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Mark, I think 6 foot was/is a bit tall for the period. Nelson was 5'8" or so as I recall and tall for the era. Even so, if the height from beam to beam matches the plans than it's probably correct. Some of the deck spaces were pretty cramped. I go down below the gun deck on "Licorne" and some of those spaces are only 2-3 feet high.
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Daniel (aka Dafi) does 1:100 etch for the Heller Victory which work for the very small hooks I'll need for my 1:64 ship. http://dafinismus.de/index_en.html I've got both his and Chuck's hooks. Different parts for different items and both are great.
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If you need something smaller that what Chuck sell, Dafi has photo-etched hooks.
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Thanks for the "likes" and comments and for helping me push the envelope a bit further. Sam, no sand blaster here. The alcohol soak gets the smoke and much of the char off. A bit sanding takes care of the rest. It's not so much the char that is the problem but the Euro Boxwood seems to have a lot oil in it that turns into a black glaze when hit by the laser. Not a serious problem though. Jack, I've got chisels (Dockyard brand) down to 1.5 mm and a couple of micro-surgery scalpels even smaller. The lettering on the plaque is <1mm high.
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Dooohhhhhhh............ Now that the gauntlet has been tossed, I must try it. Yeah... leave the letters and burn the area I want to shave down.... hmm... rats... still leaves clean up around them. That probably won't work either. Good idea though.....
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Thanks for the comments and the "likes". Exactly Pat. I couldn't (and I did try) cut something out that tiny to save my soul. I did do a clean-up and relieve between "La" and "Licorne" but it was touch and go as even the smallest scalpel I have was almost too big.
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Minor update for the ship... a big one for me. Planking continues. No pics yet. But while waiting for glue to try, etc. I've been busy working on carvings... or trying to anyway. Also made minor progress on the longboat and a few drawings for parts needing to be cut out. So.. the carvings. The picture shows the first one I've attempted.. well actually it was the 4th attempt and hopefully, I can live with it. The first two carvings I'll need are the name cartouche on the stern and Arms of France above the stern windows. Mulling it over, I went for the "easy one". I soaked them in isopropyl for about 12 hours and that removed most of the char. I ended up doing bas-relief style on it after several failures of trying to carve the letters such that they stand proud. Not going to happen in my lifetime. So I ended up removing the char as I carved out about 1/2mm deep leaving the lip and lettering (as one area not the individual letters) standing proud. A touch of well-thinned brown paint (used a needle for this) and what I wanted highlighted is now about as good as it will get. It actually looks better in real-life as most of us don't have eyes with macro mode. Onwards......
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That's interesting on the hawse timbers, Mike since the pictures in his "Ships of the American Revolution" show the timbers. On the Hahn plans I've seen, some are misnamed as "bollard timber" or just unnamed. There's no cut-outs in the build board either. I'm attaching a PDF of the one's I have scanned from my build. Hawse Timbers.pdf This post, http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/5339-licorne-by-mtaylor-pof-316-french-frigate-hahn-version-20/page-27#entry244669 shows them in place. They get stacked, glued together, shaped (close) and then into place on the hull... If there's no drawings, then do it Peter's way. Separation lines can always be scribed in.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
The house looks great, Nenad. I hope "Old Lady" feels better.- 4,152 replies
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That is an excellent mortar, Mobbsie. I agree with Grant on your underrating of your skills. You even got the crown and shield (?) on it.
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Thanks for the feedback on how you did that, Alexandru.
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Spectaclar is the word for this, Alexandru. And thanks for showling how you did the wheel and the problem you ran into. How did you manage to slice off the wheel from the block without breaking it? I've been wondering about such things.
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It looks great, Jeff. I'm beting she'll love it and treasure it.
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Cutter Cheerful 1806 by rafine - FINISHED
mtaylor replied to rafine's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
I can't come up with anything to add to what's already been said, Bob... "Wow"- 525 replies
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Runabout by bensid54 - FINISHED
mtaylor replied to bensid54's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
Ben, Have a look here... post #9. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/359-completed-model-gallery-is-for-completed-models-only/ -
That sounds like a good plan, Charlie.
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That's excellent news all the way around, Jeff. I'm happy to hear it.
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mtaylor replied to jazzchip's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Have you checked out places like Office Depot or Staples? That's where I found mine. As I recall it was fairly inexpensive. -
Well get the mess cleaned up. Me dog loves rum. So bring another bottle and glass for yourself. One of these days, I ought to finish and put it in a case. But somehow, I just can't bring myself to going any further on this one. Too many memories.
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If it's the Hahn plans size holding you back.. you can rescale them down. Works for me.. I've scaled some of his plans up and one of them down.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Forget standing on top of the dog house. Stand on top of your house and yell!!! That panel looks fantastic.- 4,152 replies
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I prefer something different than the norm these days. My Billing's Wasa got me started as one didn't see many of them being built when I was building her. Then the Constellation as I had walked her decks in the mid-70's with a bit of reseach and it was "heavy bash" time. Licorne.. is well... rare as a model but has a tale. Up next? Not sure but it won't be a Vic or Constitution. Probably either Roebuck or Raleigh. Nice looking ships, interesting histories and again, not often built. Yes, I'm an oddball I think.
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