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  1. Canute
    Dee Dee, excellent discussion on fabric selection and sail making for this tyro. I'll have to get the Admiral's sewing machine repaired now. We have a Jo-Ann's Fabric locally, but Asheville is just up the road and may have a source similar to yours.
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    Matt, carronade looks really good! Steve and Matt, those screws are a good resource, although they may not be long enough for the elevating screw on the carronade.
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    Jonny, surprised the CA didn't glue the resin parts. Wonder what kind of resin it is, to be impervious? I usually try to get resin parts positioned with a tacky glue, then wick some CA into the joint via capillary action. The tacky glue won't glue resin; it just gets the parts lined up. I've also used some real sticky glues available here in the US . One named Goo, the other is Barge Cement. Both are sticky, but very smelly. Now I use a brand called Aleene's Tacky Glue. Kind of like the glue on a Post-it Note.
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    Matt, guns look good. To add, you might look at tiny bolts, say 00-90 or 0-80, for elevating screws for the carronades. I've been digging into the MS USN Picket Boat and got the 4 article series from Ships in Scale by Kurt Van Dahm. For the 1:24 launch's 12 pound Dahlgren cannon, he used a 2-56 threaded rod for the screw. Check in a model railroad shop, if you can find one, for these bolts.
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    Matt, I'm thumbing thru my copy of "Arming the Fleet" by Spence Tucker, Naval Institute Press. (What do you expect from a Weapons Officer?). Has such exotica as carriage dimensions. Anyway, apparently in the 1770s, the 3 pdr went from a size of 4'6", 7 cwt-1 qrs-7 lbs to 3'6" 3cwt-3 qrs-o lbs. Found it in Table 10 on page 88 of said book. That was sourced from John Muller's Treatise of Artillery, Whitehall, 1780. That being said, I'd expect the privateer/pirate to ship whatever guns they could get their grubby paws on, so the Cap'n thoughts are a bulls-eye!
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    Very nice work!
  7. Canute
    Great work, Augie. Good technique abounds. Up here in the Smokies, we can work outside, so we can enjoy the fresh air and do a little modeling. I do wish I had screened in my deck area, though.
  8. Canute
    Good luck working thru the task list and I hope the Admiral feels better.
  9. Canute
    What a graceful looking ship! Beautiful.
  10. Canute
    Looks good. And you'll feel better, too.
  11. Canute
    Neat looking little fishing boat there. Will be fun.
  12. Canute
    I agree with Eamon about the balsa bulkheads. May work easy, but it's weak. Another wood may be basswood; it comes in sheets. And yes, Dee_Dee's French sloop looks very good. Check it out!
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    Well, a bit of progress today. Glued up the larboard sheer plank and garboard strake. Garboard hood end fitting into the stem. Fit looks good. Sheer plank. Had to use that binder clip to hold the hood end in the rabbet. Transom end I hope the rest of the planks lay in like these.
  14. Canute
    Cap'n, I just finished reading your tales of hard trials and great tribulations on the ships boats. Quite the saga! I await the commencement of this iconic ship build to follow along.
  15. Canute
    Jim, if you use acetone (readily available at the big box hardware places) be advised to use breathing protection and rubber gloves. High concentrations of acetone are hazardous, whether thru breathing or on your hands. I recommend using vinegar to clean your parts. This thread goes through the whole process: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6977-the-blacken-it-trials/ Read through itbefore you decide which products to use.
  16. Canute
    Congratulations to you and the Admiral on your anniversary. Arr, matey! Spiced rum. A personality enhancer if ever there was one. Enjoy it. And outstanding on your latest, HMCutter Sherbourne. That's a beauty.
  17. Canute
    The clamp looks good with the black fasteners and poly, Grant. I would think bolts would be stronger than nails to hold the clamp in. Would the force of the mortar firing translate into pulling the fasteners out? Did the crew have to get down under the mortar to check those fasteners every time they fired the mortar? P.S. I didn't read Mobbsie's post before I wrote about the bolts.
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    I salute PFC Harrison Nutz and his merrie men for jumping on that task. And the wood looks good in the hold. Wow, I haven't fought over Bud and Old Style beer since Viet Nam! I think my taste buds have improved since I was a young Leftenant.
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    Cap'n, like the thole pins; they look good. I hope you break that lathe out soon. I got a little dough to spend and I think a lathe might be the thing. Need some hands-on, first person experience with this Proxxon jewel.
  20. Canute
    Ah, the joys of domesticity! This from the guy about to take his Admiral out for her birthday dinner.
  21. Canute
    Tuff, like the carriage color. Looks very good. And the remodeled carriages themselves are excellent.
  22. Canute
    Ditto for me. Can't have too much light or magnification, even for young eyes.
  23. Canute
    I'll second Jason's recommendation for the Hypo glue. It's watch crystal cement. I've attached clear styrene window glazing to wood and plastic without any crazing. Beats the CA, which causes the clear styrene to fog up from the fumes.
  24. Canute
    Mobbsie, the poly really makes it pop. Looking good. Thanks for sharing.
  25. Canute
    Jon, careful with your repaired back, mate. A technique I read about, but haven't tried yet, is to draw up the ratline diagram on some white paper/card stock and place it under the shrouds. Tie the lines with your preferred knots. I favor white glue, since it dries clear. The CA may discolor with aging.

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