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Arthur   Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 3070 | Nice work. It looks like the colour is a work in progress, What are you aiming for, something similar to the sails? What does the protrusion on the top of each hammock represent? | ||
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  Registered Member #1987 Joined: Wed Dec 21 2011, 04:06amPosts: 98 | I wanted exposed hammocks from the start, and expected to make them in resin by making a mock-up and a mold from that. Until I could figure that out, I covered the bulwarks with sheets of balsa, rounded over to look like the bulwarks were covered with tarpaulins. As a working model, I have to keep in mind where water can get in and cause unseen mold and rot. 3D printing replaces making a mock-up and mold with building a digital 3D model which makes repetition and adjustments much simpler. The result is a "tray" of hammocks that forms a lid on the bulwark so I don't have to worry about it being water-proof.   Since they are made of a resin that is hardened by UV light, and going on a model that will be outdoors, they need to be painted or they'll crumble to dust in a short time. They were primed with a gray primer, and painted black as a base. Then, I mixed some tan and a tiny bit of black with what white paint I had to make a color that looked like my old flax canvas sea bag I used to live out of in my sailing days. What color I paint the base, or flat part of the "tray" is still up in the air. The inside of the bulwarks would probably have been painted white, and would have been in shadow mostly, so I'm leaning toward a dark gray, or a slightly lightened black. [ Edited Mon Sep 19 2022, 05:06pm ] | ||
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| Arthur Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 3070 | Building a ship that's actually going to sail and then keeping it dry, or at least being able to thoroughly dry it out, sounds like quite a self-imposed challenge! | ||
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| Registered Member #1987 Joined: Wed Dec 21 2011, 04:06amPosts: 98 | Constellation, unless I sail her in a gale, I don't expect to be a problem, but being prudent can prevent a lot of work later. My Pride of Baltimore I already know is going to be wet, based on my experience with the real boat; and the hatches are flush with the deck, which is going to be a challenge to seal. I'm looking for a bilge pump to back that up.  hatches closed ~ hatches open   | ||
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| Registered Member #1987 Joined: Wed Dec 21 2011, 04:06amPosts: 98 | Speaking of sailing in a gale, these pics show the three stages of sail reduction I planned for Constellation. I don't intend to set the trys'ls when sailing as their sheets will catch on deck furniture. "Full sail" with 15 of 17 sails set.  Royals taken in and courses bunted up.  T'gallants taken in and flying jib lowered  | ||
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