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FrankWouts
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I rather like some color variation, unlike many other builders I know, It gives more variety to the eye, 'on every inch something should happen' ...furthermore, shipyards didn't sort their planks on color I guess, as they were glad to receive the appropriate and enough wood to carry on building I read in one of my many books on English, French and Dutch shipbuilding... Frank. -
Beautiful work Matthias! Hopefully no mice beneath those beautiful deck planks... Frank.
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Beautiful work on the deck Glenn! The bolts will look magnificent too, I'm sure! And dito photographs, wow! Frank.
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Beaufitul work Glenn! Congrats and please keep your updates coming! Frank.
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Thanks Glenn and Pete! Yes, I believe I’m the only Dutchman building HMS Winchelsea. Frank.
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Beautiful work on a beautiful build and dito carvings Pete! I’m following yours as well now! Frank.
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Thanks, Chuck, Edward and scrubbyj427! I'm already on my way with the second band, updates will follow after I finished it. Frank.
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That looks like a nice relaxed curve with no bumps or weird tensioned humps following your batten. How does it look from bow to stern looking throughone nearly closed eye? Can you make a picture of that? Does one edge of the batten follow the tick marks exactly and/or is it averaging them? Frank.
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Thanks James!
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Great Fix Edward! Frank
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Ted, what a secure and tidy way of working. Even in squaring, outlining and determining symmetry and correct heights on the bulkheads I've learned a few metheds for my next build from you! Simply great! Frank.
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Now I’m getting to that tricky corner at the stern…I’ll just keep following my lines and curves and I should be allright…I hope… Frank.
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Fantastic, marvelous, yaw dropping beautiness in near perfect execution of how a ship model should be build! Congratulations reaching the finish Mike! Thank you very much for all your clear explanations and support in our own build logs of all of us apprentices. Frank.
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Good to hear you're making progress on planking Joe! I'd love to see some pictures of your progress. Frank.
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Unbelievable beautiful work... Frank.
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Looking very good Mike, well done, Any updates on your first planks? Frank.
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Beautiful fancy moulding pieces Dusan, I wouldn't worry if they're a tenth of a millimeter too wide, they sure look beautiful! I'd say glue them on...please....(!) Frank.
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Welcome to HMS Winchelsea Jim, I always have the deepest respect for people that saw their own bulkheads. You've done a beautiful and very exact job on them! I can also notice you maintain a very tidy way of working. So your build log will be worth following I'm sure! Frank.
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Congratulations Edward, that's a very smart looking and beautiful deck! Well worth the extra effort, extra time and sometimes maybe even some frustration (I know I have that sometimes) of wasting lesser planks into the dustbin. My dustbin is full of failed planks for the second band of bow planking I'm working on now and I'm glad I redid all of them a second, third and sometimes a fourth time, when just before pencilling the sides an almost very well curved and 'fitting like a glove' plank broke while giving it a last little extra bend which seemed necessary... :-). Luckily I ordered a little too many 1/4" billets from Chuck...I'll need them all the coming weeks... Frank.
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Both look viable in my opinion, but perhaps close-up differences can be noted and the one on the right is much better. Very courageous and diligent anyway! Frank.
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That's a beautiful and inspirational HMS Winchelsea build Mike! Frank
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What a nice metamorphosis from the pink cooked pear to the warm brown color wip WOP. Beautiful work Steve! Keep the updates coming. Frank.
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Congratulations Jim, Your Winnie is a joy to look at and enjoy and your build log a pleasure to read. Frank.
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Thanks Rusty and the likes!
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Thanks Ben and Matt! Yes, I'm definitely not the fastest builder here, LOL...very little time off from work and family (specially the latter..)
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