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  1. Chuck Seiler
    Ooops!
  2. Chuck Seiler
    Chris, Well done!!!! What is next?
  3. Chuck Seiler
    Substantially thicker? maybe so. I only look at my double edge once a week when I change them out...and I am usually half asleep. I just know the single edge that I posted works great and I keep my fingers. ...and some day I will get back to work on CardyDog.
  4. Chuck Seiler
    Clare, Here is what I was talking about. At first I was using a scalpel but it just wasn't cutting the mustard (so to speak). I got 5 pack of these and they work great. They ARE thicker than a normal double edged blade (which I use), but not overly so.
  5. Chuck Seiler
    There ARE such things as single edged razor blades.
  6. Chuck Seiler
    Excellent!!! Thanks. Looking forward to it.
  7. Chuck Seiler
    I don't believe you named the model. Will it be a ship-rigged sloop LIKE the FLY, different class? ...or something else?
  8. Chuck Seiler
    I had that same problem with the hull planks. I concluded that I didn't flatten the plank out enough as I was gluing it (them) in and the result is the plank did reach all the way to where it was supposed to be. For what it's worth, your bulwark plank nails are alot closer to being correct than mine. Looking good! Maybe we can have a cog fleet at the 2021 NRG conference.
  9. Chuck Seiler
    I believe Thunder correctly stated that the description on the box is for the 1777 frigate ALLIANCE. It was built in Mass. by the Hackett brothers. This model is not that ALLIANCE. Thunder....keep posting.
  10. Chuck Seiler
    Touche'
  11. Chuck Seiler
    600MM. What is that in real length?
  12. Chuck Seiler
    Venture forth. We are right behind you. <Who brought a flashlight?> One theory I have heard regarding the banana shape is: The bow and stern planks are curved as they are so they can be nailed bolted (clinker style) in such a way as to provide the support one would normally get from a stem/stern post.
  13. Chuck Seiler
    Received. Thanks.
  14. Chuck Seiler
    I used a small square file.
  15. Chuck Seiler
    This is Chris'
  16. Chuck Seiler
    Many thanks. How can I download/view? It requires either Facebook or gmail. I don't have a facebeak account and I USED to have gmail, but cannot recall it.
  17. Chuck Seiler
    I have done some research but not alot, so my knowledge is sketchy. Due to Viking travel to the Med, new building techniques were incorporated into norther European shipbuilding. As distance and cargo increased, the knarr evolved. There were many different designs and due to regional terminology it is hard to say "this is a nef, that is a holk"...at least as I understand it. Much like several hundred years later we see similar looking ships being referred to as carrack, nao and caravel, even though there was also a DIFFERENT type ship being called caravel. The I have seen the infamous "White Ship" of 1120 referred to as a holk/hulk. IIRC, all these ships had a curved bow and stern on common. They were build along the same lines as a longship or knarr. It was my understanding that the advent of a straight sternpost and stern mounted rudder marked the beginning of the cog.
  18. Chuck Seiler
    Chris, Well done! Something that has been bugging me for awhile...how does one get into the forward castle? The ladder leading up to it appears to be too far forward. I think it should rest on the rear of the castle rather than end underneath of it. I know that is how the kit is designed and that is how Roland von Bremen (replica of the Hansa Cog) had it, but.... Any thoughts?
  19. Chuck Seiler
    Is this model a cog (post 35) or pre-cog? Hulk maybe? I see the side mounted rudder. I thought even early cogs had stern mounted rudders. I am trying to get a handle on the shrouds. It appears the lower part is a hull mounted post. Could the upper part be a heart or similar?
  20. Chuck Seiler
    Rodolfo, The model is looking great! Keep up the good work.
  21. Chuck Seiler
    Heh heh heh heh (evil laughter and rubbing of hands). Another potential medieval ship model builder.🤪
  22. Chuck Seiler
    Huh? Whaaa? Who woke me up? No further progress on the long boat. I have it set aside for retirement. As you may have seen, I have started at least one other (which is also on hold).
  23. Chuck Seiler
    Why not black paint?
  24. Chuck Seiler
    I can go with fresh. Both of the models I have actually completed are fresh water vessels.
  25. Chuck Seiler
    To those of BIG town folk Los Angeles is a real pain. Been to Ohio. Never been to Minnesota. Why not Duluth?

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