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hello David According to my understanding deadeyes pair as in the diagram, sorry for my poor paint diagram. Singles holes go up on top and down on bottom. Or at least thats how I understand it. This prevents twisting, of course there is a certain way to thread it ( I believe that is called reeving) also which I think is on my blueprints for my build. Someone with more knowledge please correct me if I'm wrong. here a link also http://books.google.com/books?id=T0YF0TUlE2wC&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42&dq=deadeye+reeving&source=bl&ots=vyyqNSzF80&sig=k4SGMSz1mjnBXdxovYA-sf3MGcI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qDtrUePcC4nl4APp6YG4Bg&ved=0CFsQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=deadeye%20reeving&f=false
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Thanks Kevin, I guess the problem is that the Victory is so danged Tall that any picture of her the shows the complete height is to far back to trace lines. Nice big detailed pic, although you can't see where they go you can see they aren't part of the lower shroud, you can see they aren't hitched either. Wow, my new fact for the day. Thanks for the picture that answers something I've wondered about, but never seen discuss. I also found this on the carving from the Vicky's Timber into the Vicky. 17 years, just amazing. http://www.contemporarysculptor.com/victory-model.htm
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Just doing some Victory searching and found this. Everyones probably seen it before but if not it's one amazing piece of artistry. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1320476/Sculptor-spends-17-years-carving-replica-HMS-Victory--using-wood-real-thing.html What's even more amazing to me is that its carved from original timber - Oak. As I understand it, oak is one of the hardest woods to carve due to the grain, which makes me question... I've always read that the OLD English oak was FAR superior to American oak due to its slow growth and tight grain. I wonder if this made the carving possible or at least easier or if the wood was treated in any way. So much to ponder. I also ponder what percentage of the old girl is still original. How many refits and restorations have occurred and how much has been replaced in her 200+ years. As I'll never build a Victory as I just dont have that kind of dedication in me anymore, I still find her history so fascinating. Other then "the Anatomy of a ship" book which is pricey is there another good read on her history? Thanks for the patience with my lack of knowing and for maybe asking questions that have been over asked. Luckily and sadly, I can plead ignorance due to the MSW1 meltdown. So much information reduced to electrons, MSW2 is a true testament to the dedication of staff and builders in this hobby.
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Thanks Grant, Ive often wondered. They say it's best to keep quiet and let other believe you ignorant rather then open your mouth and remove all doubt. I guess I don't care if people know I'm ignorant, as I'm new to all this I should be ignorant. I've never been afraid to show my ignorance, otherwise how do you learn. After all, ignorance is just a lack of knowledge. Stupidity is something again all together different. I find it amazing the wealth of knowledge I have drawn from the collective MSW since my first log in back in Nov 2012.
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Now we know what formed that CAVE
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A riverboat with cannon? I can see that. There's a place close to where we live, Cave In Rock and its a huge river cave that was used by river pirates. One can never be too careful. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave-In-Rock,_Illinois
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Nice work on the quarter galleries. I like that last pic where you can see the checkered floors from the rear with her opened.
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WOW, nice big work space Adrieke. You should be able to build 4 or 5 with that space. Like the old ad for Jello, there always room for jello.... There's always room for 1 more ship....
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Yea a picture Ive always wondered why they placed guns amongest shrouds, guess they slowly learn what to do and not to do with time. On some ships the lower deck is mixed in close to the chain's also. I guess the logic was more guns, forget the rigging. Wonder if any ship ever took its own rigging out? Nice job Sjors
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Looks Marvelous, that picture with you holding pin drill really shows off the side paint job. The sheen on those black wales is perfect, along with the deadeyes. but like always I have questions, Why are smaller deadeye always incorporated in the channel. I've always wondered as I've seen that done in many different kind of ships and never found a reason while researching. Again just curious. Great Work Kevin
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HUM, military demolitions.......
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Now your talking. In an ACS (American Chemical Society) survey of chemists, 60% admitted that blowing stuff up was one of the reasons they were lead to chemistry as a profession. I'd have been in that group.... I was a bit of a fire bug also...... I only set 2 fields on fire and 1 was an accident, honest you can trust me....
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I need to dig my set out and reread them, its been over a decade. I just recently reread all of Nivens Ring World set and am planning on rereading Hamiltons Nights Dawn Trilogy. Maybe I should see if there audio books for that, the 3 books were over 3500 pages and I can't hold a book and build ships. Now thats great science fiction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night's_Dawn_Trilogy I'd also love to reread the 2001 set, 3001 was my favorite, and Clarkes Rama series.....uh-oh i'm rambling again
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Yea that the order Popeye
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I really love the colours of your "A quiet anchorage". Sunset painting are one of my favorites. I can almost smell the ocean....
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and Sarah may beat both of them. IIRC she's started ratlines on her HL, maybe that canoe building helps relieve ratline hitch-itis.
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I just relooked over your log, to evaluate your use of styrene and on my previous post I guess I didn't pay attention to the fact that this is a 1:76 kit. I'm even more astounded with the details of the masts and their components then on my previous look. One often forgets to look at the scale before evaluating. Such detail at such scales is a definite mark of a true artist. Looking forward to seeing those masts rise and standing ringging go on.
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Hello Steve It must suck having to wait on putting Conny together but at least this way you get 4 built, Nice job on these little buggers. I agree with you on the MS long boat project. its a great bunch of builds. I went with the MS Pinnace kit as its 1:24 vs the long boats 1:48 ratio, as larger scale is easier for me. For a 1:76 scale your work is Excellent. I love working on the small boats, but the 1:76 scale is almost too small for me and I am always amazed by those that can achieve such perfection at such small scales. Can't wait the see the Conny going together. 5 or 6 windows, 5 would be easier, but I'm thinking scale. Geoff, I hate to say this as an ex-plastic car model fan, but I hate the idea of plastics on wooden kits. Then you have to show off your perfect little set of 4 boats ands show me I'm wrong again. Oh well, Live and learn. I'm astounded at the quality of work and the real effect done with styrene. You may have converted me. I'll be checking out your log next. (Hum IL, were neighbours).
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There's the order, Adams is a master of sarcasm and pun, It's like monty python in space, great fun reading. 1 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2 The Restaurant at the End of the Universe 3 Life, the Universe and Everything 4 So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish 5 Mostly Harmless
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Ah here's the quote - Popeye you'd better make sure the twins have towels... as your clearly a buildeer to be reckoned with... "A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value - you can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapours; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a mini raft down the slow heavy river Moth; wet it for use in hand-to- hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or to avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (a mindboggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you - daft as a bush, but very ravenous); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough. More importantly, a towel has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag (strag: non-hitch hiker) discovers that a hitch hiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, face flannel, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet weather gear, space suit etc., etc. Furthermore, the strag will then happily lend the hitch hiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitch hiker might accidentally have "lost". What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with."
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Dont forget the Towel though Cap'n'Bob. By the way, Towel day is next month - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day of course I'm sure everyone celebrated Pi day last month. I use to have students bring pie for extra credit and I'd supply the ice cream. One of my students' gram'ma's made the best blueberry pie, always my favorite. and in Oct there was always mole day cupcakes. One must always find any excuse to celebrate
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Looks Good Aaron Somehow I lost his log. It must of moved to the bottom of the list while life got in the way, don't you hate when that happens. I guess when I didn't see your build log linked, I was thinking I remembered it from pre-MSW2 meltdown. Anyway glad I found it again. I'm glad I took your advise on Lee Valley and the cherry veneer. Glad you got a bit of time to build also, I know for me its a release valve, way cheaper and more efffective then a therapist.
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Nice job with the walnut. Planking looks good. I just love the swoop in the tail of this boat its so dang sleek. Can't wait to see the other side. I wonder how that walnut would tung oil. It usually darkens quite a bit and brings out the grain. My Swift came with walnut second planking and I'm saving it and will be using cherry for the lower hull and I think ramin for the outer bulwarks, So are you going to continue with the walnut up top. The live wells look walnut. Walnut cabin roof and cockpit seating would look good against the light upper decking.Any way you go its gonna be a beauty.
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Just a tidbit of PF trivia. Douglas Adams named the Division Bell. He and Gilmour were friends. IIRC Gilmour paid for the name with a charity donation in Adams name.. Great set of books, I love my Sci-Fi.
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