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Cruizer-class Brig-Sloops of the Royal Navy
mtaylor replied to molasses's topic in Nautical/Naval History
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There's only one buildlog I can find: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/801-usrc-ranger-by-trippwj-corel-164-scale/ You might ask Wayne (trippwj) who's building it.
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Thanks everyone. Augie, I don't know about a lot of water.. but since the French didn't use the chain pump, these were needed. Sjors, That's Pierre, the shipyard manager.
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Thanks for looking in John and Lawrence. Seven pump housings and 10 spears later... I'm ready to fix them into place. The photo is just for position only. I went with cherry on the spears as think that once they age some and darken up, they'll provide a nice contrast. I'm still debating on putting the operating ropes on the two aft ones. Now to start figuring out the capstan...
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Well.. they are what you make them to be. :P But after building this ship, you're ready as this one is a lot of scratching. I did 2 builds that convinced me that scratch was doable. But then, I'm still learning.
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Karl, You're off to a great start. This will be interesting to watch and also see the masting take shape.
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You guys might as well come over the darkside. Only difference between many kits and scratching are the instructions...
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I think many of us went through that "re-training" in school. Mine didn't take so I'm a lefty with ambidextrous tendencies and the handwriting of the doctor's prescription . Last I heard they don't try to change a kid's dominant hand. Less confusing to the kid. I pitch and write left, bat and golf right and can work most power tools with either.
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Excellent fix of what could have been a nightmare, Kats.
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Looks sweet, Mario. Glad you got off that mountain.
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Could be millimeters. Take a piece that's on the drawing of a known size and measure using the metric ruler. The other alternative is check in the kit logs and see if there's someone building her.
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Sjors, I agree... take a break. Go work on the other ship.. drive a bus... just do something else. You and Mirage will be better off doing that. When you come back to Mirage, you'll fix what needs to be fixed and feel better for it.
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Augie, Have a tall cold one, stand back and admire your work... and the work of the spiders. Well done, sir.
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NIce fix on a real head-scratcher, Hamilton. Looks like you bagged it. Frankie: I Googled and here's two links. The second seems to have a more rounded answer. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Softly%2C%20Softly%2C%20Catchee%20Monkey http://nodtonothing.blogspot.com/2007/05/softly-softly-catchee-monkey.html
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Revier Lovely work. The ladder railings came out very well and cabins look great.
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Beautiful work, Alexandru. What is that structure (cabin?) shown being built in the first several photos? Interesting looking.
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Freezer Paper - an awesome tool
mtaylor replied to Mahuna's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
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Thanks B.E. I saw two pages on the web and they were different. One was modeled in metal, the other in wood. I don't have Boudriot's books on the 74...my bad. I'll be making them from wood then since this breaks the tie. Seems this is one area that most of the reference works I've seen overlook on the French ships.
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Norman, Welcome to MSW. Just another hint: If the measurement is something like "2,5".. replace the comma with a decimal point. Anja gave you great advice. Browse or search the kit build logs or the Trition cross-section to get a feel for what you'll be building.
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Mario, Get off that mountain soon. my friend. 3G is good enough for the bears and mountain lions.
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Kevin, I stand with John on your underestimation. The sternwork is great! The cutter is a bit worse for wear but hey... tell people it was left over from the previous war.
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Jay, Leaving in the morning? And the Admiral let you work on your Conny instead of re-packing everything?
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Adrieke, I think we all feel that way a lot more than any of care to admit. I sometimes think maybe each kit or scratchbuild should be done in duplicate. The first one to make all the mistakes on and the second is the 'golden' one.
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Andy, It's those comments that send us all running to the workshop/boatyard with an "oh my god".... Sometimes it's followed by a "crap" and other times by a "whew". I think this is one of those things for chalking it up to "learning". Your shrouds, lanyards and deadeyes look great to me.
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