Stockholm tar #91 Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) Dirk, Brilliant, and up to your usual exacting standards, I see. The pins look much better. Edited February 4, 2014 by Stockholm tar 1 egkb reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubz #92 Posted February 4, 2014 Thanks a lot for your likes and comments. Glad you like my babies Another Update This time with some - I'm pretty sure - allready missed macros Made the crank handle for the windlass. The stanchion for the entry ladder. I used some small brass tube, Dafis eyebolts and some micro washer. All soldered together in pure harmony ... ähm ... A small detail for the iron bowsprit retaining fit (not sure if this is "correct" .. but ... pfffff ) Cheers, Dirk 12 olliechristo, rafine, Stockholm tar and 9 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dfell #93 Posted February 4, 2014 So clear photograph showing such clean and precise work. A joy to look at . 1 Dubz reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hollander-jan #94 Posted February 5, 2014 Dirk it is in one word "amazing" a question comes up in my mind is there an end to all that detail? I love it do not understand me wrong. Just eye candy! cheers, Jan 1 Dubz reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stockholm tar #95 Posted February 5, 2014 Dirk, Good really close-up photography – I almost banged my head on that post on the bowsprit bitts! I like the retaining pin on the fid, nice touch. 2 olliechristo and Dubz reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregor #96 Posted February 5, 2014 Oh, yes, Dirk - just when I thought it couldn't get any more detailed ... the pin says it all. Congrats, Gregor (speechless) 2 olliechristo and Dubz reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gahm #97 Posted February 5, 2014 Fantastic detail! I love it! Thomas 1 Dubz reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubz #98 Posted February 5, 2014 Thanks for supporting me with all you likes and nice comments @Jan: One fun part for me is to try out what level of detail is possible and how accurate can I work so that things look nice in macroview ... it's a lot about redoing and/or finding different ways to do things and in this way learning new techniques ... while building there is so many to discover, materials, tools, best practise and else ... I'm pretty sure in this scale rigging will be a love and hate relationship ... so damn small for so many potential details .... Anyway some first rope work ... haha ... damn small knots cheers, Dirk 11 Fam, GuntherMT, Leo-zd and 8 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
md1400cs #99 Posted February 5, 2014 Stunning craftsmanship. Wonderful treat following along. Michael 1 Dubz reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Siegfried #100 Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) Hello Dirk, Thank you for sharing your progress. She is looking sensational! A real inspiration. Unfortunately I have no time right now to go ahead with my builds :-( Cheers, Daniel. Edited February 6, 2014 by Siegfried 1 Dubz reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubz #101 Posted February 8, 2014 Gun Rigging Part 1: It was quite a difficult decision what diameter to take for the breeching rope. It's kinda visual compromise with 0.63mm, a bit to thick at the breech but ok for the rest imo, especially in a non closeup view. I used the variant showed in the AOTS Alert book ... but ... haha ... no idea how this should work Next will be a lot of 0.1mm tackles near the ring ... hmpf ... cheers, Dirk 7 Gahm, Fam, egkb and 4 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stockholm tar #102 Posted February 8, 2014 Dirk, You're guns look good, and the breech rope looks just the job. Is that Chuck's rope you are using? They look way better than mine, which are certainly under scale – but too late now! 1 Dubz reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubz #103 Posted February 8, 2014 Thanks Kester, good to get your opinion as I felt a bit unsure. The rope is not Chucks (sorry mate ) it's from Alex M: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1768-self-made-rigging-line-for-kit-models/ cheers, Dirk 1 Stockholm tar reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZyXuz #104 Posted February 8, 2014 brilliant work as always! great job! 1 Dubz reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mirabell61 #105 Posted February 8, 2014 Well done Dirk ! Nils 1 Dubz reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egkb #106 Posted February 8, 2014 Thanks for the link to Alex M, that is indeed some nice rope ! Outstanding work as usual Dirk. Eamonn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubz #107 Posted February 8, 2014 Thanks guys Gun Rigging Part 2: Made the small tackles and then glued all guns on deck, yeah A little picture howto: glue the small rope with CA Wrap around the rope After 5 rounds some more CA to fix it then a little cut The result: cheers, Dirk 16 JMaitri, Fam, aliluke and 13 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Y #108 Posted February 9, 2014 incredible! Cant imagine how ugly my model will look like with that zoom 1 Dubz reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgbot #109 Posted February 9, 2014 Very nice and neat. Are you going to put all of thr rigging on or use the leave as is convention? Great looking model. David B 1 Dubz reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
md1400cs #110 Posted February 10, 2014 Beautiful work !! Michael 1 Dubz reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Timmo #111 Posted February 10, 2014 Top work Dirk. Really appreciating the how-to sections. 1 Dubz reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcpwilk #112 Posted February 10, 2014 The rope work is very impressive, however the breech ropes should pass through the rings on the sides of the truck without deviation (http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g186298-i74262215-Portsmouth_Hampshire_England.html). The second any of the guns as modelled recoiled, the rings would be torn out of their mountings. Happy (and frustrated) modelling, Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubz #113 Posted February 10, 2014 Mike, thanks for your comment. The rope is exactly as described in AOTS Alert, yes it is unusual, but it makes sense somehow. These are small guns, the Sherbourne ones with 3 pounds even smaller than the Alerts with 6. Tbh I don't think that there is any real power in the recoil cheers, Dirk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stockholm tar #114 Posted February 10, 2014 Dirk, Only a query about the rope's 'point of manufacture', but this certainly looks good too! That's a good way of seizing the breech rope. I have an idea that the loop around the cascable had a seizing as well, but I may be mistaken. 1 Dubz reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubz #115 Posted February 10, 2014 I have an idea that the loop around the cascable had a seizing as well, but I may be mistaken. I thought about that aswell. In the book there is no sizing shown and after doing some tests with a bottle and some rope I can say in principle it seems not to be neccessary. Only - visual - problem is that the cascable of the barrels are too big, not really in scale. Anyway ... Dirk 1 Stockholm tar reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubz #116 Posted February 10, 2014 Gun Rigging Part 3 The gun tackles. I used Chuck's 2mm single blocks and Dafi's smallest hooks, single just because I only have singles and I don't think for a 3 pounder doubles are needed. As a compromise I made no dedicated eye (is this the correct word for?) for the hook mainly because of the limited length, ever 0.1mm counts. It's a pretty short distance. I have 32 tackles to made, 31 to go .. hmpf ... I also like to present my birthday present Tablesaw built by Alex M. cheers, Dirk 15 mtaylor, dgbot, Fam and 12 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marsares #117 Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) I also like to present my birthday present Tablesaw built by Alex M. cheers, Dirk Not jealous.... ... OK, I am! Furthermore... with a Proxxon rotary, Proxxon and Mill and a bespoke table saw, I assume next build will be scratch? ;-) Edited February 10, 2014 by Marsares 3 egkb, Archi and yvesvidal reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gahm #118 Posted February 11, 2014 Your gun work is excellent! Can't wait to get there myself. Unfortunately I am still trying to find the time to tackle the head rail. And there are more enticing tasks to building the Syren than this one Thomas 2 Dubz and WackoWolf reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubz #119 Posted February 22, 2014 It's been a little while, quite busy with jobs atm. What has happen ... First I did some modifications to my workshop, I built another shelf and bought a new, bigger worktop to have more space for tools and stuff. I also bought me a nice little tool I now need to learn to use, an old Unimat 3 Lathe One of the next things I need to solve is the light situation, thats still not optimal for working. After all I found some time to work on the Sherbourne too, yeah I redid the breeching rope. And finally finished the windlass with some microgear I bought. As soon I get the new, a bit smaller hooks made by Dafi (!!! go go go !!!) I'll go back to rigging the guns. cheers, Dirk 20 cristikc, BETAQDAVE, egkb and 17 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egkb #120 Posted February 22, 2014 Cool little building den.. sooo clean, mine still looks like an explosion in a timber yard ! will have to address that this week sometime as it is getting to the point where I'm spending more time looking for stuff than actually doing stuff :mellow: All The Best Dirk Eamonn BTW Sherbourne looks amazing too, almost goes without saying.. 1 Dubz reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
