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| Papierschnitzel |
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  Registered Member #5214 Joined: Wed Apr 11 2018, 08:19amPosts: 106 | My next papercraft ship project will be a sloop. I am quite excited about this one, as it will be larger ship than the gunboat and it will have gun ports for cannons! All my other boats before where too small for that. It's like my boats are growing up  I have done a little research and started to build my 3D model. As usual I then make a rendering over which I scribble my design sketch. This step helps me visualize in an easy way where all the "painted" details will go. This ship will be about 12" long and 4" wide. Chris  | ||
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| jacknastyface2 |
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 Registered Member #5239 Joined: Sat Apr 21 2018, 05:29pmPosts: 556 | Hi Chris, Keep going mate. You may think no one is watching except Arthur, Charles et moi  but did you know that your proportions to your sloop (length/beam) stayed pretty close throughout history in wooden ships. IE 3 or 4:1? Ship design relied on trial and error.I don't know about modern stuff. Ships started to lengthen with the clipper era mid 19th. century.Keith. | ||
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| aew |
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aew  Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 2837 | Looks good Chris. Just curiosity, but why inches? Is it because the source information is in imperial units and typical scales therefore give answers in inches? | ||
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| Papierschnitzel |
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| Registered Member #5214 Joined: Wed Apr 11 2018, 08:19amPosts: 106 | Arthur, the inches thing is because a lot of games use inches as the default grid for movement of figures. So one option of my PDF print files is a layer with a 1" grid to assist that. Keith, I didn't know, but I studied a lot of blueprints and this ratio seemed looking close to the real thing. When I stray too far off the original proportions the boats start to look weird. When I design my boats I often use an option in 3D modelling software where I put a background image in to help with finding my geometry. I think I am a little wider (mostly just to squeeze in a full grid inch) than the blueprints but not much. Honestly, I am happy with whoever watches and esp gives feedback. Even one good feedback saves the day for me! In your community I wouldn't be surprised if I would be looked at as the crazy kid with strange new design ideas But I am thankful to everyone who is generous enough to share his knowledge and help me design better ship models!Chris | ||
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| jacknastyface2 |
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| Registered Member #5239 Joined: Sat Apr 21 2018, 05:29pmPosts: 556 | In that case Chris I will give you another book for your library. It has a great number of line drawings starting from primitive man's dugout log to ancient oared vessels and finishes with how they were built in the Mediterranean, Europe,the Baltic and North America. https://www.amazon.ca/Evolution-Wooden-Ship-Basil-Greenhill/dp/1932846190?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duc12-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=1932846190 Basil Greenhill was at one time the curator of the National Maritime Museum UK. so he no doubt had a lot of research material at his fingertips. Keith. | ||
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| bensid54 |
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 Registered Member #2957 Joined: Wed Jun 13 2012, 05:43amPosts: 968 | What I like about your work Chris is that it is unique. I like it when people stray from the cookie cutter mentality and get their own creativity going. | ||
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| Charles |
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  Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 872 | Yes It is unique, original and out of the box Continue to show us your amazing work | ||
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| Papierschnitzel |
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| Registered Member #5214 Joined: Wed Apr 11 2018, 08:19amPosts: 106 | Guys! You make me blush  Thank you. I do like to try new things. Repeating the same gets boring sometimes. Other times you became a master!Keith, thank you for the book tip. That looks very very interesting. I have been on the lookout for something like this and wasn't able to find it. Chris | ||
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| Charles |
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 872 | Chris you have found a way to let your imagination express it self. And it is interesting to see another way of doing thing a new form of modelling. So let us enjoying your work. I know a modeller that is building the Titanic boiler room in styrene all scratch. I am an ordinary wood chipping modeller so I have fun to follow you  | ||
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| Papierschnitzel |
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| Registered Member #5214 Joined: Wed Apr 11 2018, 08:19amPosts: 106 | Here is a first prototype build of the sloop. It's a half size build where I scribble the details on to get a good look at building process, part fittings and visual appeal. I found the stern section a little too short and will extrude it a bit to make it look more like my research pics. After that I will have to do a test build at full size (model full size that is!) to see if my cannons will work with the height of the gun ports. Chris  | ||
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