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  1. Scratchbuilt from plans in book Schooner Sunset. Bob
    5 points
  2. Last few days I had a chance to get to it. Starboard bulwark installed and primed. I built a tool rest for the mini lathe and a new addition a mini grinder/sander/ jack of all trades. I also scratched out the 5 masts ready to be soldered. The mini grinder was wonderful for this project. I had this old 4.8 volt rechargeable type of Dremel rotary tool from Sears Craftsman. I threw away the recharging station and battery pack as they both sucked! I wired it in directly to my power pack and rheostat. Go to go! Pictures as follows ... Jeff
    4 points
  3. On a different forum someone was talking about a couple of chinese sites that have USA warehouses and sell great RC cars. So I went to the site and looked around. They sell, for a different purpose, a (roughly) 6" high light bulb for growing plants. Of course re-purposing that was the first thing on my mind... http://www.gearbest.com/pots-planters/pp_308005.html? It only costs $4.36 and is flat on the bottom so it can stand upright. Clever reuse of light bulb factories. Photos are swiped from the reviews.
    1 point
  4. IOAN awesome link! Thanks for sharing*
    1 point
  5. http://www.libramar.net/news/anatomy_of_the_ship_series/1-0-43
    1 point
  6. Thanks! But I think I get more enjoyment out of building small dioramas. I'm working on Franklin's ships now, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. Similar diorama to Endurance. I think this summer's theme will be Explorers and their ships
    1 point
  7. Lol. It's not as hard as it looks. You don't have to if you don't want to but if you ever decide to do something simple like a Bermuda sloop to get the hang of it. Careful though you might get hooked. ;P
    1 point
  8. But that's so hard!
    1 point
  9. Chasseur

    Preussen Clipper

    Today I managed to get the port side bulwark on and primed. Once the paint dries overnight I’ll get out some 600 grit and work towards 2000 to polish out the imperfections and get things nice and smooth. I am leaning towards using some paper on the hull to depict the plating on the Preussen. Note sure how crazy I am going to get here. Also some paper gussets to hold the main rails to the bulwarks are up soon. I have been thinking about starting on the masts and yards and in particular how I want to secure the ratlines, back-stays and fore-stays. Everything has to come apart before she goes into the bottle so I have to put on my Engineers hat and figure this out in more detail. McCaffery’s below and Underhill’s book has been some inspiration as of late. Lots of work ahead ... Jeff
    1 point
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