller ship, the last illustration, left side, is about right; other than a one-piece cheek and bibb combined.
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Machinist, now locksmith extraordinaire. Is there no end to the range of your talents, Michael?
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Best wishes as you transition, M. Delacroix!
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Glazing
druxey replied to Kurt Johnson's topic in Discussion for a Ship's Deck Furniture, Guns, boats and other Fittings
Old time model-makers used mica, a natural silicate rock that can be split into very thin layers. It cuts easily with sharp scissors. Some samples have a yellowish tinge, but other pieces are clear. -
This is a very nice subject that you have chosen, Javier. Looking forward to seeing her develop!
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Chatham was obviously an unhealthy workplace. Where was Health and Safety?
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Evolution over a 50 year time span: Dining table > unfinished basement space > 6' 0" x 8' 0" box room > finished basement room (with window!) > larger finished basement with two areas > even larger finished basement room with windows > smaller basement with two rooms and overflow area. That's the way it goes....
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Whew! Quite the day's work, Keith. Very nicely machined. The lettering could be a photo-etch plate attached, perhaps?
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