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Hope all my suggestions arent making decision making more difficult. As an analytical chemist its my nature to ask why or what if. Plus Since I one day plan to build a SF I constantly have ideas bouncing around in my head. The brass nail and black strakes I'm stealing for when I get around to the SF though . I never have really liked the stark white (is it boxwood or holly) of the rail spindles on the SF's. But thats just me. Gold, hum. I wonder what gold leaf would look like. I got a small sizing pen and 6 small gold leaf sheets at hobby lobby last week for under $9 which I plan on using for gold leafing the name on the transom of one build. Black and gold is a great color combo, maybe not historic but sometimes I'm more into what I like then historic. I'd say Adrieke, is right on the using a dowel to repair the breakage. That extra reinforcement is much stronger then a PVA or CA butt jointing, if you have a big enough piece to drill and dowel or pin that is.
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WOW a DSotM concert. NICE! I really like the matte tung oil. I refinished my old kitchen cabinets with tung oil. Of course rubbing in that Tung oil and polishing/rubbing it out is much easier on a cabinet door then of small areas of ships. I'd think a Qtip cotton swab would work for tight spots though. Looking forward to seeing the finish on this one. The wider rubbing strakes just give in a different character then the usual thinner ones. Are they of different wood or is that from the camera picture. Do you have any plans to finish them differently. I really like the darkened strakes Robbyn did on her SF, although using tung oil should give your build a lighter over all finish.
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Wow, you miss a few days and just look at all the work finished. Nice job on the side margins and scarph joint, which is almost invisible. I finally fit the last plank on the starboard hull last night on the Swift and I dont even know how long it took (now 6 more planks on the port). I seem to get lost in the sanding and fitting and then Tammy gets up from bed and I'm Like "what? its morning?" Nice work, I can't wait to see more of this beautifully lined schooner.
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Hello Kevin Just finished reading through your Build log and I have to say - how can one go wrong with Wabbits and F1. The workshop is as much a part of the build as the ship or tools, love your showing the details of setting it all up. I also like how you give times, Id be afraid to count the time. Does one include the amount of time staring into space and thinking while scratching your head? I think I have more of those minutes then actual build time. Nice job of your Victory (the ship and finishing the shop before Easter), Looking forward to seeing her grow.
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Hello Gil I read through your log last night and didnt comment as I just didnt know what to say. Your work is just fantastic. The detail is so perfect that sometimes I'm not sure if your photographing your build of sneaking in pictures of the real deal. The Mast/Yard and rigging detail is great and I have a hard time believing you get that perfect finish from water base paints. This place and the builds never cease to amaze me. One thing I wanted to comment on is the scale of your ratlines. It seems that the ratlines to shroud size is almost always too close to the same size, probably due to the material provided by the kits. Your ratlines are just amazing in there proportions, but then all your rigging is amazing to me. As a new person to this hobby I really appreciate the build logs of such great models, it give me a goal to aspire to. As well as a tutorial to always reach greater heights. Thanks for reviving this one, I'm glad your son was able to retrieve the pictures. Give him our thanks.
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Guns look good, I like the flint locks. So are these working cannons? Details make such a difference. I was also wondering about the brass ends, but there's something about it I like. I was wondering how if they provided 10mm stock you were supposed to get 10mm inner measurements for the gun ports? even with the correct overlap 9 mm is all that you could have gotten unless you have some method for curving/folding space.
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Its looking good and lots of additional work done, Insetting the doors again helped with the realism. ...and WOW, you can manage to get 2 sticks per 4 hours, takes me twice that long. Also Kudos to Tim for the gun port rescue. Its funny, when me a Tam were dating (1982) her pug ate a diamond necklace I had bought her. They (her and her sister) did go exploring and found it 2 days later. IIRC I think they boiled it and soaked it in alcohol before she wore it again. The crazy things those lovable K9's do, but I couldnt live with out mine. Looking at that back stern balcony shot makes me wonder what it would look like with the balconey deck black and the spindles the boat colour.... Sorry cant help imagining. I really like the contrasts you've chosen. Oh by the way you may have stated and I missed it, what did you pin the strakes/wales with? they look like brass nails but can't tell. Anyway I really like that contrast it really makes that strake look great.
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Im with Harv, if I was attempting that scale you'd have to lock up the guns and keep shape objects away from me. 2 months, HA 2 years would not be enough for me. I admire those that have the patience for these ultra-small scale models.
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Sarah you need another ship on your list - that's what #23 now? Wouldnt it be easier to make a list of whats you dont want to build rebek, I bought the last black walnuts we had, I love the taste but I wont pick them out for them. Black Walnut skin if used when green to make a tincture is a natural antibiotic also.
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Looks good Wayne.
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Nice little build Rebecca, another stain you migh be interested in is black walnut skins. I have a tree in the backayrd and they stain your hands easily. I've heard off making a tincture (soak in everclear) with them as stain. Vanilla, now that's an interesting idea.
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found online at Tower hobbies, wonder what shipping would be? http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0001P?I=LXL499&P=8
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Thanks Randy, Yea it makes me sick to look at an early '70's ticket and see $3.50. No less then 3, Excellent! Lucky you. which tours? I would of loved the see the '77 in the flesh (animals) tour, but was to young at the time. I'll have to check around for one of those irons, if it worked like that on the SF's single plank magogany, its a miracle (Ha, Waters ref). I had first ordered a SF (lucky it was out of stock) but the single plank scared me for a first attempt. I'm glad I went with the small first projects, but if one small tool makes the SF easier to hull then maybe I need to put here back in the budget, which ATM seems to be going more towards tools and wood. I'm hoping to fit the last plank on the starboard of the Swift tonight (4 left on the larboard, ugh). I'm actually starting to get the hang of the shaping, spiling and beveling though. so are you going with a gloss or matte Tung oil? I love the way tung oil brings out the colour and graining of wood. Any colour you like (sorry, cant help myself) Thanks for including the model #, i'm sure I can fine one some where.
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Hello Mobbsie I was looking at your gun port boxs and was thinking it may be the construction layout. Dont no if you beveled the edges to 45 degrees before gluing or over lapped. staggering the overlap would make the inner hole square where not wood give the rectangle. I tried to put it in a picture in paint to illustrate, dont know if this is clear or had anything to do with the problem, just was thinking. She's gonna be a beaut', What a beast of a ship.
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Sweet pictures Bummer, I love looking at all that wreck salvage stuff. I was looking at Wasa stuff yesterday. YIPPE, good to see Admiral Oyl, signed the requistion purchase orders for deadeyes Let the rigging commense!
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That also may be causing the trick my eyes are seeing, the lower mounting of the rudder in your build. I love seeing the differing way this build can be approached, It helps me decide so when I get to building my kit. I also like the way DeeDee rudder shaft/spindle is mounted below and above which to me looks more real, due to the strenghtening. Although I dont really know if any of that will show once its all closed up. but then thats the great and sad part of this hobby, All the inner detail, that no one ever see's, except log readers. But the builders know.
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here's a used book seller that has the Chapelles for as low as $19.60 US. http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?browse=0&keyword=American+Small+Sailing+Craft%3A+Their+Design%2C+Development+and+Construction+%5B&mtype=B&hs.x=0&hs.y=0 @Dee Dee the point i'm making is if you look at hexnut vs yousr from the last bulkhead to the transom and follow the keel strip and the deck line. His look more parallel where yours appears to narrow towards the stern. Of course this may be due to the picture angle variations. I thought it might be due to the inner structural difference in the rudder/stern post assembles. It could also be the illusion that the outer strake on his build has in tricking my not so good eyes also, on your build that strake is not on yet. Hope I'm using the correct terminology. I like your use of the nautical terms, it forces me to learn what everything's called. I have ZERO prior knowledge of sailing or sail boats and am loving lerning the new info and lingo.
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Hello again Randy BTW what is the brand on that iron? I'd like to try and find one and I cant quite make out the label in the picture. Thanks
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beautiful planking job. you made it look easy. I really like the iron and at $20 thats a steal. I also like the shorter plank effect. the mixture of the grain patterns really make her look good. Glad you now can mock that box of jewlery back HA, take that you box of future ship fittings. I'm a pack rat also and love using thing for something they were never intended. The Hula hoop I fixed the washing machine with and my ex garage door and frame made grape arbor come to mind. Looking forward to watching this one grow. I love the SF's shape, but decided to cut my teeth on smaller stuff, but then I'm not an ex-cabinet maker. She on my future list though.
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here's the forum article on the clamps http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/611-easy-planking-clamps/ better pic's them mine
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Its me again Mario, After posting about the carpenters chest I read Blighs log. I figured it would be 84 pages of BORING, but it was quite interesting. Thats was one disciplined man and an amazing navigator. Oh one other thing. You stated that you used magic water for the bounty launch. What did you use on the Dinghy? on that diorama the water looks transparent. I'm still amazed at that tool chest, its interesting how the carpenters chest actually saves them as its the only water tight place to store the bread.
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I just did a google on Magic water and I see its a train hobby Item. We have a great local private owned shop, I'll check there and see if they have it first. I like trading local if I can. I was looking at bushes and trees the other day, seems alot of train hobby minatures can be adapted for dioramas. If you dont mind having your brain picked, I'd thinking about doing the peterboro on a river bed diorama (we like to camp on currect river in MO) I was wanting to do a stream side camp. What do you use to glue the ground down, ie sand and rock. The little grasses/reeds make the waters edge look great. And in the bounty launch what is the white playdoh looking stuff you texture the shore with? Also the Peterboro canoe is 15" long, about how large of a plank should I use for the base, I want enough shore to have a campfire and camping supplies out as if camp was being set up. thanks for any advice
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Another beautiful build. Your attention to detail is inspiring to me. I love your substitutions of wood, which to me make the finished project so much more then the kit ever was. Thanks for bringing this log back. Your lobster smack build FORCED me to purchase that kit as did your Dinghy. Your not on the midwest payroll are you?? You really made me understand the joy of the smaller kits and just how much you can do without the huge investment of $$'s or time that the bigger kits require. and also how great they are for learning the hobby. Thanks for your very detailed tutorials. They are greatly appreciated, resizing photos drives me nuts and you take the time to add notes and labels. Just Amazing! Well I've always had a deep respect, and I mean that most sincerely. The build is just fantastic, that is really what I think. Oh by the way, which one's Pink?... opps my Pink Floyd is slipping again.. Have a cigar Mario.
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Moving along pretty fast compared with my snail pace. The warp in the mast just makes it look like its in a strong wind. I know what you mean though, I had one of my small dowel fall in 1/2 in my hand. What can you expect for the actient kit, I guess. The Ogee gives her a forecastle look, I like it. So are you going to put sails on her? I'm assuming like mine your didnt come with sails. I think the new kit has sails. I got some some thin white handkerchiefs for 99 cents that I think should work for sail at hobby lobby.
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Seeings how your part of the reason I purchased this kit, thought I should say Thanks for providing the details. I love the bashing your doing and the rudder looks great. I notice both the midwest and Chapelle drawings have the tiller extend farther and higher then yours. They are also thinner. Doesn't matter because I find yours more aesthetically pleasing. I was just comparing the structural differences between your rudder and mounting compared to the picture hexnut posted on the first page. I'm assuming his is OEM (kit). Looks like you've done quite a bit of structural work, more then just rudder and tiller. it may be the angle of the 2 pictures but your stern appear to have more upward sweep, which I like and appears closer to the Chapelle drawings also. Great job... and by the way I'm taking notes for my build.
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