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Why do I have a suspicion that there's some cups of beer, some ship's biscuit, and salt beef in the crew's near future? As always, Daniel, your research aind investigation into how things worked and looked has paid off well.
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Might be too late for this... but hold off gluing unless it's spot gluing you can remove later. You want to align tops, bottom, and the philisters between the two. Once you're happy, then glue. I took photos during my process and could compare both sides at once.
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Looking good and making fast progress, Popeye. I guess you don't need filler blocks on the bow? Both sides look very symmetrical.
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Sjors, Good on you for scratching a new transom. But, like all good crewpersons, we have to do the Admiral's bidding first. Orders are orders and making breakfast isn't a chore... it's a delight. But that's only my opinion.
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Buck, I'm beginning to think that riding a motorcycle has a hand in adding details..... Not sure what the Admiral would say if I came home with one... "Hi dear, I bought a new tool to help me make ship models. It's a Harley!". Great work. I'm fond of alternate materials when needed and you did a bang up job.
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Meredith, Your build is coming along swimmingly... and I like the way you're backing up when needed and doing things until you're happy. As for the power tools.. if it wasn't for the internet, many (maybe most of us?) wouldn't have a clue what to do with a lathe or any power tool. There's plenty of sites out there with good info on "how-to".
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
You're having fun, I hope. The ship is going well, but real life and work do seem to come first for many of us, myself included. Looks good. Keep up the good work. -
HMS VICTORY 1759 by isalbert
mtaylor replied to isalbert's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Welcome back Albert. Your Victory is looking great. Yes, we had a crash and lost everything, but MSW is back and doing well again. Here's a link to topic that explained what happened: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/187-all-the-content-on-the-site-was-lost-we-need-to-start-from-scratch/ -
Ben, Short answer: yes. PM sent.
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Microlux Tilt Arbor Saw Problems
mtaylor replied to capnharv2's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Alex, Thanks for that info. I've done some strip wood cutting using the slitting blade to have a smoother cut but not for wood over about 12-16" long and not for very many at one time. The 80 tooth blades that do work for Harvey, don't have the expansion slots either but don't have the problem. Hmm... I know the MicroMark/Proxxon/Central Machine tools aren't designed for a heavy duty cycle or production run type work. So I assumed that on a saw, this meant to cut a few strips, shut it down. Go fiddle for a few. Fire it back up and cut a few more strips. Repeat as needed. -
Fascinating as always, Daniel. There would have the bucket like thing for carrying the food from the stove to the table. Not sure about the chests. They might have been stowed on the orlop or the next deck down from the lowest gundeck. Depends on the ship. You're right though, about them not being there when cleared for action. Some books reference that the men sat on their chests instead of benches. Have you found a reference to how big the chests were?
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Wood filler vs. spackle
mtaylor replied to rtropp's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Richard, If using a commercial product, be sure to get wood filler, not putty. The putty never really dries and hardens. I'd use this type if painting over it. Spackling can work between the 1st and 2nd layer.. However, I'm not sure of the longevity and it doesn't like having pins/nails pushed into it. For the record, I used this on my Constellation in a couple of places as I was too lazy to run to the store and by some filler. -
Excellent detective work. Are you working on the plans for this ship? Or is the research serving a different purpose? If you're drawing plans or building this ship, please feel free to share this adventure with us.
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Glad to hear the blade is fixed. And another waiting in the wings. even better. We'll let the cooking talk drop and return your log to you.
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Looks great Robbyn. Once you start adding all the goodies to the inside, there should be enough distraction so it won't be noticed. I had to look several times to see what you were talking about.
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Lovely work, Maury. Thanks for showing how you do it.
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My condolences to you, Suzanne and to rest of John's family. We all will miss John as he was also a part of the MSW family. May he rest in peace with fair winds and following seas.
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Hamilton, That's what I had to do with the Constellation's quarter galleries and it looks like I'll have to do it again with the Licorne. There just isn't a top view of them on the plans. One thing, before you glue anything down on one side, make darn sure the same part is the same size for the opposite side. Twas a lesson learned the hard way.
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Ron, She's looking good. Planking does hide a lot of sins. I know that oh so well. I think most of us are still there... We make mistakes and then we either cover them up or fix them. The learning curve is steep but fun and you've got the right attitude.
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Good idea to think on it Sjors. You got some good advice. If you are going to paint it, then you should be able to cut out some wood for the bottom so the metal is raised up where it should be. A little filler between the wood and the metal and then paint... Otherwise, make a new one of wood but with the bottoms longer.
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Hi Hamilton, I guess I got twisted around a bit on quarter galleries vs. quarter badges. What Goodwin shows is a quarter gallery.. albeit a small one.
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<soapbox mode on> Just a quick input from a somewhat "rogue" moderator... The tone for a log is set by the personality of the builder. We have logs that are dead serious and always on topic. That's fine for them. For others, some logs are a free-for-all family riot/party. And that's fine for them. We're all from around the world that have a common interest... model shipbuilding. It's that thread that binds us all together. In some builds, the chit-chat turns that interest into friendships. In the ones with minimal chit-chat, there's still a bonding that goes on but different. You'll know the difference when you see them. MSW has room for both types and even those in-between. Perhaps the most important thing that we have is tolerance... tolerance for the serious builder and tolerance for the most casual of builders. We don't indulge in religion, politics, or any of the real world stuff that starts barroom brawls. We enjoy each other builds and company. I'll now turn this free-for-all back over to Augie and his amazing build. <kicks soapbox back into the corner> <opens >
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Mobbsie, Ditto what Sherry said about "keep up the good work". Looks great.
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Have great trip, John. Stag looks sharp with the masting and rigging coming along.
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Love this build. The hull is beyond "nice"... wow!. Excellent details and the way you're showing us how they're done.
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