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| Billbo45 |
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 Registered Member #5826 Joined: Fri Nov 11 2022, 10:19pmPosts: 22 | As a new member, I discovered to my delight the plans for 'The Battle Station' as a free download. I originally intended scratch building something bigger, but reality stepped in! This is a perfect starting point for me and once this is completed, I may well move on to the Granado cross section. Both ideal sizes and easy to display. So here is my build log of my first 'proper' build. A few months ago, I removed some mahogany shelving from a room in my home that needed re-plastering. I kept the wood in case I became useful for something else and now it has. The mahogany is being used for the first parts. I have started with the side framing as these looked to be the most difficult to cut. The shelve pieces are thicker than the width of the side frames but I can sand them thinner once cut to shape. One thing with the drawings is that being in England, my printer uses A4 paper so.... I am presuming all parts in all the pages of drawings are of the same scale. If that is so, then my model will be in 'A4' scale so to speak. The following photo's are where I am so far...        | ||
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| Winston |
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Winston   Registered Member #1 Joined: Sat Jun 13 2009, 02:08pmPosts: 2738 | Looks like you are off to a great start! You can confirm the dimension based on the ruled scale on each page, but I'm pretty confident they are all the same scale unless otherwise noted. | ||
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| Baggywrinkle |
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  Registered Member #5759 Joined: Sat Sep 19 2020, 03:36pmPosts: 833 | Great start. Looks like your 'supervisor' has their eye on your glass of 'good stuff'  cheers Pat [ Edited Sun Nov 20 2022, 10:18pm ] | ||
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| DocBlake |
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 Registered Member #4496 Joined: Wed Oct 01 2014, 05:02pmPosts: 704 | Looks good! | ||
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| Billbo45 |
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| Registered Member #5826 Joined: Fri Nov 11 2022, 10:19pmPosts: 22 | Just over a couple of weeks since I started this project and I have managed the odd evening to progress. I am finding some aspects easy and others a challenge, but I guess that's what learning is all about. It's not precise or perfect but I am happy to have this a s 'A Sampler'. All comments very welcome. PS: Yes, Mabel does sometimes stand up!       | ||
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| DocBlake |
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| Registered Member #4496 Joined: Wed Oct 01 2014, 05:02pmPosts: 704 | Nice job so far. What species of wood is the framing? | ||
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| Billbo45 |
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| Registered Member #5826 Joined: Fri Nov 11 2022, 10:19pmPosts: 22 | Thanks Dave Mahogany of some sort. I removed some old book shelves prior to a replastering of a room and thought I'd recycle. I also have used some MDF there as well. Tree nails are as per the instructions....cocktail sticks! | ||
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| DocBlake |
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| Registered Member #4496 Joined: Wed Oct 01 2014, 05:02pmPosts: 704 | A few years ago, three of us devised a "kit" of this battle statio,. Our logs are over at SOS. If you haven't seen it. here's a link to mine. There may be some helpful tips! https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/17th-century-battle-station-hms-mordaunt-1-32-docblake.2181/ | ||
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| Winston |
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| Winston Registered Member #1 Joined: Sat Jun 13 2009, 02:08pmPosts: 2738 | And a nice looking build it was Doc! | ||
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| Baggywrinkle |
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| Registered Member #5759 Joined: Sat Sep 19 2020, 03:36pmPosts: 833 | Coming along very nicely Bill. The benefits of recycling woods is that it is well weathered and therefore usually very stable. cheers Pat | ||
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