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pete48 got a reaction from Engelmann in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Today, I started by making the Turnbuckles, I then turned my attention to making the Blocks, I thought about this a lot and I wanted them to look more like real Blocks. I modeled these after the Harken Blocks on my boat. Another thing that I wanted was to have the Halyards in easy reach of the Cockpit rather than have them Cleated to the Mast. ( this is better for single handing the boat )I then attached the Turnbuckles and prepped the Mast for the Standing rigging. With the stays attached to the Mast, I installed the Jib halyard Block and the Blocks for the Halyards. I then ran the rope for the Halyards extra long. Next will be to finish making the blocks for the running rigging and install the standing rigging. Here are the results
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pete48 got a reaction from dgbot in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Thank You, Cap'n'Bob, She does look good in the water, Hard to believe that was almost 2 years ago
Best Regards,
Pete
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pete48 got a reaction from Engelmann in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Thank You, Patrick, 3's a charm, All the varnishing is Complete, I hope to squeeze in a few hours today,
Thank You, Yves, Actually, the one in the water is the first one I built,( she now lives in Florida ) the one with the sails ( in the photo ) is the second build ( I currently have it listed on ebay ) here is the rundown of the 3 boats #1 on top #2 middle and #3 bottom
Best Regards,
Pete
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pete48 got a reaction from Piet in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Nice work Mark, looks good
Best Regards,
Pete
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pete48 got a reaction from Omega1234 in 24' gaff-rigged ketch by vaddoc - FINISHED - Scale 1:12- exploration - a Tad Roberts design
Wow, Vaddoc, That is Amazing, Congratulations. I thoroughly enjoyed watching you build this Beauty. Well done
Best Regards,
Pete
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pete48 got a reaction from dgbot in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Today, I started by making the Turnbuckles, I then turned my attention to making the Blocks, I thought about this a lot and I wanted them to look more like real Blocks. I modeled these after the Harken Blocks on my boat. Another thing that I wanted was to have the Halyards in easy reach of the Cockpit rather than have them Cleated to the Mast. ( this is better for single handing the boat )I then attached the Turnbuckles and prepped the Mast for the Standing rigging. With the stays attached to the Mast, I installed the Jib halyard Block and the Blocks for the Halyards. I then ran the rope for the Halyards extra long. Next will be to finish making the blocks for the running rigging and install the standing rigging. Here are the results
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pete48 got a reaction from Elijah in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Thank You, Cap'n'Bob, She does look good in the water, Hard to believe that was almost 2 years ago
Best Regards,
Pete
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pete48 reacted to vaddoc in 24' gaff-rigged ketch by vaddoc - FINISHED - Scale 1:12- exploration - a Tad Roberts design
Dear all
This is the last photos to be posted as the project is finally competed. The photo quality should be much better as I used the Admiral's new phone.
I managed to fully blacken the barrels containing the essential supplies for any yachting expedition.
Although the metal is copper so supposedly easy to blacken, there were persistent areas that did not. In the end I took the Dremel to the entire metal surface to get it to blacken. For the future though I will be using thinned black gesso and then dip the parts in Pledge as I found this produces very good results with minimal hassle.
I also fitted the reefing lines and made a cradle. Nothing too fancy though, I used leftover wood and a cheap cutting board from Tesco. The joinery was a bid tricky but came out fine, I still need to finish the cradle and add the name to it. Butterfly Explorer!
I thought though that it would look better with the sails furled.
This was a 21 month journey but it was great fun and I learned a lot. A big thank you for your support and suggestions throughout the built and of course to Tad for releasing such a nice design.
Regards
Vaddoc
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pete48 got a reaction from dgbot in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Thank You, Patrick, 3's a charm, All the varnishing is Complete, I hope to squeeze in a few hours today,
Thank You, Yves, Actually, the one in the water is the first one I built,( she now lives in Florida ) the one with the sails ( in the photo ) is the second build ( I currently have it listed on ebay ) here is the rundown of the 3 boats #1 on top #2 middle and #3 bottom
Best Regards,
Pete
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pete48 got a reaction from yvesvidal in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Thank You, Patrick, 3's a charm, All the varnishing is Complete, I hope to squeeze in a few hours today,
Thank You, Yves, Actually, the one in the water is the first one I built,( she now lives in Florida ) the one with the sails ( in the photo ) is the second build ( I currently have it listed on ebay ) here is the rundown of the 3 boats #1 on top #2 middle and #3 bottom
Best Regards,
Pete
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pete48 got a reaction from Piet in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Thank You, Patrick, 3's a charm, All the varnishing is Complete, I hope to squeeze in a few hours today,
Thank You, Yves, Actually, the one in the water is the first one I built,( she now lives in Florida ) the one with the sails ( in the photo ) is the second build ( I currently have it listed on ebay ) here is the rundown of the 3 boats #1 on top #2 middle and #3 bottom
Best Regards,
Pete
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pete48 reacted to captainbob in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
She looks great on the water.
Bob
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pete48 got a reaction from Omega1234 in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Thank You, Patrick, 3's a charm, All the varnishing is Complete, I hope to squeeze in a few hours today,
Thank You, Yves, Actually, the one in the water is the first one I built,( she now lives in Florida ) the one with the sails ( in the photo ) is the second build ( I currently have it listed on ebay ) here is the rundown of the 3 boats #1 on top #2 middle and #3 bottom
Best Regards,
Pete
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pete48 reacted to SawdustDave in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
Re-sizing port side gun ports....
Before proceeding with the beak-head ornamentation, I decided to turn my focus to the twenty four unfinished gun ports on the port side.
The last five days have been spent building the frames and lids that must be retro-fitted into the openings originally cut according to the plan sheets. Again.... after discovering the scaling issue with each.
The first two pics showing the creation of very small lid rings from staples....
Construction of the closed lid module (left) and the open lid module (right) ....
Carefully measured re-sizing of each port opening....
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pete48 reacted to iMack in Oyster Yacht by iMack - 1:40 - CNC/CAD/3D Print
Cheers guys. I can't take credit for what Keyshot does. Magic program! Here's some more CNC-ing.
As the CNC we have is 3-axes I have to flip the model around. If it was a 5 axis CNC machine I could do this without moving the model. Each cut requires a 'roughing' pass which looks like the image below. After that you run another file which is the 'finishing'. For flipping the model to cut the deck I had to make sure that it would line up exactly in the center which is why I had the image printed and stuck onto the piece of MDF. I'm using yellow-foam for the testers here. It's great stuff and cuts just like butter. My final will be done in chemiwood which is much more durable. This foam tends to dent very easily.
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pete48 reacted to Erik W in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
Thanks for the kind words guys! Per, The other guy's building the Cheerful have set the bar high, I'm just hoping mine turns out anywhere near as well! This thing is much more complicated than the longboat. I've turned Chuck's advice into my mantra, Be patient and take my time.
Also, to all who hit "Like" on my posts, thanks! As I'm sure other's have found, it's definitely motivating when I know folks are checking my work out.
Erik
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pete48 reacted to KeithAug in Altair 1931 by KeithAug - FINISHED - Scale 1:32 - schooner
Hi Pete / Michael,
I'm not really very quick - I just stuck at it, all day and some of the night. Putting the caulking in makes it quite fiddly and slow. Their must be a better way of simulating caulking but I don't know what it is. I bet their is a thread somewhere. Thank you for the comments.
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pete48 got a reaction from Elijah in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Nice work Mark, looks good
Best Regards,
Pete
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pete48 reacted to yvesvidal in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Pete,
That vision of the two sisters next to each other just sped up the rate of my heart.... What beauties.
I assume the sister with the sails is the one we see on the water, in your pictures.
Congratulations.
Yves
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pete48 reacted to Omega1234 in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Hey Pete
I agree with ya, because, I reckon she's turning out great, as well.
Nice work.
Cheers
Patrick
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pete48 got a reaction from Engelmann in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Thank You, Piet, The previous 2 were a real learning experience, I am very pleased with how this one is turning out
Best Regards,
Pete
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pete48 got a reaction from yvesvidal in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
I thought that I would show a couple of comparison shots between # 2 and the current build, # 2 is currently on the market ( Ebay )and I wanted to get a few comparisons before she ( # 2 ) goes to her new home
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pete48 got a reaction from dgbot in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Thank You, Piet, The previous 2 were a real learning experience, I am very pleased with how this one is turning out
Best Regards,
Pete
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pete48 got a reaction from JesseLee in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
Hi Erik, I agree with Chuck , Looks good
Best Regards,
Pete
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pete48 got a reaction from Canute in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
Hi Erik, I agree with Chuck , Looks good
Best Regards,
Pete
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