Caferacer Posted Friday at 07:26 PM Author #31 Posted Friday at 07:26 PM Keith Black 1 Previously: Bluenose (Can't remember the kit), Pilot boat Phantom 1/96, Sultana 1/64, Armed 18th Longboat 1/24, Benjamin Latham 1/48.
JerryTodd Posted Friday at 07:55 PM #32 Posted Friday at 07:55 PM FYI: The miter-cut "flying jib" (jib), where the panels meet at a 90° diagonally across the sail, did not come into use until the late 1860s. There may have been a "miter-band", or reinforcing cloth across the sail over the panels in line with the pull of the sheets, but the sail would have otherwise been cut the same as the "jib" (forestays'l) they show. Keith Black 1 Jerry Todd Click to go to that build log Constellation ~ RC sloop of war c.1856 in 1:36 scale | Macedonian ~ RC British frigate c.1812 in 1:36 scale | Pride of Baltimore ~ RC Baltimore Clipper c.1981 in 1:20 scale Naval Guns 1850s~1870s ~ 3D Modeling & Printing | My Web Site | My Thingiverse stuff
Caferacer Posted 21 hours ago Author #33 Posted 21 hours ago Pictures from the when the America was at the Naval Yard clearly show the large skylight was rectangular panes, not tiny windows as the etched parts have. In fact the skylight from the America is in the Mariner's Museum in Newport News. This is the great thing about this build, so much historical data available. So while the brass guards on the panes might be hard in this scale, I'm at least going to match the 5 pane design, just not sure how yet. Keith Black, ccoyle, Gregory and 1 other 4 Previously: Bluenose (Can't remember the kit), Pilot boat Phantom 1/96, Sultana 1/64, Armed 18th Longboat 1/24, Benjamin Latham 1/48.
Caferacer Posted 17 hours ago Author #34 Posted 17 hours ago Well that worked out in the end. A little more cleanup and after finishing I'll back the windows with parchment paper or something similar. Nirvana, tmj, gsdpic and 2 others 5 Previously: Bluenose (Can't remember the kit), Pilot boat Phantom 1/96, Sultana 1/64, Armed 18th Longboat 1/24, Benjamin Latham 1/48.
Keith Black Posted 16 hours ago #35 Posted 16 hours ago The skylight turned out very nice, great job. if you wanted to give the skylight the look of glass you can cut thin clear plastic from processed food containers. I've done this a number of times and it woks really slick. You have to do all the painting or staining first and once that is done just add a tiny dab of CA on the inside corners, only doing two corners will work to hold the plastic. Just add enough CA so it doesn't smear onto the visible area. Nirvana 1 Current Builds: Sternwheeler from the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
Caferacer Posted 2 hours ago Author #36 Posted 2 hours ago 14 hours ago, Keith Black said: The skylight turned out very nice, great job. if you wanted to give the skylight the look of glass you can cut thin clear plastic from processed food containers. I've done this a number of times and it woks really slick. You have to do all the painting or staining first and once that is done just add a tiny dab of CA on the inside corners, only doing two corners will work to hold the plastic. Just add enough CA so it doesn't smear onto the visible area. Thanks for the tip, I'll try that. Keith Black 1 Previously: Bluenose (Can't remember the kit), Pilot boat Phantom 1/96, Sultana 1/64, Armed 18th Longboat 1/24, Benjamin Latham 1/48.
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