HMS DREADNOUGHT 1906

[Jim R]

Hi Carl
I think you're enjoying this :smiling2:
It is looking good, nice neat work. You seem to have mastered the fiddly bits.
Jim

[Defiant911]

Hi Carl
I think you're enjoying this :smiling2:
It is looking good, nice neat work. You seem to have mastered the fiddly bits.
Jim

Thanks Jim, Bit of a strain on the eyes mind and you only have to breath too hard and something bends-lol. Not sure Ive mastered it but long as I don’t try to rush then it seems to go ok.

[spanner570]

Excellent, steady progress and coming together nicely, Carl.

[JR]

Think you have mastered it Carl, and well at that.
Regardless of the first colour for the hull I thought it had been really well painted.
Love the timber decking, looking fwd to seeing more .

[Defiant911]

Think you have mastered it Carl, and well at that.
Regardless of the first colour for the hull I thought it had been really well painted.
Love the timber decking, looking fwd to seeing more .

Cheers John

[Defiant911]

I have not progressed as much as I’d have liked with the ship as I seem to go one step forward and two back.
However, my current issue is with fixing the rigging lines.
There must be an easier method than I’m currently trying as it’s very much hit and miss and by this I mean more miss than hit.
I have been using super glue to glue either end and sometimes after a few seconds it sticks and I let the easy line go and it’s fine. However, more often it springs off having not stuck and usually sticks to something else or else the end goes hard and it’s even more difficult to glue there after. Initially I drilled small holes to try and poke the rigging into but this has also not proved very successful. It’s a very frustrating task and I can’t help thinking there must be a more reliable method to approach this so any help is great fully appreciated.

[boatman]

I have not progressed as much as I’d have liked with the ship as I seem to go one step forward and two back.
However, my current issue is with fixing the rigging lines.
There must be an easier method than I’m currently trying as it’s very much hit and miss and by this I mean more miss than hit.
I have been using super glue to glue either end and sometimes after a few seconds it sticks and I let the easy line go and it’s fine. However, more often it springs off having not stuck and usually sticks to something else or else the end goes hard and it’s even more difficult to glue there after. Initially I drilled small holes to try and poke the rigging into but this has also not proved very successful. It’s a very frustrating task and I can’t help thinking there must be a more reliable method to approach this so any help is great fully appreciated.

HI Carl dont know if this is much help to you as i build in a bigger scale but to attche rigging wires i use some tiny wire trace with a loop on one end they are about 2mm so glue wire to the 0 part of the trace an the loop it over the yardarm

[Dave Ward]

Carl,
I use an accelerator, or 'kicker' for CA in those cases. A drop of CA applied to the anchor point, and a drop of accelerator on the rigging end ( or vice versa ), they bond instantly on touch. It's a tricky procedure, you need steady hands! I bought my accelerator in a spray can, but decant a little into a tin lid & apply by dipping, or paintbrush - you have to be quick, as it evaporates speedily...................
Dave

[Defiant911]

HI Carl dont know if this is much help to you as i build in a bigger scale but to attche rigging wires i use some tiny wire trace with a loop on one end they are about 2mm so glue wire to the 0 part of the trace an the loop it over the yardarm

I’d like to see a picture of this if you have a close up image?

[Defiant911]

Carl,
I use an accelerator, or 'kicker' for CA in those cases. A drop of CA applied to the anchor point, and a drop of accelerator on the rigging end ( or vice versa ), they bond instantly on touch. It's a tricky procedure, you need steady hands! I bought my accelerator in a spray can, but decant a little into a tin lid & apply by dipping, or paintbrush - you have to be quick, as it evaporates speedily...................
Dave

Yeah, I could give this a try, I think I have some in may garage somewhere. Yes I do unless it goes off, it’s a few years old

[scottie3158]

Carl,

Looking good. The wooden decking looks great.

[Defiant911]

Carl,
I use an accelerator, or 'kicker' for CA in those cases. A drop of CA applied to the anchor point, and a drop of accelerator on the rigging end ( or vice versa ), they bond instantly on touch. It's a tricky procedure, you need steady hands! I bought my accelerator in a spray can, but decant a little into a tin lid & apply by dipping, or paintbrush - you have to be quick, as it evaporates speedily...................
Dave

Ah yes, that method works great Dave, just tried one line and it stuck instantly. Good tip

[Defiant911]

Th

Carl,

Looking good. The wooden decking looks great.

Thanks Scottie,
In hind site the only thing to remember which is probably pretty obvious if I bothered to think about it is that because you are adding about 0.23mm in thickness to your deck you need to keep that in mind when structures fit on top of it. With such delicate parts even very small amount can cause real
Headaches when you find the legs holding the platform are just a touch short meaning either it’s sits too low or else wonky. Ultimately where any decks are involved it would of been better to fit the deck around the existing parts rather than sit the deck on top. Something for me to consider should I use it again for the next ship.

[spanner570]

Carl, another quick tip.
If the rigging line doesn't adhere first go, nip off the end before trying again. For some reason trying to stick the original end a second time makes the job harder and doesn't always work.....

.....I don't know either. :upside:

[Defiant911]

Carl, another quick tip.
If the rigging line doesn't adhere first go, nip off the end before trying again. For some reason trying to stick the original end a second time makes the job harder and doesn't always work.....

.....I don't know either. :upside:

Yep, I’ve found that out the hard way. It’s like the dry superglue won’t adhere to the wet superglue. Who knew..