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It doesn’t seem to matter whether you are working on ships or something else. You’re attention to detail and commitment to making the best possible is very evident. -
Planking imperfections? Not from where I’m viewing. And if the lines at the bow look beautiful, it’s because you made them so! Tom
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Family before model. You’ve got your priorities straight
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Novice? Not hardly.
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That you can figure out where all the dominoes go is a testament to your mental acuity. I’m in awe. Tom
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Sorry to break up the build, but those gifts are a wonderful idea that your family will cherish. Butterfly is magnificent! Tom
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Good idea on the sub decking. Your idea of heating the glue is new to me. Good luck. Tom
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Nicely explained
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Sadness!
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Nice work on the deck. In fact, nice work on the model! Tom
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Gary, I’m late to the party, and I’m reading that you are dealing with stiffness in the shrouds. Some folks put a little water on them to make them more pliable. Tom
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I've done the lower fore shrouds. I thought serving them was going to be a challenge inasmuch as the serving thread was so small. But, no, with Chuck's little machine it turns out to be quite simple. That part was easy. Everything else, as always, I seem to have to do 2-3 times to get it right. In setting the upper deadeyes, I used the usual spacer. And that works OK, but Druxey has a different approach that he outlines in his TFFM vol. 4 and his Speedwell book vol. 2 that I think I'll try for the main shrouds. The benefit I'm looking for is a neater appearance of the seizing around the shroud above the deadeyes which can be done off the model. I think before I do that I'll rig the truss pendant on the fore yard, using Toni Levine's excellent tutorial.
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I know the feeling. I have a friend, John Wheeler, who keeps his boat in Chichester, and we sailed from Brighton to Fecamp one night. Can’t do that anymore.
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Does the cruise go up the Thames or down? BTW, Keith isn’t my twin. He is better looking and I’m older. Tom
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What amazes me is how you figured out the set up to get a correct, uniform pitch to the blades. Talk about thinking outside the box!
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Right on about the scale. I used Alex M’s plans to build Ariel at 1:96. Misses a lot.
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Daniel, Did you decide on a scale? Tom
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Boy, I’m glad to see that you have to redo things too. I’m not alone!
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But now you have to pay attention to your uniform and proper protocol. Not as relaxed as the previous 6 months.
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Reminiscent of my time in the Navy. Thanks for the stories!
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Keith Aug said: And so on to working out how to machine and assemble the prop. The next post should be somewhat more interesting. I agree Tom
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Interesting piece of machinery! Tom
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Keith, you seem to be good at that. Press on!
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Keith, I hope you’re right. I don’t mind.telling you, it was a bitch by virtue of my own clumsiness. Anyway, on to wrapping the lower shrouds with my new machine from Chuck!
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