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Truly exceptional work, David. All of your models look fantastic! Can't wait to follow your next build.

Beautiful work, Don. She's going to be a real showpiece.

Very nice work, Ilia! She looks great!

17 hours ago, glbarlow said:

 

The first light coat of WOP and these macro photos reveal additional touch up and additional sanding needed.

Well, Glenn, your eyes must be much better than mine. I can't imagine that it could look any better than that. You're setting the bar very high!

Beautiful, Pete!

You have some fine looking models, Glenn!

Oh man, a garage with lots of workspace and portable work benches plus a great room for modeling and other hobbies... I'm green with envy! 🤢

She's gorgeous, BE! Fantastic work!

She's a beautiful model and I've really enjoyed following along on your build. As a Coast Guard veteran myself, I'm always excited to see a model of a Coast Guard cutter or even a Coast Guard small boat being built here on MSW. We don't see them very often.

Congratulations on completing this fine model. I'm sure she will be greatly appreciated by all who view her in her new home.

Wonderful model, Hake! Congratulations on yet another great build.

This model is really looking good, Hake!

22 hours ago, chris watton said:

OK, Jim (Hatch) has finished the Ranger model.

The Ranger a gorgeous model and the unique topsail really sets it off.

She looks fantastic, B.E.!

15 hours ago, hof00 said:

I slept on it and decided to re-spray with Vallejo Acrylic, Semi-Gloss Clear.

This "Picked Up" they different Grey's. I now have Superstructure colors that match the Hull. (I am much relieved!! 🙂)

Nice fix on the paint, Harry. I know how it feels when the painting goes wrong and had to be redone not just once but three times! 

Gorgeous model, Jonathan! Congratulations!

Thank you very much for your detailed reply! I've been building the Pen Duick by Artesania Latina and the instructions and plans for the rigging are poor. It looks like the plans for the Jolie Bris are quite a bit better and your post is very helpful. I really appreciate you taking the time to explain how the topsail is rigged on your model.

Unlike the diagram of the Jolie Bris topsail, the tack on the foot of the topsail on the Pen Duick extends down below the gaff boom underneath it. So I've been wondering about how they get the topsail over to the other side of the boom when the boat comes about since it extends down below the gaff boom. I think there must be a line attached to both sides of the tack on a topsail that extends down below the boom so that it can be pulled up and over the boom when the boat is coming about. Otherwise, a long topsail that extends down below the boom, would get stuck on the wrong side of the boom when tacking.

I just looked at your model in the Gallery. It's fantastic, Justin!

49 minutes ago, chris watton said:

Well, as almost half of my total customer base is from the US, I must do something in the future to show my appreciation!

Oh gosh, that would be amazing and I'm sure you could get more than a few recommendations from the MSW members! 

48 minutes ago, chris watton said:

There are only a very few I would revisit, as I do like to do new subjects. I don't like Sovereign enough to dedicate 2-3 years of development, and the many thousands it would cost. I would however like to do a Restoration 50-70 gun ship at some point, I think that would look very nice.

Fully understandable.

Wishful thinking but a lot of us Yanks would be over the moon if you ever decided to tackle a couple of famous America ship models. Just sayin'... 😜

Nice, Ron! 

I currently have 6 guitars: classical, flamenco, 2 steel string acoustics, a steel electric and a nylon electric. I play fingerstyle guitar and, lately, I've been completely enamored with Brazilian music so my classical is getting the most use. The famous Brazilian rhythms, like Bossa Nova and Samba etc, are wonderful and challenging as are many of the beautiful, complex chords that are common in Brazilian music.

That little boat looks great, David!

1 hour ago, glbarlow said:

Sorry to hear that, I was looking forward to following your progress.

I will eventually get back to it. I simply have too many activities that I love to do and I seem to get immersed in one or the other at any given time. Your work on the Winnie, by the way, is inspirational. 

Beautiful work, BE!

3 hours ago, chris watton said:

I remember spending £547 on Sovereign of the Seas 30 years ago now. This was two years worth of hobby time (worked in a castings foundry at the time), but I did spend almost the same again on better materials, and a lot of the time was spent correcting (as best as I could) the shortcomings in the historical detail, even to the point of altering completely the deck and side sheers.

This is exactly what I was talking about when I made my previous post saying that I believe that there is a place in the market for newly updated and improved kits of famous ships that will always be popular with modelers. A newly designed, historically accurate kit of the Sovereign of the Seas with high quality materials and excellent plans and instructions is a perfect example and I think it would be more popular than the existing kits on the market that have so many shortcomings. 

2 hours ago, chris watton said:

I develop how I would want my own kit to be, and then work out the price.

I'm so glad that this is your approach to developing your models. I think the larger, and consequently more expensive models, appeal primarily to to modelers who are looking for exactly what you are doing by making historically accurate kits that have outstanding materials, plans and instructions. What you are doing with is a breath of fresh air.

There's already enough large, expensive model kits on the market that have frustratingly poor materials and instructions and cut corners on historical accuracy. They can be built into wonderful models by dedicated modelers but they often require extensive modifications and scratch building to rectify their shortcomings. I'd gladly pay a higher price to not have to deal with that. Heck, I even think there's a place in the market for much better versions of kits for some of the most famous ships in history that are currently made by other companies that have been on the market for years but have never been upgraded and improved.