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I don't see a problem with your gold. Looks great from here.
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Sometimes it's better to pay for education than not. This is probably one of them. Hopefully he allows questions and answers..... I had a quick look at his site... he is reasonably priced.
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1/48 Italeri Hawk T.1A (On Hold)
mtaylor replied to Old Collingwood's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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If Jim doesn't have any, PM me. I have some of the 0.21 from Model Shipways (rebranded Mantua line).
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For English speakers.... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/30/ancient-maya-canoe-found-in-mexico-could-be-more-than-1000-years-old Quite a few articles on this one besides the ones that have posted.
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Broken link to the NRG store
mtaylor replied to EricWilliamMarshall's topic in NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD - News & Information
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I've never tried that but it might. After blackening, test it by rubbing with a soft cloth and see if the black comes off. I don't have any blackened bits to test this or I would and let you know.
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That's good news on your doing a log, Ron. I'm looking forward to seeing it.
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If those don't work, I suggest a laser firing from space.
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Well done on the canopy, Chris. They should have used better paint on the original bird.
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That looks great, Chris. I wish you had opened a log.
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I suggest take a bit of time and go look at the Trition cross-section logs (look for the finished ones) and also do a quick search in the Scratch area with the key word(s) "cross section", "cross-section" and see what the others have done. Your keel test joint looks good from here.
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Which first, hull or deck
mtaylor replied to ubjs's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
I'd suggest paint the hull first and then build the deck and fittings and paint as you go on these items. Do keep extra paint handy especially if you mix your own colors as normal handling while building my damage some paint and require a touch up. -
I don't think MSW is going anywhere soon so you should be be good on that point.
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Sounds about right. Until the airlines start flying regularly there, expect delays. Oh.. the backup at the ports here in the States aren't helping either.
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Looks good. And good on securing the live shells.
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RIchard, I'm late to the party as usual. Might I suggest think about doing the live session and recording it? The recorded part can then be uploaded to Youtube or anywhere else you like.
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Wow. That looks great. I guess the solution to your space problem would be to have a wider floor area so things could be in the other half of the shop. It would really be cluttered though and probably not look as good.
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B.E. I suspect you're right B.E. Those are tiny parts. Looks like Gregory as found a way.
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Yeah.. I see where you're coming from on this. I was given Autocad, a computer and some other software when it first came out and told "use it... it'll be great for the art in the tech manuals". Err... yes and no. The mechanical things it was great. A PITA in many ways to get final art for a manual but schematics? Nope. On the bright side, I, one other tech writer and our manager lead the company kicking and screaming into the computer age. Fun times.... mostly. There's still a lot of "crap" out there sadly. Seems sometimes there's more crap than good stuff but I guess it depends on one's needs. As for ships, I suspect there's not much out there that's fit for purpose but probably a lot of custom "fixes" by some creative types. Problem is, finding those "fixes".
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I've been giving this some thought (a bad sign, I know). I'm thinking of cutting the axle "short" and un-touched (no rounding). Then put a small piece of dowel in to wheel. Musing out loud but might work.
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Go back in history a bit. Autodesk was one of the first drawing packages and had a big impact on CAD. They sealed their reputation back then with lots of companies jumping up and using it. Their core market has been hardware design used by manufacturers. I suspect that ship building and the special features needed really never was a core part of their business. Shipbuilders might use their programs for ship equipment but I doubt very much if the hull is designed in it.
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Harold Hahn method
mtaylor replied to Essayons's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Keep in mind what Roger says as Hahn did go for artistic on the framing not actual practice. A s for the base board, you'd need a set of lines drawings and from that, the bulwarks and all the framing could be drawn to set up your build board. Jaager is also right about wood waste unless you drew the frames in segments, cut them out and assembled them. Hahn mentioned that he was given a large amount of wood and if he hadn't got the wood he would have build the frames up using segments.
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