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  1. hexnut
    sorry for clogging up your notification window with all the "likes", but I couldn't help it. This looks REALLY good.
  2. hexnut
    Cornelia Soule?
  3. hexnut
    Correct, Joe. I knew that would be too easy...
  4. hexnut
    Sorry, Lextin. You guys will will probably guess this in seconds, anyway...
  5. hexnut
    H.M.S. Tamar?
  6. hexnut
    Looking really nice! The cabin gets even smaller once the centerboard trunk is in place, but it will still fit a scale bunk. (Chappelle has it located on the starboard side in a Friendship sloop drawing, with a small stove portside.) Some of these craft were planked on the inside of the ribs as well, so if there is a concern about visible detail in the cabin and cockpit, some sheets of thin scribed basswood or even paper with plank lines drawn on would add "authentic" detail... I love what you have done with the hull shape.
  7. hexnut
    I look forward to seeing this. After all of your other magnificent builds, you should be able to do this with your eyes closed. Also since this was sort of the Maine coastal boat builder's "warm-up" before making the Friendships, almost everything that you did on your sloop model will apply. Dee_Dee, Pete 48 and myself spent a fair bit of time researching and bashing this little guy, 2 things sort of stood out: 1: Although the skeg-type stern is very modeler-friendly, the quarters of this boat are shaped and planked much more like the Friendships. 2: The cockpit floor is way too high in the position Midwest has it, it should be much deeper. I did a 3-d cad model of the hull, and I've saved all of my frame profiles as well as a line plan scaled up to 1/24th from the Chapelle book, if you have any interest...
  8. hexnut
    A short time indeed. The Ostfriesland, for example was state of the art when commissioned in 1911, but obsolete just 10 years later in 1921 when destroyed by aerial bombs by the nascent US Army Air Corps. Of note also though, is that it could be argued that the surrender was made possible as much by the sailors mutinies at Wilhelmshaven and Kiel, by personnel that had certainly proved their worth at the battle of Jutland, but did not see any point in fighting anymore...
  9. hexnut
    About the right size, probably the brass one will have a bit more power and low-end torque... :P
  10. hexnut
    Cool. That's what I work in myself, although I usually use keyshot for rendering over the last couple of years. Did you use Poser for the figures, or did you model them yourself with meshes? The beads on the plating look really nice. did you model them, or do them with a bump map?
  11. hexnut
    Looks nice, what software are you using for modeling and rendering ?
  12. hexnut
    What Scott said about the Dragon kit, Flyhawk makes a really nice photoetch set for it.
  13. hexnut
    Thanks!--found an air chamber reference--page 1217 of "Power and the Engineer" from 1910: http://books.google.com/books?id=oMU6AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1217&lpg=PA1217&dq=gasolene+launch+engine+water+hammering&source=bl&ots=76kaSZu2U0&sig=bLQQ_trmY5EsZkZ4N_XUdxSRiak&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0SRZVOfjOvPfsAT60ILwDg&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=gasolene%20launch%20engine%20water%20hammering&f=true
  14. hexnut
    Looking absolutely beautiful, and the decision to go w/ jump spark and buzz coil should make it (relatively ) straight forward. Are you going to use Macor for the plug insulators? One question: The bronze sphere on the 1:1 engine just aft of the block--is that a vacuum accumulator?
  15. hexnut
    Sometimes a magician reveals all of his tricks--and it's still magic! This was really inspiring to watch, Thanks!
  16. hexnut
    I love the little Buffalo in the 1:1. Will you be trying for a close replica or lean toward function? (make and break vs. jump spark or glow plug, for example...)
  17. hexnut
    Voltigeur can be loosely translated to "jumper". This refers to Napoleon's elite light infantry skirmishers, who originally were supposed to jump onto the back of a cavalry horse and ride behind the cavalryman to the "trouble spot". "Les compagnies de voltigeurs de l'infanterie de ligne ont été crées en 1805. En théorie, le voltigeur est un soldat capable de sauter en croupe d'un cavalier afin d'augmenter sa mobilité." Then they would jump off and fight on foot. The transportation method didn't prove to be practical, but the Voltigeurs saw much action, notably in the Iberian peninsula fighting against British light infantry and rifle companies. They did have distinctive uniforms that might make an interesting figurehead...
  18. hexnut
    This build continues to be more than amazing. I zoomed in as much as I could on the scene where the crew are eating, but I did not see any biscuit weevils on the table. Did I miss something? (Maybe they are just underway and the hardtack is still fresh, or so long at sea that they are eating them as protein...)
  19. hexnut
    Really nice work! I don't know if you already have all the info that you need on baggywrinkle, but here are a couple of more links: http://www.schoonerman.com/sailingterms/baggywrinkle.htm https://www.flickr.com/photos/mathersteve/8590317899/ http://writeonthewater.com/?p=10633
  20. hexnut
    Man, it is great to see you back. When I first started hanging out on this site, your builds were an inspiration-- I'm happy to see the trend continuing...
  21. hexnut
    Thank you, that was fun! For additional interest, I saw the ad for "A.J. Fisher model ship fittings". They are still around! (looks like they carry some nice items, too.) Should we tell them that their ad from 1932 is still working?
  22. hexnut
    Peg is getting an exquisite set of jewelry. Very nice brass work.
  23. hexnut
    It might be easier to fabricate it by soldering small square stock to sheet, using the edge of a steel square for rib spacing, make it wider than you need and cut it to width. Also, if you want much easier fabrication and a material that will still look good once painted, you can glue together small styrene strips, just like the brass above. I don't know if you have a local source for "evergreen" or an equivalent company that makes small styrene stock for architectural models and model railroads, but it would be an easy alternative, or maybe even a way to make a quick experimental prototype or two before making the brass part...
  24. hexnut
    I'm afraid the AC72 is still just a pile of electrons. (very early stage CAD) Things at work have been going ballistic and I've been distracted by old Fisherman's Cup racing schooners... Watching you guys finish cool models is a great spectator sport, though!
  25. hexnut
    great model, amazing underwater video.

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