They do not have a high quality image, even compared to a borescope, and cannot handle low lighting. Also they are usually too large to fit between the decks. Also, how would you get them out to replace their batteries?
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HMS Sovereign of the Seas - Bashing DeAgostini Beyond Believable Boundaries
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Have you considered oil quenching them to prevent rust?
These cameras are wired via micro usb, so no internal batteries. About image quality I don t know need to test that. I do know a lot of micro cameras are now a days used for FPV flying. Which means you install them in your RC plane and you can fly your plane wearing VR glasses experiencing that you are actually sitting in the plane while flying. Some of these are even mounted on servos and follow the movement of your head so you can look around while flying.
See below what is possible and be amazed.
So the technology is there.
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Wow that is cool.
WOW... That's the most clever camera use I've ever seen. The clarity on that camera is great, but I wonder if it can work in low light. The only cameras I've seen on Amazon are cheap quality, and that one from Nederland isn't available in the US. Anyone know of a tiny camera they can suggest for using in a dark ship model?
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Not really. A few rust stains are not an issue. They are just scrap steel.
The evening was spent mass producing 80mm tanganika deck planks. Because 4mm wide tanganika strips were not available, 5mm strips were ripped with a bandsaw to 4mm. A mechanical pencil and a jig was used to speed up the process of marking the trenails on the ends of the planks. A brown Sharpie pen was used to stain one edge of each plank, which is sufficient to create the effect of the tar sealed seams, and long as all the planks are oriented with the darkened edge in the same direction.
That is so cool!
Except when you crash
Hard to believe that this video is 7 years old!!! still awesome indeed.
Some of the deck work was done today. The hatch and ladderway coamings were cut from walnut and installed. Ladders need to be fabricated and installed, and gratings placed. The main hatch will remain open.
View down the main hatch and ladderway.
Progress so far.
View down the main hatch and ladderway.
Progress so far.
Looking good Kurt.
I would assume you are looking forward to laying the deck. Its one of my favourite ship building things to do.
I would assume you are looking forward to laying the deck. Its one of my favourite ship building things to do.
Laying the deck planks is nice, because you can see immediate results. I actually like making the cannons more, and there's 100 of them on this ship.
I spent most of the day making the fore capstan. It was treated like a separate model on its own. A brass strip was blackened and used to simulate the iron reinforcement hoop at the top. This capstan is primitive compared to layer drum capstans, being an early 17th century design. The levers were inserted into holes in the shaft above the whelps, and as such, the stress on the shaft was extreme. Later capstans used a drum which was solidly attached to the shaft, which contained the holes for the levers, instead of holes in the shaft, and was much stronger and less liable to break. Pencil marks were used to simulate the many bolts holding the capstan assembly together, although they are rather faint after it was stained with Danish Oil, then lacquered. Making the ratcheting pawls in front of the capstan are next.
Some more work from today. Cut and installed gratings. The coamings were sanded to create some camber, and slivers of wood were used to create ledges which the gratings could rest upon and provide proper position and purchase for gluing them it. The gratings from Falkonet are very thins and fragile, less than 1mm thick. The holes are 0.5mm square. A bit of spray lacquer brought out the color of the color of the coaming. Pawls for the fore capstan were also fabricated and installed.
I forgot to add the grating support beams that support the individual grating panels. To give you and idea of scale, the main hatch is 35mm long and 32mm wide. The cross beams in the main hatch are removable, and can be separated into two individual beams. Each beam is made of two plies of thin cherry wood so they can cross at the center with no offset. They are currently supporting only by the hatch coaming. These beams and the four grating panels will be laid to the side on the deck with the main hatch being fully open. The other grating support beams are simulated by overlaying them over the installed gratings. Every so often you forget these details, and hopefully you still have access to correct them. 
Not bad for 20 minutes of re-work.
Not bad for 20 minutes of re-work.
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The three ladders which lead from the upper gun deck, or weather deck, to the middle gun deck were assembled and installed. The uppermost sections of the bannisters need to be added to each ladder after the deck is planked. The bannisters used were model railroad parts, because I cannot make such small, delicate structures in wood, and one of the details I was not able to make on La Couronne was detailed ladders. These parts are a good solution. The turned wooden spindles in all kits I have seen are many times too large in scale, and an alternative was required. The parts were painted in the theme colors of the ship as originally constructed in 1637, black and gold. The bannisters were attached to Amati wood ladders using CA glue, and the ladders were custom cut to fit each ladderway. As I build this model, I imagine myself walking the decks within, and it's a thrill to see it come to life, since no one will ever see a ship like the HMS Sovereign of the Seas ever, except in our dreams. That's why the so much work has been devoted to the inside decks of the ship.
Painting plastic railroad diorama stair bannisters.
Ladders for the aft weather deck and waist.
Painting bannisters for the lower forecastle ladder.
Forecastle ladder.
Ladders installed in the hull.
Painting plastic railroad diorama stair bannisters.
Ladders for the aft weather deck and waist.
Painting bannisters for the lower forecastle ladder.
Forecastle ladder.
Ladders installed in the hull.
