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A good wipedown cleaned up much of it. The a bit of flat varnish took care of the shine. I'll do touch ups in the next day or so. I'll not get much done Question.. what's the best way to fit the glass part of the windows? The instructions say to "trim" but how? Will a file work? I realize once I get them to fit, I'll need to remove fingerprints and alcohol seems to work well. Not much will be done sometime tomorrow as there's places to go and people to see...
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You're right, Jack. Those instructions probably are why so few have been finished.
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You have indeed been busy, Daniel. Congratulations on all counts. Are you now headed up the next deck level or a new project?
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Coming along nicely, Jack.
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There's reason that many use the term "bleeding edge" on advanced tech... stress testing, the stress, the disappointment all contribute. I hope you can find a solution.
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Finally, an update. Been a bit of a stretch for me on the bow. Lots of tiny parts that if one is not careful, they break or go flying off into the "ether" never to be seen again. Luckily, Chris provided extras. My only comment is that I should have left either painting or the mounting of the deck bits until last. With all the black things got a bit hard to see after a while. I think I need to upgrade my lighting at the build bench. Overall, I'm pretty happy with it. Here's the photos of where I am and then off to work on the stern. On second thought.... I need to do quite a bit of touch up on the paint and/or a lot of dusting. Macro photography is not our friend either. And the flash wiped out the color in some areas. That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it.
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As always, your details at the small scales you build at just blow me away. Just incredible.
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Harold Hahn method
mtaylor replied to Essayons's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
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Harold Hahn method
mtaylor replied to Essayons's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
If I were to do another Hahn plan model, I seriously think that I would cut out the individual pieces for each frame and then put them together. Even "common" woods are getting a bit pricey. -
I got an answer back but it's rather vague... use a CNC. Not having a CNC, I'm going to sort out what needs to be done using my mill. I would like to make more progress on my Belle Poule but need to finish the Sphinx first or at least have it close to being done.
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I have one of their lions for my Belle Poule and trying to figure how it's mounted. I'm also considering the Bellona model and wooden figurehead and same question. On both, there's wood between the legs and also extends out and down beyond the legs. I'm thinking I'll need to carve away some the material to fit the stem. Anyone know? Here's a photo of the lion so you can see what I'm talking about.
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That's first I've heard of any kit having a gun camera.
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There's interesting stories on all those escort carriers. Smaller than "normal" carriers they were originally designed for convoy escort duty. But they also filled other rolls with transporting aircraft from the States to remote islands and locations to returning them back for overhaul. Wikipedia is a good place to start. Maybe start with Gambier Bay or "escot carriers".
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Short version of what happened...... Augie was retired and had a cancer. He was good guy and friend to many of us.
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Welcome to MSW, Julian.
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Harold Hahn method
mtaylor replied to Essayons's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Well, Hahn admitted that his framing is "stylized" and gave a few reasons... simpler to construct, the opening between frames gave the hint of what the framing looked like and also allowed his cutaway areas to be built easily. He also admitted to it being very wasteful of wood. -
Try going back and hitting "edit" after "submitting" when this happens. Or just open a new post for those that won't go up. BTW, I like the weathering on guns. They appear to have seen some usage.
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Don't forget the "no parachute" as it was "unmanly" nor that fuel tank on many were either rigtht in front or right behind the pilot.
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Peter, Mark recently passed away I'm sad to say. Do a seach on the Nuestra Senora Pilar using the search feature and see who else has built it. They may have used the same paint.
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Harold Hahn method
mtaylor replied to Essayons's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
His method is based on doing your drawings for the framing. Then you glue up some blanks, attach the framing plans and cut. It also involves making the build board and extending the framing top ends out to fit into the build board. Have a look at my Licorne build as it was done using the Hahn method. The link is in my signature. Also, I did find this video: -
To me it's unreal how much stuff and how many "cabins" they stuff into one of these yachts. Beautiful work on your part.
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Cutting out gunports
mtaylor replied to Etcher's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Having done it both ways, my preference is to cut the planks before installing such that there's a bit of the plank hanging into the gunport. A bit of sanding with the sanding stick or file cleans them up. For the complete planking and then cutting, I would drill holes in the plank to allow a small saw to be inserted such as one of the Xacto #21 blades (I think that's the number... it;'s a type of keyhole saw). You could also use a short bit of scroll saw blade in an Xactro handle. -
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