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I missed this post when you made it, Mike. I'm glad I found it!
Beautiful powered boats and crane - and the usual most welcome historical image. Don |
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30 – Cranes
Good Morning and Happy Memorial Day to those celebrating here in the U.S.
The ship’s boats are finished, so the crew needs cranes to launch them. Connecticut was equipped with a pair of 15-ton cranes. I measure the tip of the crane arm about 37 feet above the shelter deck. The photos take the process through assembly to installation. The interior frame of the crane arms was made from card. All the other parts, including rigging, were made from paper. The “Navsource” image gives us a decent view of the port side crane. Kind Regards, Mike |
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Beautiful work Mike well designed and carefully built
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regards Glen |
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Formidable cranes!
Excellent juxtaposition of the model and the historical image. Don |
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Just found and read through the entire thread. Wow, such a masterpiece! It is a joy to behold, and incredibly depressing to think how far my skills need to grow to accomplish even a fraction of this.
Absolute stunning work -chris |
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Damned fine work.
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Delightful, and inspiring! Greg |
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31 – Masts
Thank you gentlemen for the words of encouragement.
Unfortunately, I did not get as much work done this past weekend as I had hoped. So I will fill in this update with a description of the method used to create and install the paper rigging. Strands/ribbons of 28lb paper are cut as thin as practical (image 220) using a metal ruler as a straight edge. A new xacto blade helps. Then the paper strands are mounted on a cardboard frame with the help of two-sided tape. Testors flat black is applied. As you can see (image 221) the pieces of rigging remain rigid and mostly straight after being cut loose from the frame. Then they can be glued to the mast (image 222) using very tiny amounts of glue. White glue shrinks, so if too much glue is used, it can bend the rigging as it dries. The final image shows the progress to date. It is a lengthy but worthwhile process. Kind Regards, Mike |
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It looks terrific, Mike. I am impressed with your methodology of making rigging and railing from paper!
Don |
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Thanks Don. The strands of paper are the same as used to make the handrails.
After some practice cutting thin strips of paper, you have some useful material. |
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