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winston   Registered Member #1 Joined: Sat Jun 13 2009, 02:08pmPosts: 2555 | Hi Gene, By all means, if you'd like to conduct the course on this site as well I certainly have no problems with that idea. When you're ready to start let me know and I'll set up a forum for it. | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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 Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | Winston, Thank you. The practicum is scheduled to start the first week of January. I'll send you details within the next month or so. Gene | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | I have started to plank the exterior of the Bellona. Unfortunately, Lavery does not provide very good diagrams of the gold decorations that encircle the top third of the ship. The best diagram is actually the picture on the cover, which leaves much to be desired. Pictures on the internet to not provide sufficient details either. Anyway, I used Iridescent Gold acrylic paint, transferring it from its tube into a fabric-painting bottle with a very fine spigot. This made the decorations stand out slightly from the planking.   | ||
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| 6pkrunner |
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  Registered Member #1305 Joined: Thu Dec 02 2010, 12:49amPosts: 36 | Certainly looks terrific to me Gene. I was always amazed at the intricate paint these ships wore. | ||
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| SteveM |
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  Registered Member #1764 Joined: Thu Sep 08 2011, 03:12amPosts: 206 | Looks great Gene. | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | Thanks, Steve. And welcome aboard. Are you building a model at present? If so, we'd love to see a few photos. Tell us a little about yourself. Gene | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | The port side of the ship has been completed. I still have the starboard side to go, plus the bow and stern.  | ||
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| BobK |
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  Registered Member #1657 Joined: Mon Jun 20 2011, 12:33amPosts: 16 | Gene, this is just an amazing effort, and the details of your framing are incredible. I've looked back at your build log and I have one question if you don't mind a late one. I'd appreciate a brief explanation of how you went about making and fitting your cant frames in the bow. That seems to me to be one of the most intricate of tasks even on a full-sized vessel, and your look superbly done. There is some very careful craftsmanship evident in your model and I'm interested in how you made and fitted some of these parts. Did you scarph pieces together as you went, or are your cant frames one piece? Did you have to hew them in place, and how much use were power tools in that particular area? Was it necessary to work both sides of the model at the same time to frame the bow, left for right and so forth, or did you build the bow one half at a time? Outstanding techniques and truly incredible craftsmanship Gene. I hope you have plans for a suitable display case...?? | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | Bob, Wow! You've asked enough questions to fill a book. First of all, let me refer you to a brief article I wrote that's located here: http://www.modelshipwrightsdatabase.com/Articles/ScratchBuildingaModelShip.pdf This will answer most of your questions briefly. I've set the page at how to loft cant frames; however, the whole document is worth reading. Do you have a copy of my "Eagle" practicum that appeared on the old Navy Board Models site? Your questions are also answered in detail there. Some time at a future date, Winston will be posting that practicum on this site, so watch for it if you don't have it now. All frames, including cant frames, are scarphed and joined precisely like they were on the real ship. Yes, cant frames must be made in pairs, one side and then the opposite, if you want perfect symmetry. Some ships also contain hawse timbers, which are also scarphed and joined similarly. Of course, you must learn how to accurately draw your own cant frames and hawse timbers before you can build them. This process is also described in my practicums. No, I've never placed a model in a display case. I sell every model I build, with a buyer's option if they want me to build a case. When they hear a price, they always back off from the case because they're generally too expensive. By the way, if you stick around and join the "Victorine" build that I'll be starting about the first of the year, which was announced on this site about a week ago, you'll definitely have all your questions answered. There are several cant frames on that vessel, and I expect to explain how to draw them as well as how to build them. Gene [ Edited Sat Sep 24 2011, 12:05pm ] | ||
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| BobK |
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| Registered Member #1657 Joined: Mon Jun 20 2011, 12:33amPosts: 16 | Gene, Thanks for the link and the comments. I saved that .pdf file and will print it for my reference notebook later today. I do not have the Eagle practicum but I will go looking for it today. Thanks for the steer, and I look forward to your Victorine build. Your framing pictures on this one are very instructive and I'll be glad to watch over your shoulder as you build from scratch next year... As for me, the only scratch project I have on the books next year is my new shop.... Cheers! | ||
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