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Planking precision and wood filler
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Pt. II: Start for FREE!
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Pt. II: Start for FREE!
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As has been pointed out, Mold Shipways made the HMS Vanguard kit under license for a while, like they did with the Robert E. Lee kit. The MS Vanguard kit doesn't include the optional parts for HMS Elephant or Bellerophon. As Chris points out, the MS fittings may be different from the Amati ones as well. But, you can always buy Amati parts if you need any of them. Ages of Sail should have them.
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After finishing a Xebec from Amati, which ship model shall I choose?
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Midwest Fantail Launch II building instructions
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Anyone out there working on a card model?
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How do I bend planks with electric bender (beginner)
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Berbice 1780 by SaltyDog - Shipyard - 1:72 - CARD
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Dusting finished ships
catopower replied to bigcreekdad's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
And get yourself a big, thin plastic sheet or bag, like the kind that cover clothes from the dry cleaner. Cut it, so it will drape over your "resting" model projects and keep the dust off for you. -
When I bend planks using an electric plank bender, I do this off of the model and I don't use any special jigs. Most of the first layer kit material is very porous and doesn't really need much water. When you heat the plank, move the head of the bender along the wood, much like ironing a shirt. You don't want to hold it in one place or you only burn the wood. I do the work on a flat wood surface, gently pressing the iron along the wood, while holding the other end up off the surface, creating bending pressure. Try not press too hard, or you will break or crush the wood. As the wood dries out, apply more water to it. You don't want it to dry it out. As CPDDET says above, you can do this while the wood is on the model as well. You're basically steaming the wood, loosening the fibers. This should allow you to bend the wood to shape and soften it temporarily, so you can also bend the wood by hand, edgewise, as needed. It just takes practice, and you'll find your own way that works best for you. Later on, you can learn about more advanced methods of planking, a technique called spiling, and various details of how actual ships and boats were planked. It's your first wooden ship model, so just have fun with it!
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Oooh, rigging. Lovely! Are you going to bring this to the next SBMS meeting? And what's that Jutland book or game under the model kit box??? Inquiring minds want to know... 🤔
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Forester 1900 by sheepsail - Model Shipways - 1:128
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Caldercraft Red Ochre
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Caldercraft Red Ochre
catopower replied to scrubbyj427's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Hi JJ, Ages of Sail has it, but only as part of the Caldercraft paint sets. -
Hi Julie, those templates look great, and I'm surprised at how closely the wooden hull fits them. I'm curious, do you have your own laser cutter? Or are you using a maker space somewhere? In any case, between you doing all this research on the Forester and other west coast lumber schooners, and Bluejacket developing their kit, I'm starting to feel like I should resurrect my C.A. Thayer build... 🤔
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I have the 3 sheets of drawings/plans that came with the kit, but not the "instructions". As I recall, the AL instructions were pretty generic, something like 4 pages, describing what order to do things in. Not much more than that. If you have a smartphone, have you tried using the GoogleTranslate app?
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Hi Gary, your Rainbow is looking great. But, that Charles P. Notman looks awesome. I clearly need to check out your build logs.
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Yay, my HMS Wolf got some recognition on papermodeler.com, as one of my photos of the model has been put up as "Picture of the Month"! Funny, but I think it's "admiralty style" form gets it more attention than if I rigged it. I think a lot of modelers may be averse to rigging, and it kind of shows what you can do without going down that traditional path. In fact, the biggest negative comment I noticed from modelers at the IPMS show last month was that they'd never have the patience to deal with all the rigging. So, I'm wondering if it might be possible to get some of these people interested in ship modeling if they focussed on building an admiralty style model. To that end, I'm wondering if I should resurrect my 1/96 paper HMS Mercury model with the intent of making on a launch ways with launch flags? 🤔 Ah well, maybe that's best saved for another topic (like maybe the HMS Mercury paper model build).
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Thanks Druxey, that's what I was wondering... and hoping, as it would certainly make such a kit conversion easier.
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Yay, SaltyDog, a Shipyard build! And, a laser-cut kit to boot! As Chris said, the copper with tarnish over time. I spray mine with some dull cote lacquer. This keeps me from getting finger prints and oils all over the surface. The copper will still tarnish over time. Nice progress for 2 weeks!
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Greetings from Washington state, USA
catopower replied to Paul B.'s topic in New member Introductions
Welcome, Paul! I built the Swampscott Dory a loooooong time ago, the latter part of the First Age, I think. That's a beautiful boat. I was even thinking of building another one after all this time. I recall mine ended up with a slight twist in the hull. Not noticeable at all from the side. But, when you look from the ends, you could see it. Hope to see yours either in progress or finished, or both!
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