Avoca
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Petty Officer 2nd Class · 159 pts
Melbourne, Australia
Member since Sep 2026
Last online 5 hours ago
Age 66
About
Recently retired with a renewed enthusiasm for building 'things'.
It is my goal to reproduce, in model form, copies of the two sailing vessels that transported my forebears to Australia as teenage convicts in the early 19th Century, the Earl Grey and the Palmyra.
Avoca’s build blogs
2 blogsRMS Tayluer build.
Hi all, A new day, new information and... and new project. Planning to assemble a large scale wooden, or mixed media, replica of the RMS …
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Convict transporter 1840's, "Palmyra"
Looking to recreate this vessel in a scale model. Is there anyway to get the ship's plans? Cheers.
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Re: I may try something new
@ColRay So, does something like either of these fit the bill? (Personally, I like the second, smaller, vessel).
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Re: I may try something new
@ColRay OK Col, so your 3D printer is a ripper unit and, in all honesty, if your happy with your current setup, then can I suggest honing-in on the file conver…
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Re: build blog
@AlessandroSPQR Thank you Alessandro. Yeah, questions questions ... OK, so as my first ship build, R/C and all its, I assume, ballast, etc. etc. issues can wai…
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Re: At the moment I feel like a cat on a litter tray not sure what corner is the best.
@ColRay OK, soooooo, but... ok, in an ideal World, what vessel are you considering for your next 3D project, and exactly which 3D printer are you currently ope…
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Re: At the moment I feel like a cat on a litter tray not sure what corner is the best.
Just downloaded and installed FreeCAD as I needed it for my 3D printer when I get anyway. The 8 .xdf files I have are fully functional, so you should be good t…
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Re: At the moment I feel like a cat on a litter tray not sure what corner is the best.
This them? Just look at the pages... If that's OK, I have the 8 .xdf files as a starter. Can you use those? I know zilch about CAD software, for now. If so, I'…
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Re: At the moment I feel like a cat on a litter tray not sure what corner is the best.
@ColRay Bravo Col. Onwards and upwards 'eh. PM me the exact file name you are after, there are ways and means. "nudge, nudge, wink, wink.. say na more" Murray
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Extract from an article summarising the events on and leading-up to the night of the shipwreck.
For those interested, this short extract from a media story provides chilling insights into a tragic event. +"... Tayleur left Liverpool on 19 January 1854, on…
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Re: In the beginning there were convicts, now I find a famous shipwreck. My poor ancestors...
For those interested, this short extract from a media story provides chilling insights into a tragic event. +"... Tayleur left Liverpool on 19 January 1854, on…
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RMS Tayluer build.
Hi all, A new day, new information and... and new project. Planning to assemble a large scale wooden, or mixed media, replica of the RMS Tayluer which, on her …
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