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Just had a very pleasurable read through your log Bob,great work!

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Nigel

Good to see you back in the shipyard NickLining gunports is a thankless task,so doing something else at the same time is a good idea

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Doris,absolutely fabulous work on a model of a vessel from my favourite period of English naval architecture

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Who would of thought a bit of silicon,toothpick and tape could look so effective! Excellent Michael

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Fabulous model,congratulations MartynDon't keep us in suspense,go on what's next?

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Nigel

Michael there is a useful guide to Leds on this website,this is where I get my LEDS and various other items for my RC builds.

https://www.componentshop.co.uk/

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Nigel

P.S. make sure you follow the guide to voltage,required voltage varies with the colour of the LED,too low it won't work,too high it will blow.This is why you quite often have to incorporate resistors in the circuit.

Excellent work Michael.Two suggestions re lanterns.One is to cast them with the LED inside using clear casting resin.Other option would be to buy larger LEDS and file to shape.The body is clear epoxy I believe so should shape and polish with files and wet and dry abrasive.

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Nigel

It has been a while since I visited your log Jason due to not being around much of late.I must say this is one of the cleanest,sharpest kit based builds I have seen.I am also an advocate of Tamiya dark iron.It also works well with a little very light drybrushing of flat aluminium.

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Nigel

Excellent work Michael

If I may interject,rather than painting your metalwork plain black,try Tamiya XF-84 dark iron acrylic.This is a matt paint that trust me looks so much more appealing than plain black.A light dusting of their aerosol fine surface primer is adviseable though to prevent paint lifting in the future.Not so much of a chore if you hold several parts down to a board with double sided tape and spray a few at once.Just a thought

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Excellent work MarkTamiya do masking tape up to 40mm wide I think and is low tack.Dampening the veneer can also help to reduce splitting when cutting.Just make sure it is bone dry before gluing.Only thing you can't use both as the tape won't stickI have found life easier to roughly cut the spiled plank oversize,then trimming the edge that butts the fitted plank first.This can then be held to the hull with tape to mark the second edge.Cut slightly oversize then shape with a sanding stick.

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I am bit late to the party Michael,great startI look forward to following your progress including refinement and alteration to what is supplied in the standard kit.

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Lovely work MartynI still have a massive soft spot for this vessel.

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Great work OC and a very clean sharp paintjob

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Michael a thought springs to mind if you are going to scratchbuild a lantern.If you are going to make a globe shaped one,like this model is often depicted with,then a clear marble or glass crystal sphere would make an ideal base for attaching the frame to and it would act as the 'glazing'.

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Nigel

P.S. Lotus Espirits utilised a Renault 25 transaxle

Fabulous work BobI am trying my best to catch up after a long period of absence.You have completed one build and Well on the way with another

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Nigel

Dunno Mark,I tried it yesterday,but it kept including an image from my first post.Need to read up on it as I think it has changed with the new forum platform.
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Looking forward to following on Mark

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Catching up with your work after a long absence from the forum,all I can say is WOW!Incredible work Marsalv

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Excellent work Michael and a very detailed and informative insight of the work involved in rigging a model of a larger vessel

I am undecided whether it is better to model a ship with little historical info or one like yours with several sources of info,but ones that at times contradict each other

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Nigel

Hi John

Welcome to the forum from just up the road in Asenby near Thirsk.

Happy Building

Nigel

Mark congratulations on the completion of a magnificent model

I look forward in anticipation of what is next

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Nigel

Hi Ferit

Fabulous to see you active again my friend. I haven't been around for a long time either mainly due to work demands but hope things will improve a little as the New year progresses 

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Nigel 

Thank you very much FMartin Not much going on this end in the way of model building,work is ballistic at the moment and looks like being that way for several months.

I didn't find anything other than the museum model and kits plans so there are numerous examples of 'artistic license' in my build.

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Nigel

Stunning work Michael

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Nigel

Hi Geoff

With pine (provided you are not cutting through any knots) I would say cut the depth of the diameter and you will be OK i.e. 3mm deep for 3mm diameter etc.I would not go any deeper than 1mm for a 1mm cutter,you are more likely to snap the cutter rather than burn it out in this instance.I would halve this rule for harder woods

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Nigel