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Pat, I've thought about that and the more I work on this, the smaller that "tub" area is. This is an oddball as the other ships I've seen (French) don't have this shape of gallery nor is rail/roof like this. I'm scratching my head a lot. Gaetan, I think you mis-quoted me, the quote is "I re-checked the drawings of the French ships I have and haven't seen a line in that location". There's no line there on Le Venus, Belle Poule or Hermione.
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Beautiful and precise work, Frank. Very cleanly done. Where did you find the laser centering device?
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And therein is what is giving me pause. I re-checked the drawings of the French ships I have and haven't seen a line in that location.... Based on previous discussion, I'm leaning towards the lining top. This will probably end up just being a best guess on my part based on the "typical" for French ships and the fact that Hahn wasn't always right, either.
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Brian, If those glue stains are PVA (carpenter's or wood glue) use isopropyl alcohol. If it's CA, then acetone. But with acetone, do it in a very well-ventilated area. Just don't soak to heavily or your planks will come off. Keep a damp cloth handy when planking and you can take the glue (PVA) off immediately.
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I think teething problems are normal, Jon. At least she's not an RC airplane as teething problems on those are usually fatal to the craft.
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Gerhard, I think your rudder will work. Possibly use horns on the rudder post and wire/line to the servo? As an aside, I'm not sure why you redesigned it.
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I have a question... this one goes back to "roof", "open" or "tub"... Take a look at the drawing and where the red line points to. I see the same line on the NMM drawing but it's very faint. So now I'm wondering... is that a roof line? Hahn's model has a roof/cover but..... I'm not sure what I'm seeing. I just realized today that if I don't lock my reference work (a pdf scan of the plan), I can accidently change the size of it. grrrr.... I've started over redrawing my gallery top.
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Ken, I have the base etched into the wood as well as the top... Once shaped, I'll use the cellotape method to get the decorations/railing right.
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I'm hoping you have a great birthday, Pat. I keep forgetting you guys down under a day ahead of us.
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Pat, It didn't look right to my eye. And yes, the Death Star does make multiple parts or even reworks easier than spending a lot of time with a scroll saw. Druxey, Yep.. I did that the first time. Carved the block down and then used cellotape to get the railing. I blew it, but it's part of the learning curve. A bit of philosophy here..... My dad has a saying that I've found works for me.. "Show me a man who's never made a mistake and I'll show a man who's never tried anything different." I think I'm embracing that on this build. Then too, my dad didn't learn to use a computer until he was 75. He's a tough act to follow.
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Minor correction to the above... I think the "tub" has to go. There's about 16 inches between the rail and hull with the re-design when I allow for the angle to be right..
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John, Looking pretty good. Nice smooth runs. Re-run your tickstrips. From here it looks like the planks towards bow will need to start tapering. I'm also thinking that plank next to the garboard need to have that curve reduced a bit.
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Thanks for the likes and the comments. Full disclosure time. The results this time around were not good, but have provided a learning experience. I found, I can produce the tubs, the rails, the roof and assemble them. A couple of errors reared their ugly heads and so it's back to the drawing board. I think I just need to remake the "tubs' and get the error angle and size right. First pic... doesn't look too bad. I picked a black stain for two reasons. On a test, I wasn't getting the railing sticking to either flat acrylic or flat enamel paint. The second is that the contrast is better. I used the mill to hollow out the inside of the tub, something I'd not done before so definitely learned something. Here's where the failure hit... the tub is too big and thus the railing goes too far astern and secondly, note the rollup at each of the railing at the roof join. I didn't get the angle on the tub right, The railing needs to lean in more toward the hull. Rework, re-do time has started... I hope someone else can learn from my screw-ups.
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I think you're right on the longer strips. Plus it gives your fingers something to hold onto. Trying to hold to 1/2" plank at the end and bend it is a bear and half. On the heat.. When I hit my iron, it sizzles. The water from the soaking inside the wood turns to steam and heat and water/steam allows the lignian <sp?) inside the wood to loosen it's grip. I've noticed that if It soaks for a period time (depending thickness) and then hit it with the heat and keep heating and moving the iron, I can turn a strip of pear planking into spaghetti practically. I've tried the soak, wrap in wet paper towel and nuke in the microwave but that doesn't seem to work as well. I've also done the steaming (but the steam setup is long gone unfortuneatly) and that seemed to work the best as the whole plank gets heat and steam. I've not tried boiling yet as some have said they've done.
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Very well said and done, Mike. And it's excellent advice. If you don't want to wait overnight on the "soak and pin" method, Add heat to the mix. After soaking, I use an old curling iron to heat the wood up and then transfer it to the ship. It helps to have the pins as ready as possible, but the wood stays pliable for a bit and bends nicely. Once cool and dry, ready to glue.
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Looking great, Mike. Burnout does happen so maybe you should jump over to something else.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Just wow, Nenad. She looks wonderful. This video captures her perfectly.- 4,152 replies
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After making the decision, I leapt into the fray once more. I've drawn and cut the rails out of Euro Boxwood (they still need some more cleaning up after seeing the macro photo... In real life at wide open Ferrari speed, they look pretty good. The plan is to finish shaping the roof where the rail goes, hollow it out to the "bathtub" look on the rail side and bottom. I'm unsure if I can get a bit in there to leave the back against the hull... I'll then probably dye it black. The rails will be soaked, heated (or steamed if the Admiral gives permission) and bent to the "tub". I hope to have this done in a couple of days as I'm really anxious to start working on the stern carvings. Sorry about the photo..
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Looks like Corey hasn't been since the 26th of February according to his profile. Let's hope it's just life getting in the way.
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I agree with Ken.. cartridge containers to carry the powder bags from the magazine to the gun. Some had flat lids, some had rounded. Usually painted red with a leather carrying strap.
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Welcome to the Curse Loudly and Toss Things Across the Room and Against the Wall Club, Sam. I'm a charter member. I do feel your pain... as Russ said, we've all been there. I still am if that's any comfort.
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Very impressive work, Randy. Even more impressive since it's ebony. That stuff is a bear to work with.
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American sailing warships with no plans or records
mtaylor replied to CharlieZardoz's topic in Nautical/Naval History
Here's how I did the 1854 Constellation pivots but she had Parrotts fore and aft. The below deck guns were on a "standard" carriage (definition subject to argument). If the pivot guns were mounted midships, there are pics of those about.
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I know how many mornings it fills, John... and how many pots of coffee I have to make.. Nice to have you along for this rollercoaster ride. 1770 would fit it into the period after Belle-Poule's launch. They were, in fact, together when Licorne was captured and Belle-Poule went on to greater glory. The whole even helped drag France into the American Revolution. Part of the problem with sorting this is that Hahn discovered that the masting/yards dimensions only fit with Le Venus. Yet, there's lots of discrepancies between the periods involved. Le Venus was much later and an 18-pdr. The rigging and a few other "details" was a stage beyond my timeframe. Rebuilds are nightmare for modelers. Have a look at the conversations of Victory or Constitution for example. Luckily the drawings for this ship are "as captured" so that gets me closer in the ballpark. The downside, they still need a lot of interpretation due to the "quality" of the drawings/copies. What I infer from all the reading and conversations is that the French did as much standardization as they could during rebuilds. So , I'm just trying to reconcile things more. As for the galleries... there is no doorway into the "garden". As for lining... I'm on the ropes for that. If (ok.. if.. when) I get the rail finished, I'll sort out the lining. Maybe flip a coin... I do have to wonder which would be more appropriate... canvas or lead? Or from my viewpoint.. silkspan and either white paint or gunmetal gray?
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