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alde
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Thank you Lawrence. You’ll be there before you know it. You are build a larger and much more complex ship and doing a great job of it at that. Along with learning how to carve the decorations I’m making my treenails. I know you were trying to decide on a material to use for them. I decided on bamboo for two reasons. I want them to be very subtle as they would not really even show at this scale. Second I couldn’t draw any other wood through the Byrnes draw plate without constant breaking. Once I got the hang of the bamboo it went easy. -
Thanks Mark. I’m taking a break from working on the hull right now and am playing with the carvings. Just practicing right now on scrap wood but it’s going ok.
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It's looking pretty good Lou. I know just what you mean about the edge bending. There must be some trick that we haven't figured out yet.
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Looking great Mike. That's going to be a real beauty.
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HMS ANSON 1781 by albert - 1/48 - 64 guns
alde replied to albert's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Beautiful work Albert. Are you using a milling machine or chisel for the joinery work? -
I'm looking forward to seeing an update. Hey, don't get lost in the haze when you go outside. I usually work with my garage door open to enjoy the fresh air and natural light but not lately. I guess we clear up in a couple of days. I can't wait.
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Thanks Lou, What amazes me is how light it is. It almost feels like a balsa airplane model.
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She’s free. It was pretty stressful thinking the whole thing would collapse but Bob is right. The hull is pretty darn sturdy with no internal structure. It didn’t flex out of shape at all.
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I'm glad to see an update. She's looking great. I really love the way the wood came out. It's looks perfectly weathered and authentic.
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HMS ANSON 1781 by albert - 1/48 - 64 guns
alde replied to albert's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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It's an amazing tool. I got everything but the tilting table and use the heck out of it. It's so nice to have it there when you need it to mill those few strips or notch out a beam with precision or whatever you need. You can always get any of the accessories as you need them but the extended fence and miter extension are a must along with a couple of slitting blades. The sliding table is a real gem too.
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That's just amazing work. Why do you prefer pearwood?
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HMS ANSON 1781 by albert - 1/48 - 64 guns
alde replied to albert's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
If your Naiad is any indication this build will be fantastic. -
Much better now. My workmanship is still not as clean as I would like but all in all I'm happy with it. It all counts toward learning and getting better.
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15' Dinghy by Bedford - FINISHED - 1:1 scale
alde replied to Bedford's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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I bought a 4 foot by 18 inch roll of Swiss Pear veneer a while back hoping to use it to plank small boats. it looks like it would be perfect for that.
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Thanks Elijah, I’m always apprehensive about redoing things but it always turns out better. I already know the next build will go easier from the lessons here.
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I think so Mark. This way all the trim and everything should line up much better. Now I need to get that one more piece of molding with a little plank between them then it's time to lay out the windows. That should go pretty smooth. After that I'm going to start on carving. The resin parts supplied with the kit are junk. It will all be a learning experience so it will be slow going. Hahn has some pretty good guidance in his book.
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I think I may have solved my problem. The stern was a bit too high according to the plans. The aftermost stern plank went too far back if that makes sense. I trimmed that plank forward and sanded the stern to blend it. This gives me more room for the molding and stern decoration. These pictures can probably describe it better than I can with words. I still may go with the blue. I think it will look pretty nice a d be just a bit different than all the other Halifax models.
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Lou, I think the blue is winning out. I like the look and it’s not out of place for a ship like this. Once the trim pieces are on it would be too hard to plank the area over. I think it will look pretty nice.
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Lou, I was tossing around the idea of the blue paint for a while. On the other hand double planking would be a great solution. Once I do the paint I'm stuck with it but some of the models I've seen with blue trim look great. I have to make my decision soon.
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This is kinda what I had in mind but just the blue.
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I was thinking of making that thin strip above the top molding strip a nice blue like I see on some of the builds of ships of this era like on some of the Swan class. Then the color on the stern would fit.
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Mark, You can see under the hole a bit of the pear wood showing through.
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First I want to say how glad I am that I removed the old planking. The new is far from perfect but way better. I'm still working on the stern which has had its own issues. I think I finally got it figured out after 3 times. I was hoping for an opinion from you guys though. After so many do overs the planking on the stern has gotten thin. I really don't want to rip it out and start over. Would it be appropriate to paint the stern planks and if so what would be an acceptable color? When I look at my pictures ompaired to some other builds I realize what a wood butcher I am. It's getting better though.
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