Sailor1234567890
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And a wider shot of the whold ship. She's looking great at this point. -
It's that bluff, plumb bow that just screams "Laker" to me.
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Phenomenal. This is beautiful craftsmanship at it's finest.
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.07" is "Heavy timbers"? WOW, I thought the 1x1/4" bead and coves I used on my canoe were thin and flimsy. I've never planked a model yet though so I guess I have much to learn. She's going to be a beauty though. That hull is gorgeous.
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That last shot brings back memories of my time in Algomarine.
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Seems time bends meanings and changes definitions. Another complexity to it is that often times a word had a certain meaning somwhere and a different meaning in another geographic area. Not only that but a certain part or action may have a certain name in one place but be called something completely different in another place. Rigs and their differences are an area that this comes up in very often. (Brigantine vs. Hermaphrodite brig comes to mind). The etymology of it all is still interesting to learn about.
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Trying to picture an 8 year old building that and I can't. Maybe a 10 or 12 year old. Are there instructions that say for 8 and up or something? Looks much more detailed than I can envision my 6 year old building in 2 years, or my girlfriend's 7 year old next year even..... It does look like a pretty neat vessel though
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Royal William by derebek - 1/72
Sailor1234567890 replied to derebek's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Incredible carving skills. Any updates? Beautiful work. -
Very nice work. She's really taking shape now.
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Cutty Sark by Nenad
Sailor1234567890 replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
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A well furled sail should be smooth, not creased and wrinkled. The reason for this is that a smooth sail sheds rainwater while creases in it will hold rainwater. This is damaging to the sail. A well furled sail should not be seen from below and abaft the yard in question. As to sails being furled "down and in front" of the yard, this has to do with where the clews are triced up to. Older ships would normally have the clews brought to the bunt of the sail (middle or belly of the sail so middle of the yard, by the mast). More modern ships (roughly the clipper ship era and later) they started to bring the clew up to the end of the yard when furling. This made a difference in how the mass of the sail was seen. An older ship would have a larger bundle of sail cloth to furl in the middle because the clew brought the lower corners of the sail up to the middle of the yard. With the clews furled to the outboard ends of the yard the sail could be furled much neater and give that cleaner appearance. That being said, there were some "radical" designs such as for roller furling topsl's that rolled the sail on a jackyard of sorts or "curtain" style sails that were drawn together at the mast like curtains. These obviously worked completely differently and my previous comments no longer apply. Hope this helps guys. Cheers, Daniel
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Exactly the store I mean. I have heard rumours of another store in town but nobody can tell me where. I guess I should ask at Maritime Hobbies...
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Did you pick that kit up at the hobby shop across the street from the courthouse? I picked up all their 3/32 size blocks just before the holidays. It's the only store in town I think. Unless you know of another one? I have two of those three books and look forward to seeing the build log. Cheers, Daniel
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I would hope to not be the poor unfortunate sailor who took a line off the pin rail and accidentally droped it in the head.
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Anchor cables are chain? Must be an upgrade that nobody knew about. I can't imagine her rudder was even looked at before designing this kit. Her sternchasers are as crooked as the price they are asking for this model. Everything about it is off.
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Ed, "Abaft" is actually nautical speak for "behind" more so than "closer to the stern". As in, the mizzen mast is abaft the mainmast. Be default this will put the mizzen closer to the stern but I don't think that is the intent of the word. Petty nuances I know. A ship is not abaft another ship however, it is (as we all know) astern of her. The admiralty and indeed any sailor of the day (today as well) would refer to this roundup as "Camber". I have not read Steel however it sounds like he is using incorrect terminology and his incorrect terminology is throwing everyone off. Unless I am missunderstanding the use of the term "round up". Round up would mean to anyone in Nelson's navy or today's sailors to come up into the wind. A vessel will round up into the wind before dropping her anchor. I'm a bit of a stickler for terminology as it's so important to us at sea to use the correct terminology for everything. It avoids mistakes and ensures we're all refering to the same thing. Makes things challenging when "floors" are not something you walk on and "ladders" look like staircases. I have seen this a few times and hope this clears things up a bit for many. Love your build as well as this one. Truly you are both masters of your craft, Cheers, Daniel
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Great work. What's next in the build list?
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Awesome.
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Cutty Sark by Nenad
Sailor1234567890 replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
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Any updates? Bettina, do you have a log as well? Trying to find as many LN logs so I can see what I'm getting into and hopefully learn from them all.
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I have no experience in wooden ship modeling however have a pretty good understanding of ship construction and some experience boatbuilding full sized. I think I'm going to lean a bit toward the Lady Nelson for now. Bash her into Witch of Endor.Not that she'd take much to change her since little is known of Hornblower's escape craft aside from 10 guns, some oar ports and a ring bolt for Lt Bush to hold the base of his wooden leg while at the tiller.
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