Nirvana
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No laser cut rails! Hand made by my delicate hands........ -
That cross-section is starting itching for me..........
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To get some decent curve to the main rail I used regular clear tape and out it on the plans. Same thing was done transferring markings for eye and bolts going into the rail. From there I traced the outlines and transferred to the strips. Doing both port and starboard at the same time I am somewhat certain of getting the same shape to the parts.
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Beautiful planking. The varnish really highlighted your great job!
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GreatGalleons, Very nice build, seems you are doing a fantastic progress with your build.
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From Pacific Northwest, a warm
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Derek, When I have been airbrushing, Bluenose as my first one, I used acrylic based paint. Doing so, I noticed there is no need of ventilation.
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The Dutch Boeier is certainly an unusual model that I would like to build. I would certain like to see more European style in your inventory. Maybe early 20th century.
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Amalio, how many times do you apply sealant? Your wood is so clean and without any fuzz. Truly like it!
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Floyd, there is a whole bunch of free classes on-line to learn SketchUp and be efficient in it. But for what we are doing go to Sketchucation.com, sign up and you have access to a huge library. Many of us using SketchUp learned it by trying by error. Many (not me) are today professionals in various design fields. SketchUp program cover a huge field other 3d program cannot compete with. Maybe I should set up an on-line class for you
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Jon, This build log of yours is so well done and from another builders perspective it would be a good log to learn from. I like those filler blocks.
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John, I got the mission from another member of ours to create the caronades in 3d from the plans. They are now ready for the first 3d printing trial. The Caldercraft are expensive. And this will be a new area when it comes to modeling. Will share pictures once we are there.
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Or buy the gudgeon kit from Chuck.
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Un-install and try again. Would be my first step.
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This is for sure a side note, but music is my thing as well, had a 1980 9-piece Super Classic back in the early 90's with a Black Beauty from 1972. The cymbals was of the Istanbul brand, sounded so good. Miss that set today. Looked like this, unfortunate not my set.
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John, Looking good. The last picture really intrigued me, with the musical instruments in the back ground. Is that a Fender guitar? And which model of the Ludwig drums is that? I am a drummer myself.
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Floyd, that looks so good. Well done!
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Ron, open up the extension library, there are tons of add-ons for various "curves". As for inspiration here is a yacht done in SketchUp There are a lot of tutorials in this matter, Bing or Google it. I found many doing so.
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Dry fitting parts before gluing is a good thing. This way I can see when adjustments are needed or how attaching parts are to be located on deck. One example is the Samson post together with the bowsprit. This area is a tricky one, several parts going together in various ways. Also I find the space under the main rail at the bowsprit very tight for a final assembled unit to be pushed through. Will look into some other build logs for inspiration of how-to.
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Some light touch ups and then I will put on a protective satin varnish. The surface is sensitive to scratches.
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Painting done! Masking tape off and then removal of the waterline tape. The waterline turned out better than I expected.
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So I did go with scuppers anyway. I created a simple jigg for this purpose as the waist is already there. At least they will be noticeable from the outside. The holes in the wider part are slightly wider than the stanchions. This needle is not being used when doing the holes only to hold the jigg in place for photo session.
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Floyd, I might go for the scuppers anyway, it's not to late to do them. This as the waist looks heavy without them.
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Keith, Isn't the heat gun a great tool? I used it, while planking the Longboat and the Bluenose. Great helper.
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