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Well deserved praise, OC. Your work is excellent.
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Bitao, I had to give this some thought. I recall that some had a saw without a tilt-table who made one using some wood and hinges. But, I can't remember where I saw it. Maybe that would work. As I recall, the hinges were screwed to the existing top and the wood deck was raised by wedges.
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I'll get a seat for this one. Looks impressive.
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Greetings from Seoul, South Korea!
mtaylor replied to Rock_From_Korea's topic in New member Introductions
Welcome to MSW, Rock. Beautiful model of the Turtle Ship. I've seen 2 other build logs for a turtle ship here on MSW and it is an impressive model. -
Stay save, CDW. Just curious here as I've not done photo etch (well.... once for my CH-53 but didn't use it on the bird). Would something like double-sided tape on the tweezers stop the "flight of the fiddly bits"? I would think something like that but not sure what on just one of the blades would help keep the piece in place and reduce stress.
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I agree. I took a look at Frolich's site and using the French language choice, he calls it "Le" there also. I'm sticking with ANCRE at this point.
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Thank you. That is a Hitachi CW-40 scroll saw. It basically allows the deck to be rotated for angle cuts. You might get some better pictures on the internet. If not, I'll be glad to take some photos at different angles for you.
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Hmmm.... interesting. The monograph uses "la" since that is the name on the stern. I had a look and I'm not sure why Frolich used "le" for the name. Might be an error is translation.
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Now that's a photo we don't see often in this era. Gives a sense of being inside and not having any idea where the ship is going.
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Just stunning work on the details like the barrels, etc. Gary. BTW, any chance of dog in there? As kid, any garage my dad took me to had a dog. But that was in the 50's.
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X-acto makes some keyhole blades. Fairly cheap in a package at around $6 - $7.
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Another 'newbie' joins the fold!
mtaylor replied to Ian Barefoot's topic in New member Introductions
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Six bangers were stock as I recall but there were options for V8's. The first car I bought was a 56 Chevy that had the optional small block V8... a 265 as I recall with the two speed slushamatic transmission.
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Sounds like a good plan OC. Will there be any men inside the farmhouse or just nearby? Unless you put in some lights, I would think the interior will be pretty dark even with the white walls. The thing is, you'll know what's inside which always good.
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Brian, If you'll go to the second page of this section and scroll down, there's two builds... one from UWEK and the other from Scottacus. Those would be the closest thing to an instruction manual. For "variations on a theme" as to how others have done, look for the word "completed" in the title. Those would be your best bets. Once upon a time before the Great Crash, there was an area that had info on "how-to".... sadly it's off into cyber space never to return.
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Fiberglass a boat Hull
mtaylor replied to Riotvan88's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Just an FYI, riotvan88, I deleted your duplicate topic in the other area as this one is in the proper place and got you some answers. -
I would have thought the IV paint was the winter one.
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Welcome to MSW, magman. Here's a couple of links to help get you started on your voyage.
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If you have a hobby shop that sells flying model aircraft, check with them. Otherwise it's probably and online search.
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Thanks for the posting of that link, Denis. It it is quite a story.
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Hi Pete, welcome to MSW. Build logs and questions are always welcome. If you have questions on where to post them, just ask.
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What's the plan for the bricks around the doors and along the foundation? What you've done so far looks superb.
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I do have good lighting, Druxey and also a complete set of the old Dockyard chisels (they came in several packages of 6 each) and are well honed. Also some surgical blades (Swann-Morton and Havel's) which I keep honed. The only power tools being used are the laser (to etch the design, not cut) and my jig saw to cut it out. I'm currently working on the major stern carving and it's been a steep learning curve, sometimes frustrating, but overall, very satisfying. Not sure why I'm obsessed with getting the carvings done, but this last is trying my soul. Like the others, it's cut out and then glued to a backing plate. I did some testing and found that by "painting" it with PVA and water mixed, I'm not seeing the breakage or splintering of the small, thin parts. Hopefully, this week I'll do one that I'm happy with.
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Beautifully done, Cri-Cri. I really like your wood colors as they go very well together.
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