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    I have kicked off January by amputating some ships to start building my Chilean Navy Squadron.





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    Now to remove unsightly midriff bulge.





    After gutting the ship's mid section cut off the peg for use later.




    Drill a hole in the end and superglue in a steel pin ready for re attaching to the ship's hull at a later stage.

    Just had time to position and drill hole for peg wire in hull.



    Then glued peg onto hull and left to harden overnight.



    Yesterday I got the sails drilled out ready for re-positioning




    And Milliputted the two halves back together.



    Just waiting for it to cure.

    Milliput mixed with superglue to make it cure quicker. You can sculpt it after about an hour and it will totally cure overnight.



    Last evening I started to clean up the seams,



    and then repaint the ships sides and deck before replacing the ships boats.





    Painting now finished, and just the central mast to re-position.






    There we go all fair and frolicsome

    Here is the completed Chacabuco.


    I can now get on with my other Chilean Navy ships.
  • Recent Posts

    Bligh

    The other Partizan Sunday 13 Oct

    Off to Partisan in a few minutes time. Hope to see some of you there.
    Rob.

    Bligh Today, 00:26 Go to last post
    ShadowDragon

    Roebuck 44 Stats

    Thanks, Dave.



    Glad to be of service. Thanks for the rep.

    By the way, you can tell Suzanne I found a way

    ShadowDragon Yesterday, 16:16 Go to last post
    Dobbs

    Roebuck 44 Stats

    Glorious, Paul! Thank you very much. That's exactly the information I was looking for. Now I'll just extrapolate the Roebuck. I'm picturing somewhere

    Dobbs Yesterday, 05:42 Go to last post
    flash

    Roebuck 44 Stats

    As I'd hoped, if it was of no use someone who does know would pop over the horizon and Paul has done the honours. I agree it was a fun read too, well

    flash Yesterday, 04:37 Go to last post
    Diamondback

    Roebuck 44 Stats

    Figure no stronger than Undated Speculative BHR as your ceiling. I wanna say we figured she'd be packing small guns but a LOT of them, maybe equivalent

    Diamondback 10-11-2024, 19:58 Go to last post
    ShadowDragon

    Roebuck 44 Stats

    I hope this is readable. There's a bit of glare from the overhead light though. Let me know if there's something you can't make out. I've done photos

    ShadowDragon 10-11-2024, 19:50 Go to last post
    Dobbs

    Roebuck 44 Stats

    That was a fun read, Dave, but the information I am looking for ws obscured by damage on the Bonhomme Richard and Isis is a Portland, so the next size

    Dobbs 10-11-2024, 14:23 Go to last post
    Bligh

    Off Nantucket - 1813

    A very interesting scenario as usual Dobbs.
    Thanks for posting it.

    Bligh 10-11-2024, 13:15 Go to last post
    flash

    Roebuck 44 Stats

    Not my area of expertise, Dobbs, but are the stats you seek in the images of this thread ?:
    https://sailsofglory.org/showthread....s-the-HMS-Isis

    flash 10-11-2024, 09:39 Go to last post
    Diamondback

    Roebuck 44 Stats

    My BHR is on the other side of the county in Storage, but I'd say a Roebuck should be pretty comparable to that, only about a slight advantage. Serapis

    Diamondback 10-11-2024, 09:36 Go to last post
    Dobbs

    Roebuck 44 Stats

    If someone could post stats for the Bonhomme Richard or any of the East Indiamen too, I discovered that I don't have those either.

    Dobbs 10-11-2024, 04:38 Go to last post
    Dobbs

    Off Nantucket - 1813

    The cutters are so lively that when they're played by the AI, I have them sail at no more than 7 knots under fighting sail, rather than the 9

    Dobbs 10-10-2024, 18:18 Go to last post
    Dobbs

    Off Nantucket - 1813

    Thanks for the Rep, Mike! My pleasure to post little plastic ships blasting away at each other.

    Dobbs 10-10-2024, 18:13 Go to last post
    Dobbs

    Roebuck 44 Stats

    Ares came out with the Bonhomme Richard, but no Serapis. Has anyone com up with conjectural stats for a Roebuck 44? I thought the Portland mini would

    Dobbs 10-10-2024, 16:49 Go to last post
    Dobbs

    Off Nantucket - 1813

    That Zeppelin Raider game sounds pretty cool! I am a sucker for zeppelins.

    Dobbs 10-10-2024, 16:45 Go to last post
    Baxter

    Off Nantucket - 1813

    Great scenario. I will try that once I finish fiddling with my Zeppelin Raider game.

    Baxter 10-10-2024, 16:40 Go to last post
    Cochrane

    Off Nantucket - 1813

    Nice little scenario Dobbs. Thanks for sharing it with us

    Cochrane 10-10-2024, 11:13 Go to last post
    flash

    Off Nantucket - 1813

    A sharp action, Dobbs, those cutters are lively beggars aren't they !
    Like the conversion too.

    flash 10-10-2024, 11:10 Go to last post
    Dobbs

    Off Nantucket - 1813

    A few years back I converted a sloop into a whaler to add variety to my ship collection. While I enjoyed its existence, I never made a scenario for it

    Dobbs 10-10-2024, 10:18 Go to last post
    flash

    The other Partizan Sunday 13 Oct

    flash 10-07-2024, 10:48 Go to last post