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    Bob, Thanks for noticing my attempt at corny humor. I'm on to turnbuckles/bottlescrews now. I've located a source for 1/32" brass tubing. I think I can file out the middle to achieve this look: Let's see what happens. Tom
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    John, I think that was back in MSW 1.0, because the log is gone now, darn it!
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    John, And isn't Nareau done at 1:96? Those bottle screws look very good. In fact, everything in the picture looks very good. Whatever happen to your build log? Andy, those turnbuckles look good, and thanks for the link, but I think I'd like to see what I can fabricate. Tom
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    A little more progress. The funnel assembly has been painted, but Ive spent most of my time on trying to get the moulding around the pilot house roof correct. A picture: There are four stays to support the funnel that need adding. These have turnbuckles at their base. At first, I thought I might be able to fashion something in brass, but then realized that their diameter is 1-1.5" which, in scale, is less than a mm. So I'm not sure I can add a lot of detail there. The other thing I notice in this photo is how gross the moulding is around the boat deck edge compared to what I did on the pilot house: It took me 5 tries to do this, 1 in cherry, 3 in basswood, and finally, deciding not to be so cheap, the final one in boxwood. Works much better Wish I'd done that with the rest of them. Anyway, there it is. Here's the overall: One final point: Those are Andy's dentils on the pilot house. His dentist and I are good pals now! Tom
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    Cap't Bob, Like Keith, I'm also full of questions, but of a different sort: what lumber did you decide to pick up for this craft? And the profile piece has some interesting markings that I can't figure out. Forward of bulkhead 10 and forward of bulkhead 5 it looks like outlines for the masts, but they're raked, and in the photo they look pretty upright. Also, there's another "mast" outline up by bulkhead 3. What's going on? Tom
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    Richard, Love the close-ups. Very intricate planking to bring out the beautiful shape of the hull. Not for the faint-hearted. Well done! Tom
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    Pete, That may be true, but it sounds like you have to adopt me first!
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    Pete, How do I get on your Christmas list? Tom
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    Ron, That plug looks fabulous. A really good piece of work, so it's with some trepidation that I make the following suggestion: if the plug were of the dimensions of inside the frames then you could lay the frames on the plug and not have to cut slots for them. Wouldn't that be easier? Tom PS. I know I just dropped in on your build and have just looked at your artistry with the deck furniture. You clearly know what you're doing. Maybe I ought to just shut up.
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    So, Cap't. Bob, you're off on another adventure! No cobwebs on you! That link was very informative, and the drawings are quite detailed right down to showing the planking on the deck. But I didn't see that they included the step. Not difficult to include if you can figure out where it goes. Finally, 1:48 is going to seem huge after that last effort! Good luck with this, Tom
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    Michael, I'll stick my neck out here (I'm not an aesthetic kind of a guy) and agree with John on the lower coaming given where it's placed. The reason for it is to keep water that washes down the deck from coming into the cockpit, so how high does it need to be? Tom
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    I think that turned out just fine. Are you telling us that RC is out completely, or just for this build? Oh wait! Is there any water in Arizona to float anything? (just kidding) Tom
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    Michael, is that you in the bo'sun chair taking the picture?
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    OK. If Michael, Greg, Bob, John, and Popeye think the cockpit surgery was an improvement, so do I, although now there's no place to sit. Tom
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    Flying Dutchman, I was just in a Rockler store this afternoon and saw that they have 1/8" dowels (and larger) in various hardwoods. Furniture makers use them in their joinery work. You've mentioned Woodcraft, now Rockler, there must be others that cater to home woodworkers. Tom
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    It looks to me like the stern plating has the "oil canning" effect. Very realistic. Did you do that, or does the kit come that way? Tom
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    Michael, Good news and bad news? Too bad the owner of Floss wouldn't respond. I think that's kind of tacky. But good news that you have found an actual boat to model. No speculating! Any possibility that you can travel to see the boat yourself rather than rely on the owner to get just the right picture? Tom
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    Pete, I, too,am in awe of your work. But I'm getting a little confused. In your posting #129 there are 3 lobster smacks in the picture, but I thought the scratch built boat was hull #3 and it looks like it's really boat #4? BTW, if I had to choose, I'd go for the boat with the brightwork hull and white boot topping. I really like the colors. Tom
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    Pete, Nice work, so far. You'll certainly end up being the resident expert on lobster smacks! I didn't quite understand why you needed to strengthen frame #1 and stain/varnish it. Will it be visible? Oh, and does anyone in CDA understand what you're building? Tom
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    Michael, If my brass work passes muster it's because you taught me how. Andy, For the blowdown muffler, I tried your hand drill method which worked much better, much cleaner. John, Cap't Slog, Andrieke, thanks for looking in and your support. I have to put some more braces on Amanda, so my attentions will be redirected for awhile. Tom
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    So I added the whistle and "steam blowdown muffler" to my funnel assembly. Except for some cleaning up and painting here it is:
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    That eyebrow looks fabulous! John and I both want to know how'd you pull that off so smoothly? Tom I see I posed my question at the same time you answered. I'll keep quiet next time. But I'm shocked! Shocked! that a sailor would swear!
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    Andy, Some time ago I looked at the portholes that you put in your superstructure and marveled at their roundness, figured you just drilled them out. Fast forward to my build of Vinal Haven where I had to put a hole through styrene to acommodate the pipe for the whistle. The heat from the drill melted the plastic such that I ended up with a hole bigger than I intended. Easy enough to fix, but did you do something differently to avoid the problem? Tom
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    Andy, Those windows came out gloriously! Not easy to cut so many parallel lines. Bravo Zulu! Tom
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    Michael, Just painted field stone, a typical New England foundation. My greatest aspiration is to, one day, have a shop above ground. I see so many pictures here of shops with BIG windows...I'm very envious. Tom

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