Shamrock
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Shamrock got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Some historical photos
From the Royal celebration - King Oscar II 25 years on the throne.
Outside Grand Hotel and a general picture from the Stockholm stream
Oscar - a small freighter that my great grandfather used in Göta kanal to ship bobins for spinning machines to Gothenburg
Some guys in Copenhagen who are ignorant about the use of razors.
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Shamrock got a reaction from mtaylor in Loose ends!
Hi
decided to more businesslike coils than the Flemish type. This is how it looks.
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Shamrock reacted to The Sailor in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
Thank you very much for all your nice comments and hitting the „Like“ Button.
Hi henryjames, I‘m looking forward to seeing your build log.
Hi Row, first of all you are a lucky man been aboard of Endeavour. Well, it‘s an odd hull form and - believe me - not everything looks perfect. But overall I‘m happy with the result and in doubt I can paint the whole hull.
Hi klimi, I‘m building her as the Endeavour of 1934.
Erik, the part straight above the rudder was indeed tricky to plank. As you can see on the photo, this part is moulded using wood filler.
Fortunately the vaneer stripes are very easy to bend.
Finally the last two photos:
The planked stern...
and the evidence...
...that the slot is still open!
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Shamrock got a reaction from robin b in Some historical photos
From the Royal celebration - King Oscar II 25 years on the throne.
Outside Grand Hotel and a general picture from the Stockholm stream
Oscar - a small freighter that my great grandfather used in Göta kanal to ship bobins for spinning machines to Gothenburg
Some guys in Copenhagen who are ignorant about the use of razors.
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Shamrock got a reaction from mtaylor in Some historical photos
From the Royal celebration - King Oscar II 25 years on the throne.
Outside Grand Hotel and a general picture from the Stockholm stream
Oscar - a small freighter that my great grandfather used in Göta kanal to ship bobins for spinning machines to Gothenburg
Some guys in Copenhagen who are ignorant about the use of razors.
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Shamrock reacted to amateur in Is this a real ship? "Kiel restaurant"
http://www.holtenau-info.de/history/eroeffnungsfeier-1895.htm
So in fact, it is nothing more than a (quite pompous) restaurant.
(but hey, its German )
Jan
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Shamrock got a reaction from WackoWolf in Is this a real ship? "Kiel restaurant"
Thank you for "die Erklärung" - pity it is long gone - would have been nice to see it when passing through Kiel.
Shamrock
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Shamrock got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in Is this a real ship? "Kiel restaurant"
This picture from 1895 bears the note "Kiel restaurant" - to me it looks like a real ship (except for the entrances)......... or is it a fakebuílt restaurant posing as a ship?
At the same time the next picture was taken "Inauguration of the Kiel channel"
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Shamrock got a reaction from trippwj in Erato - homeport Särö
Maybe someone is interested in a few old photos taken by my great grandfather. All of them are taken around 1880-1900
Can not add them in the running text since there seems to be some problems with Windows 8.1 / IE11 on this site.
1 Erato - owned by my great grandfather and used for pleasure and also in his business - he exported wooden bobins for spinning machines used in the British textile industry.
2 Erato in Travemûnde
3 4 5 Marstrand harbour on the Swedish west coast. Marstrand is known for being icefree almost any winter and also because king Oscar II used to spend part of the summer there. The Swedish gentry used to follow behind.
6 Marstrand - I think it is the Royal Yacht that you can see in the background
Got a couple of pictures outside of these - e.g. ships crew - if anyone is interested
Shamrock
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Shamrock got a reaction from ccoyle in Erato - homeport Särö
Maybe someone is interested in a few old photos taken by my great grandfather. All of them are taken around 1880-1900
Can not add them in the running text since there seems to be some problems with Windows 8.1 / IE11 on this site.
1 Erato - owned by my great grandfather and used for pleasure and also in his business - he exported wooden bobins for spinning machines used in the British textile industry.
2 Erato in Travemûnde
3 4 5 Marstrand harbour on the Swedish west coast. Marstrand is known for being icefree almost any winter and also because king Oscar II used to spend part of the summer there. The Swedish gentry used to follow behind.
6 Marstrand - I think it is the Royal Yacht that you can see in the background
Got a couple of pictures outside of these - e.g. ships crew - if anyone is interested
Shamrock
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Shamrock got a reaction from egkb in HMC Sherbourne 1763 by tkay11 - FINISHED – Caldercraft – Scale 1:64 - A Novice’s Build
Hi
thank you for a very complete answer. I feel more relaxed now and will - as you suggest - "see every part as a single model", will certainly make one think before acting wich is what I need to do.
I do not have any photos from the Shamrock build since I started and finished it about 7-8 years ago - long before I found this site. So it is only sails that I am finishing right now, but I will add some photos of the model when I have completed it.
Once again - thanks a lot
Shamrock (name stolen from the model)
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Shamrock got a reaction from tkay11 in HMC Sherbourne 1763 by tkay11 - FINISHED – Caldercraft – Scale 1:64 - A Novice’s Build
Hi
thank you for a very complete answer. I feel more relaxed now and will - as you suggest - "see every part as a single model", will certainly make one think before acting wich is what I need to do.
I do not have any photos from the Shamrock build since I started and finished it about 7-8 years ago - long before I found this site. So it is only sails that I am finishing right now, but I will add some photos of the model when I have completed it.
Once again - thanks a lot
Shamrock (name stolen from the model)
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Shamrock reacted to jre8655 in Bluenose by jre8655 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:100
I began the rigging process yesterday. I began by lashing the Main and Fore Sails to their respective booms and gaffs. The instructions and plans show the Main and Fore Sails lashed to the gaffs, but are secured to the booms only at the corners. Looking at the photos of the actual Bluenose it shows that these sails were lashed along the entire boom.
I decided to lash my sails to the booms and gaffs, but opted for a running stitch. Using a Tapestry Needle gave me enough of an eye in the needle to use 0.25mm rigging line. The running stitch also allowed me to adjust the tension on the lashing for a uniform appearance.
I used the same running stitch for the Fore Sail.
Because I already had the Mast Hoops in place I used a method described by Dave Borgens back in August. His method uses a simple cow hitch to secure the line on the Mast Hoop then running these lines through the sail to secure it to the Mast Hoop.
Couldn’t wait to see how the Main Sail looked on the model.
Now it’s just a matter of securing the appropriate rigging lines to the other sails.
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Shamrock got a reaction from Elmer Cornish in OGALLALA by molasses - FINISHED - 1/96 scale - BOTTLE - Prairie Schooner
Good day to you
There has actually been built a fullscale windwagon by som guys here in Sweden. They had a background as volunteers in building the ship "Göteborg" and found some information about a design by Thomas Smith, who built the original in 1853.
When ready they used the wagon named "Astrakan" and sailed through the Nevada desert to the film festíval "Burning man" 2012
Look in youtube - search "windwagon"
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Shamrock got a reaction from coxswain in OGALLALA by molasses - FINISHED - 1/96 scale - BOTTLE - Prairie Schooner
Good day to you
There has actually been built a fullscale windwagon by som guys here in Sweden. They had a background as volunteers in building the ship "Göteborg" and found some information about a design by Thomas Smith, who built the original in 1853.
When ready they used the wagon named "Astrakan" and sailed through the Nevada desert to the film festíval "Burning man" 2012
Look in youtube - search "windwagon"
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