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Kevin got a reaction from PeterB010 in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
not progressed much at all since the last update, lol i dont think im confused so much now,
the main mast is supported by stays, but very few is any show any ratlines,
the instructions do say that the shrouds can be adapted to enable the mast to be removed for transportation purposes, so from that i presume from that no one went to the trouble, even though the superstructure is removable
mine will have ratlines, again the instructions call out for wire to make them, is this right?
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Kevin got a reaction from PeterB010 in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
Good morning everyone
apart from the handling ropes the life boats are finished,
i put everything in place according to the plans, and secured in position, however the forward drum reels are set to far aft to be of use, it looked tight even on the plans, after looking at other builds and seeing the same issue they got moved about 1cm to make them more usable, i may have to move the after hatches now as they might not have enough room
the middle picture drum reels are in place according to the plans, but in reality are to far aft to be of use
reels after being moved, dont quite know what to do about the stain damage on the wood
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Kevin got a reaction from PeterB010 in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
Good evening everyone from a very damp Somerset
take two on the life boats,
i wasnt happy with the grab ropes, so i redid them, where i had originally threaded the ropes through the hull i filled them with eyelets,
wasnt happy with this
i drilled out the holes to remove the black thread, which had been secured with C/A
used 1mm thread with a grime wash
MK1 and MK2
need to tone down the weathering a bit, or use a different wash, i am still playing around with the covers
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Kevin got a reaction from PeterB010 in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
Good morning everyone
thank you for comments, messages and likes
i have finished on of the pair,
im not 100% sure about the black hand hold
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Kevin got a reaction from PeterB010 in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
Good morning everyone
Thank you for the likes and comments
after letting the paint dry overnight, i then masked around the boat to get a cutting line
after trimming the cover fell away from the hull and allowed me to remove the bands and cling film
i have cut a few tabs from the off cuts to make a few securing positions
next will be to paint it again to cover the cut line and put a different colour on the tabs, then do it all over again on the other boat
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Kevin reacted to Ekis in Medieval Fortified Village by Ekis - 1/87 scratch base kit Aedes Ars
Ok, the final implantation will be this one.
The streets are narrow and logical, the buildings are tightly packed together as they were then, the constructions use the existing walls to lean on.
There will be some small annex buildings to be done in the end, but overall, it seems coherent to me.
I give up the difference in level, too complicated to manage!
The wall will surround the whole, with the exception of the back of the cloister, protected by the steep and inaccessible slopes.
The whole respects the separation into 3 parts of the village.
So, let's go for the next part...
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Kevin got a reaction from PeterB010 in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
i had a light bulb moment, but it dont work
i stripped back some wire, and twisted the strands, but unless i make new adjustable turnbuckles, i am unable to get a decent tension, so it is try again
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Kevin got a reaction from schooner in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
Good morning everyone
apart from the handling ropes the life boats are finished,
i put everything in place according to the plans, and secured in position, however the forward drum reels are set to far aft to be of use, it looked tight even on the plans, after looking at other builds and seeing the same issue they got moved about 1cm to make them more usable, i may have to move the after hatches now as they might not have enough room
the middle picture drum reels are in place according to the plans, but in reality are to far aft to be of use
reels after being moved, dont quite know what to do about the stain damage on the wood
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Kevin got a reaction from kees de mol in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
not progressed much at all since the last update, lol i dont think im confused so much now,
the main mast is supported by stays, but very few is any show any ratlines,
the instructions do say that the shrouds can be adapted to enable the mast to be removed for transportation purposes, so from that i presume from that no one went to the trouble, even though the superstructure is removable
mine will have ratlines, again the instructions call out for wire to make them, is this right?
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Kevin got a reaction from Baker in Sikorsky CH-53 by mtaylor - FINISHED - Revell - 1:48 - PLASTIC
lovely build, and lots of fantastic off topic tales (or donkey tails) to go with it
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Kevin reacted to Bob Cleek in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
If turnbuckles were used, the stays and shrouds connected to them would certainly be wire cable. The wire cable would be spliced around a solid wire thimble with a hole in the center through which the turnbuckle pin would be fastened. Alternately, the wire cable would have a "poured socket" terminal attached which would match the connection to the turnbuckle. (tongue to fork, pin through hole, etc."
These poured terminals would have the wire cable run through them and the wire cable unlaid (this unlaid end was then called the "broom.") Molten zinc, or modernly, epoxy, was then poured into the terminal and, when hardened, would lock the terminal to the cable.
These sockets are rather easily made to modeling scale from short lengths of copper tubing filed to shape at the terminal end and filed to a taper at the "neck." These scale terminals can be fastened to the cable the same way the real ones are. Just run the cable through the center of the terminal, unlay a bit of the end of the cable and then pull that down into the socket, and fill the socket with a bit of silver solder, CA adhesive, or epoxy.
Types of patent poured socket terminals:
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Kevin reacted to Jim Lad in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
Kevin, many more modern small ships used wooden slats for the ratlines (if they had any at all). They were simply lashed to the centre two shrouds.
John
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Kevin reacted to popeye the sailor in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
you can.........not sure when the change occurred, but most if not all steel hulled vessels had steel cables for the shrouds and back stays. the turn buckles your using replaced the dead eyes that would have made up the early shroud adjustment lanyards. you would have to research the vessel more to find out what was used. on these vessels, the ratlines are usually a single rung using two shroud lines.......the rest are back stays. your life boat assembly looks awesome........love the way you rigged them up
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Kevin got a reaction from FriedClams in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
not progressed much at all since the last update, lol i dont think im confused so much now,
the main mast is supported by stays, but very few is any show any ratlines,
the instructions do say that the shrouds can be adapted to enable the mast to be removed for transportation purposes, so from that i presume from that no one went to the trouble, even though the superstructure is removable
mine will have ratlines, again the instructions call out for wire to make them, is this right?
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Kevin got a reaction from mtaylor in Sikorsky CH-53 by mtaylor - FINISHED - Revell - 1:48 - PLASTIC
lovely build, and lots of fantastic off topic tales (or donkey tails) to go with it
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Kevin got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
not progressed much at all since the last update, lol i dont think im confused so much now,
the main mast is supported by stays, but very few is any show any ratlines,
the instructions do say that the shrouds can be adapted to enable the mast to be removed for transportation purposes, so from that i presume from that no one went to the trouble, even though the superstructure is removable
mine will have ratlines, again the instructions call out for wire to make them, is this right?
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Kevin got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Sikorsky CH-53 by mtaylor - FINISHED - Revell - 1:48 - PLASTIC
lovely build, and lots of fantastic off topic tales (or donkey tails) to go with it
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Kevin got a reaction from Canute in Sikorsky CH-53 by mtaylor - FINISHED - Revell - 1:48 - PLASTIC
lovely build, and lots of fantastic off topic tales (or donkey tails) to go with it
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Kevin got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
not progressed much at all since the last update, lol i dont think im confused so much now,
the main mast is supported by stays, but very few is any show any ratlines,
the instructions do say that the shrouds can be adapted to enable the mast to be removed for transportation purposes, so from that i presume from that no one went to the trouble, even though the superstructure is removable
mine will have ratlines, again the instructions call out for wire to make them, is this right?
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Kevin got a reaction from popeye the sailor in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
Thank you Nils
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Kevin got a reaction from FriedClams in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
Good morning everyone
apart from the handling ropes the life boats are finished,
i put everything in place according to the plans, and secured in position, however the forward drum reels are set to far aft to be of use, it looked tight even on the plans, after looking at other builds and seeing the same issue they got moved about 1cm to make them more usable, i may have to move the after hatches now as they might not have enough room
the middle picture drum reels are in place according to the plans, but in reality are to far aft to be of use
reels after being moved, dont quite know what to do about the stain damage on the wood
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Kevin got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Sikorsky CH-53 by mtaylor - FINISHED - Revell - 1:48 - PLASTIC
lovely build, and lots of fantastic off topic tales (or donkey tails) to go with it
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Kevin got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Medieval Fortified Village by Ekis - 1/87 scratch base kit Aedes Ars
if someone told me tomorrow, no more ship building ever, then this is what i would love to do
lovely project
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Kevin got a reaction from lmagna in Medieval Fortified Village by Ekis - 1/87 scratch base kit Aedes Ars
if someone told me tomorrow, no more ship building ever, then this is what i would love to do
lovely project
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Kevin got a reaction from mtaylor in Medieval Fortified Village by Ekis - 1/87 scratch base kit Aedes Ars
if someone told me tomorrow, no more ship building ever, then this is what i would love to do
lovely project
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