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    I usually temporarily fit the mast so that I can drop a couple of lines down to simulate shrouds, then I can line the chains and dead eyes up correctly. Also, for future reference fit the chains then add the reinforcing strips, it does save these problems. Rick
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    Love the Wedgie - they're particularly impressive when you see one sitting on a road kill roo with the wings half spread daring you to try and take it away. Rick
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    We've all done something similar at least once!! Rick
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    Bilge pumps! Needed as much as water barrels 😉 I sat mine where you've got the barrels but there's plenty of room just aft of the barrels for two pumps. Great representation of the cutter. 😊 Rick
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    I keep a small supply of .5, .6 & .7 mm drills. All cheap Chinese but for the amount of time I need them (and break them) they work fine. I see you've beefed up the davits etc. as well. Or were they supplied in the kit in that thickness? Making good progress now. Rick
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    Much better (and stable) stand, plus doubling the thickness of the other components gives a more realistic look to the kit. You only going with the one anchor? I did purchase a second one and have rigged them slightly differently. Rick
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    When you do get this far, consider placing a yoke on the cross bar. Currently there is no support for the boom when the sail is not hoist, this seems to me an obvious place for a "rest" and that's the way I worked. There is a photo out there showing the replica with a rest (removable I assume) on the stern but like a lot of other bits and pieces it seems to be a matter of "best guess" . Rick
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    28 on my version of the ship!! 😄 Rick
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    I lashed all mine. No wire twists used anywhere, I'm afraid I pretty well junked the whole AL rigging plans and used my copy of Petersson's Rigging fore and aft craft. In addition I hunted the net for photos of the current replica to check on how it has actually been rigged as the instructions are really a drastically cut down and basic "looks good" set up. If you check my photo here https://modelshipworld.com/topic/24327-le-renard-by-gaffrig-artesania-latina-scale-150/page/3/ you should be able to see what I've done. Rick
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    Jim - do you do requests? I was thinking that one of our Lyre Birds would go over well if you also tagged a sound clip of their imitation abilities. 😉 Rick
  32. Rick01
    You can stand practically next to one and not know it's there, they look so much like a broken off branch. Rick
  33. Rick01
    They're not afraid of nicking your catch when surf fishing, the sight of one flying low and slow along a beach checking out the catches isn't unusual. 🙂 Rick
  34. Rick01
    You could join this forum and ask for some assistance in locating a Kiwi Hurricane pilot. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/forum.php The guys there are very helpful and have a wealth of knowledge between them all. Rick
  35. Rick01
    I love all the Neophemas, this guy would probably rate as the most colourful of the collection and used to be a very popular aviary bird. Rick
  36. Rick01
    Great photo! Isn't that one of those birds that, when you ask your tour guide about it, gets called a "L B B " (as in - no idea but lets call it a Little Brown Bird) ? 😉 Rick

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