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  1. TBlack
    Isn't this how most of us feel? This quote should be enshrined somewhere. The Gospel according to St. Alan!
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    Comfortable looking library. If you’ve gotten plumbers to come out during the holiday, you’re doing good!
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    It occurs to me that the fit of the netting is so perfect that a large part of the battle was to get the dimensions right in the first place. Damn you're good, Keith! Tom
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    OK, Keith, we agree on the davits, but I’ve made two mistakes. If you look where I’ve placed that top rail over the stern, you’ll see that the davits have to go right where the rail meets the transom. Gotta make that rail shorter. The other mistake you can’t see from the picture of the painting of the ship’s stern, but the painting on the cover of the book shows two gun ports in the transom. Guess I’m not done yet! Tom
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    OK, so I found the molding material. Did my best on the tricky corners and added the top rail: Now the tricky parts are the stern davits: My understanding is that, normally, these run along the top rail for support. But these don't. They just stick out from the transom. I think I'm going to depart from the photo and put them on the top rail unless you guys think otherwise.
  6. TBlack
    Merry Christmas, dear brother. Stay warm. Cold here too. Tom
  7. TBlack
    So I might be spending my days incarcerated? But I’d have the 7 volumes to keep me busy!
  8. TBlack
    I don’t know; I may be. Yikes! Does the MSW have a legal department that might have to bail me out? Tom
  9. TBlack
    Then this project is like mine (HMS Sophie) for my daughter Sophie! Tom
  10. TBlack
    Boy, that was fast work. I'm guessing you had some surplus fixtures to help. Bean and Maisie will be delighted. And Eve is.....? Tom
  11. TBlack
    Thanks, guys, for the likes and for following. I need to find the right piece to make the molding surround. It's either going to be in here: Or in here: I suppose one day I should get organized! Tom
  12. TBlack
    Pear put on. this perspective shows my attempt to follow the arc: The molding along the bottom, below the windows, is 2 mm wide. I don't have small enough tools to give it some character, so it gets to be a 1/2 round. There is molding around the sides and upper edge that will be wider and maybe a chance to do something more interesting.
  13. TBlack
    Is it Missouri, or Kansas?
  14. TBlack
    Anima, What is the price? Tom
  15. TBlack
    Keith, I have 8 grandkids. Here they are: I would be more that happy, delighted actually, to share them with you. Tom
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    Keith, So I understand that you're helping your son move, and treating him and his family to a sojourn, and trying to finish the "masterpiece work of art"? I think youought to just go to Spain, Majorca, or some place warm and enjoy your family! Tom
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    David, Are you sure that's the link you want us to use? Tom
  18. TBlack
    The colors and the action of the water are spot-on. Ron must have an artistic background. Tom
  19. TBlack
    LWard, I, too, have used the Sylvan hull as a starting point, suggested to me by realworkingsailor on this forum. I didn't have as much space for the model as you do, so I did this: Maybe you could show us some pictures of your previous RR layout? Tom
  20. TBlack
    I think this is the 4th attempt at these windows, certainly the best of the lot. Don't pay any attention to the black paint. A slight misunderstanding between me and the painting contractor. It all gets covered up with pear veneer.
  21. TBlack
    Nicely done. Good plans to work from. You obviously know what you're doing. Tom
  22. TBlack
    I love the overall look. Most impressive!
  23. TBlack
    Keith, as you may recall, I arrived 11 months after our older sister; therefore, she thought of me as a "mistake", and actually liked you better, having arrived at a more convenient time! On the Sophie, putting the glass in first is proving to be much easier than my first, second, and third attempt! Tom
  24. TBlack
    Keith, Does everybody following this thread know that you're my brother and almost obligated to say nice, encouraging things?
  25. TBlack
    I've been searching through the build logs to see if there are any clues as to how to put windows together. I've discovered that, for the most part, stern windows are in a straight line (see Naiad, Essex, etc.) which are much easier to construct as they are all the same. The only arched stern windows I can find are Speedwell and Sphynx. Greg doesn't really tell how he reaches perfection, and Sphynx comes with laser cut windows provided. Anyway, I have attached the mica and have a template (sphynx plan) to help with placement:

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