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fmodajr

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  1. Hello Michael, Finally able to catch up with your new project here. It will be fun to watch your progress!! Frank
  2. Michael, Echoing everyone else here. Beautiful workmanship! Congrats! Frank
  3. Thanks for all the help Michael and for giving me great ideas from your Reale log! Frank
  4. Michael, good to hear from you!! Yes, I'm sure I'll be in touch with you before making final decisions on my next build. Lol! My wife is complaining that she is running out of room with these big models! My guild is wanting me to bring the model in for the show in February , but it is too tall to fit in my cars! I'll have to find someone with a Suburban to help me out. Wife says my next model needs to be a ship in a bottle. She is going to be disappointed !! thanks, Frank
  5. Bruce, Peter, and Marc (Hubac Historian), Thank you all for your kind thoughts and for taking the time with this log. Appreciated! Frank
  6. thank you Kirill! So my thoughts are to spend the winter months cleaning out my work room before starting my next project. Not sure what that will be yet. I will be doing lots of research. One type of model I haven't attempted yet is some type of clipper ship or a ship that was built during the transition from sail to steam engine and have elements of both. We will see!! thanks, Frank
  7. Thank you Tim! Thanks for taking the time to follow the log and for your thoughts. Let's talk more at the November meeting! Best, Frank
  8. Hello, Thanks to those that visit this log, your likes and comments are appreciated. My model is completed. It took me a while to take the final photos due the the illness and passing of my father in law recently. Anyway here are the final photos, broken into two posts. When I have a chance, I will figure out how to move the log into the Finished category!!
  9. I especially like the look of the slack rigging lines. Very realistic! Frank
  10. Thanks Michael, Yes, the fabric was thin enough, but when adding the transfer paper to both sides, it became too bulky. Wife really disliked the look and she has a good eye for these things. Thanks for stopping by, Frank
  11. Hello, Finished up the small flags on the starboard side of the model. Model is about finished. I fixed the bow cannon that I had knocked out of position, along with fixing the rudder (which I had also knocked out of position earlier in the build.) Next, experimented some with the stern canopy. First I tried removing about 2/3's of the canopy ( had made duplicates) and rolling it up towards the stern. This came out too bulky still and the transfer process made the furling not look natural. Second attempt, suggested to me by friends, was to cut the canopy in half and show only 1/2 of the canopy (from the center line to the edge) and leave the other side open. Still did not look pleasing to the eye, so decided to leave the canopy off and show the stern as is. Started work on making the stands for the model's plaque, using the same cherry wood as the base and case base. Stands before staining and sealing. (Will be placed under the bow area facing both sides). Plaques made by my local trophy shop. Final steps remaining: 1. Finish plaque stands and mount 2. Complete light dusting of all areas 3. Look for any areas needing touch up paint or adjustments 4. Final photos Almost at the end. Thanks, Frank
  12. Hello, Thanks to help from Kirill and Michael, I re-did the lashings to the boat as best as I could. I had trouble working my hands around the boat and snagged the other rigging lines a few times. I installed 2 lashings, but it could have used a 3rd lashing in the middle, as shown in Kirill's photo above, but no way to get this done without ruining things. Just too tight at this stage of the build. Rigged the single block (to the right) to a hook and a double block to the left as suggested. Attached the opposite end of the double block to the eyelets that were already installed onto the davit posts. As suggested by Michael above, I was able to secure the hooks of the single blocks to the eyelet that is used for the metal bar. Finally tied the block and tackle to the back end of the wood davits. Not my best work, but it will have to do. Continuing on with the small flag assemblies, Attached the painted wood crowns to the poles. After attaching the flags to the poles and trying to give the flags some kind of wavy shape, the heights of the poles were adjusted and mounted onto port side of ship Now onto the small flags on the starboard side. Thanks again for stopping by, Frank
  13. Lol! Finally something that looks just as good as your model! Good looking dog, Congrats!! Frank
  14. Hello Michael and Kirill, Thank you both for your similar ideas. I just finished staining some single and double blocks and will rig them to see if I can hook the single blocks to the metal rings on the inside (as Michael suggested) and have The pulley system on the inside portion of the boat. I'll let you know how I make out! Working on finishing up the small flags now, but will try to re-rig the boat before attaching the flags. thanks again for your suggestions!! Frank
  15. Michael and Kirill, Investigating Michael's thoughts above, I looked at the boat. From this photo of the back side, you can see that the eyelet is near the top. So, the block pulley system would have to sit on top of the boat. I am not comfortable trying to drill and add a lower eyelet at this stage. (trying to get my hands and a small drill device thru from the other side is risky) A line with a hook would work here. This next photo is from the outside side of the boat. A block and tackle system could fit on this side, but would it look funny? Realistic? Before I start disassembling anything, do you have any thoughts? Thanks Frank
  16. Thanks Michael, I think I follow everything you detailed. So the end result would be two lines angled over the boat similar to Gerard's rigging, but angled with blocks on the backside. correct? I will investigate if I can get to the backside (working around the rigging lines of the ship and other obstructions) and place some blocks without ruining things. Thanks for your input!! Frank
  17. Hello Kirill, Thank you for the information. Appreciated. So the problem I would have is that my davits are angled. Take a look at Gerard's plan for the Fleur De Lis. He shows 2 sets of holding lines, one near the bow and one near the rear. Similar to your example above (See my green arrows) His davit plan for the model shows straight top to bottom. The davits on the Reale are angled (See red Lines) I could eliminate the cross lines and do the lines like Gerard's plans, but they would be angled, because the davits are angled. Also, there is no place to tie down a line in the center of the boat (as shown in your photo above) because there are rowers seats and rowers underneath. I hope this makes sense. Lol! Let me know your thoughts. (I have to be careful if I redo anything at this point because the oars are in and there is little room to work around) Thanks, Frank
  18. Hello, Finished up the oars on the other side. Less drama on this side. Just had to re-position 2 rope coils. One less oar on this side due to the cooking area. I have 4 extra oars left over that I'll keep and hope that I will never have to use. Lol! only if disaster strikes. My hands keep seeming to get in the way. Next step is to finish all the little flags attached to the railings. Cut the brass posts a little extra long for now and sprayed on a protective coating that will hopefully negate any future tarnishing of the brass. The flags were made earlier in the build using the same transfer process posted on my earlier posts. Just had to cut out of the pattern. Wanting to put a small cap on the flag posts, I cut some tiny walnut slivers out of a round piece of stock I had. Drilled a tiny hole in each to accept the brass rod. Started to paint them the ships red. Will finish up and mount these flags. Thanks for all the comments and for stopping by! Frank
  19. Lol Tim!!! Too funny. Yes, wife is stressed. Just spent $1,500 on an extra wide table top to hold the width of the model case! Oh well! Kirill has been a great help with his wealth of knowledge. I've seen his posts on other logs that I follow and he has offered some great suggestions! If I am able to make the boat lashings better I certainly will. Lol! Very close to being done. Haven't figured out yet how to get it transported. My SUV doesn't have the height. Probably will need a Suburban style SUV Thanks Tim! Frank
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