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md1400cs got a reaction from jay in USS Constitution by xken - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76.8
Ken,
Brilliant work indeed.
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md1400cs reacted to xken in USS Constitution by xken - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76.8
I now have the second frame completed and am getting the turning down pat for the stanchions and finials. I may now turn the balance of the stanchions for the rear hatches all at once.
Here are a couple of pictures of the second canopy frame in place. They have been dipped into the JAX Instant Brass Cleaner for ongoing protection and luster.
Back to work turning and weekend honey-do's.
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md1400cs reacted to mtaylor in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Thanks for all the "likes" and comments. After getting everything else around the house done and then getting the new mill set up, i'm busily planking the lower deck.
The first six strakes are finally in and I'm happy with them although there's some serious sanding in my future as they aren't all the same thickness... But I've sorted out the planking scheme that I need to lay down. This deck is all 1 foot wide and 4" thick planking. It's actually thicker then the gundeck which is 3" thick but mostly not as wide. I'll fight that battle when I get to the gundeck as there are some varying widths and thicknesses there.
For the lower deck, as near as I can find, the planks are all run pretty much the same width from fore to aft with hook scarfs at the bow and some tapering at the stern. I'm going full width but with the partitions fore and aft, I'm not planking much beyond them... One reason is that the Admirals Plaque is behind the aft partition in the gunroom.
Here's a pic.
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md1400cs got a reaction from canoe21 in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hi Mates,
A little more work on the mizzen lower platform. Self-explanatory so keeping text to a minimum. As always thanks for the likes.
Michael
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md1400cs reacted to EJ_L in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Those look a lot like the same platforms that Corel put in my Couronne kit. Always knew that I wanted to replace them with scratch built ones and now seeing yours and theirs side by side I will definitely be building my own.
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md1400cs got a reaction from canoe21 in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
E.J, thanks glad to be helpful. It's nice that we all learn from each other (:-)
Buck, Don't know the bit size (all Greek to me). I just "eyeballed" it. (as I do all of them) hmmm
That said I really need to give a 5 Star review to the Proxxon Rotary tool AND I't Flex shaft. This shaft is SO precise. It accepts the absolute smallest of drill bits and rotates perfectly in line. Absolutely no wobbling whatsoever - bearings are absolutely precise. Love this combination tool, super dependable doing this kind of detailing.
PS: last photo is the supplied Corel platform along with its metal trim ring. FYI
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Heading out-of-town for an anniversary celebration with my 19 year old girlfriend from 43 years ago xo
Cheers Mates
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md1400cs got a reaction from Captain Poison in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hi Mates,
A little more work on the mizzen lower platform. Self-explanatory so keeping text to a minimum. As always thanks for the likes.
Michael
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md1400cs got a reaction from NMBROOK in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hi Mates,
A little more work on the mizzen lower platform. Self-explanatory so keeping text to a minimum. As always thanks for the likes.
Michael
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md1400cs got a reaction from reklein in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hi Mates,
A little more work on the mizzen lower platform. Self-explanatory so keeping text to a minimum. As always thanks for the likes.
Michael
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md1400cs got a reaction from Vivian Galad in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hi Mates,
A little more work on the mizzen lower platform. Self-explanatory so keeping text to a minimum. As always thanks for the likes.
Michael
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md1400cs got a reaction from NMBROOK in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
E.J, thanks glad to be helpful. It's nice that we all learn from each other (:-)
Buck, Don't know the bit size (all Greek to me). I just "eyeballed" it. (as I do all of them) hmmm
That said I really need to give a 5 Star review to the Proxxon Rotary tool AND I't Flex shaft. This shaft is SO precise. It accepts the absolute smallest of drill bits and rotates perfectly in line. Absolutely no wobbling whatsoever - bearings are absolutely precise. Love this combination tool, super dependable doing this kind of detailing.
PS: last photo is the supplied Corel platform along with its metal trim ring. FYI
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Heading out-of-town for an anniversary celebration with my 19 year old girlfriend from 43 years ago xo
Cheers Mates
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md1400cs got a reaction from Tadeusz43 in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hi Mates,
A little more work on the mizzen lower platform. Self-explanatory so keeping text to a minimum. As always thanks for the likes.
Michael
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md1400cs got a reaction from Ferit in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
E.J, thanks glad to be helpful. It's nice that we all learn from each other (:-)
Buck, Don't know the bit size (all Greek to me). I just "eyeballed" it. (as I do all of them) hmmm
That said I really need to give a 5 Star review to the Proxxon Rotary tool AND I't Flex shaft. This shaft is SO precise. It accepts the absolute smallest of drill bits and rotates perfectly in line. Absolutely no wobbling whatsoever - bearings are absolutely precise. Love this combination tool, super dependable doing this kind of detailing.
PS: last photo is the supplied Corel platform along with its metal trim ring. FYI
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Heading out-of-town for an anniversary celebration with my 19 year old girlfriend from 43 years ago xo
Cheers Mates
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md1400cs got a reaction from Phil9449 in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Dave, thanks indeed. One of these days I may get to your level with interior lighting.
Martyn, JanV is right. This has been discussed with we Vasa nut cases. And yes that new DAgostini looks to be excellent. Even the canon artillery is correct. Though it is a very big model. In a way I’m relieved that it will not be available in the USA, I would be too tempted. Too few here probably know much about the ship. This, of course, is not the case in Europe. The vasa Museum is one of the most popular in Europe. So for modelers the Vasa is a well known ship.
E.J, This is only my second model ship. The first one was soooo many years ago. Did some other hobbies (plastic) in between, but always wanted to get back to wood. Here is one that fell through the cracks. Needs to be completed. Hmmm.
Back to wood -pitting aside the falconets for a bit after redoing the vertical frames and instead starting the mizzenmast and its platform.
Thanks, mates for your continued interest
Cheers,
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md1400cs got a reaction from Robin Lous in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hi Mates,
A little more work on the mizzen lower platform. Self-explanatory so keeping text to a minimum. As always thanks for the likes.
Michael
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md1400cs got a reaction from Tadeusz43 in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
E.J, thanks glad to be helpful. It's nice that we all learn from each other (:-)
Buck, Don't know the bit size (all Greek to me). I just "eyeballed" it. (as I do all of them) hmmm
That said I really need to give a 5 Star review to the Proxxon Rotary tool AND I't Flex shaft. This shaft is SO precise. It accepts the absolute smallest of drill bits and rotates perfectly in line. Absolutely no wobbling whatsoever - bearings are absolutely precise. Love this combination tool, super dependable doing this kind of detailing.
PS: last photo is the supplied Corel platform along with its metal trim ring. FYI
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Heading out-of-town for an anniversary celebration with my 19 year old girlfriend from 43 years ago xo
Cheers Mates
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md1400cs reacted to EJ_L in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Excellent work and thanks for the step by step photos. I've got to build similar platforms in the nar future fir my build and that will help a lot with figuring out how to build them.
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md1400cs reacted to Salty Sea Dog in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
NICE!! Is that more of your tiny drilled holes to simulate trenails? What size is that bit?
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md1400cs got a reaction from cristikc in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hi Mates,
A little more work on the mizzen lower platform. Self-explanatory so keeping text to a minimum. As always thanks for the likes.
Michael
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md1400cs got a reaction from woodo in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hi Mates,
A little more work on the mizzen lower platform. Self-explanatory so keeping text to a minimum. As always thanks for the likes.
Michael
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md1400cs got a reaction from fmodajr in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hi Mates,
A little more work on the mizzen lower platform. Self-explanatory so keeping text to a minimum. As always thanks for the likes.
Michael
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md1400cs got a reaction from Ferit in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hi Mates,
A little more work on the mizzen lower platform. Self-explanatory so keeping text to a minimum. As always thanks for the likes.
Michael
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md1400cs got a reaction from canoe21 in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hi Mates,
Finished installing the upper railings. As I mentioned in a previous post I had my “issues” installing the horizontal rails on each side of the foremast after installing the shrouds. So that done, as well as some tidying up of the carriage ropes I can move forward and attach the mainmast, and its lower shrouds.
Now needed to make the bent 90º planks to link the horizontal bits.
Well that had its issues as well. Hmmm.
I must have tried to bend 50 pieces (needed 10) All but one plank allowed itself to be bent 90º. Even tried soft wood to no avail. I believe it was my lack of skills, and the extreme bend that was needed?
So plan B.
Last pic I will be pulling out those badly made pulley/blocks now that I have, and know how to (more or less) use my Proxxon MF70 J
Before “moving forward” I plan to revisit the galleries and add some details. This is certainly one of the most difficult areas of this ship to articulate correctly especially with the Corel kit as a base. Not complaining – this has been widely discussed here at MSW with those of us building this ship. I had some left over bits from the upper railings that will work very well.
Cheers
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md1400cs got a reaction from canoe21 in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hi Mates,
After drilling the needed holes and squaring them along the lower railings got close to attaching the main mast, and the shrouds, then – for some reason – as I was squaring the last of the railing holes, I decided to attach the needed horizontal rail at the foremast (where the squared holes had already been completed; to be sure that the vertical beams would all align properly when it was time to glue those long horizontal rails on each side.
Then realized that having pre-attached the foremast shrouds, before fixing in place the upper rail trim bits was a big mistake.
Now trying to align the squaring of the pre-drilled holes, adjusting the heights of the vertical braces is a real pain. Hmmm So before I attach the lower main, mizzen, and their shrouds, I will build all the rest of the upper rails first.
PS: Mark I should have gone back to your log (Marktiedens #103) and taken your sequence into consideration. Frank and I had also discussed this issue J we were both concerned about installing the upper railings before all the rigging work in case of breakage later on - (being all thumbs and all) Oh well, still an adjustment work in progress.
Here are a couple updated photos.
Regards,
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md1400cs got a reaction from canoe21 in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Kevin, So nice of you to spend your lunch break here. I'm very appreciative. Thank You indeed.
Thanks Backer, LevDavidovic, and Woodo in choosing to follow along as well. I appreciate the courtesy on your parts. Welcome to the shipyard. Though you may turn "grey" before its launched for its sinking (:-)
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Not to "beat a dead horse", but (:-) after my last post regarding the knightshead railings without pin holes, I got curious about why I decided to do them that way. Well going over some photos gave me the answer.
I assumed that the photo below were actual salvaged original parts (they certainly look it). They had no indications of pin holes.
I also used this photo for help in adding a single anchor cathead that I mounted on the port side. Its port anchor will be attached later on.
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