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  • Birthday 02/26/1959

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    San Marcos Ca
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    Model ship and auto building, restoring my muscle car.

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  10. 72Nova
    A small update regarding the installation of the fore course buntline blocks, I used 1.5mm single blocks which are 12" at scale, simulated toggles to follow, also working on the main masts and tops. Thanks for looking. Michael D.
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  15. 72Nova
    That's for sure Ian, I'll definatley be testing the limits of detail I can add, with some quite frankly impossible at this scale. Michael D.
  16. 72Nova
    With the completion of the royal mast, royal trestle tree, flagpole and all required eye bolts in the tops I can now focus on attaching all the necessary blocks. Cheers. Michael D.
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    I can't believe I forgot about your wonderful Reale De France build, glad to hear you're on the mend. Sounds like a scratch build project that will be a pleasure to follow, I doubt I'll ever get to that stage. Michael D
  19. 72Nova
    About 90% of the fore mast tops are complete with some detail sanding still left to do along with dead eyes, eye bolts and painting. On top of all this I still need to fabricate the trestle tree and flagpole, considering the scale I'm working at I think they look pretty good. Michael D.
  20. 72Nova
    Happy New Year to you too Frank, it does feel good. Have you started another project after your Vasa? All the likes are much appreciated. Michael D.
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    I've completed the fabrication of the topgallant and royal masts along with the associated top bases, these measurements are taken out of John McKay's book, this is all still in a very rough in stage at this point, fabricating the rest of the topgallant top will be especially challenging as the base only measures out to 8mm in dia = to approx. 4-1/2 ft at scale. Michael D.
  23. 72Nova
    Hi all, after a short break I'm back on my S.O.S. In the last couple of days, I have completed the remaining port Fore lower dead eyes and chains, most of open gun port lids where the lower shrouds would hinder their installation afterwards, forecastle cannons in various stages with 2 of them completed, fabricated the 4 knightheads along the bulwarks and currently working the fore top and topmast with the goal of setting the fore mast assembly into the deck permanently real soon. Thanks for looking. Michael D.
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    Looks every bit as convincing as if it were made of wood, well done!!. Michael D.
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  30. 72Nova
    The starboard channels and lower dead eyes are completed along with the port Mizen chains and few cannon port lid ropes. Thanks for looking. Michael D.
  31. 72Nova
    With other projects under way, time has been limited on S.O.S but I was able to finish the main starboard channel, chains and dead eyes. Currently working the Mizen chains, I used a combination of flattened 24g copper and 28g copper to fabricate the chain, the dead eye measures out to 1.72mm, since there are no channels getting it so the shrouds clear the railing was a little tricky but I was able to make it work. Michael D.
  32. 72Nova
    The runner is hooked to an eye bolt and you are correct regarding the tackle. Michael D.
  33. 72Nova
    Looking good, post #127 in my build log shows the runners. Michael D
  34. 72Nova
    Merci Beaucoup for the compliments Ian and Marc. Michael D.
  35. 72Nova
    The installation process for the tackle chain plates are different, I gave an explanation earlier but here's a visual to go along with it, the chain plate is led through a slot in the channel from above and the bolt fed through the hole and glued, then feed the bolt into the hull, as with the other chain plates I find no need to glue into the hull as the hole is drilled in a upward angle, the bolt is usually 1/4" to 3/8", snip off the extra with a cuticle cutter and touch up. Michael D. '

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