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  1. ccoyle
    Joe, if you are copying and pasting text from another forum, selecting the "paste as plain text" option will eliminate the tan highlighting in your posts.
  2. ccoyle
    I have two headband magnifiers. One is the type that has the lens mounted in a hood, the other does not. The one without the hood makes me sick after awhile, probably because it allows for a large, unmagnified peripheral field of vision while using it. The magnifier with the hood is the cheap kind from Harbor Freight -- I can use that one for hours without any problems.
  3. ccoyle
    I love the Thayer, even though I've never been fortunate enough to visit her in person. I grew up in Humboldt County and spent part of my adulthood working in the woods of Humboldt and Mendocino Counties, tromping around in the redwoods once owned by the Falk Brothers, PALCO, Carson & Dolbeer, USAL, and other companies that shipped lumber aboard Bendixsen-built schooners. I would dearly love to see a kit of her developed -- would probably even pry the padlock off my wallet for one! You know there have to be detailed lines and drawings made during her reconstruction -- a trove of resources for any potential designer. It's just a pity that all of Bendixsen's half-hull models were lost in the mists of time when the yard closed.
  4. ccoyle
    Congratulations on finishing your model! Two tips for photos: 1. Use a hard return between images to give them some visual separation. 2. As you've learned, there isn't a limit on the number of photos, but bear in mind that that photo-heavy posts will load slowly on older computers, so some members will be inclined to skip such posts. Cheers!
  5. ccoyle
    I don't think I've ever seen a POF hull built in that manner before, but the end result looks great!
  6. ccoyle
    Welcome, Giuseppe!
  7. ccoyle
    Welcome aboard, Jeff!
  8. ccoyle
    Welcome aboard, Jim!
  9. ccoyle
    I get the feeling it's a mom and pop operation, except there's no mom, so the production run for each kit is pretty small -- probably most go to Japanese customers, since he doesn't perceive a need to cater to English-speaking customers.
  10. ccoyle
    I'm an Android user, and it's there for me. I can't speak to any iPhone issues.
  11. ccoyle
    If it was a snake, it woulda bit ya. 😉 Click the follow link, as indicated below.
  12. ccoyle
    There weren't any child labor laws back in those days, hence there was no legal minimum age for a boy to be able to put to sea, and that included warships. The captain had sole discretion over who would be entered into the ship's company.
  13. ccoyle
    Love seeing the innovation -- a stable hull substructure heads off a lot of potential pitfalls down the road!
  14. ccoyle
    That's probably the case here. Anybody can resell stuff on Amazon, and some such sellers have little to no idea how much a second-hand kit is worth.
  15. ccoyle
    I think you must mean 1/150 scale. I've seen them listed for anywhere between roughly $80 and $250, so basically whatever you can get for it.
  16. ccoyle
    Try the search feature. Search for it by name, subject (tartane), or manufacturer. Use the titles only option. You'll soon have your answer. My guess is no one has built one.
  17. ccoyle
    Probably 1970s vintage.
  18. ccoyle
    Don't forget to include a bottle of Grecian Formula!
  19. ccoyle
    No rest for the weary, eh?
  20. ccoyle
    Titles can only be edited in the first post of a topic by clicking 'edit' within the 'more options' menu (the tree dots in the upper right of any post).
  21. ccoyle
    Glad to have you aboard, Todd!
  22. ccoyle
    Great work, Ferrus, and congratulations on crossing the finish line with this one!
  23. ccoyle
    Love it!
  24. ccoyle
    Okay, now that is one retirement activity I do not envy you for!
  25. ccoyle
    The non-ship area is kind of like the "wild west" of MSW -- I think we can bend the rules a bit here. You know, consider them more like "guidelines." We can edit the title to reflect the group effort if that's what you guys want to do.

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