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Pete! She's looking great with the bulb and mast. I especially love how the bulb has turned out with the flat black paint. Will she have one or two rudders? Not long to go, now.- 220 replies
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Hi Kees. I think you're hiding a secret from all of us! Go on, admit it, you're really a professional modeller and you're building this extremely high quality model for a remake of the "Perfect Storm" movie. Seriously, your modelling skills and weathering techniques are so real, that your model could easily be used in the movies. Well done!
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Hi Popeye. Great work! I, too, am really looking forward to seeing how Larry, Mo and Curly are going to turn out. All the best and happy building!
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Mayflower by SawdustDave - Finished
Omega1234 replied to SawdustDave's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Hi Dave I have to admit, that as far as I'm concerned, there's absolutely no reason for you to 'rip them out' because they look great! Well done and all the best! -
Mayflower by SawdustDave - Finished
Omega1234 replied to SawdustDave's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Beautiful work Dave! Will I be right in assuming the You Tube tutorial will be available soon? Go on...I know you want to do one!!! -
Hi Perls. Thanks for your comment and stopping by. You're right about the scale issues. My Ingomar probably wouldn't even be long enough for a dinghy on Michael's Maria!! The beauty of Michael's cutter is that every detail is there for one to admire and google at. The quality of Michael's workmanship is outstanding and, at that size, leaves little room for error. Mine on the other hand, requires a magnifying glass, or zooming in on photos to see the details and mistakes...of which, there are quite a few! Either way, the beauty of our hobby is that all scales can be enjoyed equally well. Thanks for stopping by and good luck with your build!
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Hi Pete and Piet Just thinking about the GPS, you could always hide a Garmin GPS tracker in the hull and track your voyages on computer. Now, that'd be really cool. Imagine, having a Log of every voyage, tracked turn by turn, complete with GPS coordinates. Now, that would be one comprehensive ship's log. Food for thought.
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Peopke have been building models fior centuries...long before CNC and routers, etc, were invented. Remember, it's not the tool , but how you use it that's key to a good build.
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Looking good so far. Just curious. Is the purpose of the false keel to give more stability afloat? If so, will your Mayflower be radio controlled?
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Hi Michael I was also nervous about the metal being that close to your paint, initially as well! This sounds like a good solution. Also, the prospect of a Shamrock V coming from your slipway, would be fantastic! RC in that one, maybe? All the best!
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There's heaps of differing ways to skin a cat. It's never that important how it's done, as long as the end result is worth it. Looks like your outcome is definitely going to be worth it. Well done and look forward to following your progress.
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Hi everyone. Thanks for your Likes and comments. They're fantastic and always positive. Bob - if you try this method for the ships boats, I'm sure you won't be disappointed because it's certainly easier than carving them from solid wood, like I used to. Just for fun, I thought I'd see whether these little boats would actually float! And guess what? See the photos below:
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Hi GluedandScrewed Your ship is looking great. I haven't seen that method that you're using, but, it's certainly woking perfectly. At the rate you're going, it won't be long now before the hull's completed. Well done.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
Omega1234 replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Hi Nenad. Please accept my sincerest condolences to you over the sad passing of your friends and clients. I can only hope that you can take solace in the joy that your children are bringing you at this moment. Their success is your happiness at this time of sadness. Please take care.- 4,151 replies
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Hi all. My attempts to replicate Michael's method of heating a brass rod to make the binnacle glass are shown below. I haven't progressed much on the binnacle, because I am looking at other methods as well, before deciding which one looks best. I've also included photos of Ingomar's boarding ladder and also her three boats, two of which were motor launches and the third was a rowboat. The method I used for the boats was to glue two layers of thin strips of paper over a waxed mould. I then saturated the dried paper with liquid super glue, which then formed a tough layer. When dried, I then popped the hull out of the mould and voila! Not too bad, I thought for a first attempt at this method. The ships boats still require a whole heap of cleaning up, sanding and painting before they look presentable. The same goes for the boarding ladder. I've still got to figure out how to do the davits... Anyhow, hope you enjoy the photos
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Dave. Me thinks there's definiitely something sub-stantially fishy going on here!!!!
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Thanks Nigel. I totally understand what you're saying. Models as complex as these are labours of love, so I know that your hands are full at the moment. Mine took 3 years, even at such a small scale. I'm sure that someone will stick their hands up. Anyone?
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Hi Mike. The care and attention that you're showing is admirable. I too, would be interested to learn from the advice you receive from other modellers, because it could be all too easy to make a mistake that's irrepairable.
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Hi all. One of my original purposes for doing this build-log was to freely offer the plans for Lennox to anyone who wants them. First come, first served. I no longer need the plans and they only take up rooom in my house. The 1/48 scale plans were ordered from Richard Endsor, author of the beautifully detailed book, Lennox, 17 th Century Restoration warship. So, if you're interested in obtaining my set of plans, pls say so and I will post them to you!!
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It doesn't matter how long these things take. Labours of love take as long as they need to take.
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The paint job and the varnishing look top notch. Beautiful quality there!
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Wow. That's impressive. How many channels for your Radio Control set do you need? In all seriousness, very, very nice. That is one very beautiful speed launch that conjures up memories of romantic cruising in old Hollywood movies. Well done.
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Thanks, Piet, for the explanation. Makes sense, now. With the stanchions and the sawtoothed gizmos, and everything that's hanging off the hull, I totally understand why you said that these were slow underwater. The drag that they must've created would have been extremely high. Any idea what the top underwater speed was? Pretty slow, I'd imagine?
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