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Beef Wellington got a reaction from mort stoll in HMS Agamemnon by Henke - Caldercraft - 1:64
Very nice Henke, your Agamemnon has a very authentic look to it.
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Beef Wellington reacted to chris watton in Taper of the keel, stem, knee of the head and stern post
I did add this on Indy, but really it's only for those who really know what they're doing, and added for completion's sake. But Jim is correct, for those 99.9% of those building from kits, this is no big issue -a and for those 0.01% that want to, can by all means add the taper, ensuring that it does now mess up the figurehead slot.
ETA - Added a pic from my Amati Victory manual I did a decade ago, showing the taper to the rudder designing into the copper PE - so adding taper is by no means a new thing.
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from DaveBaxt in Taper of the keel, stem, knee of the head and stern post
Good question Allan. James is probably spot on that for many kit makers it would be an unnecessary complication and would not be a big deal for most modelers, so it is understandably omitted. What is a little more surprising is that some of the more complex (i.e. expensive) POF kits (e.g. CAF Grenado, Bellona) do not seem to account for this in what would otherwise seem to be very comprehensive and well laid out kits. Its a small detail, but one that makes for a more pleasing model.
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from yvesvidal in Grecian 1812 by James H - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - protype build of US Baltimore Clipper Privateer Schooner
This looks like a great kit coming together! Question maybe for Chris, I see the carronade beds that will be provided look to have a molded wheel arrangement vs the flat PE wheel arrangement that is currently available. Will these be available to buy separate from the kit? They look so much better.
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Beef Wellington reacted to chris watton in Chris Watton and Vanguard Models news and updates Volume 2
OK, Grecian is now fully complete and available for pre order:
The Baltimore privateer schooner Grecian 1812 – VANGUARD MODELS
I also have some extras for the Grecian kit, pearwood blocks:
Grecian Pearwood Block Set – VANGUARD MODELS
US Flag:
Grecian flag for US service – VANGUARD MODELS
PE copper plate set (to replace copper tape that is standard in the kit)
Grecian Copper Plates set – VANGUARD MODELS
And finally, a Grecian paint set:
Grecian paint set – VANGUARD MODELS
A big thank you to Jim for the superb build, pics and text for the manual!
I have attached a pic of the box label. Like the actual model, the box is long and sleek..
Now, I continue to work on Trial Cutter, the 14th kit. Next week, I will receive a truly massive shipment from Italy of photo etched sheets for almost all of my range (Fifie. Zulu, Sphinx, Duchess, Grecian etc.) plus my Trial Cutter sample sheets, so I can continue with this model.
Also included is a new set of Speedy PE. This kit will be out of stock (I think we have one left) until I have completed a little re design and updated the plans and manual, which I shall do once the Trial Cutter is complete.
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Beef Wellington reacted to allanyed in Taper of the keel, stem, knee of the head and stern post
Other than the kits designed by Chuck Passaro, do any other kits address the large amount of tapering of the subject parts? This seems to be very basic design criteria as the dimensions are detailed on the various scantlings sources including the Establishments, Steel, et al. and are significant. For example the stem tapers about 30% from top to bottom at the keel and the knee of head tapers more than a very noticeable 50% fore and aft from where it meets the stem to the place for the figurehead. Why is this shaping not done on the parts in other kits, or, at least described in the instructions so the builder can do it themselves if it is a cost factor?
Allan
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Beef Wellington reacted to James H in Taper of the keel, stem, knee of the head and stern post
To be bluntly honest, I don't really think most kit builders would really care about stuff like this.
Maybe as 'some' modellers progress down a more serious route, would they contemplate details such as tapering of those areas.
I would think that most kit modellers wouldn't want to progress down that route and are happy to build very respectable finished projects without the sort of things that only a purist would look at.
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from Mr Whippy in HMS Agamemnon by Henke - Caldercraft - 1:64
Very nice Henke, your Agamemnon has a very authentic look to it.
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Beef Wellington reacted to Henke in HMS Agamemnon by Henke - Caldercraft - 1:64
Last week I started with the lower foremast.This week the foremast was painted yellow. I added the bibbs (instruction call them bibbs but I have seen the spelling bibs at MSW) and glued together lower mast top and gun wales. Cross and trestle trees are glued together and painted. All dry fitted for the photo. I have also done the woolding but not the banding.
Best regards
Henrik
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from DaveBaxt in Decorative trim/rail
Thats exactly how I made the scrolls Dave, I tried to include the detail of how these were made in my log. It was something that scared me off for a bit, but of course once you get going, it tends to come together after thinking things through. I have not tried scraping profiles in the supplied walnut, but I suspect the grain may be too big. Pear or boxwood is very close grained and ideal for this type of finish.
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Beef Wellington reacted to ccoyle in Grecian 1812 by James H - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - protype build of US Baltimore Clipper Privateer Schooner
What a great finish, James! And I agree with Chuck that this lovely kit should be a big hit, especially with those of us Yanks who have been clamoring for American subjects from VM.
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Beef Wellington reacted to Rustyj in HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Blue Ensign - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 scale
Hi B.E.
Another thing I found out using pear is that to the eye pieces looked similar when untreated. But when a finish such as wipe on poly, like I used, the planks still took on a different appearance. If I were to do it again and were looking for a uniform look I would apply one light coat of finish then compare planks prior to planking.
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from Bob Cleek in Decorative trim/rail
Thats exactly how I made the scrolls Dave, I tried to include the detail of how these were made in my log. It was something that scared me off for a bit, but of course once you get going, it tends to come together after thinking things through. I have not tried scraping profiles in the supplied walnut, but I suspect the grain may be too big. Pear or boxwood is very close grained and ideal for this type of finish.
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from mtaylor in Decorative trim/rail
Thats exactly how I made the scrolls Dave, I tried to include the detail of how these were made in my log. It was something that scared me off for a bit, but of course once you get going, it tends to come together after thinking things through. I have not tried scraping profiles in the supplied walnut, but I suspect the grain may be too big. Pear or boxwood is very close grained and ideal for this type of finish.
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Beef Wellington reacted to Steve20 in HMS Victory Renovation - Outer Planking Removed
The RMG have a model of Cornwallis, which they say was constructed alongside the actual ship by the builder’s son. At 1:16 it’s around 20ft x 13ft x 7ft. Here is a link to it:
https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-66638
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Beef Wellington reacted to Steve20 in HMS Victory Renovation - Outer Planking Removed
Sorry for the error, Jason. Appreciate the correction.
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Beef Wellington reacted to Kevin in HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023
good evening everyone
thank you for comments and likes
day 74-2 you can blame Assassins creed Odyssey, for my lack of progress
the hull went to black as part of the preps for banding, the yellow has had about 5 coats, i will now redo the gunports before adding any more
the cheeks are now fitted, each one is 3 pieces in layers, i went for this colour scheme, as personally i think it looks better
things still need to be touched up
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from Canute in HMS Victory Renovation - Outer Planking Removed
Thats the 'wrong' Foudroyant...it's actually the frigate Trincomalee, which was temporarily named Foudroyant before reverting back to her original name...and of course is now restored and berthed in Hartlepool as a museum ship.
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from Canute in HMS Victory Renovation - Outer Planking Removed
I think you have to be careful here...this seems to be a common mis-perception, especially in the US. It suggests that somehow ships just kept getting built until suddenly...surprise...there were no more trees left. While clearly the construction of ships would reduce the supply of specific timbers that require substantial time to replace, and required significant forest management, the impact of other factors were far more impactful in general (urbanization, increasing arable land etc which had been a factor for centuries before the 'golden age' of sail, and continue to be issues today.
Who chopped down Britain’s ancient forests? | Aeon Essays
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from Steve20 in HMS Victory Renovation - Outer Planking Removed
Thats the 'wrong' Foudroyant...it's actually the frigate Trincomalee, which was temporarily named Foudroyant before reverting back to her original name...and of course is now restored and berthed in Hartlepool as a museum ship.
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Victory Renovation - Outer Planking Removed
Thats the 'wrong' Foudroyant...it's actually the frigate Trincomalee, which was temporarily named Foudroyant before reverting back to her original name...and of course is now restored and berthed in Hartlepool as a museum ship.
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from AJohnson in HMS Victory Renovation - Outer Planking Removed
Thats the 'wrong' Foudroyant...it's actually the frigate Trincomalee, which was temporarily named Foudroyant before reverting back to her original name...and of course is now restored and berthed in Hartlepool as a museum ship.
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Beef Wellington reacted to allanyed in The galley Charles
Mr. Papa
I built a model of her for a client two years ago and did a complete set of drawings based on drawings from RMG, discussions which Richard Endsor, drawings from Mr. Endsor's books and various other books from Goodwin & Lavery, as well as a contemporary contract of a similar ship from 1676. There is short build log here at MSW if you are interested.
https://modelshipworld.com/topic/28125-17th-century-british-galley-friggot-by-allanyed-164/
If you are in need of any or all of my files, please let me know.
Allan
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from SIDEWAYS SAM in HMS Diana 1794 by DaveBaxt - Caldercraft - 1:64
Think photos of the actual items may be clearest. These are of Trincomalee and show them running the full length of the deck. Given that the strakes directly under the beam would not really be seen, there is opportunity for simplification on the model.
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Beef Wellington reacted to alross2 in WYOMING is now on display in the gallery.
WYOMING went into her case yesterday and is now on display in the gallery as you come in the door. She, OREGON, PERRY, and the MORGAN cross section will be going to the New London event this weekend.
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