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Beautiful carvings, Sherry. Will there be more?
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Plans and Monographs from Marine Museum Paris http://www.aamm.fr/boutique/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=65&language=en
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The Micromarks have two types available. One is a chuck like you'd find on a drill press. The other is for collets. Collets come in fixed sizes and run truer than then a chuck. The chuck takes an infinite amount of sizes. Both have their uses and on the MM, they are easily swapped. I can't answer about the Sherline or any other brand (except for the ones out of China's Central Machine) but I suspect they the same options.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Sudomekh, If you haven't done so, open a completed build log. You can show as much of your building, including all the many parts, as you want without taking over Nenad's build log.- 4,152 replies
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Nenad, Well done on the fix.- 4,152 replies
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Amazing how you figured out to hinge it in the middle and have the thread pull it together and capture the decking. I'm wondering how you glue things together. Or maybe let the thread hold it together?
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Pear, cherry are both nice woods. Even boxwood, swiss pear or maple. I guess it depends on the effect you want.
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Jason, There's reports where the loaders were hanging out the ports and some paintings show this. The amount of room for recoil is a function of space available as well as the amount of time to get the gun back into battery. I don't think they would try to train one of the fixed battery guns for a moving target. A pivot gun maybe. But that's a lot of weight to try to move. Larry, I agree about doing the best they could. Everyone does... sometimes fate plays a hand. Heat is a problem. Slow fire weapons, maybe not so much but then again, the heat would take a bit to radiate out of one of those barrels. A machinegun is a different critter as is rapid fire with a M-xx or AK, etc (pick your model). I've had MG barrels glowing red. The blast out of the touchhole shouldn't have been that bad due to the restrictive size of the hole, from what I've seen. Maybe someone who's actually live fired one could weigh in.
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Ron, Nicely done on the pumps. And everything is so clean and crisp. You're raising bar...
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Model Shipways Mayflower solid hull kit, c1956
mtaylor replied to Tidbinbilla's topic in Wood ship model kits
I know nothing about that kit. Given its age, the wood is probably dried out and possibly the fittings are in a bad way. Maybe not. However, the best way to get help when you need it and encouragement when things go wrong is to open a build log. Here's a helpful link to get you started: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/53-before-you-post-your-build-log-please-read-this-starting-and-naming-your-build-log/ -
Ah, JP... you're taking the "1 part=1model" approach and doing a darn fine job of it.
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The drawing looks like the fixed end goes to a yard or the mast behind it. I'd follow Kester's advice on it though.
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Rob, I know there's some who have used it. I found 5 possibilities when searching from the main page and most are in builds. Here's two external links that should help in giving you an idea about this wood: http://www.wood-database.com/ http://www.dlumberyard.com/wood.html - go to "wood samples" I have a couple of pen blanks I bought as a test sample and so far they look good.
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Welcome home. I hope all is well with you and your family and that you get to stay with them for a bit before shipping out. Looks to be an interesting build and all. By the way, the Shore Leave area has a model railroad section started.
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Great job on the cheeks and carvings. I'm hoping I can do half as well on mine as I agree with what you said about the carvings.
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One end is fixed (the end without the arrow), in this case to another yard. The other end goes to the belaying pin. There are two with the same number, one the port and one to the starboard. Same line, but on different sides.
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Some use a clear lacquer (matte) to finish it after the sails are set with starch or fabric sizing.
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Costas, If you're using a Windows based machine, just use Paint to resize them.
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Augie, What's the OS and the browser? What's different? Toolbars? Updates?
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Nicely done on getting the ports and paint squared away.
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Rats... I hit the "like" limit. Nice update Sjors. And I am extremely happy you and Anja are with us. Meantime, I'll await your next update.
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Good on you, Augie, for the repair and the pun. Pity about the lack of pictures, but sometimes... hmm... maybe the forgetting was "intentional"???
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Piet, If you get a chance, could you post this jig in the Tool Making and Jigs area http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/forum/17-wooden-tips-and-tricks-and-making-jigs/??? I think it would be good for others to see.
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Feel free to name names... you got quality, let everyone know. Nice work on the guns.
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