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Spiff got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Sopwith F.1 Camel Build Log
This looks great. I have just ordered this same model. Will be a while before I start working on it because I want to finish my current build which has taken me years and years to finish.
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Spiff got a reaction from Canute in Sopwith F.1 Camel Build Log
This looks great. I have just ordered this same model. Will be a while before I start working on it because I want to finish my current build which has taken me years and years to finish.
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Spiff got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Golden Star by Spiff - Mantua - 1:150
Wow - its been two years since my last post!
Well - have been busy moving across the pond and setting up a new workspace.
But here are some pictures of progress - shes moving along slowly but nicely.
This is status right now.
Booms are still not attached.
The yards with blocks.
Starting on making sails now. Here im drawing in the sail and seams with pencil. Transfered the seam spacing using tape.
And then put it in tea for 10 minutes. Right now its drying off. My plan is to have main sail set and probably the rest furled. Im using the thinnest cloth I could find, but now realizing paper might be better - but will give it a try with cloth.
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Spiff got a reaction from texxn5 in Charles W Morgan by homer (Ron Lang) - Model Shipways - 1:64
Hi Homer
I'll keep an eye on your build, as I plan on building the Morgan sometime down the line. Looks good, and damn - your fast! It took me a couple of years to plank my Golden Star :-)
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Spiff got a reaction from hexnut in HMS Golden Star by Spiff - Mantua - 1:150
Got more done on some of the little things. Glued my windows to the varnished newspaper, finished anchors, stairs and barrels.
Also opened up the two gunports - was looking forward to see if the black strip of wood was in the correct place - behind the gunport. And it was! Made a test fit of the half-canon that will stick out there and it looks quite good I think. Wont install the gun till later though.
The two pinracks on the black posts (no idea of the nautical term) were too small for the premade holes in the deck, so have added thin little strips of wood on the bottom, and will then sand that down to get a tighter fit.
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Spiff got a reaction from thomaslambo in HMS Golden Star by Spiff - Mantua - 1:150
A couple of pictures of current status - finished the shrouds and ratlines and started on Stays. Couldnt get the ratlines completely straight and the lanyards and shrouds would sometimes twist - not sure how to avoid that. But all in all Im pretty happy with the result even if its not perfect - but hey - its my first ship this size...
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Spiff got a reaction from thomaslambo in HMS Golden Star by Spiff - Mantua - 1:150
I have now installed the masts, but as soon as I had done that I realized that there are some deadeyes that need to be attached to them. In the instructions that is done later, but it would have been a LOT easier to do before installing the masts. Just shows my inexperience and that I cant as yet determine the best sequence of doing things. I even have a book on how to do things, but that states to complete the masts with lots of the rigging before installing the masts - I dont know, that just seems very difficult to me for some reason.
But I'll manage - just hope I dont snap a mast trying to drill holes in it.
Also added the chains and deadeyes to the channels. It was rather tricky to twist the wire in both ends and end up with the right length, but got the hang of it after a few attempts. Found it easier to start with the small nail-end instead of the end with the deadye (which was how the instructions said to do it). Its not completely straight and perfect, but Im pretty happy with the result.
I haven't yet added the thin strip of wood to cover the channel in the last picture.
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Spiff got a reaction from robnbill in Landlubber Mike's technique for furled sails
Hi Mike and Ken. Thanks for answers. As this is myfirst large(ish) ship, I might leave the staysails stoved out of sight :-)
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Spiff got a reaction from robnbill in Landlubber Mike's technique for furled sails
Hi Mike thanks for this great description of sail making. Im just starting on the rigging of my Golden Star and will soon have to decide on sails. My question to you is how do furled staysails look like. You made one, but that went to th bowspit - im wondering about the top staysails between two masts - they just sort of hang in midairfrom only one line (which even seems to be a standing-rigging line). As you can probably tell, im a novice who doesnt know much about ships.
Hope you can help.
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Spiff got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Landlubber Mike's technique for furled sails
Hi Mike thanks for this great description of sail making. Im just starting on the rigging of my Golden Star and will soon have to decide on sails. My question to you is how do furled staysails look like. You made one, but that went to th bowspit - im wondering about the top staysails between two masts - they just sort of hang in midairfrom only one line (which even seems to be a standing-rigging line). As you can probably tell, im a novice who doesnt know much about ships.
Hope you can help.
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Spiff got a reaction from mattsayers148 in HMS Bounty by thomaslambo - Artesania Latina – Scale 1:48
Hi Boyd
Looking good! I will follow your build, as I hope to build the Bounty at some point...
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Spiff got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Landlubber Mike's technique for furled sails
Hi Mike and Ken. Thanks for answers. As this is myfirst large(ish) ship, I might leave the staysails stoved out of sight :-)
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Spiff got a reaction from GuntherMT in HMS Golden Star by Spiff - Mantua - 1:150
A couple of pictures of current status - finished the shrouds and ratlines and started on Stays. Couldnt get the ratlines completely straight and the lanyards and shrouds would sometimes twist - not sure how to avoid that. But all in all Im pretty happy with the result even if its not perfect - but hey - its my first ship this size...
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Spiff got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
As always Dan, your work sets the bar way too high for the rest of us (or, at least me) to reach.
On a much much smaller scale, Im also at the rigging proces right now, and am having trouble getting the length of the Shrouds to be equal. You wrote that you used a wire spacer - could you possibly post a picture of it? I have also made a spacer, but much to my surprise and annoyance, they still didnt come out the same length.
Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated.
Regards Shaun
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Spiff got a reaction from GLakie in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Thanks Dan and Juergen.thats a nice link Juergen - wish my german was better but all the pictures say it all :-)
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Spiff got a reaction from SkerryAmp in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
As always Dan, your work sets the bar way too high for the rest of us (or, at least me) to reach.
On a much much smaller scale, Im also at the rigging proces right now, and am having trouble getting the length of the Shrouds to be equal. You wrote that you used a wire spacer - could you possibly post a picture of it? I have also made a spacer, but much to my surprise and annoyance, they still didnt come out the same length.
Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated.
Regards Shaun
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Spiff got a reaction from jaerschen in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Thanks Dan and Juergen.thats a nice link Juergen - wish my german was better but all the pictures say it all :-)
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Spiff got a reaction from GLakie in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
As always Dan, your work sets the bar way too high for the rest of us (or, at least me) to reach.
On a much much smaller scale, Im also at the rigging proces right now, and am having trouble getting the length of the Shrouds to be equal. You wrote that you used a wire spacer - could you possibly post a picture of it? I have also made a spacer, but much to my surprise and annoyance, they still didnt come out the same length.
Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated.
Regards Shaun
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Spiff got a reaction from GuntherMT in HMS Golden Star by Spiff - Mantua - 1:150
Used Bender's tips on how to seize blocks to deadeyes and yards (http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/1056-tying-blocks-to-yards-or-masts/), and am quite happy with the results.
I have then started on shrouds and ratlines. but even though I used a wire spacer they still didnt come out the same distance . Since the shrouds were already tied and glued I wont change it. But for the main mast I will just use the spacer for the first shroud and then do the rest by eye...
Any tips on how to do this?
The other side looks a bit better.
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Spiff got a reaction from WackoWolf in HMS Golden Star by Spiff - Mantua - 1:150
I have now installed the masts, but as soon as I had done that I realized that there are some deadeyes that need to be attached to them. In the instructions that is done later, but it would have been a LOT easier to do before installing the masts. Just shows my inexperience and that I cant as yet determine the best sequence of doing things. I even have a book on how to do things, but that states to complete the masts with lots of the rigging before installing the masts - I dont know, that just seems very difficult to me for some reason.
But I'll manage - just hope I dont snap a mast trying to drill holes in it.
Also added the chains and deadeyes to the channels. It was rather tricky to twist the wire in both ends and end up with the right length, but got the hang of it after a few attempts. Found it easier to start with the small nail-end instead of the end with the deadye (which was how the instructions said to do it). Its not completely straight and perfect, but Im pretty happy with the result.
I haven't yet added the thin strip of wood to cover the channel in the last picture.
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Spiff got a reaction from WackoWolf in HMS Golden Star by Spiff - Mantua - 1:150
Just realized that after all my work on the windows I dont have proper pictures of them installed
So here they are. They arent completely straight and perfect, but Im pretty happy with the result - when viewed from a few feet away they look quite good IMHO.
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Spiff got a reaction from WackoWolf in HMS Golden Star by Spiff - Mantua - 1:150
Shes really starting to look like a ship now - have almost all the deck-fittings on, and think I only need the anchor-holders (whatever they are really called ) before I can varnish!
Made a quick little jig to make even spacing between the 'steps' on the side of the hull.
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Spiff got a reaction from GuntherMT in HMS Golden Star by Spiff - Mantua - 1:150
Just realized that after all my work on the windows I dont have proper pictures of them installed
So here they are. They arent completely straight and perfect, but Im pretty happy with the result - when viewed from a few feet away they look quite good IMHO.
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Spiff got a reaction from GuntherMT in HMS Golden Star by Spiff - Mantua - 1:150
Shes really starting to look like a ship now - have almost all the deck-fittings on, and think I only need the anchor-holders (whatever they are really called ) before I can varnish!
Made a quick little jig to make even spacing between the 'steps' on the side of the hull.
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Spiff got a reaction from Shazmira in 18th Century Longboat by Shaz (Robbyn) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
Wow - congrats on your first finished ship. Im SO lagging behind...
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