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  1. mtaylor
    Ah, yes... ebony. The bane of model shopbuilders. Lots of heat as soaking doesn't do much... lots of extra wood to deal with the breakage.. I'm going to try and get away from it even though I just love how it looks. Maybe stain or dye next time around.
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    The area circled in red? Not rope but metal bands wrapped while hot and then riveted, usually. A lot of us use black paper to simulate the iron bands as it's easier to work with than brass.
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    Nice work, Mike. The planking looks to be going well. I had that problem with wales and double layers and I won't be doing that again. I'd rather fiddle with the thicker wood than trying to line everything up.
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    Now that is a scary photo if ever I saw one. To have the bowspit that close....
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    Wow.. impressive work and you did earn your beer. I'm not sure the bear would be tasty or friendly unless he got a beer also.
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    Excellent progress, Mobbsie. The mast base is different and interesting....
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    Chuck, I'd suggest reading the planking tutorials here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/14-building-framing-planking-and-plating-a-ships-hull-and-deck/ and here: http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-model-framing-and-planking-articles.php There's a wealth of information in them. Some of it is repetitive but each author has a different slant. Part of planking is finding which method works best for you. Oh. and then there's the Jim Robert's book: Planking the Built-up Ship Model which to me, helps put it all together.
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    Years ago when I worked for an aircraft company, they said when the weight of the documentation equals the weight of the airplane, the airplane will fly.. I'm not sure how true that is, though. :P
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    Looking good, Jeff. I'd call them wales (not whales... those are a different critter ). If you can, put a touch of flat black paint in the hawse pipes... I think you'll be even happier with them.
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    Jay, I agree.. he's wrong. I was just trying to figure how why and how since it doesn't make sense.. those are obvious errors...
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    Been a bit since that last update... I stripped off 5 strakes of planking at the stern and reworked it with some help in the form of advice and mentoring from Dan and Druxey. They set me straight and on the right path. I'll do a bit more sanding (still rough only for now) and then turn the hull around and to the other side. I did some templates and the shapes look pretty close so I think that side will go a bit quicker. I shouldn't have to plank, rip off the planks, sand and then replank several times... I have a dummy fashion piece held in with the blue pin to get the plank ends correct and I'll be fitting the real thing later. I'm not too worried about the plank ends being 100% squared up as there's a reasonably wide covering trim plank that will go over them. Besides, isn't it supposed to be deal with one headache at a time. I just noticed....my work area is beyond messy... sorry. Thanks for the comments, the help, and the support. Back to motoring on and making sawdust.
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    That's good that that your dad got a better job, Lextin. I think you're headed out for some adventures... and sometimes these are more important than college. If you get a chance, check in from time to time and let us know how you're doing.
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    Jay, The problem here may not be Marquardt but the period in time... if that makes sense. The way the ship sits now isn't the way it was built from what I'm understanding. The MS model is based on the 1929 refit. I have no idea what Marquardt based his book on but apparently there are issues that Gene B. found. I guess the question is: which problems need fixing and which can you live with based on the available information since it is conflicting information?
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    I think you're looking for true engineering detail drawings. I just don't think you'll find those. There are some plans that have details but not to the degree you're asking about. If it's an older wooden ship, the plans are basically within a few inches...more or less. They were hand drawn. It's probable that some of the newer ships do have very detailed engineering drawings but getting a copy of those will probably be difficult, if not impossible. I guess the questions we have are... what ship? what type of ship? what era? and what are you doing with the plans? CNC, kit making? 3D super detailed down to the last nut and bolt?
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    Looking good, Cathead. Your planking has me smiling....
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    That very well could be. I recall when Gene Bodnar did his huge build of her that there were questions about Marquardt's being correct on several issues. Also, I believe Jud is right. Those where the scuttles for passing the power bags up to the powder monkeys.
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    Beautiful work, Frank. The metalwork looks great.
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    Very well done on the planking. It's not sanded??? It sure does look smooth.
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    Nenad, Beautiful capstan. Your brain works (or worked) like mine. Big project, the details later... and then we get into trouble.
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    I'm sorry to hear about your mother-in-law, Jack. It's good that you can take some of your building supplies and ships with you. Have a safe trip and a good trip.
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    <jaw drops><walks away shaking head> Un-freaking-believable... !!!! :o
  22. mtaylor
    I got my fingers crossed for you Popeye even though we all know it'll turn out well. I do remember clear styrene being exceptionally brittle from my model car days. What about plastic from a bubble/blister pack?
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    I've not used CAD except for AutoCAD back in the 80's. And even then, not much. But any learning is good for the mind, right? I hope so.. my learning curves lately have been pretty steep.
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    Nice looking bits of machinery you've done. They should look great painted and in the ship.
  25. mtaylor
    John, I've had minimal CAD exposure and only with AutoCAD. I used to do a lot work back in my Engineering days in CorelDraw and CorelPaint but that was Verson 5 They're now up to Version 13, I think which is called X7. There's still a learning curve. I think to be model shipbuilder it's required to be tool junky, isn't it? :D I did a lot of that (buying) the last couple of years before I retired.

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