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  • Birthday 09/18/1961

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  1.    toms10 reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Prince by Eilelwen - Constructo - 1:61 - Firstish Ship Build
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    Hi Mark I just found out what “splicing the main brace” means. Page 296, last paragraph in Harland’s book Seamanship in the Age of Sail. I feel a bit silly now but am more educated. Thanks. Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Tom
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    Thanks Mark. I am not sure what you mean about splicing the main brace.
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    Time for an update. I reached another milestone today in that the standing rigging is complete. At least I think so. 😁 and one view from the seagull. Now I need to finish up the yards that I started a while back then on to the running rigging. Stay safe everyone. It gets harder and harder every day. Tom
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    Jim Are you sure these are not pictures of a real ship!? Excellent work on the mast wedges. I like you don’t have any fancy machines so I can appreciate the ingenuity needed to make some of the pieces. Well done. Tom
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    Chuck health is number 1. Without taking care of that everything else comes to a grinding halt. I am sure we all would rather wait a while for Syren products than never have the chance again! Take care of yourself. Tom
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    Well done Jim. With regards to the “made mast” I used a similar technique to create the octagonal shape in the center area of the yards. I am really enjoying following this build. Great work. Tom
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    Hi moderators, Are the posts in each thread still numbered? I believe they used to be in the upper right hand corner of each post. This is handy to have when someone references a post number in a reply. Is there a setting somewhere that I am missing? I am currently viewing this forum on my IPhone if that matters. Tom
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    Hi everyone, I “had” to take a two week hiatus from modeling to build a mirrored wall shelf (33 x 53 inches!) for my daughter (just can’t say no when they ask 😉) I am back at it. I reviewed my pin layouts I made a while back. I sketched out a schematic for each mast area and developed a key as to where all the lines will be tied off. I also have been working on the yards. I have them rough cut to length and finished the octagon area on all of them. Finishing up some of the odds and ends to finish the standing rigging
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    Hi Roger The AL Constellation was my introduction into model ship building. I was able to get the kit for $120 on EBay. A small price to pay to try something I have always wanted to do but never really had the time. I also assumed the kit would be somewhat realistic and would be something I could be proud of. As it turns out it was a nothing more than practice for my current scratch build which is not a bad thing in itself. Knowing what I know now (scratch building is certainly an eye opener and learning opportunity), it is just disappointing finding out iwhat you worked so hard
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    Hi John, Finishing the standing rigging is another milestone in the rear view mirror. Excellent job. 👍 Tom
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    Nice work Jim. Pumps and waterways came out great! Tom
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    Hi John, It’s coming along very decent! I have found that I am by far my worst critic. So following that logic, if you think it is pretty good it must really be fantastic! Keep up the good work. Tom
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    Hi John, It's coming along bit by bit. It is amazing how many little details need to be done. Hopefully most of them don't go unnoticed by "normal folk" or should I say non-ship modellers. I say that because I don't consider us (model ship builders) to be anything close to normal. Anybody that does this type of work, to the detail level we see on this site definitely does not fall into the mainstream norm... whatever that is. 😀 Keep up the good work. Tom
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    Hello all, I finished some of the standing rigging on the back half of the ship. Now I need to find out more about the bow sprit rigging and what attaches to the fore masts along with the connections between the main and fore masts. I spent the better part of the last month learning the rigging. One step at a time. I can't believe how many blocks I will need to fully rig this ship with staysails. I am sure Chuck will be getting another order soon. Tom
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    Jim, It just keeps getting better and better. I remember wiring the pico lights in my Leopard, especially the stern lanterns. Those are some pretty tiny lights!💡💡💡 Tom

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