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    Thanks. Russ
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    Pat: Thanks for the kind words and the suggestion. I will take a good look at that tape for future projects. Russ
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    I may have to give it a try. The blue painter's tape usually does the trick. I will give that suggestion some thought. Thanks. Russ
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    The under body paint is complete. The water line is not as crisp as I would like, but I had to work on it quite a bit to get it looking half way decent. There are some areas right at the stern to correct, but that will not be a big deal. The color and finish seem okay. I just need to live with the water line for a while and see how I feel about it. Russ
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    I have two more coats on and it looks like that might be it. I will wait till Friday afternoon to make sure everything is dried hard. Then we will see. Patience is difficult. Russ
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    Mark: Thanks. I appreciate it. Russ
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    Sam: Thanks. It is a Canon. Nothing really expensive, but it has some nice features that are so much better than the cheaper Kodak that I bought last year. That was sort of an emergency purchase, having dropped my old Sony camera a few weeks before. The Canon looks like a keeper. I can put the lens right on the object and still get a clear photograph. Russ
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    Here some actual progress. I have two coats of dark red on the bottom. I just put this coat on a few minutes ago. It will darken slightly as it dries. Tomorrow I will lightly sand and give it another coat. The color is very close to the shade of red found on local boats so I am hopeful. Russ
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    Ken: Thanks. I am glad to have the new camera. I should have gotten a better one last year, but I broke my rule about buying quality. You get what you pay for. Russ
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    Rich: Excellent work. Your slightly smaller, scratch built replacement looks much better. When in doubt, slightly smaller is usually a good choice. It fits better into the scale of the model. Russ
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    Elia: Thanks for dropping in and for your kind words. I am getting ready to paint the under body. Hopefully some more progress soon. Russ
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    Carl: There is always room for improvement. Russ
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    Carl: You are too kind. The first clear close up I got of the pilot house made me shiver. It needs work, to say the least. Russ
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    Carl: That is it precisely. I need to see all the details, good and bad. That is how things will improve. Russ
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    My apologies. There is no real progress to report except that the new camera seems to be working nicely. Russ
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    Eric: Cautious is good. I always try to take off less than I think I should. It is easier to take off a little more than it is to try and put it back on after taking off too much. You are doing good so far. Russ
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    Pat: The details are very nice. Those small pieces along the bulwark look really good. Russ
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    Rich: The seams came out well and caught my eye. They are just about right by my eye. Not too much and not too little. Russ
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    Rich: Very nice details. I think you are right about the davits. That can become a very tight working space. Your deck planking is really good. I like the effect you have achieved. Russ
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    John: She is coming along. Love the hull form being revealed. Russ
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    If you have some experience with balsa and can make it work, I would go with it. I do not use balsa as I have never had any success with it. But go with what works for you. If the experiment fails, then little has been lost and you can try something else. Russ
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    Pat: Very nice paint work and attention to detail. Russ
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    Nice work. This model is coming together very well. The extra deck details really a lot of character to the model. Russ
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    Your deck planking looks very good. Subtle treenails at this scale are very difficult, but yours actually come off pretty good. However, you are the one who has to be pleased. I would suggest one thought, though. If you are on board the ship, standing aloft on a spar and looking down, what would you see? The grain of the wood plugs would oriented to follow the grain of the deck planking so I do not think you would see very much except the deck planking. Maybe sand them out and move on? In the end, you are the builder so build the model that pleases you best. Russ
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    Ed: There is nothing boring in your posts. You keep posting, and we will keep reading. This is a tremendous opportunity for many of us to learn. Russ

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