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Post by nemesis on May 12, 2008 12:31:11 GMT 1
Besides, "Size doesn't matter!"...... apparently.
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Post by ph on May 12, 2008 13:18:25 GMT 1
Wow thought it was bigger than that, love the note on the wall in the background. Sure your not a women with a saying like that Sky
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2008 2:21:03 GMT 1
Rofl ph nah, all male here - LoL ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Mike B on May 13, 2008 18:34:24 GMT 1
I am beginning to enjoy the build now. The hull was my baptism by fire. I made many mistakes but I also learnt a helluva lot! Compared to the hull, the superstructure looks as though it will be plain sailing (excuse the pun!). So far, I have found a few errors in the part sizes but was able to rectify them without it showing. A few of the sub-assemblies have to be figured out as the instructions are not very explicit and the occasional part is not shown on the line drawings. I have learnt to curb a tendency of mine to overglue! Paper just needs the slightest coating of glue to form an effective bond. Here is the superstructure taking shape.
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Post by eric on May 13, 2008 21:12:13 GMT 1
That is just amazing.....it is almost impossable to accept it is just made of paper!
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2008 1:33:50 GMT 1
Have to agree with you eric, it is hard to tell. Any ideas on what sort of stand it will have??
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Post by Mike B on May 14, 2008 21:48:31 GMT 1
Any ideas on what sort of stand it will have?? Good question, I am thinking about it at the moment.
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Post by Mike B on May 20, 2008 18:54:31 GMT 1
Here are the masts completed except for the rigging which will be done in the final stages. I have designed the stand to fit onto the internal hull ribs. I will show details when I start to build them.
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Post by poulw on May 20, 2008 23:15:37 GMT 1
Very nice work indeed Mike. And this far with the build in just over a month is just amazing. Hats off to you mate. With that speed, you'll be finished by next month I am sure I am not the only one very interested in seeing how you intend to do the rigging - with lots of pics and explanations please
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Post by Mark on May 20, 2008 23:55:58 GMT 1
Neat masts. Are they rolled paper or a rod of some sort. If you rolled them, could you tell us how you did it. Rolling masts has defeated me up to now !!
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2008 3:01:46 GMT 1
Wow looking very nice there, so when do we see her sailing. LoL ;D
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Post by nemesis on May 21, 2008 12:29:09 GMT 1
Excvellent work, Mike. Yer a pro!
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Post by Mike B on May 21, 2008 22:12:51 GMT 1
Neat masts. Are they rolled paper or a rod of some sort. If you rolled them, could you tell us how you did it. Rolling masts has defeated me up to now !! Hi Mark, the lower half of the masts are card and the upper half are wood. I find that I was successful by rolling the masts like rolling a cigarette. Use a dowel or skewer with a diameter that is much less than the finished mast. Roll it starting with the overlap portion, finishing with the white glue section on top of the roll. Open the tube slightly until the ends are 2-3 mm apart. Apply glue and then fit the overlap over the glued portion. I use tweezers to hold the tube and then use them to clamp the join. I also use quickset PVA. The joint holds after about 10 seconds. The Main mast was in two sections. A sleeve was supplied to cover the join but I reinforced the join by rolling up some card fairly tightly, until it was slightly less than the internal diameter of the two sections of mast. I then squeezed some glue into the two mast sections and fitted the tube inside and let it unroll before the glue started to set. The upper sections of the masts were made from toothpicks and/or dowels/skewers sanded to shape. I also used 1mm brass rod where the shape allowed it. Another tip is, when gluing a structure onto a white outline on the deck, draw a line 2-3mm thick on the inner edge of the white area with your felt tip pen, the same colour as the deck. This will mask any misfit of the part on the deck when it is glued down. Hope this helps.
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Post by Mike B on May 21, 2008 22:18:12 GMT 1
Here is a picture of the searchlights and cranes. The crane jibs were reinforced with some pieces of balsa inserted into the ends and superglue dripped onto the ends to make them rigid. when dry, the ends were sanded to shape.
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Post by Mark on May 22, 2008 4:17:18 GMT 1
Thanks for those roling tips Mike, I'll give it a go soon on my Dreadnought. At least I can print out another set if it all goes pear shaped (or should I say banana shaped, which is what my attempts at masts usually look like !!)
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