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  Registered Member #2957 Joined: Wed Jun 13 2012, 05:43amPosts: 1012 | Ok Gene I'm convinced you have to be related to Superman because you can get so much done so perfectly and never fail to impress me. One question though, how often do you have to remake failed parts? I myself fail often and sometimes I make new, other times I just bury my mistakes. | ||
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| Gary M |
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| Registered Member #4198 Joined: Tue May 07 2013, 10:50pmPosts: 902 | I love the details and narrative. Beautifully done, Gene! G | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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 Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1776 | Thanks Jim and Gary. Jim, You only see the finished products. Sometimes, I can't seem to get it right, no matter what I do. For example, that kettle in the fireplace is my fifth attempt. The first four were scrapped. The fireplace itself was restarted a second time. A few barrels were scrapped. So sure, I think everybody messes up every once in a while. I only post the final products. Like everybody else, I also have a scrap box full of past mistakes. Gene | ||
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Arthur  Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 3035 | Very nice Gene; lots of interesting details. | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1776 | Thanks, Arthur. Gene | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1776 | Around 40-50 cannonballs appear on the bow and midship deck, either on racks or in boxes. These are wooden balls painted acrylic black. The bar shot is also made from wood on a lathe, with the center post being a thin bamboo dowel. The mast partner is a 3/8” x 5/8” piece of wood that extend all the way across the deck and is installed just below the caprail. It contains a semi-circular cutout into which the mast rests. Knees are nailed to the mast partner and to the side planking. The mast is tied to the mast partner with a piece of copper (painted black to represent wrought iron) that contains two twists where it meets the mast partner and then extends slightly over its edge. It is permanently installed with CA glue. The rudder pendant secures the rudder to the pintles and gudgeons. Tie a stopper knot in a piece of thin rope, and then thread it through a hole in the rudder from the port side, then pass it under the lower gudgeon, and finally belay it to the cleat on the top of the caprail on the starboard side. This completes all the items on the decks. We are now ready to begin masting and rigging.      | ||
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| bensid54 |
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| Registered Member #2957 Joined: Wed Jun 13 2012, 05:43amPosts: 1012 | Love this build, one of my favourites. | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1776 | Except for rigging attached directly to sails, the standing and running rigging have been completed. I chose to use black rope for the standing rigging and ecru rope for the running rigging. There are 8 different sizes of rope employed, and all was made on a ropewalk from DMC cotton thread that was beeswaxed before created the rope. The complex awning structure that surrounds more than half of the boat is the next project. Finally, sails and rigging will be finished.      | ||
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| Arthur Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 3035 | Very nice as usual Gene. Thinking back, I can't remember a previous model of yours with a significant amount of rigging, at least for quite a while.. | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1776 | Arthur, You're correct. In recent years, I haven't built many models with rigging. I like doing it, but it never looks as good as it should to me. Gene | ||
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