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FINISHED - Life-Like (nee Pyro) 1/250 "Mayflower"

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  • Member since
    July 2009
  • From: Jacksonville, Florida
Posted by Vagabond_Astronomer on Thursday, December 17, 2015 11:35 AM

warshipguy

That is an interesting system you created.  How does it compare with the Heller system, with those looms provided in their kits?

Bill

 

I find the Heller loom to be too rigid on the shroud positioning. Basically, you have those set slots (sawteeth), and that's it. Here, one can adjust the lines even more precisely. The downside to this loom is that the shrouds are free to move around perhaps too much until the glue sets. It takes a lot of practice. 

 - Robert

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    August 2011
  • From: Earth, for now
Posted by BashMonkey on Friday, December 18, 2015 5:53 PM

Cool stuff, my Mayflower is an older version. I got a Lot of 3 kits off Fleabay, this the Constitution and a 'ship in a bottle' kit of the Golden Hind, all Lindberg minis.

I plan to use something like that loom.

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  • Member since
    July 2010
  • From: Tempe AZ
Posted by docidle on Saturday, December 19, 2015 11:24 PM

Rob,

Well done on your Mayflower. The jig you made for the shrouds and ratlines is very cool. Not wanting to sound like a broken record, but what you do on such a small scale is amazing.

Steve

       

 

 

  • Member since
    July 2009
  • From: Jacksonville, Florida
Posted by Vagabond_Astronomer on Monday, December 21, 2015 4:44 PM

Thanks, folks, for the kind words. Next model, while in a larger scale, will still be small. I do have larger models, but they have to wait for more space. 

Next project? Not sure yet.

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