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Yesterday, 09:51

Volunteer replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for April? in The Chippy Shop

I purchased a pack of 0.20MM nozzles just for that purpose Jonas. I haven't got around to swapping the 0.40MM nozzle out yet.

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04-12-2021, 09:11

Volunteer replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for April? in The Chippy Shop

I have always thought this was one of Rod's best looking models!

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04-12-2021, 09:06

Volunteer replied to a thread 3D Ship Files / Kickstarter in The Chippy Shop

Here is an easy scale converter you can use to determine how long the model needs to be. Just plug in the desired scale and actual feet or meters of...

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04-11-2021, 13:50

Volunteer replied to a thread 3D Ship Files / Kickstarter in The Chippy Shop

Measuring the Ganges, it is coming out at 3.0625" on the gun deck which at 169'6" = 1/664 scale. The Canada is measuring 2.875" on the GD which at...

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04-11-2021, 09:27

Volunteer replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for April? in The Chippy Shop

Haha, no these are for all of those ships I have already painted.

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04-10-2021, 10:02

Volunteer replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for April? in The Chippy Shop

Nightmoss might be interested in this. Yesterday was a windy day so I spent the day cutting mast sets. 7 third rate sets and 5 first rate sets. All...

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04-10-2021, 09:40

Volunteer replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for April? in The Chippy Shop

Quatre frères*(1796) was an interesting shooner. 12 gun under Tripoly flag and 16 gun under US flag as 'Scourge'....

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04-10-2021, 09:05

Volunteer replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for April? in The Chippy Shop

Meshuda Rob?

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04-09-2021, 00:07

Volunteer replied to a thread There's a New 3D Printer in the Shipyard in Wardroom

Deck turned out better but the quarter deck rails were screwed up. Floppy with no stiles at all for support.

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04-08-2021, 15:38

Volunteer replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for April? in The Chippy Shop

Nice job Barry! I like the effect on the sails.

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04-08-2021, 15:36

Volunteer replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for April? in The Chippy Shop

That looks just like an Aries model! Well done!

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04-06-2021, 09:09

Volunteer replied to a thread Maybe another pirate found in Wardroom

Well that was a very interesting story Anthony! Thank you for sharing this.

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04-06-2021, 08:59

Volunteer replied to a thread There's a New 3D Printer in the Shipyard in Wardroom

I haven't received the smaller nozzles yet, maybe today they will be at the P.O. box. Here are three of Henry's Russians: a 66-gun, the 92-gu St...

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04-06-2021, 08:54

Volunteer replied to a thread 3D Ship Files / Kickstarter in The Chippy Shop

These look like construction hulks on timber supports!

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04-06-2021, 08:48

Volunteer replied to a thread 3D Ship Files / Kickstarter in The Chippy Shop

I didn't realize there was any "goo" on printed models. None of the resin or FDM hulls I have received have had any problems taking paint, unlike...

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04-06-2021, 08:39

Volunteer replied to a thread Medals and promotions Board. in Wardroom

Congratulations Rhys, well done! It was a good review. I used this book to build my first scratch built ship HMS Leopard. Cheers:drinks:

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04-03-2021, 13:01

Volunteer replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for April? in The Chippy Shop

Ah yes, I see them now. Odd seeing a Langton with Aries plastic masts and sails.

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04-03-2021, 09:57

Volunteer replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for April? in The Chippy Shop

That is an interesting deck configuration Rob. What is that exactly? At first I thought a bomb, but I don't see a mortar.

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04-02-2021, 09:27

Volunteer replied to a thread There's a New 3D Printer in the Shipyard in Wardroom

All hope is not lost. I am being told that the reason the detail is lost is that the stock extruder nozzle is too large for the finer detail at...

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04-02-2021, 00:20

Volunteer replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for April? in The Chippy Shop

Mast ectomies.....what I said about stitches! Are those more resin ships from Rod?

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04-02-2021, 00:14

Volunteer replied to a thread Medals and promotions Board. in Wardroom

Congratulations to Bill on his well earned medal! And thank you for mine. I would toast, but I still have a hangover from the last two!

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03-29-2021, 09:25

Volunteer replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for March? in The Chippy Shop

Oh, sorry Jim. You are correct, neither Simon nor Henry advertise that they do prints. You have to reach out to them. I asked Simon in a FB post if...

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03-28-2021, 23:34

Volunteer replied to a thread There's a New 3D Printer in the Shipyard in Wardroom

Here are two Elizabeths thst just came off at 1/700. Henry hsd one file name "with protrusions" s the other without, so I printed both together. I am...

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03-28-2021, 21:12

Volunteer replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for March? in The Chippy Shop

Jim, here is the UK postal rate schedule to the US

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03-28-2021, 21:05

Volunteer replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for March? in The Chippy Shop

Ok I just looked it up Jim, this is what six ships cost, but keep in mind the shipping covered 9 additional ships he threw in. - Nepomuceno =...

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03-28-2021, 20:56

Volunteer replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for March? in The Chippy Shop

Actually it wasn't that bad. It cost me more to ship to the UK than it has from the UK.

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03-28-2021, 20:52

Volunteer replied to a thread There's a New 3D Printer in the Shipyard in Wardroom

At the Elizabeth class' 168 ft, it came out exactly 2.016 inches at the gundeck. That is right on 1/1000 scale. Are the wave one Bellonas that...

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03-28-2021, 17:07

Volunteer replied to a thread There's a New 3D Printer in the Shipyard in Wardroom

My report on the attempt to print a 1/1000 scale print from a 1/700 scale FDM STL file: Henry is right. Much of the detail is distorted. The stem,...

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03-28-2021, 13:44

Volunteer replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for March? in The Chippy Shop

Haha Jim, you and I discussed this on posts #124, #125, & #126 in the What's on Your Workbench for December thread. Are we getting a might forgetful...

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03-28-2021, 13:31

Volunteer replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for March? in The Chippy Shop

Yes I posted the fist batch of resin ships I received from him a few months back. For some reason I cannot bring up any of the threads prior to this...

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