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Somewhere there's a compromise... other than digital magazines and having to print them out. When a company stops printing a magazine, the paper ones sitll exist. The digitals go off into the ether. Some things just don't lend themselves well to digital just as monographs, but I digress. One of the current trends in the web is to lock out printing out of pages or documents. Not sure I like that either. i do understand piracy concerns but there's something about having a copy handy when you need it and the website is gone.
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The print magazines started having issues about 20 years ago (not just the speciality mags) but I think the WWW will be killing the rest off. Naturally, there will be exceptions, but even newspapers etc. are staring at this trend. They've all or will become road-kill on the Information Super Highway. Pity, IMO. There's something about holding paper with printing on it like a magazine or a book.
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Bob, The hull that the model is based on is straight and no sheer. AL used the Constellation as a reference but that was before the restoration while it was still be touted as the "original".
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That's the name plate... we call it the same thing. I thought it looked familiar and now to remember where I've seen it before. Great news on the health report. Keep up the good work.
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She's coming along nicely Daniel. Looking good.
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Well.. the Death Star is in secure, orbital mode for now, Sam. The inner bulwark planking is basic table saw for cut to length, hand finish to length, and hopefully in the next few days... sanding time.
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Looking good. I hope any additional testing goes just as well. I also your tests come out good as well. BTW, what's name plate? Looks vaguely familiar but I just can't place it and not enough detail to see it clearly. That's still a nice touch though.
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HMS SUSSEX 1693 by 8sillones
mtaylor replied to 8sillones's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
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My prayers from here also, John. I hope the docs can sort this out and fast.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
That is some very nice work, Nenad. Well done. When I get ready to do my ship's boats, if they turn out half that nice. I'll be happy.- 4,152 replies
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That is a shockingly clean work area, isn't it?
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Congratulations, Nils. Just a stunning build and a beautiful model worthy of being in a museum.
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Is there a true POF kit in the market?
mtaylor replied to Ulises Victoria's topic in Wood ship model kits
With some effort, and if you're really unsure as to amount of wood, etc. like I was, give some thought to what I did. Order the plans and then using a scanner or copier, scale them to the size you need. I went up from 1:96 to 1:64 due to space limitations. Then I ordered the wood for the Confederacy from the Lumberyard. Yes... I had to get more wood due to mistakes and thus, rebuilds, but.. it got me going. The biggest stopping block I can see at this point to scratch building is "fear". Fear that you can't do it or fear that you'll make a mess of it. I scrapped my first try but the second build of the same model is coming along nicely. The only other issue is the tools. There's some here using simple hand tools to cut and shape the wood. Others of us have a full shop or a partial shop. I suggest taking the leap of faith and be prepared to surprise yourself. It's very rewarding in the emotional sense to scratch build a ship you want to build instead of being at the mercy of the kit makers. -
Actually it's both sawdust and smoke. I still use the saw quite a bit along with a lot of sandpaper.
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Thank you again. This is a big help.
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Thank you for the answer. Are the rings on the inside or outside of the hull?
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On French ships (frigates in particular), what was used to cover the anchor hawse hole when not in use? By that I mean, the cable was not attached to the anchor and the anchor stowed. I know the English used a plug and on some ships a "hatch" inside the hull. But what did the French use? I'm not seeing this covered in any of the books I have but I might have missed it.
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A small masterpiece, Greg. I'm still amazed at the amount of detail you pack into these ships. Congratulations on a great build.
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Hi Daniel,
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What a lot of do is "paint" the line with a 50/50 mix of white glue and water. This stiffens them up so they hold a curve or stay straight. You won't need as much tension then for a straight line for ones terminating on the stays.
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Right... the kit claims to be the 1798 version. It's not. The kit has the lines from the 1850 kit (rounded stern) and has some fictitious gun scheme. Here's a couple of links that might solve the confusion... or create more. https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/2404 http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a241916.pdf
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Is there a limitation in the number of "objects" in GIMP? I've run into that with some drawing programs that the more stuff you add, the more it bogs down until no more can be added. Sometimes the solution is to great an object, save and optimise it and then import it into the main drawing.
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Frank, I chucked them up, turned the Dremel to a speed I was comfortable with and then just used files and the plans. I wish I had pictures but turn them like you would on a lathe... from raw stock to a close shape then details and final dimensions. After doing about two or so, you should find out what works best for you and the speed will pick up.
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Is there a true POF kit in the market?
mtaylor replied to Ulises Victoria's topic in Wood ship model kits
Ulises, The Lumberyard offering is basically a timbering set for the hull. No masting, etc. However, with the Hahn plans and some research, they do make nice models. My Licorne is from the Hahn plans but I ordered a timbering set (wood only, no laser cut) from the Lumberyard just for the wood. I did re-scale the Hahn plans as they weren't the size I wanted to build. BTW, I think it's Blue Jacket that has a POF kit but it's not one of the larger ships... -
Welcome to MSW. As for your question about the windows... wander through the scratch area. There's several different ways of doing them. The Constellation kit IS NOT the original frigate. It's actually based on the 1850 sloop of war. It doesn't have the hull lines nor much of anything else in common with the frigate. There's at least one build of the Constellation (RC, scratch) of the original. I took the AL kit and bashed it into the actual ship that AL based their kit on. I do wish you luck on bashing the kit the way you want.....
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