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  1. davyboy
    Give it a rest,Siggi knows what he is doing by following the original draft of HMS Tiger. He doesn't need your sniping about trivia. Dave
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    Thank you for the explanation Maurice,a kit modification,makes sense I guess. Epoxy will be a must then when fitting guns through the ports. The words "tweak matters"intrigue me. I'm fitting Speedwells' guns just now,5 port guns fitted and pinned to deck,stbd 5 in progress. No guns being fitted in ports #3. Twice I've knocked off the break (sp) pumps trying to fit guns there,end of story empty ports. Rgds, Dave
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    Hi Maurice,looking very good indeed. A question if I may,what is the purpose of the wedge shaped item behind the trunnions ? I have never seen anything like that before in any pix or drawings. A cap square it is not. Dave
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    Hi Nix, I can confirm what Allan says. However although it's of little or any value it's a nice example and certainly worth keeping. Dave
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    Enjoy your Rhine cruise,I like your photo on board ship. I assume that was taken on Lake Lucerne. Been there a few times,beautiful area. Dave
  6. davyboy
    Hi Maurice, A delight to see this which is so much better looking and far more authentic than 4 rows of straight planks. Dave
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    Would likely have been an interesting read. However a message appeared telling me to remove my adblocker if I wanted to read the article. Not going to happen just to read an article in an obscure newspaper I've never heard of. Dave
  8. davyboy
    When Constitution reaches the same age as Victory I doubt if she will still have 12% of her original Timber Henry. Just saying Dave
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    Hi Dave, There is a company called Metal Clay Ltd in Wareham who sell some miniature carving tools, I bought a set of 1.5mm Dockyard Tools from them last year,good quality mini carvers. Google them,I'm sure you may find what you need,they are also a bit cheaper than Flexcut. Both of which are American imports. Happy hunting. Dave
  10. davyboy
    Great news about the sweep port lid hinges. Speedwell at 1:48th has sweep ports 3/16"x 1/8th". I'll be keeping a weather eye open for when the size I need is available. Dave
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    Hi Kevin, Your recovery paint job looks tip-top. Such a shame you had to do that on Boxwood. I would have removed the damaged planks and redone that area. I had a problem when planking the upper hull on my Speedwell build. I was in the middle of the 6th row of the Stbd strakes when I realised all was not well,a couple of wrong measurements😢. Hey Ho,I ripped the Boxwood (Buxus Sempevirens) off both sides plus I damaged the Stbd upper wale so that was ripped off too. **** happens,a months work in the bin. Lesson learned,pay more attention. Dave
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    Lovely result with your hand carving Kortes. More satisfying for you than having a computer driven machine making them for you then just glueing the bits on I wish I had your skill,I am struggling a bit attempting to do the carvings on my Speedwell build. Dave
  13. davyboy
    Steven,Great Harry looks absolutely tip-top. You must have the patience of a saint to have accomplished this. Respect Dave
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    Hi Chuck, Your square tuck looks very good,I made mine the hard way,only had to do one of the not so easy outer parts twice. I didn't realise that the model had two coloured areas on the outer hull.thought the upper was just shadow,need to get new specs methinks. I'll have a go at doing the red area,hopefully I don't make a mess of it. Dave
  15. davyboy
    Hi Maurice,top job on your first planking, Have "fun" with your sanding marathon. Dave
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    Hi Chuck, I'm really enjoying following your build of Speedwell. I started a POB version of her back in 2019 from Davids' plans with still a way to go. I can concur with your comment about the Fashion Pieces,a few attempts of mine ended up in the bin before I had success. Just wait 'til you get to the Cathead Supporters,IMO they are worse curving in three dimensions. Dave
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    Looking very nice indeed Maurice Dave
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    Hi Mike,I will be following your build with interest. I started the POB version from David Antscherls` 1:48th plans in 2019,still a fair way to go yet. She does have lovely lines. Dave
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    That line is called the Tack. Dave
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    I mix the wood dust with sanding sealer to make a paste and fill any small gaps with that. I prefer that to using PVA glue.as I think it gives a better result. Dave
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    Congratulations on finishing this beautiful model Greg. If my POB version turns out 1/10th as good as this I'll be very happy indeed. Dave
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    Hi Lyle, The circled block and eyebolt in your first pic are for the Topmast top rope. Your second pic shows this block #502. The Toprope was attatched to the circled eyebolt led through a sheave in the Topmast heel up to the circled block then down. There would be a block or thimble spliced into the end of the top rope for a tackle leading to an eyebolt in the deck abaft the respective Mast. As this was only used to lower a Topmast I shouldn't bother about it as it was usually removed when a ship was underway. Dave
  23. davyboy
    Not ship related. Many years ago when I was in the RAF princess Margaret was to visit our base. All patches of worn or discoloured grass were sprayed green. It was also published in Station Routine Orders that the wives in Married Quarters were not to hang out their washing to dry on the day of her visit. Says it all really. Dave
  24. davyboy
    Underhills book is available on Abebooks for just over 18 quid including UK postage if you're interested. Dave
  25. davyboy
    Hi there,The Aberdeen Maritime Museum have what I believe to be the Builders Model of Thermopylae,I have seen this model when I lived in Aberdeen,it's beautiful. When the Hall Russel shipyard closed in 1992 their records were given to the Museum as I understand it. Perhaps it may be worthwhile to contact them to see if they can help you,especially with Photo's of the model. Dave

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