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That's working pretty close to the collet face! And nice macro-photography as well, Wefalck. -
Ed is correct on this. The draughts show the successive straps foreshortened on the sheer plan.
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Chisels or Carving Tools
druxey replied to sfotinos's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
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Beautifully done, as usual, Alex. Did you make your own dividing head for your Unimat lathe?
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Before you do anything drastic, measure the heights of the hawseholes from the plans and then on the model. Are these correct? Is the height of the main wale at the bow correct or is it too high? Is the height of the black strake also correct?
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Interesting idea for making blocks, but the grain of the wood runs the wrong way. They may fall apart, especially in smaller sizes. You can slip the tube back on the dowel before cutting the rings, you know!
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Slicing the hoops off is easiest with the tube mounted on the dowel!
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See the photos in the latest entry in Chuck's revenue cutter Cheerful log. Another example is in the photo here.
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Lovely work, Gaetan! That grotesque carving must have been fun.
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Yes, Juergen, it's irritating seeing rough-cut ends! But be patient, it will be worth it. That will be an outstanding model. While I think of it: did you taper the thickness of the wale at the bow to fit the rabbet? (I had this conversation with another model-maker today.)
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I agree, Dan; the visual contrast 'jumped' too much with version 1. That looks much happier.
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That things match the contemporary planking expansion must give you a warm feeling! Good stuff, Chuck.
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Thanks for the photos, Tadeusz. However, Victory has been re-furbished many, many times over the years and very little "original manufacturers' equipment" remains in her. Jylland is of a later time period and country and Batavia is also a modern re-creation. Your Admiral is lovely, though! Mark: I agree with your latest assessment. However, I don't have either a theory or an answer to your final question at the moment.
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Looks good, Juergen. Just remember not to trim the aft end of the main wale until you have planked the lower counter! (Usually the lower counter is planked first.)
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That is a terrific model and setting! I really enjoyed the sociological and sartorial history that you provided as well, Wefalk. Thank you.
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Many folk make mast hoops by taking a rod of the right diameter and waxing it. Then they take planed wood shavings, coat them in glue and wrap them around the rod until the desired thickness is achieved. After the tube of wood is dry, suitable width pieces are sliced off.
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The black stripe
druxey replied to SaturnV's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
I agree with Russ. However, sometimes the first strake of planking above the wales was also painted black, the 'black strake'. -
Mark: thank you for your latest comments. I don't think the 'tall' pumps were intended to be worked by crews on both levels. The arrangement was merely to place the team on one set of pumps on the lower deck, the other on the middle deck. As the shafts of the brake pumps were almost in alignment, both sets could not be worked simultaneously at the same level.
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Some Castello needs a neutralizing color in the mix to 'bring it down' in chroma (color) to match. A tiny amount of green or blue does the trick when you need it. Looks very good, Maury!
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The Queen model implies one long, continuous chain to the middle deck, not a tandem bike-like affair.
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