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Jack12477

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  1. Hi Jesse, just discovered your Syren build. Pulled up my chair
  2. Sorry Betty, didn't see your question/post. I think Carl answered it above - it's done the same way you did the bow section. Follow the plans for contour.
  3. Dennis, UPS ? You mean United Parcel Smashers ! Seriously tho, I'm curious as to what/how you made the oil drums? Are they just wood dowels cut to size or ?????
  4. Fantastic ! Love the addition of the fuel drums ! Very magnificent model, Dennis. True work of art.
  5. Since this is an AL kit with the double planking of walnut wood I usually just put a coat of poly on mine - brings out the color nicely.
  6. Denis, let me add my voice to the chorus above ! Great idea and execution !
  7. Popeye, the "nun" and "can" are navigational buoys - red, right, returning (from sea). - a wee bit different than the ones you are so expertly crafting and a tad larger as well. A "can" is green and has odd numbers and a "nun" is red and has even numbers.
  8. Well depending on the type of buoy and its intended function it could also be a "nun" or "can" and be painted red or green !
  9. Use them all the time. I get them in Joann's Fabrics in the US.
  10. As a photographer I have dealt with Light Impressions many times; their products are excellent and their service is also.
  11. Hi Piet, Just found your build log and pulled up a chair. While going thru it your pictures stopped displaying after post #91. I think the gremlins have struck again. Anyway nice work and nice looking model.
  12. Hell, Greg, this past winter here the mail delivery was stopped due to SNOW and SLEET. - So much for the "slogan"
  13. Tim, these pictures are of a block of Yellow Pine (rough sawn) I got from a fellow woodcarver - it's also favored by woodcarvers - has a "new house construction smell"
  14. Tim, a wood that is very popular with woodcarvers is Butternut ! It's slightly brownish color. Tight grained.
  15. I have seen Dan's model HMS Vulture and started to follow his build log recently. Have to go back to the beginning and read thru to play catch up. Have not (yet) seen his technique for making blocks but will certainly look carefully for it in his log(s).
  16. Thanks, Tony. What prompted my question was the level of detail, especially in the rope and blocks on each of the models. It's amazing what they could produce 200-300 some years ago without the aid of all the "power" tools we have today. I have not seen blocks or rope like that from any of the current kit manufacturers with the exception of Chuck's Syren products. Even the scalloped edging on the plank ends on the foredeck of the 1790 Trial is amazing detail. Thanks for posting !
  17. Tony, beautiful photos. Thanks for posting. In what year(s) did NMM say these models were built?
  18. Belated Happy Birthday from me also, Piet ! O-19 is looking real good. I have to go back and play catch-up on your build log.
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