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  1. mtaylor
    Sure you can... tell them you took a nap and the alarm didn't go off.
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    Ulises, Frolich (The Art of Ship Modeling) saves the barrels until last so they don't get knocked about during rigging. As the French ships rig the breeching rope different, this works for him. I can see where it would work for you, just put epoxy on the trunnions and the area that sits on the quoin. But try to make it the final step (or nearly final) of the build. Yeah.. I'm doing a Frenchie but we'll see on when I do the guns.
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    When you can, Rich. I'm looking forward to your progress on the model and also your sailing pics.
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    Nice looking work, Vince. Pity the gundeck won't be seen. Common practice was red ochre paint as it was cheap and plentiful. However, the shade of red varied from place to place due to the individual painters mixing of the paint. So just about any dark red would work. Find the one you like best.
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    I think you'll be happy with the swiss pear. Looks really nice.
  6. mtaylor
    Piet, Have them call someone else. It could be their settings. And same for you... call someone and verify it's the mic.
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    Dave, I have some of those cutting boards also. I use one in the shipyard for various things including cutting using a chisel. The darn thing appears not to be what we see as skewers. Maybe it's not what we think as traditional bamboo? I just know it's hard and darn near indestructible.
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    Thanks for the likes and comments. Didn't get much done yesterday or today. Yesterday had the heatpump and all the ducting in the house cleaned and serviced. The temp hit 104 degrees F, and it was just too hot until the A/C finally got everything cooled down. Today was rib day with homemade Jerk Sauce. After marinating and slow cooking on the grille, I'm in heaven. Ok.. so this doesn't turn into Facebook... Indeed, but I'm wimping out and doing the aft frames first. They're not as challenging. My thinking exactly, Joe. I might sweat while doing it, but at the end of the day, it feels good. I'll be using ebony for the top rails, channel wale and the upper most piece of the main wales, Alan. The mains blend into the planking. So they aren't distinct. Here's a pic showing the cross section. Ignore the arrow as the pic is from another discussion. I can't wait for the cants, either, Grant. But I'm being cautious on this build. I don't want to do a Ver 3.0. It's just the materials and the size, Popeye. I'm learning.... ever so slowly.. but still learning.
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    Lovely work, Cabrapente.
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    There's a build going on here on MSW: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/5721-gunboat-philadelphia-by-chuck-seiler-scale-148-1776-scratch-from-ms-plans/ However, it's a scratch build.
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    I did some reading... Cordingly mentions 3 repairs after the major battles. All that was done was new copper and planks (as needed), masting, etc. Nothing about changing the length. Swale's drawing says 168 feet (1604 tons) which agrees with the original data you have. Wikipedia shows the same dimensions but 1612 tons. http://britainsnavy.co.uk/Ships/HMS%20Bellerophon/HMS%20Bellerophon%20(1786)%201.htm shows 168 feet but 1643 tons. I'm not sure where that 175 feet came from. Very strange but then again, it's strange that the plans are missing from the NMM. Supposedly they have nothing.
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    G'night Alan. That's the new one, which I'm tempted to get. Would they have lengthened her by 8 foot? Probably not. Cordingly makes no reference to her being lengthened after any of the 3 major battles. As for battle damage, she got pretty chewed up at the Glorious First of June and really knocked about at the Nile after being along side L'Orient for most of the battle. On the sums... probably not late payments but storage fees? I'll have to find the reference, but there was a point in time where the Navy was pretty angry that their new ships were rotting because the wood was green so they started leaving them in the slip to season. Wish I could help more as this ship fascinates me and I'd love to build her.
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    That's good to hear Uiises. I saw the pic and thought "that's a lot of work"...
  14. mtaylor
    Thanks for looking in and commenting Danny, Sam, Cabrapente, David, and Sjors. Murphy apparently took a few days off (thank heavens) as things went well. Sam, if I remember, I'll do a quick photo essay when I cut the next gunport which will be later in the week. I got the hull (what there is of it so far) faired out close. It will still need work but that will come after the cant frames which is the next project. There's still some low spots and high spots but overall, pretty close. I also reshaped/reworked the rabbet so the planking will set right. It was tedious and had me sweating blood but worth every second of it. The keel has glued on and sits square and level with everything.
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    Ulises, That looks to be a pretty big chunk of metal to be cut off after planking. Is it possible to cut it down a bit to make the job later, easier? Grinding metal generates heat and that could soften glues. Or a slip of the file and the planking is damaged. The ones on the upper deck where the full cannons will be don't look as oversized.
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    Very nice work, Sjors. I guess the trip to MobbsieLand gave you some inspiration. Welcome back.
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    Lovely work, Augie. I had to look twice at your last photo as I didn't believe it was a model.
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    There's another reason to do the whole mast off ship.. it's easier to get the upper ratlines/shrouds and all the yards into place as well as much of the rigging. But, I've seen it done it many ways. You just have to find the way that suits you the best.
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    Alan, Part of the problem may have been the length of time she sat in the stocks. She was started in 1782 and launched in '86 with a two-year planned construction time. So for two years, one of his building slips would have tied up not generating income while the ship seasoned. The other possibilities are that he had a hard time getting Navy contracts due to the location of his main yards and the Navy not wanting Naval work being done close to the state yards. Seems merchant yards paid more and the Navy didn't want it's workers poached. There's a good bit of info on all this in: The Billy Ruffian by David Cordingly. Boring in places (Cordingly is an academic afterall) but a lot of good info on the ship. There's also reference to a set of plans reconstructed by Norman Swales that I've not been able to find copies of anywhere. He based his plans on the Edgar but I have no idea why.
  20. mtaylor
    Beautifully done and a great tip on making cuts.
  21. mtaylor
    Nice work and she looks sweet in the water. Props to Jude for assisting. Should we assume that we'll see a tandem trailer setup so you can her and Maria to the lake at the same time?
  22. mtaylor
    This is incredible. Lovely work Omega.
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    She's coming along nicely, Lextin. You look fit and proper for her. When she hits the water, I'll wager you'll wish you really were that tall.
  24. mtaylor
    Sometimes, it's the small things that are best... Great work on the lashings and anchors.
  25. mtaylor
    It's great to see you back at the shipyard, Kevin. Tedious work but it looks sharp.

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