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That is absolutely stunning. Thanks for sharing the photos, Greg.
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I'm a fan of brass myself, Per. Leave shiny...
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Look again at the picture, Ken. The mizzen has studding sails out. Just not on lower one.
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It's great to see an update, Tom. You have been busy and the work shows it. Very nice. I'm going to offer a correction... not think a few steps but dozens. Like a chessmatch. I've re-written my building plan at least 5 times as I discover something else I didn't consider.
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Super nice detail work, Matt. I'm not about to even try to guess what it's for though.
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Wonderful work on the ship and stove, Mick. Not so wonderful on the finger. I think we all do "senior moment" stuff from time to time and hope there's no permanent damage.
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Interesting, Mike. Not cant frames but built in the French manner.
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Fantastic... now you're dragging ship building into electronics manufacturing. Really, I'm in awe. That is just super.
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Charlie, I think you're making the same mistake a lot of us have with the assumption on kits materials reflecting reality. Go with the research and ignore what is in the kits would be my advice. With all the badly scaled parts in a kit, why wouldn't the planking also be wrong? I find I have to watch myself when doing planking and check the drawings and other resources continually. If I fall back on my kit experience, I'll normally be wrong.
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A Lorch Micro-Mill that never was ...
mtaylor replied to wefalck's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
This mill is one of those machines that comes under the heading of "art". Beautiful, functional, working art. -
Tools and works of art at the same time. Beautifully done, Michael.
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If you're using Windows, edit them in Paint. Just resize the pictures to 1500 pixels maximum in both directions.
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Amazing work, Daniel. Even more amazing when one thinks about the scale. Yikes..that's tiny.
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Gerald, I'm enthralled with this build. As for the picture problem.. I think you're missing a step or two. Have a look here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/540-how-to-add-pictures-in-your-posts-and-pms/
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Thanks for the comments and the "likes". She'll be coming off the jig as soon as the last coaming is set into place and before the rest of the deck planking. I found some nice 1/4" mahogany and i"ll make a cradle that will hopefully do her justice and not hide her lines. I gave serious thought to pedestals but they just seem flimsy. i have one ship on pedestals and I get nervous anytime I have to move it. The longer I wait, the more problems I'll have once I begin removing the jig so time to bite the bullet and get her done. Bear with me on this....
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Nice work, Pat. And have fun getting the hangover.
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I just remembered... this: http://www.arsenal-modelist.com/index.php?page=accessories∂=37
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Now that's a great tool, Micheal. I'm thinking it could also be made out of brass. Gotta' go dig out my brass rod and see if I have enough. Thanks for designing and building this and sharing the plans.
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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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