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Beautiful and intricate at the same time. Just breathtaking.
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ancre Le Fleuron 1729 by rekon54 - 1:24
mtaylor replied to rekon54's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
I wouldn't wish that on you, Nenad. I did the cradle stand on my Wasa/Vasa and only epoxied the stand at four points to the hull. The ship sat out for several years before I got the case and I never had a problem. A bigger problem were idiots to saw it and wanted to move the rudder. Grrrrrrrr..... So maybe you don't need the heavy screws and glue?- 4,151 replies
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Probably. Royal William, Soleil Royal, Wasa/Vasa, Sovereign of the Seas are in there also. There's an awful lot of these over the top ships sold, but few get finished. There's not just complexity but also redundancy to be taken into account. Building, installing, and rigging 20 guns is one thing. Doing 50 or 100 is another. More planking, more rigging. Maybe instead of rating them on experience, they should be rated on the stubbornness and determination of the builder?
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This is kind of hard to quantify as each manufacturer seems to have it's own system on "rating". Generally, the more guns, the more masts, and the more decorations (aka fiddly bits), then the higher rated it should be.
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Well.. at least we didn't have to shoot the messenger. Just replace him. I'll go quietly now... oh.. there's my coat.. And a little happy dance for all this deconstruction and re-construction....
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
I'd rethink the hairdryer, my friend. Heat and soften and break the glue bond. I hate to hear that your ship suddenly had important parts falling off.- 4,151 replies
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Worse case scenario, Patrick. Paint the engine room and the engines black. No one will know.
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Ian, I'm playing catch up.... I like what you've done on the Victory. As far as the light reflections, there's only a couple of choice.. spray with a clear matt finish, rub out the hull with 00000 wool.. the plastic type.. available at home improvement shops, or change to an indirect lighting. I guess it's what you want the ship to look like when seen in person, not in a photograph.
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There is Bob. It's called MSW.
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Very nice work, Jack. Coming right along, she is.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Are you trying to fill the hull with glue, Nenad? I'm not sure how much glue you've pumped in there so it could be too much is trying to dry/cure.- 4,151 replies
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What Patrick said. Rigging is nerve-wracking to me also but once you get into the "zone" and get a rhythm, it moves along nicely.
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mtaylor replied to wefalck's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Very impressive, Wefalck. A beautifully built machine. I hope the testing in anger goes well. -
Mechanical Solar System Build Log
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Very cool... I like it. Ceres? Are there other dwarf planets or moons also in this? -
Wow.. I get eye strain just looking at the photos. I can't imagine trying work on the actual parts. You're doing a great job with her, Greg.
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