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Good question! I actually gave the upper edge a soft-edged 45 degree bevel, as I did for the wale below. At the time, this is how I saw/interpreted the Bellona and other contemporary models' style. Perhaps there were variations depending on the shipyard. -
A masterful restoration of that ladder! Good to see you back at work on Albertic, Michael. Mentioning a BA threaded bolt takes me back.... I still have a pre-war supply of BA nuts and bolts in brass from my father neatly stored in old throat lozenge tins.... But, I digress.
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If it's any help, I used the fully planked contemporary Bellona as my guide for a 64 of 1781: just one black strake, unpainted as shown. Can anyone say that this is incorrect for that time period?
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OK; bring it on, Marcus!
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If you were to reduce the lowest band of planking nearest the bow and adjust the others, you may be able to plank without drop strakes.
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So much ironwork! Beautifully executed, as usual, Ed. You are the iron-master.
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Glad all went well, Mark! You have a beautiful workshop view....
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I agree with Wayne that aggressive wrestling of a plank into place is no substitute for careful spiling. It invites problems down the road.
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Thank you for sharing both your mother's and your own talent with us. That is a lovely photograph of you both with Naiad.
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Have you tried rubber bands or tubing and wedges?
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Catching up with your work. I really like the countersunk square nuts on those carronade bolts. Nice!
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Are these holes aft of the riding bitts? If so, that is the likely solution.
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Sorry to read of your collision with Atalanta. I hope that you were personally undamaged. The model seems to have recovered well!
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druxey replied to tlevine's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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Certainly Halinski looks like a class act. Thanks for the free lessons in card model construction, Dan!
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Alan: TMI = "Too Much Information". Direct pressure refers to keeping pressure on a workshop wound for five minutes to stop the bleeding. Of course, accidents like that never happen! Now, back to the Bellona thread!
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That last sentence was maybe a little TMI, Greg!
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The closer you can bend the plank to its final shape, the easier the process will be. Greg's progressive gluing from the bow rabbet aft is another useful technique. Large rubber bands and shaped softwood blocks often work where clamps refuse to go.
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No so much a band or two, as a collection of whole orchestras! I had no idea that there was so much hardware attached to a wooden main yard during that era. Beautiful work as ever, Ed.
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Another boring comment, Mark: it's all looking excellent.
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You are having altogether too much fun, Tecko. Stop it right now! Seriously, what you are doing is fun.
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BTW a javelin is not the same thing as a spear. As the Major General in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance sang: "I know Mauser rifle from a javelin".
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The spear would have been of metal: wood would not have lasted long under seagoing conditions. I don't have the image I remember seeing somewhere with the wings aft of the legs. BTW, I'm Druxey, not David!
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Starting to look more plausible, Alan! I did see an image somewhere of Bellerophon where he is seated forward (as you have him) and Pegasus' wings are placed aft of his upper legs. If you are interested in more feedback, PM me. Otherwise I'll shut up now.
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