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catopower reacted to modeller_masa in Shipyard kit color to Josonja Acrylic paint conversion chart
https://renesanspolska.pl/en/discover-en/acrylic-colors/colours/
I just realized that the kit paints are from Renesans in Poland!
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catopower reacted to thibaultron in 3D Printing Cannons in Resin
OK, the NRG class today starts an hour later than I thought, so here is the Blomefield info.
These are the only sizes I had drawings for.
Blomefield Pattern about 1787 Graphics
6 Pounder 84
6 Pounder 90
6 Pounder 102
9 Pounder 90
9 Pounder 102
9 Pounder 108
12 Pounder 90
12 Pounder 102
12 Pounder 108
18 Pounder 108
18 Ponder 114
24 Pounder 108
24 Pounder 114
32 Pounder 114
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catopower reacted to thibaultron in 3D Printing Cannons in Resin
Spanish Cannons 1718 Pattern STLs
. Spanish 5 Pounder Cannon 1718 Pattern Full Size_1642_27mm.stl
Spanish 9 Pounder Cannon 1718 Pattern Full Size_1880_92mm.stl
Spanish 12 Pounder Cannon 1718 Pattern Full Size_2214_83mm.stl
Spanish 16 Pounder Cannon 1718 Pattern Full Size_3009_77mm.stl
Spanish 24 Pounder Cannon 1718 Pattern Full Size_3353_46mm.stl
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catopower reacted to maurino in le Coureur by maurino - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:54
The bowsprit ........
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catopower reacted to maurino in le Coureur by maurino - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:54
The bow and stern .....
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catopower reacted to maurino in le Coureur by maurino - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:54
Overview of the deck, part two .....
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catopower reacted to maurino in le Coureur by maurino - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:54
The completed launch is placed on board ....
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catopower reacted to maurino in le Coureur by maurino - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:54
mast of the sailing ship ....
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catopower reacted to maurino in le Coureur by maurino - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:54
Overview of the deck, part one.....
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catopower reacted to KenW in Mary of Norfolk 1790 by KenW - Pilot Boat
I’ve set the jib sail and completed all the rigging. There just remains tying off and gluing the lines at their cleats and adding some coils. I also need to raise the flag.
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catopower reacted to KenW in Mary of Norfolk 1790 by KenW - Pilot Boat
December 20, 2023
I’m now working on the foresail. The unique feature here is the bonnet. It should be attached by a lacing, not the crazy sewing shown on the photo (see the first entry). I found the proper way in the book, “Historic Ship Models”, by Wolfram zu Mondfeld (see photo below on left). The method is shown in the photo on the right. My attempt is in the last picture. Still need some shaping of the sail.
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catopower reacted to KenW in Mary of Norfolk 1790 by KenW - Pilot Boat
The mainsail is completed and rigged onto the boat. That includes the reefing ties. The sail looks like the wind is at its back. I may try to do a little more shaping, but I think it is done.
I’ve been wondering about how ‘fancy’ the rigging should be. When my wife, in-laws and I were in Palermo we met Dino. Dino was a ‘tok-tok’ driver whom we agreed to let him give us a tour of the city. His tour actually turned out to be great. However during the ride, the door next to me swung open and the inside latch on the ‘tok-tok’ fell on the floor at my feet. I showed it to him and pointed out he could fix it with just 4 screws and nuts. His reply was that he could find ‘a’ screw. He wasn’t navy; he was just a ‘tok-tok’ driver trying to ‘make a buck’.
I wonder if the owner of my pilot boat was just like Dino - just a guy trying to ‘make a buck’. Would he spring for parels on the lines securing the gaffs and boom to the mast? Would he want to spend on tar to protect the few lines of standing rigging? I’m going to include those things, but I don’t know if what I'm doing is really authentic.
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catopower reacted to KenW in Mary of Norfolk 1790 by KenW - Pilot Boat
So I made a tea kettle at 1:48. It's very small but not that hard to make. I generally avoid knives; every time there’s a breakage I’m holding my x-acto. Files and sanding sticks are best. Also, when I make something from a dowel, I don’t remove what I’m making until it’s as close to finished as possible.
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catopower reacted to bdgiantman2 in Mary of Norfolk 1790 by KenW - Pilot Boat
Stores like JoAnn's and Michael's sale dollhouse accessories, some in 1:48 scale. I have seen online ability to purchase kettles that scale.
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catopower reacted to KenW in Mary of Norfolk 1790 by KenW - Pilot Boat
The sails will be printed on the starboard side only, along with the cloths.
I made a stove a while ago, but I noticed that at a scale of 1:48, the bricks would be 18-21 inches long.
Too big. So I made a new stove with bricks about 2 inches x 4 inches x 8 inches. I also added some coal bits and dry painted some coal residue. Now I need a kettle to brew tea.
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catopower reacted to KenW in Mary of Norfolk 1790 by KenW - Pilot Boat
I attended my club meeting and did a small remote presentation of my model. They also pointed out that tea wasn't the best to use on the sails.
They recommended sepia ink; which I ordered. Once it arrives I'll experiment and post the results.
Watch this space.
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catopower reacted to mtaylor in Mary of Norfolk 1790 by KenW - Pilot Boat
Or perhaps very very thinned out paint? Tea/coffee are acidic and will destroy cloth eventually.
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catopower reacted to KenW in Mary of Norfolk 1790 by KenW - Pilot Boat
I’ve been experimenting with the sails. I wanted to have the bolt ropes outside the sails, but didn't want to sew them. So I got some “Tacky Glue” and, after folding the two outside sheets over, I glued a few bolt ropes onto the jib and lower foresail. But Tacky Glue attaches itself to my desktop as well as a piece of wax paper which makes using it difficult. And you can hardly see the rope. So I decided to put the rope inside the fold.
Also I printed the boat name onto both sides of the upper foresail. The printing didn’t line up well, plus there were kinks in the sail, so I made a new set of sails. They aren’t finished yet but I enclose photos of my rejects.
My question is: Should I have the name on both sides of the sail? Should both names be printed on top of each other? Or just one name on the starboard side?
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catopower reacted to KenW in Mary of Norfolk 1790 by KenW - Pilot Boat
I’m back from a summer of disaster. But modeling can continue. I’ve cut the masts and gaffs and am starting to make sails. I’m using a composite of entries by TomShipModel from Chuck Pissaro’s Medway Longboat blog. It is found at: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/28900-sails-for-a-cutter-rigged-long-boat-medway-longboat/
I cut out sails on paper to get the sizes right and drew the lines to simulate the sewing of the clothes. The boat has a mainsail, a foresail and a jib. A photo of my layouts is below.
Now to actually make the sails from Silk Span.
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catopower reacted to KenW in Mary of Norfolk 1790 by KenW - Pilot Boat
Modeling has been discontinued for the summer. I’ll be starting on a new project while vacationing away from Brooklyn’s heat. I’ll continue with the rigging in the fall.
See you in September.
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catopower reacted to KenW in Mary of Norfolk 1790 by KenW - Pilot Boat
I made a cradle for the model. I have some books showing models at the National Maritime Museum in London. I found one I liked and created a design, cut it out of basswood with my jeweler’s saw. Squared everything with a sanding stick, added some plastic spongy material, and applied some coats of Wipe-on-Poly.
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catopower reacted to KenW in Mary of Norfolk 1790 by KenW - Pilot Boat
Moving on. I’ve almost finished the hull. I tried to improve the look of the bow with some wood filler. It came out better than I thought it would, but you can still see the problem. I reinforced the rail so it stands out from the hull and sanded both the deck and hull. I use several grades of sandpaper; in this case the final grade is 400 - very smooth. After a few coats of Wipe-on Poly, I’ll do a final sanding with 600 and then a few more coats. The same goes with the hatch coverings. I don't feel I can leave them open since I don’t know what’s in them.
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catopower reacted to KenW in Mary of Norfolk 1790 by KenW - Pilot Boat
Thanks for the encouragement. I'll continue with the model and my postings.
It'll be interesting to see how it all turns out.
Cheers.
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catopower reacted to CiscoH in Mary of Norfolk 1790 by KenW - Pilot Boat
i wasnt sure what i could write that didn’t sound superior or patronizing, which i certainly dont mean to be. if i’m seeing the picture correctly the planks are all even width, a nice curve into the bow, and regularly spaced butt joints. some broken plank tips at that severe bend that seems to happen right before inserting into the bow rabbit. i find it challenging (ok, a PITA) making those 3 dimensional bends at the bow. live and learn, then move on.
and by posting youre helping everyone who reads your log. like me.
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