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Popeye, Looking fantastic. What kind of strip stock are you using? Curious minds and all that....
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Just remember that he may move or hide your tools and ding them up. But never, never put a scratch in the paint on HIS bike. :) On the serious side, you've got a lot to be proud of, Nenad.- 4,152 replies
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You ask some tough questions, sir. I'd take your last two posts #637 and #640 and put them in the rigging section to ask the questions. Might get a different set of eyes. My simple answer is: I have no idea. Do you have Lee's Masting and Rigging book? The answer might be in there.
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For a wooden ship model, use wood glue.
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Beautiful work on the anchor Pasi. It's good to see you and the Rattlesnake again.
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Walt, If you need to upgrade the RAM and don't have a grounding strap... here's a trick we used in our shops... open the case and put your hand on the power supply. The PS case is grounded to the system. Then while working, if you move even a half step, re-touch the PS. Good luck on all the upgrades. I'm going to hang onto Win7 as long as I can... Hopefully I can skip Win8....
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Thanks for the "likes"... Aye, Popeye.... beams arcross the span just like on Version 1.0. I'm thinking of actually adding arrows, Sjors. Ok.. just kidding.. Thanks Keith. There's more to this road trip/journey/etc. than I knew. This is my fifth (ok.. sixth if you count Version 1) ship and everyone has been a stretch in both experience, skills, and knowledge. This one is bit harder since it's really outside my comfort zone in that it's French. All my reference works before starting this were for English/American ships. I'm more in the zone but not 100% comfortable yet but I am enjoying the challenges and having fun with it.
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Hmm... 'Go Buckeyes'???? Then I see where you're from. I'm originally from Dayton.. very small world. Good luck on the Constellation build. BTW, <inserts joke> Do you know what a buckeye is? It's a round, poisonous nut. Don't fool with them. :D
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I remember that we had a build log or two but after searching, it must have been on MSW 1.0 (before the massive crash). As I recall, the kit makes a nice model. I'd look through the Longboat group builds for ideas and also search the Kit Build Logs with the keyword "small" as some of those are clinker planked. If you do decide to build it, open a build log as it will be the best way to help and encouragement. And you'll help the next person who builds it.
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Raj, There are a couple of articles here: http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-model-plans-and-research.php on what to expect in a model kit and on selecting a kit. I hope this will also help.
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Sam, The only ones visible would probably be the quarterdeck and forecastle ones at the open waist. I've been thinking about making knees for those anyway, or maybe the gangways will hide them... So the answer probably comes down to "why bother?" but I'm keeping options open.
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Sweet work on those boats, Grant. Hmm... laminating the frames for the boats. That sounds worthwhile to look into.
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Good question, Mike. I've been giving that some thought. The deck clamps will lay directing on top of the tabs. Once in place there's no need for them. However, I'll have to experiment and see if can remove them without damaging the frame. Oh boy.. another test!!!
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Ben, Very nice work on the oars. By the way, follow the instructions here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/540-how-to-add-pictures-in-your-posts-and-pms/ The problem is that you're probably not hitting the "add to post" button. You click the cursor where you want the photo and then hit the buttion.
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Ben, I think that's what I did with the first version. I'm more organized this time. Pat, That's what the pictures are for... printed out and close at hand. Augie, Battle of the Bulge? Let's think naval.... Jutland? Trafalgar? Thanks Sherry and also to everyone for the likes.
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Good for you, Lami. She looks good in the water.
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Mayflower by SawdustDave - Finished
mtaylor replied to SawdustDave's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
That is indeed modeling... The good part about it is that you're not filling a scrap box. -
Hmm.... smells like sardines??? or maybe tuna????
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Just a light update... been working on frames. Have several cut and test fitted and all reference points marked. The pics below show how I'm solving the issues that plagued me on Version 1.0. Since all measurements are referenced to the build board, I've added a tab to each frame to securely locate that point (green arrow). After I cut in that part of the frame, I fit it and re-measure, re-refrence the other points. One set of points is where the deck clamps need to be so the red arrows show those. 1/8" deck beam, a 1/8" clamp and 1/16" inch plank will put the deck height were it needs to be. This particular frame is #1 and thus, there's three decks.. lower, gun, and forecastle. The blue arrows reference the outside dimensions of the gun port cutout for the sill to sit properly. I'm using a 1/8" sill and when they're fitted I'll finesse them to be exact. The black arrows point to the line for the wales. These are small cuts into the frame and filled with colored glue to hightlight They only demarcate the transition line from wale to planking and vice versa. The black arrow with the white fill is the cutline for when this beast is finally cut from the build board. A top rail will sit on top of this line. I'm going slow and careful to avoid dong wrong what I did the last time.
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Jason, I think you're asking about Blacken-iT. You can order it from Micromark. The other is Casey's Brass Black which I think is available at some gun shops here in the States.
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I'll another criteria or two. Is this a real ship? Does it look like the ship it's supposed to be? Are all the fittings in scale or did the manufacturer toss in generic parts and call it good? It seems like many of the manufacturers are guilty of these. They have kits of ships with fake histories, or worse, it doesn't even look like the ship it's supposed to be. Wheels and block too big. Cannons either too big, too small or not even realistic. I could go on but this can also be criteria.
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Excellent work, Tony. I like those ebony barrels.
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Jason, If you run into problems, like you did with the brass.. ask. There's lots of folks where willing to help.
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