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  1. druxey
    Here are photos of a merchantman's hull, as derived by graphic methods, from the Newton manuscript. Comments?
  2. druxey
    "...seems easy enough." Just wait a bit before you make such a rash statement, Alan! The other counter timbers have to converge just so, or the stern lights won't come out nice and evenly. But, so far, so good!
  3. druxey
    Usually a number of them hold a flexible curve or batten in place on the drawing board. Sometimes they were referred to as 'whales', I believe.
  4. druxey
    If the joints are close, even with different melting point solder, the ochre technique is insurance! And yes, it is regular yellow ochre powder. Just mix it into a slurry with a little water and paint it over the joint to be protected.
  5. druxey
    Excellent find! Thank you, Wayne.
  6. druxey
    I'm glad that you enjoy sanding, Alan, 'cos there is a lot of it! Getting the side counter timbers right is tricky. I don't know how they finessed it on the full size ship.
  7. druxey
    Good for you not to be satisfied with "Well, it'll do"!
  8. druxey
    You could always 'bash' the figures' poses....
  9. druxey
    Check: https://minitaps.com/brands/MiniTaps.html
  10. druxey
    This now looks excellent rather than merely 'very good'. Well done, Ian.
  11. druxey
    It is a building jig, as you say. Unless from a kit, these are custom made by the model builder.
  12. druxey
    Haven't seen this draught before. The sections are interesting. Thanks for this, Martes.
  13. druxey
    Sideways is always good, in case one forgets to back off or wishes to keep the same setting.
  14. druxey
    Respectfully, Waldemar, I'm not sure that I agree with your suggestion that ships, as built, varied in shape from the draught other than by perhaps an inch or so. If one plots out proof diagonals, they usually produce a nice smooth, faired line. Here I'm talking about British draughts, as I've not extensively studied Continental ones.
  15. druxey
    One trick when silver soldering is to paint joints you want to protect using a paste of yellow ochre powder in water. A jeweler taught me this technique.
  16. druxey
    Yes, I've seen left handed ones online, but they are extremely expensive.
  17. druxey
    There were other strange - to us - underwater body shapes. Another example is Inspector of 1782: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Ship_plans_of_the_Royal_Museums_Greenwich&filefrom=INFERNAL+1815+RMG+J7573.png#/media/File:Inspector_(1782)_RMG_J4476.png showing the hydrodynamic lateral fins in the aft body. It was not repeated, so presumably was not successful in controlling roll.
  18. druxey
    So, some corrections were needed to make the hull fair. No big surprise! Thank you for the demonstration, Waldemar.
  19. druxey
    Sorry to read that the lurgy (pronounced with a hard 'g') laid you low despite the vaccines, Ron. Hopefully all will continue well for you now. The model is really taking on life: I can't wait to see her heeled slightly in her sea!
  20. druxey
    Pretty obvious which might be a more fair set of lines. It would be interesting to run diagonals or waterlines to see which had a better 'flow' without tweaking!
  21. druxey
    Ausgezeichnet! Terrific work, Oliver.
  22. druxey
    It is certainly a fascinating study!
  23. druxey
    Also note the top and butt strakes in the way of the guns. These have a different butt pattern!
  24. druxey
    Remarkable! Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Mark.
  25. druxey
    Thank you, Waldemar, for demonstrating the rest of the (re)construction. It is similar to the 'propositions' in the Newton manuscript.

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