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  1. mtaylor
    John, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope and pray you have a full recovery.
  2. mtaylor
    I moved it about a 1/16" (1.5mm) on that last pic. I saw where it was a tad off....
  3. mtaylor
    I think you're right, John. Better now?
  4. mtaylor
    After reading all the theories and "how-to's" where the rubber meets the road.... I'd like some feedback on my batten. I'm planking from the wales down to the batten first. The batten represents where the wide wale planks will end... or should end.
  5. mtaylor
    J, (since I'm not sure of your name... ) You'll find quite a bit off on scale.... not just barrels (they're tad too long and still not really the "right" type). The wheel is too big also. Did your kit come with the "little guys"? They are actually 1:64 scale. The model is around 1:85 so a couple of HO figures would give a better idea of scale. Don't toss the "little guys" as you can use them with any model 1:64 to maybe 1:72. If I remember anything else that was off on this, I'll give a yell. Ah.. I found the picture I was looking for.. the top gun is what came with my kit. Very much an SciFi looking gun....
  6. mtaylor
    Nenad, I'm hoping it all goes well for your wife and mother. As Thomas Paine (American writer from the late 1700's) said, "These are the times that try men's souls." All we can do is ride them out and hope the best. My thoughts are with you.
  7. mtaylor
    Wonderful work, Tony. As for who knows where you go now... may the wind be at your back and push you where your heart yearns.
  8. mtaylor
    Carl, I'm putting the research away for now... I'll follow the ANCRE plans for the ways of planking and they look remarkably like the way Jim Roberts does them in his book Planking the built up ship model. Right now, I'm fiddling with the battens. When I think they look right I'll post pictures and work from there.
  9. mtaylor
    Beautiful planking, Jack.
  10. mtaylor
    Bil, On the scarfs... simply put, strength and this orientation was found to work best. The false keel and the keelson will be oriented the other way.
  11. mtaylor
    Jack, What Carl said.... those of us who are following will wait. Something are more important than a model... Did I just say that? :D
  12. mtaylor
    Looks to be going well..... I just noticed, it looks like AL finally changed the cannon. They used to look like some sort of science fiction blaster or something other than a cannon.
  13. mtaylor
    Betty, Outside of buildlogs and most are excellent, there's this: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/14-building-framing-planking-and-plating-a-ships-hull-and-deck/ Third pinned post down, the one by Jack Nastyface might be some help. Maybe not right away but give you an idea of the shapes and reasoning for the blocks.
  14. mtaylor
    I wish I could give this a 1,000 likes. Wonderful work... stunning... amazing... gotta' go dig out the thesaurus. And I agree with Augie.. a very fitting tribute to your dad. I'll add though that it's also a fitting tribute to you for sharing the stories and the journey that brought this sub to life for us.
  15. mtaylor
    Let us hope that no builder gets hurt or killed in the sorting out of the "stuff".... I shudder to think about the amount of paperwork that would need to be filled out. You're tougher than she is...
  16. mtaylor
    Beautiful work, Grant. Limited turning ability my foot... Those stanchions look great.
  17. mtaylor
    My apologies, Michael. It looks like the bigger saws are way more expensive. If you don't get an answer from someone here, do a quick search on "proxxon scroll saw" (remove quotes) from the main page. I got a lot links to discussions about Proxxons and also build logs where the saw was mentioned.
  18. mtaylor
    Thank you for the "likes" and the comments. I'm sorting out the planking plan. I do want to install the garboard next as that's a odd-sized bit of timber and will provide a reference point. So I'm kind of thinking the rest of this through on the fly... I looked over the Hahn build pics and I'm not sure he's wrong or right. There's some strakes the seem to go to a point.... From the black main wale down, 10 strakes of the wide planking. I'll measure it off at the midpoint of the hull and run a batten. These planks also decrease in thickness and I'll need to figure out how much and how fast the decrease needs to be. There's also the question in my mind about a (for lack of a better word) transition area where the counter meets the transom timbers. One plank comes into that area and appears to have a pretty sharp bend. From the garboard up.. measure from the midpoint of the hull and run probably one batten at the midpoint. The various ANCRE plans I've looked at and various French ships I've seen here on MSW and other places, show a diversity of techniques.. some us stealers and drop planks, others involve spiling. I guess I won't know which is best until I get there....
  19. mtaylor
    Jay, I was thinking of the saw for cutting the laths off the slab after making the grooves. I know I've seen a couple of logs around here where the building made some using hand tools. Maybe a fallback position is needed.... ModelExpo (and other places) sell the grating strips in various widths..and then there's the Chuck Grates.
  20. mtaylor
    Michael, I don't know what country you are in, but give some thought to buying a regular scroll saw from a hardware/home improvement type of store. They work as well and give you more flexibility as far as the size and type of materials you can cut.
  21. mtaylor
    Dr. Per, I like the way you've interpreted this with the wood and stain/paint choices.
  22. mtaylor
    Lovely work, Greg. I'm looking forward to the planking.
  23. mtaylor
    Matt, Have a look here: http://modelshipworldforum.com/resources/Armaments/Building%20the%20Laser%20Cut%20Cannon%20Carriage%20Kit.pdf There's plans at the end for a 12 pdr and a 6 pdr. (and they're in 1:64) If you go here: http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-model-armaments-and-cannon.php there's plans for a 3, 6. and 9 pdr. (these plans are in 1:12). Model Expo shows that kit at 1:24.
  24. mtaylor
    That's a big milestone, Mark. Beautiful carriages.
  25. mtaylor
    That arsenal looks magnificent, Johann.

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