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First of all what is a deadeye?
“All shrouds, some backstays and stays are setup by means of deadeyes. In ancient times the deadeyes were longish in shape and looked very similar to hearts. In the Middle Ages they were of similar shape, with an opening at the top for the shroud, and three holes at the bottom for the tackle lanyard. In 15th century deadeyes were triangular and rather flat and the shroud was laid in a groove called the score round the deadeye. From the middle of the 17th century round deadeyes came into use; they were also more curved in profile.”
Fragment from Historic Ship Models by Wolfram zu Mondfeld. I do not thinkI have to convince anyone to this book.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 23 December 2007 )
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So one day I dug out whole set of already historical
"Modelarz" and "Plany Modelarskie" periodicals and started to browse
through drawings and plans. In the past I had in my mind the list of
ships I wanted to build one day…. ZENIT was also on that list. Finally
in Summer 2005 I started to work on the "keel".
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Last Updated ( Monday, 06 November 2006 )
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So having collected all I could have had collected
with most indispensable set of tools i.e. computer, scanner, printer,
scissors and small saw I begun construction works.
To start with old drawings stated the scale 1:50
(1/4" = 1:48), but even without measuring one could have said that
something is wrong. Publisher simply printed the foils as they fit to
the layout without taking care of adjusting plans’ descriptions. On the
other hand what should I expect from drawings that must have been done
some when in 60s.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 06 November 2006 )
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Wooden hull is basically done and I am so proud of it! I have never
expected before I could really do it. It was tough but it was not as
bad as I had expected. Important thing here is that during planking, I
did not have to care about how planks were laid next to each other as
all will be covered anyway. Well, I mean I did care but not as much as
I would have if were about to do hull of historic ship and would want
to leave realistic timber visible.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 06 November 2006 )
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Main hull
railing was peanuts so far, as it was more or less straight with curves really
only at the stern. Upped deck and the roof were much more complicated. I had to
do railing bit by bit and then soldered all together. This
time I was soldering and painting most of railing on separate stock of timber
not to destroy already painted roof. Anyway coming back to the railing - I used
the same materials i.e. 1x2 mm brass profile, and 1 and 1.2 brass rods.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 04 May 2008 )
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