Jump to content
NRG Photographic Model Ship Competition - All eligible to enter - Reduced memberhsip fee - JULY 31 ENTRY DEADLINE ×

mtaylor

Moderators
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    26,270

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by mtaylor

  1. mtaylor
    Still hammering away... Thanks for the likes and comments. Here's the latest pics. Starboard side wide wale planking is complete. Needs final sanding and bit more caulking ( ) of some planks that I didn't quite get fitted right. Relatively minor fix, in my opinion. the splotchiness is from wiping it down with water to raise the grain for the final sanding. An interesting effect is that not all Swiss Pear is the same color.. some is darker than the others. Interesting. Next comes the narrow planks. per measurements, I need 28 strakes. Seven strakes at the stern to the deadwood so I need to take those into account as they are 9" planks on the counter to the deadwood. After that, they can be wider as they run to the garboard. The bow will need serious tapering and I'm starting to mark everything out. Any tips, oops, or advice appreciated.
  2. mtaylor
    Walt, If you're running Windows 7, goto Start menu, All Programs, Accessories and look for "Snipping Tool". It does a good job on screen shots where you only want some or even all of the screen.
  3. mtaylor
    Looks like an interesting topic for modeling, Michael. I think I'll follow along...
  4. mtaylor
    Misery loves company, Jack. Us pensioners in the US have issues also. Nothing is ever easy, is it? Nice looking boats.
  5. mtaylor
    Go for it, Jay. Sounds like a good plan. Lake Shasta? Yeah... it's pretty low from the reports I've heard. We were there about 5 years ago and I wasn't sure how they were launching boats back then.... Are you doing the houseboat thing?
  6. mtaylor
    Interesting... the Ware plan shows the forward filling room but nothing aft. Unless #7 is the magazine. There would have been a lot of powder both as barrels and as bagged. I read an account of (I think it was the Billy Ruffian) leaving port with magazines filled with bagged powder plus barrels. I forget the number of barrels but that was a 74 and it was an large number. You're right, powder barrels could be stowed anywhere that there was no flame or water but the preferred area was the powder room.
  7. mtaylor
    Jay, I think also, that both rooms would have been coppered. There's some ships where the floor was palleted and the pallet could be pulled up to clean up the spilled powder. But at that point in time, the walls/bulkheads would have been plastered in an effort to keep the room dry.
  8. mtaylor
    Bob, Think about canopy cement from the local hobby shop. That stuff doesn't craze or fog the clear plastic. I like the way your stern is shaping up.
  9. mtaylor
    Jay, I can't speak certainty, but from other ships and plans, the aft was generally the main magazine and fill room, although some had the reverse. They would only store the barrels in one area and fill in one room. The needed amount would then be moved to the other mazagine for serving that part of the ship. I believe things could be controlled better by storing and filling in only one area. Two filling areas would have created twice the hazard. There would have been scuttles for handing the bags to the powder monkey for serving the guns.
  10. mtaylor
    Her Majesty is coming alive!! Tiny work, tired eyes, and suicide for the parts. Yep.. it's what we do. Have a great vacation.
  11. mtaylor
    Wow! She's looking great, Bill.
  12. mtaylor
    Bob, You just gave the "secret" away.... :D
  13. mtaylor
    Jack, What Carl suggested is done by lot of builders. Copper roll, some homemade tools for embossing the nails and go from there. Check Amazon and/or Google for suppliers.
  14. mtaylor
    Lovely Grant. Your wood choices and building technique are great.
  15. mtaylor
    Have fun and be safe, Nenad. Hmm.. sometimes one can not have fun and be safe... Ok.. have fun and I hope it's a great trip.
  16. mtaylor
    Ah.... not the devil but the "ghosts made him do it" then? Those are solid stairs, aren't they?
  17. mtaylor
    I'm glad you got some shipyard time, Popeye. I was beginning to worry. By the way, you forgot the "goesunda" pieces.
  18. mtaylor
    I did a bit of digging on this a bit... http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/270-uss-constitution-by-force9-revell-plastic-revisiting-the-classic-196-kit/ Googling "uss constitution powder magazine - seems to have only pics of the aft magazine... and a reference to Force 9's log. Very strange that there's not more out there.
  19. mtaylor
    This might get someone started... a quick Google on "ship's bell history" (without the quotes) and here's two starting points: http://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/b/bells-on-ships.html http://www.britannica.com/technology/ships-bell Earliest referenced use is the 1600's...... Lots of links and lots of detailed information including wrecks available.
  20. mtaylor
    Thomas, Try fitting the clamp to the hull then drill several holes (exact size of the pin) and pin them to the hull. Removing the clamp and re-pinning should return the clamp to the exact spot. You can then mark the slots and pare them and return the clamp to the exact location. I think Danny V. and EdT use this method. I'll be giving it a shot when I get to that point.
  21. mtaylor
    Congratulations on this, E&T. This is major news indeed.
  22. mtaylor
    Amazing work, Siggi. Everyone is right.. we've all been there.. rework seems to be a part of this hobby as is leaving a few drops of blood now and then.
  23. mtaylor
    Mark, You did what I think most of us who have built from Hahn's plans have done. He doesn't give us that kind of detail. Pretty sad state of affairs but it's the best we can do. And yours look very good.
  24. mtaylor
    Diajud, If you'll go here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/11-scratch-build-logs-in-progress/you should see some pinned topics. They should help you get started. If it's a kit, there's pinned topics here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Also here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/47-questionsinstructions-on-how-to-use-and-post-to-this-forumsite-problems-or-suggestions/ are some How-to articles.
  25. mtaylor
    Sorry Jeff... I fall too often into the vernacular. It's a whole new language in shipbuilding.

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...