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Alternatively you could also just do the trimming while the card is still in position and all the waste will remain attached to the template instead of you having to pick it up off the deck.
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And here she is with all of her standing rigging and ratlines.
This is where I am at now. So, onto the sails next. |
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Very cool. I have always thought that she had great lines even though made late in the age of sail....
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Dear Bluenoser:
On the first steps of hull plating did you use card for the jointing strips or paper? Thanks Miles
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Yes. I used cut off scraps from the model.
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Nice job, looks lovely. I'm frightened of the rigging though, especially as a paper model - Will you make paper masts or use wood?
Regards, Alan |
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A beautiful tall ship!
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Even without the spars and sails she looks great! Questions: Did you taper the wooden masts? How did you get the right angle on the masts? (IE, how did you adjust the angle?) Is the Bowsprit also timber? About the 'brackets' fixed to the ships side - I think they're going to be for the running rigging called 'braces' - did you beef them up in any way at all to be strong enough to hold the tension from the braces? |
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Thank you for all the kind comments.
*The masts are tapered. I tapered them by chucking one end into my drill and then running sandpaper up and down the length while spinning to get the desired taper. *The bow sprit is also wood. *The angle of the masts are predetermined when you cut the keel and formers structure that makes up the skeleton in the hull. If you take a close look at the first picture in this thread, you can see that angle. *The ‘brackets’ for the Braces are made of wire. Kit supplied paper ones but there is no way that can support tension. These wire ones are pretty solid. |
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