mtaylor

Your build just blows my  mind away every time I read an update.   

Welcome to MSW, Fred.

A couple of suggestions... do an introduction in the New Member area.   And open your own topic on this with photos.  If you decide to do a restoration, than a topic in the scratch area would be the place to document it.

Try this link... it's a topic in this section.  

Looks like a good method.  I do have one question.. it looks like the rope going under the sheeve rather than over the top of it. Maybe I'm wrong?

5 hours ago, uss frolick said:

I just received my copy, and am starting to devour it. It is really well written and thoroughly researched. It is not a modeling book, but a fine history.

When you've finished, do consider doing a book review.

Phil has a good work around.  Mine is to do  a couple carriage returns, move the cursor to the top and insert photo.   Then add a CR or two and carry one with the text.

Congratulations on the new kit, Chris.   I'm just curious, would it be possible to offer the reject wood for sale?  As is...  Even a knot in the middle of the sheet can be worked around by those do scratch builds or just need to some replacement wood.

Wow... that is impressive.   

Welcome to MSW.   Where are you located? Often there are other modelers in your area that might be interested in getting together.

Diggel,

Welcome to MSW.    Do an introduction in New Member area and also give some thought to doing a build log on your sub.  We'd love to see it.  

Beautifully restored, D.J.   And it should be proudly displayed.

Love the build and especially the diorama.  The mini-dios really add something to the model.

13 hours ago, robdurant said:

Looking at those pictures it really is shocking how close the lower gunports were to the waterline. The idea of these ships heeling under sail is scary.

Well that Wasa/Vasa pointed that out very well.  

2 hours ago, Jim Conacher said:

I must doing something wrong because it wont open the video. Can someone tell me the secret please.

Need some info to sort this...  Are you downloading or watching online?  What OS? ?  They can be watched online via your browser otherwise, they need a video viewer such as the Windows Video Viewer which is a part of Windows or VLC Video Player.  These are Youtube videos.  Are you able to watch other videos there?

If you're doing the cutting, a scroll saw then or a coping saw.  One is power and the other is a hand saw.

If you want someone else to cut it...  that's problematical.  Possibly a cabinet shop but labor can be pricey. 

Where are you?  Check and see if your town has a Makerspace.   They have the tools and folks to assist in using them.

2 hours ago, Tsm209 said:

Where is the best place to get the keel and frames of a ship cut, if not what is the best tools that one can use to cut wood by themselves?

Are you looking for wood stock?  If so, what types/species of wood? If stock, not billets, go to the main page.  There's a list of sponsors and there's two wood suppliers for hard woods.  You can order sheets, strips, etc. If ply for bulkheads, check your local hobby shop if there is one or go on line and Google for "lite" or "light" ply as it cuts and sands well.

As for tools.. depends.  Again from billets, sheets for strip wood, etc. or are you looking to make your own?    For sheets, strips, a circular bench saw.  The Byrnes is top of the line and top notch.  There's others below that point.  For cutting out the parts themselves like bulkheads or other bits and pieces, a scroll saw.  Just about every hardware store sells them.

Also budget...  low, modest, top of the line?

So being a bit more specific might help up suggest something.

I've seen sewing thread also in metallic colors.  And it comes in assorted sizes.

5 hours ago, Waldemar said:

Perhaps they are not revolutionary in themselves, but somehow all these issues have so far escaped the attention of scholars.

There's a big difference between a scholar and a researcher, IMHO.   Scholars generally seem to be living in their own world and need to justify their beliefs and writings.  A researcher generally follows the evidence and ideas.   I say this from having worked with both a long time ago. I say "generally" as there are exceptions to everything.

10 years, my how time flies while you're hopefully having fun.   As for "never being done"..... that's a sign of success.

An amazing amount of detail and implied detail on the truck, Gary.

4 hours ago, TBlack said:

Mark,

I had envisioned that below the quarterdeck would look like this:

The center area of the bulkhead is where the ladder and companionway will go. Im going to put the companionway in the center (I've already cut the pieces for that), and the ladder will go to the side.

Tom

Sounds like a good plan, Tom.  

I was unaware of the John.  

Doing some late night wandering on the Net, stumbled across this.  It might interesting for those who don't know who the ship was named after.

The first woman dubbed First Lady was actually not the wife of a US president, but his niece! Harriet Lane, the niece of James Buchanan, is believed to be the first woman referred to using the title of First Lady. Buchanan was a lifelong bachelor who took over care of Lane after she was orphaned when she was 11 years old. Lane began to run in "fashionable circles" after moving in with Buchanan, who was the Secretary of State at the time. In 1854, Lane moved to London with Buchanan, where he was minister to the Court of St. James. Queen Victoria gave her the rank of an ambassador's wife, which would continue on into Lane's time in the White House, where she became incredibly popular and proved to be skilled when it came to hosting events.

In 1860, Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly described Lane as "The Lady of the White House, and by courtesy, the First Lady of the Land." By the 1870s, the term was widely used. Although most signs point to Lane being the first woman to be called First Lady, there is a bit of discrepancy in the matter. According to some historians, Andrew Jackson referred to Dolley Madison, wife of James Madison, as First Lady when delivering her eulogy in 1849. Others believe that the First Lady label was truly popularized in coverage of Lucy Webb Hayes, the wife of Rutherford B. Hayes.

2 hours ago, Glen McGuire said:

Lordy, you've got that right, Grant!  If you don't hear from me in a month, send out the search and rescue team.

We'll have the team standing by with appropriate adult beverages no matter which way things go.