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I've seen some around, Chuck. We do have a MakerSpace here locally that has two or three printers but not sure of their capabilities. Nor am I sure of mine with the learning curve involved to produce the artwork.
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Lovely work that will provide an excellent base for everything else.
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Thanks for the response and ideas. Hmmm.... I've dug out the carving tools and dental burrs. Setting things up I'll test with holly and boxwood first as pearwood is the hull planking and I'd like a little contrast. I plan on doing this as filler work while waiting for glue to dry. Thanks for the idea of 3D printing. I'll keep it in mind.
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H.M.S. Bounty 1:110 Constructo missing instructions
mtaylor replied to Sailor-Bill's topic in Wood ship model kits
If no one has them, try contacting Constructo here: http://www.constructo.es/index.php?id_cms=20&controller=cms -
This is beginning to sound like Monty Python's "The Lumberjack Song". <Mark backs away slowly.....>
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Welcome back home, Mobbsie.
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Sorry about that. I guess I panicked a bit once I realize how small these are. I do have a several sets of the old Dockyard carving chisels that I've never used along with a large assortment of dental burrs. Methinks it's time to learn and also use my magnifiers. Maybe new glasses too. Good one Druxey. If I could only find a carver who's about 2 inches tall....
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I'm probably overthinking this, but on my Belle Poule build (1:64 size), I was looking ahead. Maybe too far ahead. I have carvings on the stern. The bow isn't a problem as I bought a lion rampant from CAF. But the stern carvings will be and are driving me nuts. In the pic below are some of the smaller one. I've also have some are bigger but far more complex. The pic show them "lightly" etched into a piece of holly. I can get the lines a bit darker and thinner. My question is this... how the heck would they get carved? I ran some test using card stock and laminating which is a disaster to put it mildly. The drawings have more detail than what I show here. The detail shot of the stern is also below. Any and all ideas will be welcome.
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Looking good, JD. I can't help with the rigging question but suggest you open a topic in the rigging area. I think you'll get an answer and maybe some more eyes on your build.
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Thanks Chuck and to Joe. This product line has been sorely missed.
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John, I grabbed this at random from the kit area (each sub-forum by years has the same topic). It should help you get started.
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Absolutely breath taking. The amount of detail in such a small model is beyond amazing.
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uploading pictures
mtaylor replied to David56's topic in How to use the MSW forum - **NO MODELING CONTENT**
Add some more info Mike, like the OS. -
The only ones will know is you and us, Chris. Looking at the top picture, it's looks great. Step back and look at from "normal viewing distance" like you would if it were a very large model.
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You might try searching here on MSW for "photos" "upload" and see if there's other topics. I'm at a loss as I don't have nor use a smart phone.
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Done.
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That is a great bit of news, OC. on the case. Looks wonderful.
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Beautiful work.
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Works for me unless someone says differently.
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Have a look in the forum area. https://modelshipworld.com/forum/47-how-to-use-the-msw-forum/
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As I understand it, it was to make them look "bigger" and thus, scarier. Not 100% if that's true or just legend.
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Sorry to hear of the loss of your father-in-law, Brian. As for the model.... I doubt the original was perfectly "square" either. The irons look great.
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Capitulation of warship between centuries?
mtaylor replied to Baltic_submariner's topic in Nautical/Naval History
I just noticed that Bruce and I cross-posted. I agree with him while leaving my comments. I think answer is multi-faceted. If we look at WWII, the armaments (not just cannons but aircraft, and torpedoes) was much improved and overall deadlier. The explosives, the rate of fire, and accuracy were much better. Damage control early on in WWII wasn't all that good (think firefightings). They did make improvements but even still, magazines and fuel stores were often hit and exploded. And true, surrender in the Pacific by the Japanese was forbidden by their culture. Overall, I believe the technology in WWII was much improved and thus, more deadly.
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