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Hi Everyone. Many thanks for all your likes. Dorade is one hell of a beautiful yacht, which, more than 80 years later, is still sailing and winning races! Building this model was a real privilege and most enjoyable. Happy modelling everyone! -
Hi all. The latest photos of Ingomar are as follows; mainly featuring the steering wheel and binnacle. Michael, Jeff and Bob - I took the cheats way out and used a Swarovski crystal for the multi-faceted binnacle glass from the local jewellery/sewing shop that my wife frequents. It was almost the right size and shape. At about a millimetre high, I think it looks passable. Thanks for your help and suggestions. The steering wheel is made from plastic tubing and fine brass wire for the spokes. Other photos will feature the ship's davits, which need painting and blocks added. The ship's boats, themselves are also being sanded and painted (so pls excuse their rough finish at the moment). Hope you enjoy the photos. All the best!
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Hi Kees. Impressive as always! If you are able to, can you pls explain how you changed the colour of the netting from white to green? Also, a model as weathered as yours, deserves a special display stand. Have you given any thought as to what type of display stand you'll end up using? Perhaps a diorama type display with fishing equipment, netting, crates, etc, etc? All the best!
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Hi all. It's been a long time since I last posted on this build log, but, I was going through some old photos of Dorade's construction and found these. Hopefully they may be of use as a reference for anyone building their own Dorade with a detailed interior.
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Mayflower by SawdustDave - Finished
Omega1234 replied to SawdustDave's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Hi Frank and Dave. Frank-I'm looking forward to following your build log for your MF when you start posting. -
Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Omega1234 replied to marsalv's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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Ahhh. Sounds exactly like what I've done by laminating the frames. Would you agree?
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Thanks, Jan. What are "compound blanks"?
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Hi Jan. Thanks. That's exactly the method that I used to build Lennox and the Victory. Except in my case, I used laminated squares. For Lennox, I stacked about 100 of my laminated squares to form a solid block and then sanded the hull to shape. I then separated the frames and then used a scroll saw to hollow out each frame. I found that this method worked because each frame was strong enough due to the fact that they were formed from the laminated veneers. The photos of the bare hull in the earlier photos show that it worked. HOWEVER, what I don't understand is how Reed and McNarry are able to do this from a single, unlaminated piece of wood. Each time I've tried to hollow out an unlaminated frame to the width required, ie approximately 1.0 mm, the frame would simply break in half along the grain. I hope I'm making sense! So, the question remains, even if boxwood is used, how do Reed and McNarry do it? I have Reed's book and I have pondered this question many times. Even if boxwood is used, how does it have the structural integrity??? A mystery to me!
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Mayflower by SawdustDave - Finished
Omega1234 replied to SawdustDave's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Hi Dave You know, for some reason, ever since I was a kid, I always had the impression that the Mayflower was a 'simple little ship'. The same goes for Columbus' Nina and Pinta. Why, I will never know! However, having seen your Mayflower, I have a new found appreciation for the beauty and complexity of this ship. Just looking at her beakhead and the complexity of the design, gratings, stanchions, etc, coupled with the incredibly difficult to replicate geometric paintwork, means that, she is a real beauty and far from being 'simple'. Well done and I, too, am looking forward to the rigging. Thanks for sharing this build with us! -
Hi Freek Congratulations! I loved the shakedown cruise, especially the close up shots of the sub rising and submerging and also cruising along at periscope depth. They looked really cool. What I was also amazed at was the turn of speed and manoeuvrability; impressive. So, when are you and Piet's O19 going out on patrol? Strange, also, how none of the 'other models' in the water that day accidentally strayed into camera view...All I can say, is that if this were my sub, I'd do the same! Seriously, well done! All the best.
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Hi Michael Cheers and many thanks for looking. I'll see if I can track that book down. All the best!
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Saettia Genoese by maurino
Omega1234 replied to maurino's topic in - Subjects built Up to and including 1500 AD
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Hi Jeff, Perls and Piet Many thanks for your encouragement. I'm really looking forward to starting on the hull. Should keep me out of mischief for a while. All the best to all of you.
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Hi John Totally understand. Regardless of whether it's covered up, or not, fellow modellers like us will appreciate good workmanship whether it's visible or not. Well done and let's hope you get more time at the Museum to push ahead. All the best.
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HI AVSJerome and Tarbrush! Thank you, also, for your Likes. Greatly appreciated, as always. All the best!
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Hi Piet. Thanks for stopping by and Liking my Lennox. Greatly appreciated. All the best!
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Hi Jim I agree with Mobbsie. Beautiful workmanship. A partially unplanned hull would also be a nice feature if you wished to do so. Look forward to following along. All the best!
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Hi Pete, David, Michael, Perls, Bob, Jeff, Joe, Hexnut, and everyone else. Thank you so much for all your comments. I know I've said it before, but they really are a terrific motivating factor and I enjoy reading them immensely. As for living the "Ingomar" dream, well, yer, perhaps it'll be a while before I can ever afford that. But, hey, we're all rich in many other ways...families, admirals (males and/or females), kids, jobs, etc, etc, etc,... Jeff (Chasseur) - that must have been an incredible experience to meet and see Michael's cutter in real life. I would have been very tempted to ask for Michael's autograph! Now, I feel like a model boat groupie!!!! Perls (Steve). Here's my next build (still very early days yet and haven't made much progress beyond the initial planning stage): http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/8009-112-ft-ketch-symphony-by-omega1234-small-1200-scale-17cms-or-7-inches-long/?hl=symphony As for the real full sized hull, I've stared at the photos many times, simply admiring the lines as well as the welding pattern on the hull. It's a thing of beauty in many different ways. All the best everyone and thanks for stopping by!
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Hi Pete. Very, very nice. Just some rigging, a bit of tweaking here and there, and then the sea trials. Have you tested her in the bath, err, float tank yet?
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HI Michael I've just come across your build log for this little beauty. I'm absolutely gob-smacked at how talented a craftsman you are. The more I see your work, the more I strive to even get the basics right. Your bar is set very, very high! Wonderful, simply wonderful! All the best.
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Hi Michael Many thanks. Have a great sail and if you do happen to find any info, it'd be greatly appreciated All the best.
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Hi Bob. Many thanks. I'd come across that site earlier in my research. She really is a beautifully shaped ship, isn't she? I mean, even in her red-primer, there's no mistaking her beauty. If only I had a spare $1.3 million....Maybe if I get a second job and save up really hard. Sadly, no. Thanks for thinking of me and sending me the link. It's greatly appreciated. All the best.
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Hi Michael Many thanks! The choice of wood was the most difficult decision. I first tried to slice up a solid block of wood into blanks, from which I intended to cut each frame. However, at I mm thick, I found that the wood became so fragile, that each frame just split along the grain (hope this makes sense). I eventually gave up in frustration. My only solution was to laminate two layers of veneer together, to form the blanks for each frame. Only then, did each blank have the strength to be cut to the thinness required to make a realistically hollow hull. The only problem with this method is that the close-up photos of the frames clearly show the laminations of each frame! So, instead of each frame being a solid piece, the keen eye will spot that each frame is actually two pieces (ie two-ply) of veneer stuck together. The glue line being a dead give away. Eeek! I can't for the life of me understand how people like Donald McNarry and Phil Reed do it! Any ideas? Cheers.
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Hi all. Final build log. This log features the final shots of Lennox on her display stand. Hope you enjoy the photos. Thanks for all your Likes, questions and comments. They're all greatly appreciated. All the best!
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