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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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    I haven't kept this log current, largely because there isn't much new or different in the way I'm approaching the rigging. The only real issue has been the stuns'l booms which are one continuous spar laid on top of the yardarms. That makes it difficult to provide proper rigging in hanging the yard on the mast, but I managed. On yeah, and the halyards, at this scale, were a pain in the neck. Try threading 2mm double blocks and keeping the lines from twisting! After this, 1:96 will look huge. At this point I need to rig the braces, hang the anchors, coil the lines.
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    Michael, Fabulous idea! Nice looking subject; I hope you're able to get the information you need for your satisfaction, although the photo of Skipjack gives you quite a bit of information. This model will be about 28.5" long? With working engine? That build will be fun to watch, although I can't envision a crankshaft out of a bicycle chain! Tom
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    Jay, I love your videos. Yes, they are informative, but they are also very well produced. Micro-mark sells the silver solder paste that Bob mentions. It comes in a small tube. Tom
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    John, Preiser has a wonderful looking eagle, but it's part of a set. The set costs $22.00. Maybe Andy and I could do a deal wherein I buy the set, take out the eagle, and sell him the rest of the set for his railroad club for $20? Sounds fair? Tom
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    Pete, My aunt owns one of these, built in Eastport, Me. I think. I've sailed it a number of times. A mighty fine craft; good and solid; lots of mahogany. I'll certainly be following your progress. Did you decide on a scale? (sorry, just read the headline, duhh!) Tom
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    Andy, Steam blowdown muffler? Who woulda thunk it! Anyway, it's good to have you around. Google produced this How about it?: Tom
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    OK, I'll take all these likes as an endorsement of my decision to follow Adrieke's suggestion. Great, but we're really not there yet. I still have some accoutrements to deal with around the funnel. Steam escape valve: On the left, what do you suppose that really looks like. The whistle on the right is no problem. Tom
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    Adrieke, This is a fabulous find, and thank you very much for the lead. Initially, I was intrigued by the tutorial on building my own eagle, but then realized they were trying to model the real bird. Of course, I'm modelling a casting of an eagle. I think the way to go is with the musket miniatures offering; the price is certainly right. Tom
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    Thanks, Andy, I looked at their sites and didn't see any eagles available. I think Michael's idea of the jewelry lead is a strong possibility. There's a lot to look at in that category, some very expensive and some (from China) not bad, but wholesale. While the price is right, I really don't want to end up with 90 eagles when I only want one! Tom PS I'm thinking about changing my avatar. That baby is now 3 years old. And I think Robbyn has changed hers twice in the last 3 months. Stand by!
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    Mark, These are terrible pictures because my camera is quite rudimentory, but perhaps you can get the idea. The eagle is 3 dimensional and probably about 12 mm beak to tail feathers in profile and 10 mm at its widest. Tom
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    Michael, I didn't have any yew (BTW, nice looking piece of wood), so I substituted cherry. I'll get back to you on the eagle charms, another good idea, but lots to look at and I'm not buying gold @ $250/charm. Cap'n Bob, thanks for looking in. Tom
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    I made pretty good progress on the Amanda, and finished the Titanic for my grandson, so I got to try out Michael's suggestion. Duck soup! Very simple, very elegant solution: It needs cleaning up and painted flat black, and it's done! I'm delighted. Michael, you've gotten me through this process and also your help on the pilot house windows. There's just one more sticky wicket: the eagle on top of the pilot house. Any ideas? Tom
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    I'm with Augie, I think it looks pretty good, too! Tom

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