Beautiful
So beautiful
So beautiful
Kingfisher 1770 1:48 POF
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Paul,
I know how much research David Antscherl does and the drawing on page 83 of Volume II of TFFM shows the forecastle plank level just above the stove as on your model. He mentions on page 82 that that there are variations of the Swan class ships layouts as well as the type of stove. He does mention that the stove was similar to the Brodie stove that came into use in 1780 but did not have the motorized spit and smokejack.
Allan
I know how much research David Antscherl does and the drawing on page 83 of Volume II of TFFM shows the forecastle plank level just above the stove as on your model. He mentions on page 82 that that there are variations of the Swan class ships layouts as well as the type of stove. He does mention that the stove was similar to the Brodie stove that came into use in 1780 but did not have the motorized spit and smokejack.
Allan
Thank you, gentlemen!
It's not that I like doing the rattlings or the treenails - but they are mindless repetition so I can endure it as needed. But the frustration of gun rigging with hooks falling off things while I'm trying to fit ropes sucks the joy out for me faster than any other task...Don't know what I dislike more, adding treenails or ratlines. Regardless, they look great.
Thanks for noticing. I'm sure I saw this first with you and Maarten.
Yup. Of course his immediate subject is Pegasus and my hybrid model has a bit of Kingfisher and a bit of Pegasus in her. Earlier I joked about renaming her either Kingasus or Pegfisher and Jimsky offered to change the title for me
.By the way, I bet that space was screamin' hot even with the small vents overhead. That's where I would have wanted to sleep during the winter off the coast of Rhode Island during the Revolutionary War...
Thank you, my friend!
Wonderful question. There is still a lot to do. All the fittings on the FC and Q deck. The caprails and timberheads. Swivel guns? And then the full exterior on one side of the ship including the stern and bow. I suspect at least a year but it will be fun stuff with lots of research and learning. Two years?
Hmmm... I quit getting notifications on updates to this thread for some reason about 2 months ago and had a lot of catching up ! 
As always Paul, thank you very much for sharing your adventure on your ongoing build. It is absolutely stunning!
I find it somewhat humorous that you have used about 13,000 trennels in your build without too much of an issue, but you are quite vocal about the rigging of a few cannon. I guess we all have our likes and dislikes.
Thanks again !
As always Paul, thank you very much for sharing your adventure on your ongoing build. It is absolutely stunning!
I find it somewhat humorous that you have used about 13,000 trennels in your build without too much of an issue, but you are quite vocal about the rigging of a few cannon.
I guess we all have our likes and dislikes.Thanks again !
Keen observationHmmm... I quit getting notifications on updates to this thread for some reason about 2 months ago and had a lot of catching up !
As always Paul, thank you very much for sharing your adventure on your ongoing build. It is absolutely stunning!
I find it somewhat humorous that you have used about 13,000 trennels in your build without too much of an issue, but you are quite vocal about the rigging of a few cannon.
Thanks again !
. Not sure what to make of that .
Oh my! Your thread is gonna be 500 pages long!
.... we are not limiting build logs to 500 pages
Beautiful work as usual Paul!
Work and photography, as always, are superb, crisp and inspiring!! Thanks for continuing to share in detail, this incredible build.
Do you have a small vacuum, blower (or maybe brushes) you use to keep the model from gathering the inevitable sawdust, lint and sanding powder? Just wondering because your work is always so clean, even under the unforgiving camera lens.
Maybe it's just habit, as leaving bits and pieces in a patient's mouth, even for a few seconds is frowned upon??
Do you have a small vacuum, blower (or maybe brushes) you use to keep the model from gathering the inevitable sawdust, lint and sanding powder? Just wondering because your work is always so clean, even under the unforgiving camera lens.
Maybe it's just habit, as leaving bits and pieces in a patient's mouth, even for a few seconds is frowned upon??
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Finally time again to quietly look at your updates and the beautiful details. What a beautiful whole you make of it. It doesn't matter at all if it is correct as described in the books. The workmanship, on the other hand, makes up for it. The rigging of the guns? Indeed not necessary, plenty of museum pieces that do not show this either (William Rex) but again your execution is superbe.
Thanks, Dean. Still having fun!Beautiful work as usual Paul!
Thank you, Brad. I guess I 'clean up' after every operation - and yes, a small vacuum and paint brushes help.
Funny story about leaving bits in patients' mouths... When you are first learning operative dentistry it is in a lab setting on previously extracted teeth mounted into a plaster block. Cutting teeth creates lots of dust and it is common practice to just blow off that dust like you are blowing out a candle. Eventually, you move into the clinic and start working on actual patients. The first time a tooth is cut I am willing to bet that 100% of student dentists then blow into the inside of the mask they are now wearing - just out of habit. The embarrassment of doing that is like shock therapy and it never happens again.
In my case, as an orthodontist, I don't use handpieces as often as general dentists, so the temptation is even more rare. And for those times I do use a drill I have well paid people to clean up my mess
.Thank you for this nice post, Stephan! As much as I am interested in getting things right there will always be times when I get it wrong. In many cases it is intentionally wrong for whatever reason I've come up with. But I don't like getting it wrong out of ignorance - those things annoy me until I build up the courage to fix them.
For example, Nigel (@NMBROOK) pointed out that the interior walls should sit on the decking and not on the beams. I have chosen to do it wrong (even after a few tests to do it the right way). The placement of the stove is another. But my metalworks being oversized on the gun carriages (as pointed out by Dirk @Dubz Modelling World) is eating at me like a cancer and it will have to be fixed. Funny how the brain works...
And you are right in saying that I do place a premium on execution - though even there I have to make allowances for scale and skill...
Thank you kindly, Shota!Dear Paul
you are doing amazing work as usual
Much appreciated, Mirek!
That’s exactly my psychology. I hate to be wrong but I quite like to be different.
I could not have put this better.