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Thanks guys  Just a quick one as I got my lighting sorted for the cut-away section. Leaving the lighting installation as an afterthought - or more like "shouldn't be too much of an issue to fit it later" - turned out to be very silly mistake... Glueing the LEDs in place not so much, but concealing the excess wiring and preventing it from dangling down was more than a frustrating challenge. My thought was to hide it all between the upper deck planking and a second ceiling but as it turned out, some of the supplied figures already touch the upper deck planking and lowering the ceiling would prevent me from showing the crew at all  Now I'm left with the exposed wiring. I think the only option i'm left with will be to paint the wires in a light wood colour in order for them to be less obvious... Odo attached the following image(s):
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I'd like to disguise the LEDs with some sort of cover to make them look more like lanterns. Anyone any ideas where to find some which I might be able to use? Odo attached the following image(s):
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Turns out a was quite careless with the deck planking   Odo attached the following image(s):
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Odo wrote:I'd like to disguise the LEDs with some sort of cover to make them look more like lanterns. Anyone any ideas where to find some which I might be able to use? Hi odo I made some lanterns out of plastic tubes from small paint brush covers for my cross section . Rgd Martyn Building ?
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Martyn Ingram wrote:Odo wrote:I'd like to disguise the LEDs with some sort of cover to make them look more like lanterns. Anyone any ideas where to find some which I might be able to use? Hi odo I made some lanterns out of plastic tubes from small paint brush covers for my cross section . Rgd Martyn Of course! That's such simple jet effective solution!!! I initially thought of cutting slots into some brass tubes but your suggestion Martyn is so much better and easier to do. I've got a few brush covers and they are slightly opaque, just needs the lantern frame painted on   that just made my day Martyn, thanks  PS.: ...and that's why I love this forum! 
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no problem m8 always willing to help Martyn Building ?
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Hi folks, gone down another rabbit hole here... The visual enhancement that self made ropes give to ship models has caught my interest long ago and I couldn't get my mind off it. With the help of this forum, inspiration from other ship builders and hours of YouTube videos, I managed to build my own little rope walk machine. Luckily, materials are easy to source these day and the hole build didn't quite break the bank either... I have not yet tried to make a single rope yet. At which time, I'm sure some more improvement will have to be made such as adding wheels and extended wiring to make use of a remote Here is my version at it's current state Odo attached the following image(s):
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At the moment I can stack it to be more compact when stored away. The addition of wheels might compromise this, but I guess as so many others used wheels on the trolley to reduce friction, so they seems essential rather than just let the trolley slide on a flat surface!? Odo attached the following image(s):
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Hi Odo,
Very ingenious and beautifully made.
I look forward to seeing some of the rope manufacture. Well done sir!!
Chris
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Hi Odo, That is very impressive. WTG. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) Admin COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Excellant work again Odo, i look forward to seeing your work.
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Thanks guys! After trialing the rope walk, I very quickly realised why others have use a switch extension. Trying to operate the two machines at two different ends using the installed switches proved to be completely impractical. Therefore, I installed wireless switches to avoid having a cable dangling around. Odo attached the following image(s):
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I'm very pleased with the result of my first ropes. Seeing self-made ropes on picture is one thing but looking at them for real makes you really appreciate the difference to the supplied threads and ropes with this kit! This black rope is made from the 0.15mm supplied thread. Odo attached the following image(s):
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The beige rope was made from Güntermann yarn, same as used by Olha Batchvarov, who in general was a great inspiration for this little project! Odo attached the following image(s):
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For comparison, I changed the rope used on the barrels - one of the first things I built. Odo attached the following image(s):
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Very impressive. Looking forward to seeing this working.  Mark
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Having made a couple of ropes of different sizes, I got onto rigging one of the 12 pounder guns on the upper gun deck. This gave me a little inside of whats to come when rigging the rest of the ship - and this was only one gun  I used 2mm single blocks and not the provided 3mm one as they looked way out of proportion. I also had to lower the level where the barrels rest on their carriages as the gun ports sit a little low and too close to the upper gun deck planking. Therefore, the barrels don't have to point downwards as much as they would have if the carriage would've stayed unchanged. One down, nine to go... Odo attached the following image(s):
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In hindsight, there's probably too much excess rope laying down curled up next to the carriage in relation to how much the carriage needs to be moved given the space available. I just hope it won't look too cluttered when all the guns have been rigged  Odo attached the following image(s):
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Looks great, nice work. Mark
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HI, Very interesting build Ode great work and good for the Forum, thanks for posting. Regards Trev. Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
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