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On commercially available plans/monographs such as those by ANCRE, Seawatch Books, and others, they're all ready drawn. Otherwise if you're drawing your own build plans from the lines drawings, you'll have to locate the scantlings. If English, the NMM probably has them.
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In the kit area is a pinned post with lists of build logs. I went ahead pulled down the current log (it does get updated) and there's 4 builds either finished or in work. Have look at them as it's a good way to feel for the model and what's involved. Wooden Ships.pdf
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Hmm.. thanks Bob. I have no idea why he did it that way. But if I ever decide to use it again (last time was about 50 years ago) I'll just let it sit in a well-ventilated area.
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Beautiful work, Gabe. I've been thinking that 1:96 would be impossible but you're doing fantastic.
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Looks great, Edward. One would never know this is your first scratch build.
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Actually, scroll to the top of any page and hit "Group Projects". The Triton is in there.
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Well, we have to be able to explain where all the tools and piles of wood came from.
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I read somewhere (maybe a woodworking page) that either or but be consistent.
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For those who have missed Michael's work on locomotive, here's the link (it's a wonderful work of art):
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Bob, So a hair dryer (for example) fixed such to blow across the wood in garage with a window or two open shouldn't be done? I recall my dad doing this for some projects when I was kid.
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Finished - Rafale - Hobby Boss - By CDW - 1:48 Scale
mtaylor replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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Ingenious solution, Danny.
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Back then, they did things one of two ways as there was no laser cutting. They either printed the parts or die cut them with metal die that usually went dull pretty quick. As for cutting, it looks like you'll have to cut even the big pieces as they're not cut all the way through. Sort of like scratch building except the parts already drawn on the wood.
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We're a patient lot, Joss. We have to be to let glue dry, etc.
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I've read somewhere... I'll have to do some digging)... that when the whale oil was used, the wick ran from lantern down through piping to the source, usually a barrel located in the cabin. I'd trust the others on when they started using oil as I'm not sure.
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As I recall, the B-17 was originally designed to be an airliner. When the Army Air Corps needed a bomber, they reworked it into the B-17.
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Beautiful work, Dan. I love the photoshopping also. I wish New York wasn't so far away.
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Christos, That walkway and rail does look like what's in the monograph.
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Thin hull planking
mtaylor replied to Gerarddm's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
A couple of ways.... Order 1mm thick sheets and cut for the width of the plank. Or..... Cut it with a small table saw as close as you can. Then run the cut pieces through a thickness sander. If not thickness sander... hand sand very carefully. -
I guess I'm a rebel or an idiot. I use sawdust of the type wood that need filling, and mix of Elmer's white and sawdust. I go for more sawdust than glue and use fresh glue as it hasn't thickened up.
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Yves, the paint is making the surface detail pop right out.
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Welcome to MSW. As far as learning planking... there's some tutorials pinned to the top of the first page in the planking area here: https://modelshipworld.com/forum/14-building-framing-planking-and-plating-a-ships-hull-and-deck/
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The walkways we fairly common on the frigates up until the 12-pounders started. On the 12 pounders is actually part of the weather deck as there's no stepping down to the walkway and planking blends in the for fore and aft decking.
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Hi Jeff, welcome to MSW. You've received tons of good advice already so enjoy the build and open a build log. The log will be the best way to get help.
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