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  1. Moonbug
    Just getting caught up on some builds. Nice work Viv! - Bug
  2. Moonbug
    Thanks Wolf! I've been delayed on my progress by life and work - but hope to get back to it soon. - Bug
  3. Moonbug
    I really like how the bolts on your boom irons are squared off. A very nice touch. -Bug
  4. Moonbug
    Love the bell! - Bug
  5. Moonbug
    Great work Viv. Good looking ship you have there. -Bug
  6. Moonbug
    Are you talking about the area where the rudder handle is? I used the same mahogany strips that I used for the second layer of the hull. And to be honest, I spend so much time swapping wood and using scrap from other things, I often just measured and used whatever extra I had that I thought would look good. - Bug
  7. Moonbug
    Nice work. I like the treenails you've come up with. When it comes to repairs, isopropyl alcohol is your best friend... Most of the time it'll dissolve the glue without doing too much damage to your wood. - Bug
  8. Moonbug
    Great work Vivian! I can tell you're super eager to tackle your new kits. But remember, the longer you take to finish this one, the more you will learn and be able to apply to your next kit, and then your next... :-) It's quite fun to see such excitement by the way. - Bug
  9. Moonbug
    Great discussion and great work. - Bug
  10. Moonbug
    Thanks Max!
  11. Moonbug
    Thanks everyone. Progress is slow this week. Work interferes.... heh - Bug
  12. Moonbug
    Hey Mark, interesting mix - what does the detergent do? -Bug
  13. Moonbug
    Hi Vivian. Since the dead eyes and shrouds rarely moved much, I'd line them up. Besides, if you take the time to do it, you'll feel much better about it each time you look back at your build. If you don't, I suspect it'll bother you each time you look. :-) -Bug
  14. Moonbug
    Beautiful work, particularly the ladders - a detail I've always found difficult. -Bug
  15. Moonbug
    Nice work Danny. Is it difficult giving up on the accuracy a bit, or does that take the pressure off? -Bug
  16. Moonbug
    Well, clearly I'm late to the party here, but good luck with version two. As far as version one, after salvaging what you can, might it be beneficial to keep her around as a frame of reference (no pun intended) so you can see where the mistakes were (as painful as they may be) and avoid repeating them? That's why I still keep in touch with my first wife. :-) -Bug
  17. Moonbug
    Good work on a very difficult part of the build. - Bug
  18. Moonbug
    It took a while, but I finally got the cleats, rails, and sheaves in place.
  19. Moonbug
    Thanks BE, appreciate you stopping by, and the kind words. - Bug
  20. Moonbug
    Nice work Vivian! - Bug
  21. Moonbug
    Really nice work. I'm still debating whether to copper the next build or leave the wood. Your work makes a great argument for the copper. - Bug
  22. Moonbug
    Hey Daniel, Great questions. First - as a PR guy by trade I'll make sure that I let the kids know that most of what I say regarding those issues is subjective and my opinion based on what limited "actual' documentation exists. That said - I go with somewhere in between. As much as that sounds like a copout, there are a couple of things that we do know for sure - ONE - he WAS a brave discover. Just the amount of faith and bravery that it took to make that (and any) kind of journey on the relatively rudimentary ships of the time was amazing. That will surely come across when they get an opportunity to see the build and understand the amount of people that were crammed on board as well as what it took to sail her. TWO - there was at least on some level treatment toward the natives that is (particularly now) considered inappropriate and perhaps even inhuman. There are a couple of factors here - the most significant being the overall philosophies / viewpoints of the time. There really was pretty widespread discrimination based on one's race / culture / standing etc. But right or wrong, it was NORMAL for the time. There are thousands of examples throughout history of behaviors, whether by individuals or cultures, that were perfectly normal but now considered completely jacked. THREE - history is skewed. And often dramatically. When you go back 500-600 years, the only perspective you have is one generated by the very small minority that could read and write. Those accounts were almost always skewed by, among other things, ego and self promotion. So who's to say what really happened? Either way, it should indeed prompt an interesting discussion. All I hope to get out of it is an increased interest in history, as well as (hopefully) a willingness to look at events with an open mind while gaining enough information to formulate their own viewpoints. - Bug
  23. Moonbug
    Yay!
  24. Moonbug
    Getting carried away is the best part! - Bug
  25. Moonbug
    Great info Augie, thanks for the lesson as always! I've made it no secret that I struggle with planking. - Bug

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