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  1. TBlack
    Intricate work. Most impressive!
  2. TBlack
    OK, I read the entry by Allen. Taper it is! Tom
  3. TBlack
    I'm looking at Druxey's instructions on building tops for Swan Class in his book, volume IV. He doesn't mention anything about tapering the battens (ribs). Tom
  4. TBlack
    Nothing in the book mentions the number of boats, so I’ll go with 2. Tom
  5. TBlack
    Bruce, I've looked at all the photos you've provided and I can't see any gaps in the cabin assembly. Aren't you being a little hard on yourself? And are you telling me that to get chrome it's better to use Testor's spray rather than the 2 step process? Tom
  6. TBlack
    Nipper, Speaking of Chris Watton's resin offerings, you have prompted me to mention that I think I will go with his resin ship's boats rather than the wooden kit included. If Hollowneck can do it, so can I! Besides, I think I need 2, one for the davits and one for the deck? Or should I just put one on the davits? How many boats would a brig have had? Tom
  7. TBlack
    Me too! I have Ed Tosti to guide me (he and I have all the same tools to work with). And I have a supply of boxwood.
  8. TBlack
    Keith, It's a single about 3' across plus 5" for 8 spokes. I agree with both you and Ian that buying would be the easy way to go and probably look just fine, but I've just ordered some 1/16" boxwood from Joe Volpe. I'm going to give it a try! Tom
  9. TBlack
    I'm reading Ed Tosti's book on Naiad for tips on wheel making. He's at a scale 1:60; I'm at 1:64 (close enough). The wheel is 4 mm wide, not a problem, but 2 mm thick, through which spokes protrude. This is going to be interesting! It means the spokes are 1 mm? Any thoughts? Tom
  10. TBlack
    Long time no write! Couple of things stymied me: first I could find no large (5mm) deadeyes included with my kit. A brief conversation with Chris Watton revealed that he had no record of my buying the kit from him (I can't imagine where else I might have bought it). Nevertheless, he shipped me a whole new package of deadeyes (classy guy!). Next was the bow timbers which in the kit are PE pieces that I thought looked too thin to be timbers, so I made my own: And the deadeyes are in: I know that Theodosius has followed the recommended color scheme at the bow (see his Speedy log), and I tried that, but didn't think it looked quite what I wanted. My next piece of deck furniture is the ship's wheel, and I notice that the kit does not include a binnacle for Speedy, so that needs fabricating as well. The wheel will be a challenge, so I may be a while! Tom
  11. TBlack
    Big difference! Much improved! Bravo Zulu!
  12. TBlack
    handsome child. What will he call you?
  13. TBlack
    A lot of industry there!
  14. TBlack
    Lookin' good!
  15. TBlack
    Blimey is right. Might even be Crikey!
  16. TBlack
    Looks great, but I thought you were going to do the razeed version. Also, would love to know how you built the ship’s wheel. Tom
  17. TBlack
    Long, slow process, but it looks excellent!
  18. TBlack
    Your English is excellent. Can you get along with that?
  19. TBlack
    I think “I love you” will get you a long way. How’s your German?
  20. TBlack
    Aleksandr, You may have digressed, but it’s fun to read. You have mastered the English language! Soap for practice is a great idea. Tom
  21. TBlack
    Interesting that one source sells one for $15, and Amazon sells 3 for $9. Any thoughts?
  22. TBlack
    I love this; absolutely right! "looking a little bit like a swimming bath tub." "because my clamps were too small. Had to use some tweezers with the clamps to hold it tight." I've never thought of that solution; thank you, sir!
  23. TBlack
    ingenious use of elastics!
  24. TBlack
    Or try Cochrane by Robert Harvey. It's on kindle for $4.00
  25. TBlack
    We had 2 of these on our ship (LST). We always referred to them as papa boats

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