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  1. Blue Ensign
    Nice idea to produce the Violin blocks Nils, well thought out. B.E.
  2. Blue Ensign
    Nice job on the spectacle plate Ian, I look forward to seeing the results of your chainmaking. B.E.
  3. Blue Ensign
    Always a pleasure to read your log Kester, and enjoy the photo updates of your fine little Sherbourne. B.E.
  4. Blue Ensign
    A very beautiful build Pete, and how lucky your friends are to have such a fine model to display. B.E.
  5. Blue Ensign
    Hi Martin, re the gunport strip, I found it useful to also make up a gun to check that they sit squarely in the ports, don't want to find after the event that they are too high or low. I'm impressed with your journey into figure carving I think you have an emerging talent there. I like the holly decking, what are you using for caulking? Cheers, B.E.
  6. Blue Ensign
    Many of my golfing mates visit Florida for that purpose, I think I would rather visit Bob to look with amazement on his Essex. B.E.
  7. Blue Ensign
    Love that stern shot Ian, and the headworks look to be coming along just fine. In my opinion these are two of the critical areas that can make or break a model, and your improvements are cetrainly making it. B.E.
  8. Blue Ensign
    Great job on the Pinnace Grant, and those frames for the cutter look as delicate as butterfly wings, make mine look as tho' they've been hewn out of a tree with a chain saw. B.E.
  9. Blue Ensign
    Looking forward to seeing you work your magic on this new project hamilton. B.E.
  10. Blue Ensign
    That sits easy on my eye now Jason B.E.
  11. Blue Ensign
    An interesting solution Nils, and one that doesn't look out of place. Those Foc'sle ladders that seem to foul the guns always looked awkward to my eye. B.E.
  12. Blue Ensign
    Pretty as a picture and smart as paint she looks B.E.
  13. Blue Ensign
    10 coats of bulwark red paint Augie, I think I need to revisit my approach to bulwark painting. Looks wonderful. B.E.
  14. Blue Ensign
    Hi Jason, Very nicely made up that sling, but as with almost everything to do with rigging there are variations and differing opinions as to the set up. Longridge certainly shows the Slings on Victory retained by battens forming grooves on top of the mast cap, whereas Lees indicates that the sling was supported by a cleat nailed to the aft side of the Masthead, as does Antscherl in the ffm, who also says that Steel did not specify slings for any rate below 32 guns. He also shows that the slings passed thro’ the foremost aperture in the top. On Victory there is a small square hole on the forward side of the top thro’ which the sling passes, but Lees suggest that this arrangement was perhaps more early nineteenth century rather than late Eighteenth. To my eye your arrangement looks a little awkward with the sling rubbing against the topmast. Can you install a small cleat to hold it back a little? I’d be tempted to have a play with it, and see how it looks passed around the aft side of the masthead, if you have sufficient length, but it’s a small point and I wouldn’t get too concerned about it. Cheers, B.E.
  15. Blue Ensign
    Nice progress Holty, she's looking great, I think that beam is a Breasthook, Pegasus has one situated just above the deck, below the capping rail. I note that in the aots book of the cutter Alert, she doesn't have one but has a deck hook (same sort of thing) below the decking, so it can't be seen. Because of the bowsprit arrangement on cutters I doubt there was room to allow the breasthook to be much above the deck line, and on your cutter it looks to be flush with the deck. B.E. ps. is there a profile view in the plans which may show whether the breasthook is flush with the deck or just above it?
  16. Blue Ensign
    Nice job on the deck planking Eamonn, I think it looks excellent, and those things that catch your eye that you may think you could have done better will take on far less significance once all the deck fittings and the rest are in place. Those two planks that Jason referred to as king planks are binding strakes, slightly thicker than normal planking and are let into the deck beams so they still are flush. Their purpose is to aid the rigidity of the structure. Cheers, B.E.
  17. Blue Ensign
    Neat job on the shroud cleat Peter, they really are a useful addition to the rigging process. Looking forward to seeing her in full shot with her full suit of furled sails. B.E.
  18. Blue Ensign
    Lovin' what I see Ray B.E.
  19. Blue Ensign
    Always a pleasure to see an update Augie, I just love your build. B.E.
  20. Blue Ensign
    Topsail schooners are such attractive vessels, and you have captured the lines beautifully in your build Peter, lovely work. B.E.
  21. Blue Ensign
    Just enjoyed reading thro' your log Michael, a very nice build in progress. B.E.
  22. Blue Ensign
    Love that stern shot with the gig on the davits Jay, very nice build you are doing. B.E.
  23. Blue Ensign
    Just love looking at your woodwork Bob B.E.
  24. Blue Ensign
    Love that first pic hamilton, the sweeps look excellent for scale, and overall you have produced a model with great visual appeal. I think it bears restating that this is a 1:100 scale model of a small ship into which you have packed so much detail. I've enjoyed your log and look forward to the next. B.E.
  25. Blue Ensign
    Nice progress Bob, she looks very good in those head on shots. B.E.

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