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Keith, bro, You're setting a standard for family modelers that I'm having difficulty meeting. Can't you make a mistake once in awhile? Tom PS I don't care what you think; mom clearly loved you the best! -
I wouldn’t worry about trying to match the deck planking. Who says they have to match? Tom
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Keith, yes, she’s coming along OK now. I keep thinking I’m at the point when I can start following the kit instructions, but then remember some other detail. If you go back and look at the book cover photo in post 128, you’ll see that the hull planking is different than the kit which is straight pear. Also, the spacing between the tops of the gun ports and the top rail is smaller in the kit than in the photo. So, I’ll have to make some adjustments.
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Stern gunports installed. I kept knocking off the top rail, so I removed it until I'm finished with the quarterdeck detail:
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Of course, my first idea was to donate the books to the NRG library only to discover that we had dissolved the library several years ago (I'm not really up on current events). In terms of an heir; it's actually my mom's dad who has given me the ability to do this. Also, I need to thank "anima" (Jeff Wall) who actually made all of this happen. Tom
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Just to close out this discussion, I've agreed (and sent the check) to acquire this set. After a little searching, I'm donating them to the library at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in New York. Now the logistics are such that I'll wait out winter before going to pick them up. Tom
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Amen to that (see HMS Sophie)! Tom
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So, the final resting place is your family room? You need to have a lot of "open houses" so a broader audience can appreciate your art/craftsmanship. Tom
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If my memory serves, didn't the tortoise win the race? Tom
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It looks like a question of repairing the rigging. The rest of the model looks intact? Tom
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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.
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So I might be spending my days incarcerated? But I’d have the 7 volumes to keep me busy!
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I don’t know; I may be. Yikes! Does the MSW have a legal department that might have to bail me out? Tom
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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
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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
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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.
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