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  1.    wvdhee reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Flirt by wvdhee - Vanguard Models - 1:64
  2. TBlack
    Much better. On the Vanguard website you can see a picture of them. Tom
  3.    wvdhee reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Flirt by wvdhee - Vanguard Models - 1:64
  4. TBlack
    Walter, You are doing a magnificent job on this ship! You and I have the older version of blocks from Chris. If you look at your #72 post, that’s what they are supposed to look like. Shopping at Chris’s site and Chuck Passaro’s site shows that decent blocks are out of stock. So, we are out of luck. I might try knocking off the corners. I’ll let you know how I do. Tom
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    Good point, Greg. I hope you are doing well, dear pal. Tom
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  15. TBlack
    So, Chuck, your technique is to use a laser to cut the “teeth” for the gratings. I suppose by the time you program the computer and adjust the laser I might have been able to do the same on my mill? Tom
  16. TBlack
    Chuck, I’d be interested in your technique for building gratings. Tom
  17.    TBlack reacted to a post in a topic: Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - Steam Yacht
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  19. TBlack
    Keith, are you happy with your cooking, or are you relieved that you now have help? Tom
  20. TBlack
    What Keith said is spot on. I find getting those wedge pieces just right a horrible task. Tom
  21.    TBlack reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Tiger 1747 by Siggi52 - 1:48 - 60 gun ship from NMM plans
  22. TBlack
    Great photography, Gary. You continue to show great attention to detail in this model, following a fine tradition Tom
  23.    TBlack reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Flirt by wvdhee - Vanguard Models - 1:64
  24. TBlack
    Various spars/yards shaped. Next is to add hardware and paint. I'm going to join several others that thought the PE fittings for the stun'sl booms didn't look right But on closer inspection it turns out that they're perfect.
  25. TBlack
    Those are the buntlines. If you were to add a sail to the yard, the line (knotted end) would be attached to the sail. Tom
  26. TBlack
    How do I get to be friends with her too?
  27. TBlack
    I’m not sure from where you are starting, but alligator clips are a good place. Additionally, if you have a vice into which you can secure the clip by its tail, then you can secure the block in the jaws of the clip. This eliminates the number of moving parts. Stropping becomes easy now. Enough info, or more needed? Tom
  28. TBlack
    I couldn't get the text in the right place around those pictures, so this is a continuation of my previous post: I'm on to yardarms. I've made the two lower ones with the help of my mill for the octagonal section and my lathe for the tapered round sections. The top mast yards are too delicate for the mill, so hand filing for the center sections. Pictures later. Tom
  29. TBlack
    I meant to mention that Ron Neilson (Hollowneck) seems to be our resident interviewer, and he deserves a lot of credit for the aforementioned interview. I wonder if he went to England to conduct it? On other fronts, I've finished the hardware on the main masts. None of the masts are glued together yet.
  30. TBlack
    Toni, This is a fantastic tutorial that you are doing. No wonder that you are the head of the NRG. Tom

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