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  1. Blue Ensign
    The headworks should look light and with graceful, subtle curves; to my eye Thomas you have ticked all the boxes B.E.
  2. Blue Ensign
    Nice work on the rudder Bob, and the chain scale looks about right, interesting to see the pendants fitted thro' a hole in the hull. I think I would try and get the rudder closer to the stern post perhaps by countersinking the eyebolts deeper into the stern post. The gap looks a tad large to my eye. Cheers, B.E.
  3. Blue Ensign
    Wonderful artistry, a pleasure to see. B.E.
  4. Blue Ensign
    Some ten days since I last looked in Nils, and what a treat, I am amazed by your artistry, that is such a beautiful model. M.
  5. Blue Ensign
    Impressive work on those shrouds and ratlines Mobbsie, excellent photos, well done B.E.
  6. Blue Ensign
    Great work on the guns Matti, they have a real period look to them B.E.
  7. Blue Ensign
    Those frames look impressive Mike, well done and thanks Chuck for your additional insights and photos. B.E.
  8. Blue Ensign
    Love the look of your coppering Jason, great production system you have for the plates. B.E.
  9. Blue Ensign
    Wonderful stuff Nils, I love it B.E.
  10. Blue Ensign
    Your deck detail looks fine in that close up photo Martin, as do the shroud cleats. I envy you that work space, going to look impressive with all your hardware set up. I'm effectively limited to 30" x 24" on my desk top. From one shipyard apprentice to another. Happy Birthday Bounce, from William and me.
  11. Blue Ensign
    Like what you've done with the Pinnace Mike. Cheers, B.E.
  12. Blue Ensign
    Those shots look impressive Jay, nice progress. B.E.
  13. Blue Ensign
    Looking good Ray, I admire your patience with all those flemish coils B.E.
  14. Blue Ensign
    Great looking build Nils, I will follow your log with interest. Love the photo of the Meister at work. B.E.
  15. Blue Ensign
    Nice detailing Bob B.E.
  16. Blue Ensign
    Looking good Mihai, the subtle curves show up nicely on the photo's. Cheers, B.E.
  17. Blue Ensign
    Sounds like an average day in the life of a ship modeller to me Bob, but the clean -up looks excellent Onwards.... B.E.
  18. Blue Ensign
    What a great model Nils, some very good techniques you've used, I love it! B.E.
  19. Blue Ensign
    You've come a long way in developing your techniques Holty since the first planking, and she's turning into a nice looking model. Regarding the line diameters for gun rigging:- The breeching is around 4.25" circumference which scales to 0.54mm diameter. The side tackles if you intend to fit them are 2" circumference line = 0.25mm diameter at scale. (source AotS Cutter Alert) You might find that 0.5mm line looks a little thin for the breeching line when placed on the gun and 0.25mm a little thick for the tackles by comparison. There should be a visible difference in size between the two; in rigging the six pounders on Pegasus I went for 0.7mm line for the breeching and 0.1mm line for the tackles, but I also used much smaller tackle blocks than kit provided ones. If you go for 0.25mm tackles (because the blocks are bigger) then I would consider 0.75mm line for the breeching. Regards, B.E.
  20. Blue Ensign
    Nice shots of your Badger Mike those furled sails are looking very good, a very attractive model. B.E.
  21. Blue Ensign
    Just love looking at pics of your Wasa Michael, presumably the deadeyes will swivel in the strops so you can get the right orientation when you come to rig the lanyards. B.E.
  22. Blue Ensign
    Looking excellent Augie, beautifullly clean work B.E.
  23. Blue Ensign
    I'm relieved to see she has been cased Michael otherwise I would have had to seriously up my game in the cleaning stakes Nice story about your time in the UK and the painting. Cheers, B.E.
  24. Blue Ensign
    Those carronades look excellent Ray, and the arrangement on the deck suits just fine. As I understand it the arrangement where the bed was fixed thro' the gun port cill was an early one, around 1780 according to Brian Lavery. By 1795 when Diana received her carronades, Lavery at least suggests the pad arrangement was typical. B.E.
  25. Blue Ensign
    She looks immaculate Michael, if she's an uncased model after all those years, quite remarkable. B.E.

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