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I don't know what the drawings show, Heinrich, but as I recall, those doors on most ships were polygons such that when opened, the top cleared the beams and the lower cleared the deck camber. I'll have to do some digging to find the reference and see if actually was in use at the time of your ship.
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Translator is working well and your ship is looking good.
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Hello Luponero, Could you translate your posts into English as it is the language of this forum? Thank you. Ciao Luponero, Potresti tradurre i tuoi post in inglese poiché è la lingua di questo forum? Grazie.
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Interesting discussion and very informative. I recall reading that during heavy weather, leather strips were used similar to a gasket to seal the lids to the hull. Would this be true for this era or is it myth?
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Welcome from a former Missouri resident. As Cathead suggested, do give thought to a build log. It's not about the destination is about the voyage and sharing the experience.
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Welcome to MSW. While we are multinational in our hobby, the language of this site is English. Please use a translator to post in English. Benvenuto in MSW. Mentre siamo multinazionali nel nostro hobby, la lingua di questo sito è l'inglese. Si prega di utilizzare un traduttore per pubblicare in inglese.
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Hull bottom paint/colour used in 1812 era
mtaylor replied to TGHill's topic in Nautical/Naval History
Hmmm.... Bilge Rat not name. Bilge Rat is job. I don't think you'd be far off either. I think there's an article (might Google for it) on some of the 1812 era shipwrecks that might have more details. I'm attaching one such article from Texas A&M (ok... graduate paper actually). Brig-Eagle.pdf -
Best glue for paper templates?
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I use rubber cement. Just don't leave it on for months though. I've also used tracing paper and printer paper equally well. -
Tiny stuff there Jack. I think you did great.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
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Looks super nice, Nenad. Great to see you're making progress.- 4,151 replies
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Beautiful tribute, Chief. Two thumbs up from this former Marine also.
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Miniature Tilting Arbor Table Saw
mtaylor replied to DocBlake's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Dave, as I understand it the Proxxon and the MicroMark are basically the same product. Go with the suggestions you've received and try them first. There are issues with any tilting arbor saw where the blade is tilted due to play in the mechanism. -
Hull bottom paint/colour used in 1812 era
mtaylor replied to TGHill's topic in Nautical/Naval History
There's been a lot of argument over painting, etc. of these vessels. The catch is they were quickly built and not expected to last more than a year or so and as such much of the carpentry was rather rough. -
The bridle port lids is/was what many (but not all) of the French 8 and 12 pounder frigates had even if the rest of the ports did not. Licorne (8 pounder) didn't, but other 8 pounders did. Belle Poule did have the bridle port lid only. France didn't really build like the Brits did in that there was more than one (for lack of a better word) designer. Plus they were constantly testing, modifying and reworking ships. For example, Licorne doesn't have the masting (sizes of the masts and yards) of most 8 pounders. It has the masting/yards dimension of La Venus, an 18 pounder of 1782. Apparently, the masting change came during Licorne's rebuild or there after. The Brits were more uniform in their building methods such that except for minor changes (mostly although some were much different) all the ships of a given class followed the lead ship in furniture, rigging, etc. If what you're saying is true about the mixup in plans, then go with the kit. Nothing really lost there. The problem with older company's kits is the lack of research and marketing pressures at the time. We know that AL's Constellation isn't the Revolutionary War ship that they advertise but the hull dimensions are the from 1855 sloop. The guns, etc. were from the fiction when the ship was moved and fitted out as the museum ship in Baltimore. Go with what you think is best. If you decide to keep it as the kit, that works. If you feel ambitious, figure out which one it actually is and build it as that ship. You're the captain here. Go with what you feel good about.
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Mike, I daresay (and I'm someone will correct me) that TFFM will not help much as your ship is a) French and b) from an earlier period. Not all French frigates did have did have fixed (hinged) port lids. I've looked through ANCRE's History of the French Frigate 1650-1850 and there is a section on the La Renommee. I appears that there there were no hinged lids and that the lining only at the top and bottom of each port and covered by the inner and outer hull planking thus, no port stops. The planking at the sides would be flush with the port opening and the sides of the port are the framing. I'd like to think I got it right on Licorne but I'm not 100% sure. Then again, maybe I misunderstood the question.....
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I have some of the Dockyard chisels. Nice tools. I don't believe the Dockyard is still in business. I read somewhere that Lee's bought up most of their stock before they went under. I hope I'm wrong. But, my wish list for chisels is the set Greg mentions. A reports say they are top of the line.
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