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Hmm.... interesting discussion. I always thought that Steve's first photo in the above post (39) was how the gun "might" be rigged. My thinking was an old discussion decades ago about things being "optional" which is why the tackle used hooks. It was to allow the gun crew to make adjustments as needed that one tackle could do more efficiently or faster than the other. I guess what was obvious to the ship designers, armorers, and gun crews just wasn't recorded because it was "obvious to every casual observer".
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Welcome to MSW, Diego. You got some great advice from rcmdrvr. I'd also suggest that you browse through the various sections of MSW and take a look at the pinned posts particularly in this section.
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There's more than a few posts on chisels and micro-chisels here on MSW with a wide range of brands. See a link to a search here: https://modelshipworld.com/search/?q=chisels&quick=1&type=forums_topic&nodes=18
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I'll toss this in.... if you want to taper or any other bash in a kit, there's nothing stopping anyone. If one is interested, they will do it. If not interested, they won't. For some of us, it's a passion, for others, it's just a hobby. Both views are good in my opinion.
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For a scratch build on this ship, consider getting the monograph from ANCRE. It's the definitive resource for these ships.
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There's a bit of catch to this.... the L'Egy;ptienne was French and the French went for more sharp bow and stern on their ships as opposed to the English.
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Plastic or Wood models? Your Favorite?
mtaylor replied to Bill97's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
If you haven't done so, pick up a copy of zu Monfeld's Historic Ship Models. Also there's good nautical dictionaries on line such as Falkner's https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110215215247/http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/contents.html As for painting.... many builders do go all out on painting their scratch and kit wooden ships. How much gets painted is up the builder. -
Honda RC166 Grand Prix Racer by CDW - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/12
mtaylor replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Ah, I remember those and the meter maids. Also, many of the city cops used them for patrols in the downtown area. Our next door neighbor was a detective and his wife was a meter maid. -
Well, there's the weekend twice a year at a large range in Nevada where machine guns, artillery, and tanks can shoot up targets in the valley.
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I would appear not. He was last on July 27, 2017 so something may have happened.
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Congratulations on an unbelievable restoration, Steven. Just incredible workmanship.
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Maybe not... depends if he was firing at street racers at night.
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Many racers from very early one cut out the wheel wells and fiddled with other sheet metal bits to get the engine and headers to fit. Not something one would want drive in the rain as the water would short things out.
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Great work. That bird looks fast just sitting there.
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Beautiful model, John.
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Yep... I use them to pick up the PE and then to put it in place.
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Looking good Jeff. I bought some pencils that have wax instead of lead. They're used by beaders so any craft store should have them. As for securing those tiny decorative pieces, I followed the manual and used clear matt varnish both as a glue and also over the top as a protective layer. Seems to have worked pretty good.
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Barncave Shipyard by mbp521 - Scale 1:1
mtaylor replied to mbp521's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Going to be nice shipyard or as Keith says.... Admiral's space come spring. Are you planning heat and A/C or did I miss that? -
Those are definitely dodgy solutions, Bruce. I do remember hearing about the digging a hole for oil, the burning of tires, but others are bit surprising. Well, maybe not the cocaine toothache drops back then as it seems it was used for many "aches and pains" in a lot of patent medicines.
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Besides the wood species issue, what I'm seeing may or may not be relevant but the curve at the bow looks pretty sharp and short to me. As for stealers and drop planks, usually the join is some distance from the bow or stern like a 1/4 to 1/3 of the hull length. Depends on the length of the hull if working with scale length planks.
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That is going to be one sharp looking rod. As I recall, AMT did that cut-out molding on a lot of their cars that had slicks as an option.
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Plastic or Wood models? Your Favorite?
mtaylor replied to Bill97's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
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Plastic or Wood models? Your Favorite?
mtaylor replied to Bill97's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
The Brits were known for that bluff bow style while the French and Americans went for the more "pointy" bow almost but not quite like a clipper. As for names....... I'm not sure.
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