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Oh, dear. You have it bad. Fortunately there is no model intervention or recovery group in your area.
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Bruce and Gary: there is no credit, which leads me to believe that the draught is actually in the Kriegstein Collection! -
It seems Queen was a 'one off' Bately design, so there are no sister ships whose plans might be viewable. If the RMG (ex NMM) can't help, perhaps an enquiry to the Kriegstein brothers through their publisher might work.
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Lovely work and attention to detail, Michael!
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Old paint is usually oil based, and may contain lead. Be careful and take appropriate health and safely measures if removing any paint.
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Harold Hahn method
druxey replied to Essayons's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
"Chacun à son gôut" - Each to their own taste. We build models to please ourselves. There is no absolute right or wrong. -
Consider using tick strips and divide the space with the strip laid flat - it's a lot easier! I gave up using compasses, dividers and proportional dividers years ago. Also, thread attached with white glue dots instead of battens are much, much easier to use. Check the planking tutorials on this site. for details.
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Good thinking ahead, Maury!
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Normally beams rest on the deck clamps. These are ledges that run longitudinally inside the frames. Beams are placed where needed to frame deck openings etc., and are independent of the framing. I recommend you look at either Londgridge's The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships, Goodwin's The Construction and Fitting of the Sailing Man of War 1650 -1850, or the series of books on the fully framed model by Antscherl.
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A very nice model indeed. Maybe Chris would like to tackle a Thames barge sometime.
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Another sceptic converted! Very effective, Rob.
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NAIAD 1797 by Bitao - 1:60
druxey replied to Bitao's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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Beautifully rendered!
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Looks very nice, Siggi. Had you thought of painting the decorations on paper off the model and then gluing it on? Much easier than fighting gravity and getting into the inner corners!
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Another way to put off fairing frames! Bit extreme, though, but gets you a lot of brownie points! Nice stands.
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Greetings MSW , from Montreal Canada , new novice member .
druxey replied to AlleyCat's topic in New member Introductions
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Goodbye, Bob, and thanks for all the fish!
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HMS EURYALUS by Matiz - FINISHED - scale 1:56
druxey replied to matiz's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
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Coming along well, Kevin. Hint: always rest a plane on its side. Sole down on the bench as in your photo leads to dulling the blade faster with grit and debris on the bench top.
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Hearty congratulations, Mike. May SeaWatchBooks continue to flourish! And congratulations to Bob for this transition. Your work in building SeaWatch for the past 20 years is much appreciated. We look forward to the next stage,
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Excellent! Are you also going to add the contents?
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Perhaps tone down the white a bit? Hard to tell from your photo - you might already have done that.
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SOLEIL ROYAL 1669 by michel saunier
druxey replied to michel saunier's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
It is indeed sad that we have lost such a talent. I was wondering if another expert French model-maker might pick up the torch and complete this masterwork, if his family is amenable to the idea.
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