mtaylor
-
Posts
26,273 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Gallery
Events
Everything posted by mtaylor
-
Paul, we know that the French took ideas from other nations ships. Same for the British. I'd assume that the Spanish did also. Innovation and new ideas weren't a secret for long. So while the hull maybe have Spanish, it's possible the rigging came from somewhere else. I've run into similar things on my current build. Sometime I can find the influence/source, other times I just have to wonder.
-
Channeling Hannibal of the A-Team are you? Ok, I'll be serious now. That is neat work with non-traditional materials.
-
Looks great Michael. I think you need a shorter bench or maybe a hole in the ceiling as that looks like a tight fit.
-
Rob, looking good. Keeping the lines sorted is a problem. You might try threading a sewing needle to the line, the weight will drop it and keep it under tension.
- 1,208 replies
-
- 2
-
-
- great republic
- clipper
- (and 1 more)
-
Maybe it was an "experiment" Druxey. Some of the French ships had that arrangement.
-
Come to think of it, we did have a Shipaholic topic once. Got kind of overrun as we're all shipaholics. Ah, found it... sort of died out about a year ago..
-
Brian, Email Jason at Crown. He might be able to cut the wood to size as a special order. I checked several other places and it appears some former suppliers don't carry it any more. Whoops... posted too soon: https://www.rarewoodsusa.com/product/boxwood-castelo/ Special order.
-
I'm wondering the same thing as SpyGlass.... not seeing the problem and also, this is the first layer, correct?
-
Tools, tools and more tools....
mtaylor replied to CPDDET's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Banned? Nah... I think we all feel the same way and still buy from them. -
If it's wood, use wood glue. If it's plastic, use plastic glue. Wood glue will penetrate the wood (after getting rid of the paint) and plastic glue actually "melts" the plastic slightly and makes a strong bond.
-
Try lining off the hull before you go any further. That will tell you how many planks you need and how much to taper them. There's two pinned posts here that will point you to several instruction "how-tos". https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/forum/14-building-framing-planking-and-plating-a-ships-hull-and-deck/
-
Welcome to MSW, Pete. Best advice I give is what was given to me concerning wood ships.... start simple and grow from there. The Scottish Maid isn't a bad start with quite a few builds here. If you start and decide it's to tough, go down a notch or two to something simpler. And by all means open a build log for any kit you do. It's the best way to make friends and get input and support.
-
I just took another look at the photo. This is a stretch but could you cut off that line about the launch and the one below it for the scale?
- 125 replies
-
- 1
-
-
- 9 pound naval cannon
- 3d cannon barrel
- (and 1 more)
-
Can you post a couple of pictures to show us what you have done? Picture's worth a 1000 words.
-
I guess we all should go stand in the corner for missing that. My excuse is was too busy looking at the impressive workmanship of the wood bits. Good catch on your part, though.
- 125 replies
-
- 3
-
-
- 9 pound naval cannon
- 3d cannon barrel
- (and 1 more)
-
-
Welcome to MSW. There are quite a few non-wooden ships being built in the Kit area so feel free to post a build log. It's a great way to get help and make friends.
-
Hi Milo,
-
The answer is "dummy guns" like some of the kit ships do. One way is a piece of wood painted black behind the gunport. The dummy barrel is attached to that. At normal viewing distance, it looks like a normal gunport. Others make little boxes for each gunport but that needs a longer dummy gun. How many guns would you need for the lower gun deck?
-
Nice work, Alan. These large scale cannon builds are usually quick and very satisfying.
- 125 replies
-
- 2
-
-
- 9 pound naval cannon
- 3d cannon barrel
- (and 1 more)
Our Emblem ®
