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Whoa.. those are impressive, Joe. 3D printing is still in it's infancy, either for the hobbyist or the commercial house. I'm seeing now where they're doing 3D in metal. Pricey but there's the trickle down much like milling machines and metal lathes. Sooner or later, it will hit the hobby market. I guess philosophically in model building... wood? metal? resin/plastic? Laser cut, die cut, hand cut, 3D printed. It will depend on what you're doing and what you want to achieve.
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I like that shot.... well done!
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As I recall, the holes are drilled AFTER the decks are planked and installed. It can be done, just make sure to start with a pilot hole and work up to the size needed and use sharp bits. Those cannon are toughies to figure out and beg to be knocked off the deck.
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Beautifully built, Jack. I hope it gets a place of honor in your home. I'm looking forward to seeing you on the Darkside. I'm sure you'll do every bit as well.
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Great frames and chocks, Grant. Bad on the saw. But what Tony said... it's parts and not body parts. Is this a "special bolt" or is it one available at some hardware outlets? Still stripping down the saw may not be fun.
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There's been quite few posts/topics in the CAD area and the Traders/Dealers area on this. The only thing at this point I see holding back the market is quality as the parts need clean up and price due to the set-up costs.
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Design by Modelling
mtaylor replied to Hellmut1956's topic in CAD and 3D Modelling/Drafting Plans with Software
Fascinating reading for those with a tech bent, Hellmut. I see tech being used more and more these days... PE is simple example. What was once done by hand is now drawn by computers. 3D modeling is in it's infancy. I hope your health issues will let you continue to do what you love. -
Super nice, Piet. I like the way it fits in nice and neat. Ok.... versoin 2 it is. I'm going to go find that popcorn machine that Sjors parked somewhere....
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I think that which company depends on the company. The owner of AL who now does this, is located in Vietnam... but again, the floor and several a day. China has become too pricey for these guys.
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Hi Tom, Good to see you getting started. I just noticed in the pics... hang onto the plastic parts boxes as they are useful for other builds. There's a few other Constellation builds (and more builders who never did a build log) to give you some help.
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Matt, When in doubt, Google is our friend... http://www.vasamuseet.se/en/ There's lots of good info on that site. Also, do a quick search in the kit forum for Vasa, Wasa and Wasan. There's several very heavily research builds going on. This build has quite a few pictures from the museum: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/1815-wasan-1628-by-nazgul-billing-boats-vasa-175/
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Broken dishwasher? We'll just have to take our cups with us to the Aggie build. Maybe do a bit sweeping up of the popcorn off the floor, dust a few things...
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I don't think the Germans intentionally did suicide runs although on all sides were probably the "last ditch effort" type of individuals. What we many times in the old films of a plane crashing into a ship (and not a Japanese pilot) is most likely a damaged plane with with a wounded or dead pilot. There's many shots of planes making the gun/bombing run and then crashing on the other side of the ship so the wounded or dead pilot seems reasonable. In the battle you're depicting, is this historical or fictional? If fictional... crash away if it's what you want.
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In any case, we better not argue. Royal Caroline was a yacht but if the Admiral says "galleon"... a galleon it is. I have my marching orders and David has his. :D
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Beautiful work, Gary. I have a deep appreciation for your statement about the stern being everything. I hope you get some spend some more time in the shipyard as I've always found that it's great therapy after a long stretch at work.
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But Aldo, there's still 9 left to sell. I noted that he/she sold one of them. For a good laugh, go look at the Constitution and Cutty Sark they're selling. Looks like the same model with a different paint job.
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Sjors, We're all looking over your shoulder and it's really crowded behind you. Your ship is looking super, my friend.
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Sam, Aiming point (where the bullet flights would meet/cross) was normally 300 yards. You might see some pieces flying. As recall there's a ton of Youtube videos, look for "Victory at Sea". You'll see the tiny flashes from the armor (armour) piercing incendiary rounds hitting and some debris being tossed. The debris is probably rounds on the ship going off as some of the ordnance for the AA guns would be in ready box near the gun.
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Looks good from here. The only thing I can see that needs "tweaking" is that on the crosstrees, you have two long beams running port (left) to starboard (right). You have two small beams running fore and aft. Those two small ones should probably be a bit longer so that they stick out like a pair of horns.
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ancre La Salamandre by tadheus - 1:24
mtaylor replied to tadheus's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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Wayne, Given that there's Federal agencies including the Smithsonian involved and, as I recall, some criminal investigations that have never been closed, the denials don't surprise me.
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Richard, The framing material is 3/16". Since the frame are built up from two layers of material, the frames will finish at 3/8".
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Juhu, AL got the hull right... they even built in the hog that the ship had back then. They also got it right in the sense that their model reflects what was floating in the harbor at the time and also what plans were available at the time. However... what was floating in the harbor was a fiction and fraud foisted on an unsuspecting public. A good starting place is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constellation_(1854) And more indepth is here: http://www.navsea.navy.mil/nswc/carderock/pub/cnsm/faq/faq_13.aspx particularly the link to: "Fouled Anchors".
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Richard, Check some other places also.. like AbeBooks.. Are they the same ISBN number? If so, they are the same and later version is a reprint.
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