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Nicely restored, Matthias. Those mast hoops look so much better! The crew are pretty good-looking as well....- 7 replies
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Some water is required when dissolving animal glue flakes. As Aleksandr found out, 'shelf' life of this type of glue is very limited! When warmed (using a water bath), its viscosity thins, but the glue thickens again as it cools. I've never used chalk in the mix, so don't know how it will change the properties of glue.
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Vertical Scarf Joints on Keels
druxey replied to tmj's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
In contemporary plans, often the vertical joint line nearer the viewer (starboard side) is a solid line and the other is a dashed (hidden) line. -
I'd be concerned about off-gassing from the copper compounds produced by that method. Even if sealed, I'd not trust it to be effective. Paints sponged on would be safer both to do and for the model's longevity, plus it would be less expensive.
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Of course, one doesn't need to use real marble. Faux painted marble is much lighter - and cheaper!
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Pre-scan days were always a greater or lesser degree of 'best guess'. I know that you are not slagging those who went before you - they did what they could (for the most part). We are fortunate to live in a time of 3D scanning. I was fortunate enough to have access to an historic prototype's scans. This resulted in two of us recovering the 'shipwright's secrets' from the late 1600's. I'm sure that there are many other discoveries on hull design waiting to be made as well. And you are finding some!
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Wilkommen, Dieter! You'll find lots of inspiration and help here.
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If you can remember the exact glue that you used, we may be able to help you select the best way to unglue any pieces.
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It's hard to see how crooked the hull is. Can you take a photo 'end on' so we can judge? Also, what glue did you use?
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A fascinating and ambitious project, Richard! Your comments on the inaccuracy of previous existing plans are interesting. We make assumptions....
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Well, Kevin, you are coming along nicely! I don't know what wood specie you are using, but the grain looks a little coarse for fine detail. Have you tried coffee wood? (The piece you were kind enough to gift me will work better, I think.)
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Barber's Adagio for (excuse the pun) Strings would be good for while tying ratlines.... Very neatly done at 1:96, Sal.
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Yes, Bob, it was untarred Manila. Your photo (last one) shows the odd protruding fiber. Gloves were more for when running line rapidly : the frictional heat build up was very impressive!
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We may be splitting hairs, ahem, fibers here! Years ago in theatre 'hemp houses' (where flying scenery was done using rope instead of wire cable) the surface was fairly smooth, if not shiny from wear. There was the occasional protruding fiber, so one always wore work gloves when handling the line.
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Good planning! A clever idea incorporating a background for photography as well.
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I realise that your model is stylized, but the actual British ships had painted, not raised lettering.
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Bruce: funnily enough I had wondered whether 'flodder' might be a variant form of 'flother', but the foam/flood idea made no sense on this context. All I could think of, in painters' language, was 'flogging' where a loose-haired brush is 'flogged' onto the painting surface for a decorative effect. Thank you for this additional reference and insight.
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The strips are ivory key covers from an old piano. Another substitute is mammoth ivory. It is not as white as that from elephants and, as no animal was killed as is the case for elephants, it is a better choice.
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Ah! 'Flother' did not come up with anything to do with paintwork, but 'flotherwoode' was mentioned in records of the Globe Theatre (1597-98): Leonard Fryer was paid for 'pryming and stopping with white leade all the wenscott about the gallery and after leying the pannelles and battens of the same with sondrye Cullours curyously grayned with a grayne called flotherwoode.' This implies a very specific grain pattern. Quoted from Shakespeare's Globe Rebuilt, Mulryne and Shewring, page 136.
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A bone model? If you use any power tools, you will need to get used to the smell!
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Lovely finish, Aleksandr! Beautifully rendered.
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Coming along nicely, Sal!
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