Kingfisher 1770 1:48 POF

Masters Mate said:
Inspirational, Paul, but way above my pay grade.
While I continue to photograph all my efforts and put them up on my log, I rely ultimately on the fact that my Medea is housed in her acrylic case except when I'm working on her and viewers can't get too close to see the flaws. I know that might sound defeatist but this is my very first build and will almost certainly be my last so I am anxious to get it finished, despite having to accept some shortcomings.
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Hi Ian. C'mon! Your last model? Think about what you have accomplished! You took a mighty swing at a major scratch build and it is actually turning out - that's an impressive accomplishment in itself. As long as you enjoy it you should stick with it. Maybe a kit build next time? Kit-bashing has certain advantages...
 
Chestcutter said:
As expected the nice details of the bow are beautifully crafted.
Paul can I ask about the oscillating drum sander, which one do you have and use? The diameter of the drums is often too large. What grit is on the sander? And what grit do you finish with to get such a smooth rounded curve on the bolster?
Apologies for asking so many questions, but I am keen to learn how to be half as good as yourself.
Michael
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Spindle sander. I have this one:

I had an inexpensive Wen but it crapped out after about 2 months. This thing is more expensive, but it is a beast.

A few comments. I bought it because I thought I would want the tilting tabletop. Indeed, I thought that was essential for POF frame beveling. I have never used it and feel sort of dumb for spending more than needed to have it. Maybe I'll use the tilt one day but not so far.

Notice the many spindle sizes...a nice feature. I just use the sleeves that came with the machine - they are pretty coarse. 100 grit? I don't rely on it to create smooth. To finish sand inside curves I wrap sheet sandpaper around a suitably sized dowel and do my thing.

Annoyingly, this machine spins to the left (clockwise) and I want it to spin to the right... Maybe in the southern hemisphere it will spin the proper way :rolleyes:. If you are left-handed it will be perfect as is.

I had to make custom table inserts for each size of spindle. It only comes with two and even those have too much room between the spindle and the table for the sort of work we do. Plus, the ones that came with the machine sit marginally below the table. Who designs these things?

The bolster is finished to 320 grit using a whisper touch.
 
dockattner said:
I have suggested previously that rigging guns is the single most miserable task in all of ship modeling. After this additional research I am pleased to confirm that rigging guns is the single most miserable task in all of ship modeling. No need to write to make your case for ratlines or treenails...
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When you ever visit Amsterdam, there is in the Rijksmuseum a ship model build back in the 17th century. They call it the William Rex, and the builders did a lot of good rigging on that ship, even the interieur was done (they discover this year, when they endoscopie the ship. The ship is big, very big. But back then, these builders discover the same thing like you. They didn't rig the Guns, because it is a miserabele task in shipbuilding. :cool:


dockattner said:
Annoyingly, this machine spins to the left (clockwise) and I want it to spin to the right... Maybe in the southern hemisphere it will spin the proper way :rolleyes:. If you are left-handed it will be perfect as is.
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ROTF LOL every spindel is anti-clockwise, because it is a safety for righthanded people. Your clumpsy left hand wil never hit the disk when you sand. Lefthanded people must take more care sanding, but that is with everything they do.
 
dockattner said:
One word: Enterprise.

More words: you've got this!
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Good morning Paul. I appreciate your encouragement and your confidence in my ability far exceeds my current self-belief for my Enterprise attempt. Back to your previous post. Your hair bracket just blows me away. Do I see a join in the bracket? I'm trying to work out if this is made from 2 separate pieces of wood or have you somehow managed to shape this using one piece? Cheers Grant
 
GrantTyler said:
Good morning Paul. I appreciate your encouragement and your confidence in my ability far exceeds my current self-belief for my Enterprise attempt. Back to your previous post. Your hair bracket just blows me away. Do I see a join in the bracket? I'm trying to work out if this is made from 2 separate pieces of wood or have you somehow managed to shape this using one piece? Cheers Grant
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No tree grows like that ROTF! There is a scarf joint called for in the plans and I'm a blind lemming following the plans without thought or innovation ROTF. With that said - it was the single most challenging scarf joint of my brief modeling career: the neck of the hair bracket had to follow the vertical part of the standard and the scroll could only end in one place... As I said - that part was no joke. I could not have made it two years ago when I started this model.
 
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