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Probably the best way is to Google for the LED's just add color, size, and maybe voltage (optional on the voltage) to the search line. Edit: Here's a source: Evan Designs Of LaPorte Co. Dan Evens is building a steamship. Here's the relevant part:
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OC, my sympathy on the hay fever. It's bad this year with all the rain. I'm in the same boat out here in the west. Pollin count is nasty this year. Good idea to put it away at least until the air clears up.
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Walnut Wood
mtaylor replied to scottpollack's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
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After spending 4 years in the USMC way back a beginning time (feels like it anyway) I daresay I've seen the air get far bluer than what most of population can spit out. Cursing does seem to go with model ship building doesn't it? Sometimes bouncing various bits off the wall and storming out of the workshop helps. I would suggest that after spraying on a light first coat, let it dry completely per the instructions. Then do additional light coats as needed. There's a learning curve to spray painting and I admit, I'm not very good at it so I don't paint.
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Try an extra rum ration. That sometimes helps to get to at least one more engagement. Or at least the troops won't worry about it. Your marshaling is impressive. Maybe some John Phillips Sousa music would help?
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I'm never disappointed in stopping by your log. Your work is amazing and inspiring.
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Glen, instead of editing the first post as you have been doing, just add a new post. It'll be more sequential and the new posts won't get overlooked.
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Mine is a slab of wood with a post sticking up at each corner. I made it from an old "coffee table". With your framework, a few planks along the bottom should work well. Foam rubber on the 4 posts should help protect the ship during transport.
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I use something like that with braces going up and the line it with a blanket to protect the sides.
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I think you're right on the just using the hatches. I suspect that when you decide to mount the hatches, you'll end up scratch building them. It's the little things that suck us into the "dark side" as it's called.
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My gast has been seriously flabbered...
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Welcome to MSW. MSW has a wealth of resources here, including build logs. Goto the Kit area and there's a topic https://modelshipworld.com/topic/17023-quick-find-indexes-to-build-logs-for-kits/ that has a list of all the builds. It will help you. Also, give some thought to opening a log as it'll be the best way to get help when you need it and also make some friends here.
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Given that crews spent much time cleaning and keeping everything "ship shape", "a taunt ship is a happy ship", etc., wouldn't the brass have all been polished also? Not sure about back then though...
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New Ship Builder Old retired concrete buider
mtaylor replied to jimbobuild's topic in New member Introductions
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It's great to hear that you're settled into the new apartment, Mike. I'm surprised the boxwood is chipping but the results look excellent.
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Interesting. I'm pulling up a chair. I did a bit reading about the siege of Charleston (https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/civil-war/a-confederate-intelligence-coup-won-the-siege-of-charleston-harbor/) and Keokuk's involvement.
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Guillermo Este es un sitio en inglés. Por favor, use un traductor si lo necesita, pero publíquelo en inglés. Gracias. Guillermo This is an English language site. Please, use a translator if you need to, but post in English. Thank You.
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Basically, the capstan had "teeth" for lack of a better word, close to the deck. The pawls were attached by a bolt to a plank of wood that was bolted to the deck. Depending on the which pawl was used, the capstan could be "locked" into position. See the drawing below. The arrow points to the pawls.
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Lovely carving work, Gaetan.
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I'm thinking that look at "museum" ships such as Constitution or Victory but they use all modern methods for the most part and kept super clean. Perhaps a search of museums where cannon are sitting outside for years though the old saying of "a clean ship is a happy ship" seems to apply and the guns wouldn't have been allowed to get too rusty. From your pictures, probably one of the middle two for iron. I somehow can't picture bronze cannon being polished and shiny all the time so there's that. So bronze, probably the one on left.
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Hi Saint, Welcome to MSW. There are some kit cross-sections and given they're kits there's various levels of qualtiy, etc. In the kit area is a pinned post for the Quick Find Index. This should help with your decision. Once you locate a kit you like, search the Index and see what others have done, what problems they've had, and what the results were. I'll also add, do a build log. It's the best way to get help and also make a few friends.
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Looks wonderful, Steve. Nicely fixed and shipshape.
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I hope it wasn't a hard drive that failed, Keith. I would encourage you and everyone else to either do regulator backups onto a CD, another computer, or get a purpose built backup. Seagate makes some and they're pretty reasonably priced, IMO. I had a harddrive failure in January and was very happy I had a backup of all my data.
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