mort stoll
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Admiral Nelson would have been very proud of you. Mort
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Welcome to our world. I too have the kit under my work table and will follow your build with great interest. I agree with you concerning the copper plates, hull planks and even the deck planks. I bought all of that from Bluejacket a month after I bought my kit at quite an expense. My Caldercraft kits came complete with copper plates hull and deck planks, and the Diana cost less than the basic Bluejacket Connie kit. If I had my Byrnes saw I could have cut my own, but I bought the saw a few months later. I have used copper tape that I bought at a doll house store - for Mamoli Connie - and while I was satisfied with the results I prefer the copper plates. They look more realistic as far as I am concerned. You are off to a great start. Concerning the quarter galleries and this is out of the box but you might want to consider removing the wood at the stern and building them from scratch, I look forward to more posts, Mort
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Thanks very much and keep posting. Your build is wonderful. Mort
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Hi Jason, Is the bullseye in the Blue Jacket Catalogue? Thanks, Mort
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Welcome back. Glad you enjoyed the trip. I look forward to more posts. Mort
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Happy birthday my friend. Many, many, many more. Mort
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Hi Glen, No thanks necessary. I cannot thank you enough for positing this great log. Mort
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Am curious. is it 1mm back from the 2nd planking or the wale level? Thanks, Mort
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Very nice, Very very nice. Mort
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Welcome back, Just curious. Any particular reason you left the skylight natural as opposed to paining it red and black like the capsan? Thanks, Mort
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Hi Rob, Where did you get the decals for the ammo boxes? Mort
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I was thinking of attaching it to one of the mast cleats. Mort
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Those are the gundeck ports, correct? Are you supposed to line all of the other ports? Mort
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I should have married her. You are a lucky man. Mort
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Hay Mobbsie, You should be very proud, Can you post any pix? I would love to see them. All the best as always, Mort
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Thanks Glen.
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Welcome. I look forward to your build. Mort
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One persons opinion and not being an expert on this topic, the 4 boats you plan on making seem fine. Mort
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Hi Glen, Pardon my ignorance but why did you cut bottom of the inner bulwark and not the top. Thanks much, Mort
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Hi Len, Sorry to hear about the stress test. Do whatever you have to do. I had to miss last year. There is always next year. Needless to say I wish the very best for you. Mort
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Just discovered the build. It looks great. I look forward to more posts. Mort
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Hi Bill, I put mine by the fife rails. That was I thought the most logical placement. Keep up the great work, Mort
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She is fantastic. You should be very proud. Do you plan on attending the joint clubs meeting next month and if so do you plan on bringing her? I look forward to your next build. As always all the best, Mort
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Thanks for the quick replies. Evan, I agree the hull shape may have something to do with it and the price also. The Bluejacket kit does not come with hull or deck planks or copper plates. For that matter Mamoli does include deck planks and not copper plates but does include faux plates of wood. Bluejacket plans say to paint the hull black above and copper below the water line. Bluejacket offers copper plates, hull and deck planks at an extra cost of $250 to $300 which I gladly paid as I wanted a planked hull and partially planked deck as I plan to expose the Captains cabin and gun deck. One can rip their own planks with a Barnes saw which I did not have at that time. The bluejacket fittings are that britanic metal may turn some people off. However I have done some ship restorations with their metal fittings and was quite satisfied with the results. I too built the Revel kit- with no modifications - and was very pleased with the finished product. Tom - I cannot agree more. As a satisified customer for 31 years, if one pays attention to the Model Shipways emails and is patient one can get any kit at the price they want. Mort
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