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  1. mtaylor
    It might be the big hurdle. What Hahn did was extend the frame tops in the straight line such that the keep and jig base were equally spaced at both ends. Use the keel bottom as your reference and go from there. His jig was pencil and paper.... once he had that, he just did all his framing drawings. From there, the he could drawing the jig itself with the notches for the frame tops. Like many other things, this is probably easier said than done as I've not seen anything on how he did his drawings, only on using his jig.
  2. mtaylor
    Thanks for the answers Kevin and Henry.
  3. mtaylor
    There's been several builds using the Hahn method. As for the scantlings... I don't think so. For the most part, those of us who did a Hahn build used his plans with minor mods as needed. I really don't see a problem doing one using the scantlings and the Hahn method. His method was introduced to help make things "easier" for model builders, not to dictate style.
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    Very nicely done, Denis. Looks like she'd be easy to find and line up on.
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    Welcome to MSW. You might have a look here... https://modelshipworld.com/topic/18657-new-to-ship-modelling-but-what-do-you-build-first/ Wood is a process and following the suggestions to start "small" and work your way to larger projects with more masts is a good one.
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    Good to see you back at it, Bug. Looks good and you're moving fast it seems.
  7. mtaylor
    That seems to be a pretty common jig for ships boats and small craft. I think Louie the Fly uses them on most of his ships also.
  8. mtaylor
    Good question for which I can only speculate. The practice was minimize the grain end to prevent rot so they would have needed lining from outside the port planking to the inside planking. But the question in my mind is: would it have been done on the Triton ? Ask both these questions about lids and lining in the Building, Framing, and Planking area and see what others might think or know.
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    Hmmm.... question then. Since it prints from the bottom up, if the barrel were bored out by the software it would be hollow and have drainage, right? Then sealing off the end of the bore would create a suction or would it? I'm not into 3d printing (yet) but just looking and learning a bit.
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    Well, then the hoodie would be a surefire way to get some assistance.
  11. mtaylor
    Nipper, I hear my "rabbit hole" detector going off... It's not a bad thing to head to scratch but a very satisfying one.
  12. mtaylor
    The so-called Paris Gun of WWI taught the Germans a lot about long range big guns. I'm in on following this one.
  13. mtaylor
    Beautiful work on an obscure variant. A model to be proud of.
  14. mtaylor
    The Germans is WWI and WWII were very good at re-purposing other countries' equipment, so the guns would come as no surprise. I think that main gun that as British was designed in Germany..... I need to do some Googling....
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    I'm just catching up, Kevin. Just a wow! This is pretty amazing work. Daffi is also using 3D on his Victory but not to the extent you're doing.
  16. mtaylor
    Looks good Roger. Is there any part of ship modeling that doesn't lead to a rabbit hole? Some are bigger and deeper than others.
  17. mtaylor
    Exactly.
  18. mtaylor
    That's been happening a lot lately. <sigh> Given the way companies making these products work, I wouldn't be surprised if not responding is intentional on their part so as not to let competitors know what they are doing?
  19. mtaylor
    Is it possible that the line length is wrong in documentation? A handwritten typo maybe? Or maybe just placeholder that was to be corrected after it was built?
  20. mtaylor
    So the builders at this scale are masochists and we're just voyeurs? I'll go quietly now... just need to get my coat.
  21. mtaylor
    I think it's your choice, Dave. I've seen it both ways.
  22. mtaylor
    If you have a hobby shop near by, most (but not all) carry the K&S line.
  23. mtaylor
    Very well done, Justin. I'm of the opinion (take it for what it's worth) that gunports in the open area would not have had lids. I'm not 100% sure though. I took a look at my build and no provision for lids. I looked at the two full hull builds that were finished and no lids in this area. I've linked those builds. Same for the other finished cross-section builds. https://modelshipworld.com/topic/19363-hms-triton-1773-de-jorge-diaz-o-finished-148-modelo-completo/page/7/#comments https://modelshipworld.com/topic/1557-wang-shuos-triton/page/6/
  24. mtaylor
    Great review and you're doing a great job of building her.
  25. mtaylor
    Well done on the research, Daniel.

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