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Chris, Are you showing a mini-tool or flex-cable attachment?
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Very nice work, David. Were the two forward chase ports filled? I'm not sure when the Brits stopped filing them.
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Silver soldering - Copper vs Brass
mtaylor replied to rtropp's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
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What an excellent project. And I hate to say it, but you may never get that hull back. :) If I'm reading all this right... you want to build hull (eventually) out of wood? If so, figure out how to make a mold out of the outside. Then you can slice the mold up transversely and have cross-sections to copy and modify for your framing.
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That is a great idea on the bowsprit. What keeps it in place while sailing?
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Looks great, John. Are you going for just wood treenails or the metal nails also?
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I don't believe you are the only one... welcome to the club.
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Looking good from here, Adriaan. Wine rack? Really? and not barrels of rum? Gourmet pirates then.
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double planking a hull
mtaylor replied to pugman11's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Cricket, The simple answer is stain or paint the filler (test and re-test on scrap before doing the actual model). This will help hide any planking errors. -
Beautifully perfect, Remco.
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Wow.. that crew has been busy.
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Lovely work, Dan. I'm picking up some good tips.
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Fascinating, Don, to learn the differences and how the Russian subs were designed. I'm just following long as I'm finding this intriguing.
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Sweet, Augie. The beams, knees, etc. look just perfect.
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Hi Luke, Welcome to MSW. You might have a look here in the database: http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-model-plans-and-research.php Third article down is one on kit selection. There's also a good one on what to expect in a kit. AL... very uneven as far as instructions and quality of materials. But... for a starter kit or a serious bash, they have their place. It all depends on what the goal is. My first kit was the Scottish Maid. Not a bad kit, but if I did again, it would be heavily bashed as there some things just not right. My last kit, the Constellation is basically a fiction so I bashed it. Anyway, no matter what you choose, start a build log. It's the best and fastest way to get help and encouragement.
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That display area is just incredible. It really sets off the displays of ships and eggs. Atalanta should be right at home in there.
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Alan, I was thinking that the stem could be assembled as a subassembly.... It can on the Hahn style models but then again, his plans show them as one piece. But Druxey is right in that it "depends"...
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Druxey's right...my bad. I thought the rest of it was glued up already.
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