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Dos Amigos by bigcreekdad
mtaylor replied to bigcreekdad's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1801 - 1850
I'd go with the Early American putty. Something that hints at the treenailling rather than jumping out at you. I've only treenailed one ship (my first one) and after that, came to the conclusion that anything 1:64 scale or smaller, treenails overpower things as even the tiniest are too big. But that's me. -
Thanks for the "likes", the comments, and the discussion. Things have been running, shall we say, dead dog slow here lately in the shipyard. I'm putting the hours in but seems like nothing gets finished. Probably normal then at this stage. The center line furniture aft of the main mast is done except for the pantry which is on hold. No point in blocking access at this point. Also the two crew ladderways forward of the main mast are done. The pic shows the capstan but it's only set into place at this point so it doesn't get misplaced or damaged. The crossbeam for the pinrail forward of the main mast has been safely tucked away so it doesn't get damaged. I'm moving forward on the deck to the remaining hatchways. After the planking the rest of the deck and doing the ceiling, I'll install what I have ready and make the pumps (do over!!!) and the fireplaces. Part of the bog that's slowing things down is taking measurements for the planking and transferring them to the drawings I'm making for the laser. I do find myself being happier with my output as I think I'm getting better at joinery and even more patient with fitting things than I was before. After a couple of "by your leave, sir" hassles, I found I need to measure 3 times before transferring any measurement to the wood. A bit of confidence here and there goes a long ways. Here's the pic and as always, comments, critiques, and discussion are welcome.
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Chris, That will be a great shop when you're done. My shop is roughly 10X14 which is a spare bedroom next to the master bedroom. Keeping dust to a minumum in the rest of the house is a priority . Having said that... I use a heavy duty (somewhat) shop vac and it seems to work very well. When I use a machine, I move the vac to that machine. As space is a premium here, I can't put in a dedicated system with associated plumbing. I also run air purifier pretty much everyday and it also traps a lot of dus Here's the shop vac I use: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Shop-Vac-5-Gallon-5-5-Peak-HP-Shop-Vacuum/50159057 Here's the air filtration box I use: http://www.holmesproducts.com/deals/15-off-sale/holmes-allergen-remover-air-purifier-tower-with-true-hepa-filter/HAP716-NU.html#start=5 I hope this helps.
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Gerhard, It's wonderful that you're back. I had to go Google the V8 solenoid engine. One impressive bit of hardware. I take it that these are all basically scratch-built? I noticed that they're producing some of the parts using a 3D printer.
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That's a tough one. I don't have an answer. See if this is any help as it's the only topic I could find where Apple isn't to blame. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9689-photos-in-build-log-sideways If that one isn't a help, pop a post in the Site Suggestions and Problems forum. Or add on to the topic I found. Maybe the last post in this topic: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/12173-photos-upload-and-are-upside-down-how-to-fix
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Per, Are you using an Apple product to take the pictures? If so, that seems to be common. Open the pictures first in Windows Photo Viewer (if using Windows to access MSW). You can rotate them within that.
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If it's what I think it is, it was not uncommon back then, Dave. Another triple block would be below that hole. The lanyards went up to the triple which was seized to the lift harness of the main yard. Wasa has one for the main mast. But given the size of this beast, it may have had more.
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mtaylor replied to Greg the peg leg sailor's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
That's really a laser cutter and not a router as such. I'd be very cautious using it as it's not enclosed. If it can cut wood, it can damage you. Also use it in a very well ventilated area as cutting some things, like mdf, releases toxic fumes. -
I had to look twice, Patrick. She looks right at home in the water and to the unknowing, they might think the real thing.
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ARGHH! Plans needed for Mortar Vessel Convulsion UPDATED
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Food for thought, Charlie. Would they have been painted to look like privateers? A form of camouflage? Given the choices, I'd pick the one's that please you.
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Les, There's been a few topics on that that some searching should get you to. Basically, they used the main yards and the fore yards as booms with block and tackles. Pretty labor intensive work. Minor edit: Found one: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/2313-how-were-boats-launched-from-the-deck/?hl=%2Bship+%2Bboats+%2Blaunching#entry58384
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That's great to hear, Buck. I'm looking forward to the double build.
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I love the remodeling work on the shop, Kees. Looks great.
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Beautiful work, Toni. The bulkhead partition looks great in place.
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Check the Wasa... I believe that she had them also, but I could be wrong. Billings had them in kit and were, at the time, making changes to model regularly based on the research.
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I've had to come back several times and have a re-look at this... just amazing.
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