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puckotred got a reaction from hexnut in RMS Titanic 1912 by drobinson02199 - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1:250
The Strips are a pain in the a$$... Why they didn't do them laser cut I don't know. Had I known about these I'd might bought some other kit. Apart from that it IS a wonderful kit...
The bow is too narrow but no one I know has any knowledge about this so I don't care 😊
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puckotred got a reaction from marktiedens in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
I worked on the "Gotheborg" and lowered all the top masts but was up in the masts and not on deck so I missed where the belaying points where...
Can't remember if there was one or two lines on the lift, but since there are two sheaves it seems logic that there would be two ropes as well...
Could 411 be for the foremast and 413 be for the main mast? 410 and 416 for fore and main yard? 416 is described as "Driza verga mayor". Spanish "Driza" is Halliard so it would go to the yard... "main yard halliard"
Found this pic that shows the blocks for the lift.
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puckotred reacted to wefalck in Show pictures of your work area
That computer I still keep for handling legacy documents and for running my CANON slide-scanner that has a SCSI-connection only 😳
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puckotred got a reaction from Canute in Show pictures of your work area
WOW!!! That's all I can say... (Except for your computer, not very impressed 😊)
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puckotred got a reaction from marktiedens in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
Or is 411 the lifting ropes for the topmast??? And 410-416 for the main spar? I have to check this again tomorrow, now is bedtime...
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puckotred got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
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Line 406 should go to one of the 431 belaying points.
lifting ropes:
On page E in the booklet the lifting ropes (410-416) go straight down to the blocks behind the mainmast (i hope it is the main mast) so these blocks will be belaying points 410-416 and 411-413...
Line 414 should be belayed to block closest to deck.
The same should work for the fore mast. The cleats I do not know why they are there (yet)...
Hope you understand me...
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puckotred got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
Nice!!!
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puckotred reacted to marktiedens in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
I agree with the location of line 406 - makes much more sense. I understand what you are saying about the other lines. Its just that 410,413,416 are not shown on the belaying plan - most likely are the blocks behind the fore & main masts. It also doesn`t help that all the descriptions in the rigging plans are only in Spanish. I did find a conversion of nautical terms from Spanish to English,but half of the terms in the plans were not listed in the conversion chart. Thanks for the help Mr Pucko - much appreciated. Now,if we can just figure out what those 2 cleats are for.............
Mark
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puckotred got a reaction from popeye the sailor in RMS Titanic 1912 by drobinson02199 - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1:250
Looking good!
You might want to glue on the PE doors, ladders and windows now. The instructions does not say when to do this (or at least I have not found this) so check what PE to do now before the walls becomes too hard to access...
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puckotred got a reaction from marktiedens in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
Last first:
Line 406 should go to one of the 431 belaying points.
lifting ropes:
On page E in the booklet the lifting ropes (410-416) go straight down to the blocks behind the mainmast (i hope it is the main mast) so these blocks will be belaying points 410-416 and 411-413...
Line 414 should be belayed to block closest to deck.
The same should work for the fore mast. The cleats I do not know why they are there (yet)...
Hope you understand me...
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puckotred got a reaction from marktiedens in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
Well, we could try and figure it out together since I also have the plans....
Tell me what lines etc you are working with and I'll see if my tired brain could be of any help...
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puckotred reacted to dziadek4444 in VASA by dziadek4444 - DeAgostini - 1:65
Attention an error in the DeAgostini collection!
The Polish edition of the collection for notebook No. 92 adds a duplicate of parts C28, C30, and C31
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puckotred got a reaction from drobinson02199 in RMS Titanic 1912 by drobinson02199 - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1:250
Looking good!
You might want to glue on the PE doors, ladders and windows now. The instructions does not say when to do this (or at least I have not found this) so check what PE to do now before the walls becomes too hard to access...
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puckotred got a reaction from popeye the sailor in RMS Titanic 1912 by drobinson02199 - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1:250
First layer planking are plank strips. Should be enough of them to cover the extras...
the strips may be fine also. The piece with the hole where the anchorchain comes out (anyone help me with the name for that hole?) has been trimmed so it could be that the ply strips would be long enough. (Forgot to mention before that one has to cut these strips from a large piece of thin ply. Should be easy to add a little in length to these strips while cutting)
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puckotred reacted to marktiedens in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
Update - the bowsprit is now done. The kit supplied dowels were tapered using a small plane & lots of sanding,then a walnut stain was applied. A flat spot was filed for the knee holding the flagstaff & was glued in place. A couple of spacers were made for the jib boom & some "iron" straps made from black card - the kit showed the straps made from brass strip,but I couldn`t get them bent just right ,so I just used the black paper. The forward area was painted black according to the construction photos - I would normally not paint this area,but the plywood knee looked awful & I didn`t feel like making a new one. Rope wooldings were then added using black .5mm thread. Just one odd thing - the stem has 2 gammoning holes,but the construction pictures only show one rope,so I added a second set of cleats to the bowsprit & will use 2 ropes. I thought about opening up the slots in the stem,but it would have made for a slot 14mm long - too long for just one rope. All rigging blocks will be added later after all masts are built.
Mark
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puckotred reacted to BLACK VIKING in Vasa by BLACK VIKING - De Agostini - 1/64 scale
Hi all
A bit more done on the Vasa .
The bulkheads have all been glued to the keel and the stern frames fitted.
Next job gluing the reinforcements to the inside the framework.
Till next time thanks for following
Martyn
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puckotred reacted to drobinson02199 in RMS Titanic 1912 by drobinson02199 - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1:250
First two decks planked and installed, and cabin structures built on the stern deck.
Other decks also planked, awaiting installation.
Regards,
David
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puckotred got a reaction from marktiedens in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
Nice!!!
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puckotred got a reaction from zappto in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
Nice!!!
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puckotred reacted to marktiedens in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
Hi - the next order of business is the stern lantern & anchors. The lantern is provided in machined brass for the top & bottom,PE for the windows,& a couple of laser cut wood pieces for spacers. The assembly was pretty straight forward - after bending the window section into six sides the parts were just glued one on top of the other. It was then painted yellow ochre & the windows were filled with micro kristal klear window maker. Clear acetate was provided for the "glass", but it was near impossible to glue inside the framework without smears.
Next came the anchors - the stocks were shaped from a piece of 6x6mm strip from the kit & a groove was cut around them to indicate 2 pieces. they were then stained with a walnut stain & the bindings were done with black heat shrink tubing. The rings were wrapped with black thread. One anchor is slightly shorter - while drilling the holes larger for the rings I broke the top off of one of them,so I drilled a new hole slightly below the original one. Then I had to file off the square base where the stock sits against & made a new base from some 5x5 walnut. The anchors & lantern will be fitted later after most of the rigging is done.
That pretty much finishes up the hull - now on to the masts!
Mark
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puckotred reacted to BLACK VIKING in Vasa by BLACK VIKING - De Agostini - 1/64 scale
Thanks for the likes and comments
I have started fitting the bulkheads to the kell and wow she is a beast as the bow section is huge and there is another section to go. The bulkheads slide into the slots snugly I had to adjust only one as it was a bit tight but a little clean up with a file it slide in with out a fuss.
Next step the stern section.
Till next time.
Martyn
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puckotred reacted to drobinson02199 in RMS Titanic 1912 by drobinson02199 - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1:250
The basic hull framework is done, and it goes very smoothly. The laser cuts on the plywood are really well done and everything fit together without sanding or forcing. It's 42 1/4 inches long.
The first two pics show the overall frame structure. The third one is the best of my attempts to show the adjusted bow bulkheads along with the line of the overall ship. When I sight down the hull, I think frame 5 has a bulge that's too far out -- and that may be because of the issue of printing/sizing the templates -- but it will be easy to adjust when I fair the frames for planking.
The darker laminate makes it easier to compare the original line of the bow with the new line, and I like the new line much better.
Regards,
David
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puckotred reacted to marktiedens in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
Hi everyone - a little more progress. After finishing up the chainplates,I got to work on the hammock cranes. The kit did not provide them as ready made pieces,so I had to make them from the brass wire provided. They were made by bending with some round & needle nose pliers. Then a hole was drilled in the center for the mounting pins - that was fun trying to drill a hole in a .8mm wire! They were then painted flat black & mounted according to the plans. Finally,some Syren rope was added. They are pretty fragile,so I hope I don`t knock them askew while rigging. Finally, the mounts for the falconets were glued in place - they were provided as photo-etched pieces which I had to bend into shape.The falconets won`t be added until later - the rigging tends to snag them & knock them loose.
Mark
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puckotred got a reaction from CDW in RMS Titanic 1912 by drobinson02199 - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1:250
First layer planking are plank strips. Should be enough of them to cover the extras...
the strips may be fine also. The piece with the hole where the anchorchain comes out (anyone help me with the name for that hole?) has been trimmed so it could be that the ply strips would be long enough. (Forgot to mention before that one has to cut these strips from a large piece of thin ply. Should be easy to add a little in length to these strips while cutting)
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puckotred got a reaction from drobinson02199 in RMS Titanic 1912 by drobinson02199 - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1:250
First layer planking are plank strips. Should be enough of them to cover the extras...
the strips may be fine also. The piece with the hole where the anchorchain comes out (anyone help me with the name for that hole?) has been trimmed so it could be that the ply strips would be long enough. (Forgot to mention before that one has to cut these strips from a large piece of thin ply. Should be easy to add a little in length to these strips while cutting)
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