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Echo by Maury S - FINISHED - Cross-Section
druxey replied to Maury S's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Well, you are moving forward nicely, Maury. I'm not sure that the lowest athwartship plank should intrude down into the limber channel. It might be better to align the lower edges with the top of the limber boards. -
ancre LE BONHOMME RICHARD by Jeronimo - FINISHED
druxey replied to Jeronimo's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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This is a problem. There are obviously omitted stations in the body plan near the midships, where the lines should be very close together and dense. While what is shown is well delineated, you don't really have enough information to be certain, as neither waterlines or buttock lines are shown. If you are experienced, I suppose you could approximate the form of the ship in the middle part of the body, but it would involve a fair amount of 'by guess and by golly' work.
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Ausgeziechnet! Terrific work and photography, Robert.
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A more accurate proportion is 7-10-7. Another way of saying this is that the width across the spar when square at any point is 24 parts. Measure in 7 parts of the 24 from each edge and this will, when planed off at 45 degrees, give you a perfect octagonal cross-section.
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Welcome to the 'I-cut-the-wrong-leg-of-the-line' club, Michael. You have joined a non-exclusive club, of which I am also a member. Mark - you're in as well.
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Nice detail, Dan. However, the coat is nailed to the rudder upside down/inside out, then inverted to form a kind of loose bag up around the rudder head into the helm port opening. This gives room for movement of the rudder. You might want to consider that for absolute authenticity.
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Echo by oneslim - cross-section
druxey replied to oneslim's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Fillings between the floors and first futtocks were standard practice. They make a continuous solid 'floor' for the limber channels to drain water efficiently to the pumps. -
Echo by jml1083 - cross-section
druxey replied to jml1083's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Jim, you wrote: "A piece that early on was shown with great pride to friends and neighbors and anyone I met on the street doesn't pass muster a week later. I think that is called progress." Indeed it is! I think most of us have experienced this. I cringe now when I think about my early work. It'll probably be the same a few years from now about my present models! Looks like you are coming along really well. Good stuff. -
HMS Euryalus by egen -
druxey replied to egen's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
Check Ed Tosti's Naiad build log photos and you will see how the sleepers and transom knees are placed. -
Sorry to read about your slipped disc, Kats. I hope you'll soon be fully functional again. Best wishes for a full recovery.
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Nicely done, Dan.
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Very nice progress, Dan. I thought that the non-skid areas were fine wet-and-dry carborundum paper!
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The odour is rather unpleasant, I agree!
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Thanks for this link, Kevin.
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Very nice and clean work, Bob. I think you may be a little hard on yourself with your own critique!
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Loss of a rudder was a very serious circumstance. Usually chains were attached to (hopefully) retrieve it if it were to become unshipped. Many models omit this feature, or the hooks to which the chain is looped out of the way to. The hooks were attached to the tuck rail. Of course, many other features of the actual ship are often absent from models as well, such as the rudder coat over the helm port.
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Impressive smithing.
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Those are solid-looking pintles, Dan. Very nicely done.
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Thank you, Popeye. That's a definitive visual reference!
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Nailed it this time, Dan. Thanks for taking my criticism constructively!
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There are almost always problems with the old plans because of either dimensional instability of the paper, or distortion in reproduction of the originals. Direct tracing will not correct this. In particular, different plans of the same ship will not match for this reason. This may be the issue that you have discovered.
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Lovely work, Dan. However, to my eye the handholds on the prototype are of smaller diameter than your model ones. What do you think? The companion cover, however, looks terrific.
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