Jump to content
Supplies of the Ship Modeler's Handbook are running out. Get your copy NOW before they are gone! Click on photo to order. ×

druxey

NRG Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    13,133

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by druxey

  1. druxey
    Check the SeaWatchBooks site. I'm not sure of publication date, but it should be out sometime in the next three months, all other things being equal. Thanks for your interest!
  2. druxey
    Terrific, as usual. But where are the keyholes in the lock sets, though?
  3. druxey
    Two feet short? Reminds me of my favourite Dilbert cartoon (Hope I'm not infringing copyright by showing this, but it's too good not to share):
  4. druxey
    My mistake: I'm remembering this from nearly 40 years ago, Gerhard! Thanks for the correction. However, looking at the photos you've linked, this was a much older Edeltraud that I recall.
  5. druxey
    Aaaand... you are out of the starting gate!
  6. druxey
    Yes, Landrotten, that's one of many techniques that will be included. Slainte!
  7. druxey
    Postscript: Since the last posting there have been revisions! The sweeps were discovered to be sized for a single-banked boat not, as in this case, for a double-banked one. So, a new set of 12 sweeps have been made, 15' 0" as opposed to 19' 0". I also took this opportunity to paint the dolphins on one side the correct way up! Now, at the risk of incurring the wrath of the moderators, I'd like to mention that the full story, along with various techniques of making small open boats will appear in a full-color book shortly. Stay tuned! Again, my thanks to all who contributed to this log. You helped to make a better model.
  8. druxey
    I'm amazed that, with children, you still have time and energy for a strenuous build! My model at that time was put away under plastic for ten years while my daughter was young. You have my respect, Gary.
  9. druxey
    Brilliant - as usual! Love the tooling as well as the final product.
  10. druxey
    Oops. my apologies, Frank. (Excuse: I was always poor at remembering people's names!) I agree: wood.
  11. druxey
    Coming along beautifully, Albert. The knees (standards, if they are that way up!) look right. I doubt if anything would be stowed along the midline anyway.
  12. druxey
    See the pics I posted on your model log, MK.
  13. druxey
    Don't try to sew at that small scale, MK. Take a look at paint on SilkSpan and glued bolt ropes, etc. in the photos and see what you think.
  14. druxey
    She must be making 20 knots! That's an interesting render. The figures are very convincing.
  15. druxey
    There were similar ships on the Chiemsee in Bavaria, I seem to recall. One was named Edeltraut!
  16. druxey
    Hmm. Ninja skills need fine-tuning. Modelling skills, not so much. Glad it wasn't worse!
  17. druxey
    Looking forward to your progress, Rob.
  18. druxey
    A lot of assembly happening here! Looking terrific, Gaetan. It must be a gratifying stage of construction to see all those components coming together.
  19. druxey
    Seeing those Lake Lucerne paddlesteamer pictures made me smile, Gaetan. They brought back childhood memories. The engine room on these vessels was open, and one could look down from a surrounding gallery and see the gleaming eccentric rods working, as well as smell the hot oil.... One of these would make a beautiful model indeed.
  20. druxey
    Don't post your e-address publicly - it's asking for spam! Send it by PM and delete it from this public forum.
  21. druxey
    Nicely done roband there. For small scales, the simpler version is fine, but you'll impress folk by doing it correctly as you've shown.
  22. druxey
    It's more than likely that the beam layout varied between ships. The plan was specific to Pegasus rather than Atalanta. You've done the tight thing to be your own master shipwright. As for cumulative error, when the Admiralty inspectors come to see the work, the additional length means a larger tonnage. The contract says you are to be paid by tonnage, so you'll profit from this 'mistake'!
  23. druxey
    Yes, that's my understanding, Welfalk. 'Blown plate' is another name for 'cylinder glass'. There was also spun glass, which was disc-like, the pontil mark piece of the disc becoming the cheapest 'bulls-eye' seen in old panes.
  24. druxey
    This is in accord with what I've read elsewhere. Large 'blown plate' aka 'ground glass' was made by grinding and polishing 'broadsheet glass'. This accounts for its expense. Large pieces were principally used in coaches and for mirrors. Nice find, Mark!
  25. druxey
    Looks promising!. And you are right: it takes the to work out the details properly, but it is time well spent.

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...