NORSKE LOVE - Billing Boats 1:75 scale

Dean62 said:
I hate typing, but this will need to be told…
This is filed under the chapter “Lessons Learned”.
On the other side, when doing the upper railing at the stern, I had 9 vertical posts to make and glue in place. They are very small at 3mm x 3mm x 10mm tall. Problem is keeping the ends flat and square, and gluing them plumb and equally spaced! I first glued them to the top rail after marking the locations. Then I painted the bottom of the top rail red, the top of the bottom rail red, and finally the square posts gold. Then I glued the upper rail and posts to the bottom rail. This was so I could easily turn the upper rail with posts in my hand to paint 4 sides of the posts and edges. Doing it on the ship would mean trying to spin the ship around while painting. Not the better method with 9 posts and 4 sides each!
So what went wrong? The posts were not completely plumb, and @Jimsky pointed out that one post was not aligned with the others. Thanks Jimsky for having my back. But that meant breaking it loose with needle nose pliers, making a new one and gluing and painting…sigh.
So on this side, I decided to devise a method to ensure the posts were evenly spaced and plumb.
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So I marked and cut 9 3mm square openings into the lower upper rail. There is another board that goes on top, as they are doubled.
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I cut an outline with the x-acto and then used the Proxxon rotary tool with a dental burr to remove material. Then I used a mini file to finish.
And that was glued onto the ship after the posts were glued in…and painting was done…
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Then the upper rail was soaked and bent, and clamped until dried. I hate lateral bends with wide boards! ;)
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Then that was glued on, and the curved end of the upper rail made and glued on.
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There is still finish work, like sanding to do prior to finishing painting. So it’s still in the ugly stage! But at least all the posts are plumb! ;)

Happy modeling!!!
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Experience is something you build up. That is only possible if you have done something before. Doing something for the first time can be done in many ways: reasoned out how it could be done, at random, imitating what someone else did, etc.
It doesn't necessarily have to be a mistake by that 1st time, but 'you can learn' from that 1st time. Or you can learn from a mistake.
In the Netherlands we have a proverb: "In general, a donkey will not hit the same stone twice". It means: don’t make that mistake twice. And experience teaches ...... it can also hurt.
You are definitely not the donkey in this case. You beautifully show your learning moment and how you solved this in a creative way. All due respect …… but you already had that from me for a long time.
Regards, Peter
 
Ptèr said:
I hate lateral or edge bending with veneer strips..... Speechless
love the devider for the posts. I used this once as a template. I made a similar devider but cut the sides out, so I could remove the devider after the glue up.
Nice work and a nice recovery to do it better than before. :)
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Great idea, however I wanted support in all directions, so I can sand the bottom of the all the posts level with one another after the glue dries, before assembling to the lower rail! ;)
 
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Peter Voogt said:
Experience is something you build up. That is only possible if you have done something before. Doing something for the first time can be done in many ways: reasoned out how it could be done, at random, imitating what someone else did, etc.
It doesn't necessarily have to be a mistake by that 1st time, but 'you can learn' from that 1st time. Or you can learn from a mistake.
In the Netherlands we have a proverb: "In general, a donkey will not hit the same stone twice". It means: don’t make that mistake twice. And experience teaches ...... it can also hurt.
You are definitely not the donkey in this case. You beautifully show your learning moment and how you solved this in a creative way. All due respect …… but you already had that from me for a long time.
Regards, Peter
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Thank you Peter! This is why I said this side will be better than the first. Often we do something, and afterwards think..."if I had to do that again..." :)
 
Some of you may be familiar with the story The Tale Of Two Cities?
Out of respect, I will tell you a story I will name The Tale of Two Peters... ;)
You see I have befriended many talented people on SOS, starting with my first build of the Cazador Xebec. Along came @Ptèr, who is building a Cazador that puts mine to shame, covered with beautiful hand made carvings! Much respect! Cheers to you Peter!
Then my second build log was the YQ Bluenose, which I thought I did a decent job on. Then @Peter Voogt came along and built a Bluenose that puts all previous BN builds to shame, including mine. His attention to detail at scale is spectacular. It's like looking at a shrunken BN. I think he is hiding a ray gun in his house that shrinks things! Cheers to you Peter! ;)
So as many compliments as I get, I just wanted to tip my hat to these two. Much respect gentlemen.
That said, are either of you planning on building a Norske Love ship? Please say no! ROTF
 
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Dean62 said:
Some of you may be familiar with the story The Tale Of Two Cities?
Out of respect, I will tell you a story I will name The Tale of Two Peters... ;)
You see I have befriended many talented people on SOS, starting with my first build of the Cazador Xebec. Along came Peter, who is building a Cazador that puts mine to shame, covered with beautiful hand made carvings! Much respect! Cheers to you Peter!
Then my second build log was the YQ Bluenose, which I thought I did a decent job on. Then Peter V is building a Bluenose that puts all previous BN builds to shame, including mine. His attention to detail at scale is spectacular. It's like looking at a shrunken BN. I think he is hiding a ray gun in his house that shrinks things! Cheers to you Peter V! ;)
So as many compliments as I get, I just wanted to tip my hat to these two. Much respect gentlemen.
That said, are either of you planning on building a Norske Love ship? Please say no! ROTF
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Well, Dean, if it's all becoming too much for you, which I fully understand, there's only one thing to it: unfollow both Peters! ROTF
 
RDN1954 said:
Well, Dean, if it's all becoming too much for you, which I fully understand, there's only one thing to it: unfollow both Peters! ROTF
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LOL.. not at all...I love it. Modeling is not a competition to me, its just a hobby! ;)

The moral of the story is, if you think I am doing good work...check these guys out! Of course there are many premier builders on SOS, such as @Maarten and @Uwek, to name a few. No disrespect to those I didn't name.
 
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Dean62 said:
So as many compliments as I get, I just wanted to tip my hat to these two. Much respect gentlemen.
That said, are either of you planning on building a Norske Love ship? Please say no! ROTF
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Just hit the order button.... ROTF

Only true masters creates followers.....so, you started it all and we are all following. You do the math. ;)
Cheers to you back. I think I speak for many of us, but your details of modeling, the "simple" tools you use, the details of your log, the way you photograph every step so other can learn and follow, the creativity that you bring to the table is just a pleasure to follow. Much respect to you and the way you start the fire so other can turn it into an inferno... :p
 
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Ptèr said:
Just hit the order button.... ROTF

Only true masters creates followers.....so, you started it all and we are all following. You do the math. ;)
Cheers to you back. I think I speak for many of us, but your details of modeling, the "simple" tools you use, the details of your log, the way you photograph every step so other can learn and follow, the creativity that you bring to the table is just a pleasure to follow. Much respect to you and the way you start the fire so other can turn it into an inferno... :p
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Thank you friend! ;)

ps - where do you live, so I can intercept the package! ROTF
 
Dean62 said:
Some of you may be familiar with the story The Tale Of Two Cities?
Out of respect, I will tell you a story I will name The Tale of Two Peters... ;)
You see I have befriended many talented people on SOS, starting with my first build of the Cazador Xebec. Along came @Ptèr, who is building a Cazador that puts mine to shame, covered with beautiful hand made carvings! Much respect! Cheers to you Peter!
Then my second build log was the YQ Bluenose, which I thought I did a decent job on. Then @Peter Voogt came along and built a Bluenose that puts all previous BN builds to shame, including mine. His attention to detail at scale is spectacular. It's like looking at a shrunken BN. I think he is hiding a ray gun in his house that shrinks things! Cheers to you Peter! ;)
So as many compliments as I get, I just wanted to tip my hat to these two. Much respect gentlemen.
That said, are either of you planning on building a Norske Love ship? Please say no! ROTF
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
 
Some details are not always apparent. When adding the scrolls to blend with the railings, they also have blend into the side of the ship hull.
In this case, it is at an angle. So I have to put the block on the ship and mark the angle and carve down to that, not a flat surface.
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If I didn’t point it out, it would never be obvious at first glance.
More when it’s carved and on the ship. ;)
 
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