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  1. Martin W
    Hi Nils -- I've seen a few other builds with the hammocks and hammock netting, but it's been a while. That's a terrific detail -- one among many. Cheers, Martin
  2. Martin W
    Hi Mike -- I bought some redheart myself a month or so ago from Woodcraft: a block about an inch square and maybe 8 inches long coast about four bucks, I believe. I had also thought of using that for the gun carriages, but have to say that Rusty's coaming looks pretty doggone good. Cheers, Martin
  3. Martin W
    Yeah, Mike, that walnut gun carriage just seems to absorb the red without loosing its brown. Although in the last photo the carriage on the left looks fairly reddish. Good experimenting. Cheers, Martin
  4. Martin W
    Mike -- Like you, I'm trying to avoid painting as much as possible. While I really like the effects achieved by some of the Pegasus/Fly builders on this site, I just happen to enjoy the look of wood, especially in contrast with others. If you look at some of the period models, you'll see that most often the hull is planked (if at all) in boxwood. That's what I'm going for, with ebony for the wales. My decking is holly, and the hatches so far are boxwood. I've realized that I will need some more wood, so as I put together an order for Hobby Mill, I think I'll explore some other species for the bitts, etc. One species I'm looking at is pau marfim. I used boxwood for the masts & spars on my Rattlesnake, and found it easier to work with than the usual spruce dowels -- they stayed straight, and had a tighter grain. On an earlier build, I planked the deck with stained walnut, and looking at it now I find it to be pretty dark. Cheers, Martin
  5. Martin W
    Hi Mike -- I don't know why it's taken me this long to come across your log, but so it is. I'll be eagerly following your build. The NMM plans for The Fly were an early purchase for me, and, as with you and the Pegasus plans, I was surprised and thrilled at how clear, useful, and lovely they are. I'm actually even planning on buying another copy as a present for a friend who's about to turn 60. Cheers, Martin
  6. Martin W
    Along with all the others, I have to say that your work is inspirational. Bravo! Martin
  7. Martin W
    Great work as always, Nils. Watching your progress becomes increasingly interesting as you add such an impressive number of details. Cheers, Martin
  8. Martin W
    And happy you should be, too!
  9. Martin W
    Hey Scott -- The head is indeed a tricky part of the build. I spent several days just cutting and recutting all the rails. And I never could get the gratings to fit in any conceivable fashion. Great work, and congratulations! Martin
  10. Martin W
    So, to work through this analogy just a bit: there are aspects of photographing your build that resemble working the rigging without safety lines, eh? Cheers, Martin
  11. Martin W
    It's interesting that your process of furling the sail replicates the real act -- except that the spar is off the mast. Nice work. Martin
  12. Martin W
    Thanks for the encouragement, Scott. I hope whatever I do manage comes close to your expectations! Cheers, Martin
  13. Martin W
    Scott -- enjoy those Rattlesnake plans while you can. The Fly/Pegasus plans are not so detailed. Fortunately there are historical plans, and the great benefit of some experienced and skilled builders keeping detailed logs on this site! cheers, Martin
  14. Martin W
    Thanks for looking in, guys. Scott -- as Spy points out, I write memos to myself on the build where I can check and recheck quickly. Most of what you can see are just identifications of which deck opening is for what. I also tend to write the measurements right next to the object I want the dimensions of, so I won't lose them. If you saw the clutter that I call my work bench, you'd know why I try to avoid losing anything. Spy, I have in fact written: pointy and square. It's when I have to write Middle or Side that I'll begin to worry about myself! Martin
  15. Martin W
    That messenger and capstan look terrific. There are loads of detail to admire in this wonderful build. Cheers, Martin
  16. Martin W
    Thanks for checking in, Scott. This build isn't that much harder than the Rattlesnake, but it is different. That's good info, Alistair -- I do have a ladder on hand that I built while waiting for my wood, so that would be a good use for it. Cheers, Martin
  17. Martin W
    Thanks for checking in, Alistair, and thanks for the likes, guys. I hadn't planned on putting a ladder in this lower hatch, Alistair. I thought I would only do ladders from the foc'sle & QD down to this deck. After my utter confusion last week involving the aft ladders, I realized the aft hatch/ladderway actually sits atop the keel extension. But your question is going to make me wonder now. Hmmm, maybe I shouldn't rush into building the bulkheads just yet. Everything is dry fitted, so I can always do them over. Cheers, Martin
  18. Martin W
    Hi Folks -- Here is my latest effort with the hatches. This shows all of them dry fitted into the openings. And this is a close up of the foreward hatch. You can see, Alistair, that I've taken your comments to heart, in that there is still a very slight curve to this, but so slight as to be almost imperceptible. There are still some details that I'm not particularly thrilled about, for example I wonder if the corners might need just a little bit more rounding off. Your comments have been most helpful, and so are more than welcome. Cheers, Martin (In previewing this posting, I see that my photos are anything but crisp. I'll either have to get more light or a better camera!)
  19. Martin W
    Hi Scott -- Your progress is impressive! If the wood keeps splitting while you drill, you're probably using too big of a bit -- try a smaller bit, then come back with the right sized bit in the same hole and you might avoid the splitting. Sometimes, when opening the sheave hole of a block or something that small, I have to move through 3 or 4 bits to get the hole open enough. Keep at it -- lovely photos. Martin
  20. Martin W
    Great work, Nils, with lots of fascinating details. Cheers, Martin
  21. Martin W
    That series of photos shows a fine technique, Nils. Fascinating. Two questions, though: how often do you burn your fingers on that heated polyester? and how do you keep the polyester thread knotted tightly? Every time I've used anything but cotton, the knots all come loose. Cheers, Martin
  22. Martin W
    Thanks for the input, Alistair. When I get to the QD, I'll do my best to put the ladder where it belongs. And in the meantime, maybe I should take an adult-education course in reading ships' plans. And thanks to everyone else for the likes. Cheers, Martin
  23. Martin W
    Och! BE -- I've just been staring at my plans (wait a minute, don't I have some work to do?), and here's what I understand: the ladder from QD to the main deck is forward of the capstan, just as you say. Then the ladders from the main deck to the lower deck and from there to the orlop (?) are aft of the capstan. Yes? I hate to be a pill, but I've started worrying that I was seeing backwards. In fact, I wasn't seeing the ladder from the QD. Thanks for being patient, BE. Martin
  24. Martin W
    Thanks for checking in, BE & Donny. Your kind words are encouraging. BE -- I've pretty much faced up to doing the aft hatch coaming & grating over again. I think I have plenty of boxwood in this dimension, so a few mistakes and redos won't break the wood bank. As for the relation of the captsan to the ladders, my NMM plans show the capstan pretty far forward, almost to the edge of the QD. It, along with the ladders, are shown in red ink. Right now my scanner doesn't seem to work with my new (unexcitingly new) computer, so I can't show you -- and am not even sure I would be legally able. I only have the lines & profile, so the deck plans might show something different. Here's a link to the plans in the NMM site, so perhaps you can bring your experience to bear in telling me what I'm not seeing: http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/84458.html Cheers, Martin
  25. Martin W
    Nils -- I have a supply of 3 mm blocks that I got for the gun tackle, and I never even tried to use them because they're so tiny. I'll be intrigued to see your resolution (your hands are obvsiously steadier than mine!). Cheers, Martin

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