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Denis, Your staircase SURE raises the bar - Well done my friend... Cheers -
OC, noted - don't want to step on E.Js log, but I keep an eye on both your logs, so if needed I'll post on mine as needed. Regards,
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E.J. nice thanks --- re: sails I'm going to explore a new way of making the sails this time around. Will try to avoid hemming the edges, that end up looking a bit out of scale. Some ideas are already brewing. If you get to your sails first I'll share - might be of interest to you Cheers,
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O.C. - I agree completely! Building the interiors has taught me a lot about the ships construction and interior functions that you don't really see from the outside. It is one area that I wish there was more readily available information on as it is hard to find documentation on sizes and layouts of interior rooms. Yes that is an area that is much of a guess indeed, especially for earlier Man of War ships. That said, as many of us do - visit the Build Logs for SCRATCH SHIP MODEL sections of MSW - some of these incredible builders, do in fact add rooms within their decks. I have visited (I know that you do as well) seen some brilliant work over on that side. E.J., taking these new steps with your current build is very commendable - adding to your skills and knowledge as well. The cross section that I am currently building has also been a huge learning experience for me. Albeit no rooms are needed in this small slice of the ship, but internal construction is a "fun" learn as I go along - fun indeed. Nice additions to your levels of added detail that just keep getting better with each of your builds. Regards,
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Ferit, Thanks so much you have always been so kind with your words. BUT where is your Berlin??? When I first joined MSW you were one of my teachers
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Peter, Your plates came out brilliantly. Those thousands of bits are such a chore that cannot exist with any errors along the way. Your shot racks look excellent as well. Great work all around. PS and to think that I was so "full of myself" with my small x-section coppering haha Cheers,
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Patrick Right indeed Decided that middle gun deck will include hammocks, tables and one gun at the back. This will keep views more open - I think. Added a sponge pole and a bucket. Sponge pole is super easy - cut a strip on facial tissue, bit of wood glue and then just rolled it up.
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B.E., Somehow missed this one. Grabbed my ladder an binocks. adding my name to your shipyard guest list. As always brilliant work. Cheers,
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Hi mates, Finished up the lower gun deck. Rigging was time consuming, but looks to be worth the effort. Need to do a bit of black touch-painting, add a few treenails here and there, add knees, sponge poles, buckets, etc.. Now on to mid gun deck need to; Add lanterns, block and tackle for the cannon doors…. Not sure what to do with this deck?? Thinking of just leaving it more-or-less as is – (not adding four more fully rigged guns and carriages along with extra planking). My intensions were to leave as much visible as poss. with this cross section. Will install the stairs. May add just one gun to that deck towards the aft. ======================= Here are some updated photos. As always thanks so much for following, visiting, and helping Cheers,
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E.J, Nice choice ! PS: Did Hobyzone remove the 23% VAT at checkout? Grabbed a chair for this one as well - I do like that framing jig.
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Doris, I can't believe that I have missed your updates since May. Just caught up (need to re-set settings) As Mtaylor just said "This is like watching Da Vinci or Raphael at work. The more one looks, the more one sees in the details." Indeed it is And then, I widen fingers on my trackpad to enlarge your photos and become even more astonished !!! PS: As I have said before - Yes indeed your SOS is beyond mere superlative descriptions - as well as this superb log. Cheers,
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Art, Nice start - this kit has more depth than most cross-sections that I have seen Nice indeed. Regards,
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Paul, Frank, Thanks for your advice - this is new territory for me - so the help is much appreciated. You are both certainly correct and as Frank thought - the chafing would also become an issue. I just did a search of the USS Constitution, and the ropes are also indeed pulled from above. Easy fix - in that the middle gun deck has not been installed, I can add the ropes/blocks to the upper beams before installation. Thanks Guys Cheers
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Patrick, Thanks for the post. I had not thought to looking at the Vasa museum photos, but given that these two ships were separated by a century or so - I did not..(Santisima 1769 Victory launched 1765) Yes diff. countries 😊..... This lead me to do a Goole 17/18th cent gun deck images search. I also looked at the HMS Victory - so many actual photos available, and same vintage as Santisima. Below is the Victory photo. That is the one design that I ignored because it would have added details that would have been almost out of view. But it got me thinking of using blocks for the leverage potential. Then found photos of a kit one of which used two blocks, and one that used only one. Yes the Vasa solution is indeed an even simpler solution. In fact that was my thought in the first place even before doing any searches. But I think that I will stay with the single pulley/block idea "just because" (In American english) that means one does not have an actual reason for something, but will do it anyway I would imagine that every language has a similar phrase. As always thanks for the help, posts and likes !!! PS: Almost all images of gun decks excluded the gun door ropes. Regards,
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Hi mates, So - got sidetracked thinking about my last build and the canon door ropes simply attaching to each door and burying rope ends inside the hull. Then, this being my first cross-section, the interior becoming the primary reason for this type of build, I started wondering how those door ropes were raised or lowered and how they looked from the inside. Googled some searches and came up with these two solutions. there was one other but ignored it. I think that I will use the single block pulley one – the double block version would probably be better suited to larger wider gun doors that had two ropes attached to the outside of each larger door. And having to do twelve of these it would be easier as well. Here are some shots of what I came up with. Also those double blocks are too crowded looking. I also need to add treenails to deck here and there –hmmm forgot to do those bits. Cheers,
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Jason, Indeed a joy for the eyes. Cheers,
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E.J, Thanks - much appreciated - Really enjoying following your current log ....... Denis: Yes indeed, doing those two bits reminded me of how glad I am that I did not think of this during the Vasa. That would have really been a bit too much. Now working on how to secure these first four carriages. Won't post again until they are properly lashed and buttoned up. In the meantime I did set up the framing timber bends for the mid deck - it will be a relief to be done with these piddly details. Cheers,
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Steven, Ooops - sorry - I have been following silently- not fair- for your superb build. I, as many others, so appreciate this log. So enjoy your work. Sincerely,
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Looking super nice indeed. Like the white off-set a lot
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Pter, Thanks for your nice post - much appreciated. Working on some ideas for adding capsquare details to the carriages. A lock key and chain should also be added - not sure yet --needs paint - will thin some black and carefully apply. in any case I plan on only doing the front facing carriages, and weather deck ones with these added bits.
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John, Regarding all that gilded metal work are all of those bits "right out of the box" or did you do some filing and extra detailing before attaching to the ship? Regards,
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Mark, I feel your pain your rigging dilemmas reminds me of the one I just finished. As they say. "it all works out in the end" .... PS: The running rigging is even more fun - but as a veteran builder I assume that you have been there before. Cheers.
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