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  1. NMBROOK
    My pleasure Eamonn I will follow along mate Only other thing I can think of is if you leave your walnut keel off until after first planking it makes sanding a whole lot easier.You can then tape the bow piece in place and scribe the keel rabbet using a piece of outer planking.It is easier to cut the rabbet to follow where the planking will sit rather than make the planking fit the rabbet if you see what I mean.Because of the angle the planking strikes the keel at the bow it can be easy to have a gap if you do the rabbet before hand.I hope this makes sense Kind Regards Nigel
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    Hi Eamonn I agree with Tony,filler blocks make the job a lot easier,I still use them as I see no point in struggling.I have stopped using balsa though.Even if you just use DIY store softwood,it gives you the opportunity to pin between the bulkhead positions.Looking at your hull,I would be tempted to fill the first two bulkheads.This would give plenty of fixing area where the planks join the front edge. Kind Regards Nigel
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    Are you thinking of going for sails Matti?I remember when I made the Mary Ann with my father many years ago,we made them with the Billing's cloth and coloured them by soaking in very weak tea.This worked really well Kind Regards Nigel
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    I am with Mobbsie on this one Matti,the first picture is mind boggling!!Simply perfection.I will be interested when you get to to that stage,what techniques you employ to make the rigging look like rope.I would think of buying Chuck's rope or possibly a ropewalk.This model is simply beyond normal thread!Totally outstanding work mate! Kind Regards Nigel
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    A great repair Ricardo,unfortunately no matter how careful we are,accidents do happen Kind Regards Nigel
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    Great work with the nails Michael I think with things like this it has to be all or nothing.If you represent fastenings,then you really need to do them all otherwise the eye tends to focus on them too much.I don't think the larger nails will be anywhere near as prominent with the smaller nails in place. Kind Regards Nigel
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    I agree Vince,I have a compulsion never to build a kit out of the box,at least the Euromodel way,you don't feel you are paying for lot of things you don't use.Other than the decks and bulkheads there is hardly any precut plywood parts in my kit,just piles of solid hardwood.I do think they are more of a materials package for a scratchbuild than a modern precut plywood everything modern kit.It certainly gives us plenty of scope to take things as far as we wish Kind Regards Nigel
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    I think this model looks far better with brass.Copper would have clashed with the wood tones and looked poor.Changes have already been made for aesthetics in that no paint have been used,I see no reason that changing to brass for the plating should raise concern. Kind Regards Nigel
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    Hi Vince The bulkheads in my Mordaunt have no labelling on them.However I am fitting the lower gun deck out and have to cut the bulkheads to suit.They are not cutout at the factory like your William.The information is on the plans so will involve gluing a copy to each bulkhead and then some work on the scroll saw.How thick is your false keel?I only ask because the one on K Julier's build looked like it was about 10mm Kind Regards Nigel
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    I shall be following along with this one Vince.She is one of my favourites.I am probably about two months away from starting my Mordaunt log.Did you find the voids in the box to be filled with those little foam kernels?It was a job in itself disposing of them and keeping them away from the dog Kind Regards Nigel
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    Great to see you have a log up and running Eamonn Am I right in understanding that you are going to run three all at the same time?There will be no time left for name the ship I wish you all the best and shall follow along. Kind Regards Nigel
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    Thank you Richardo,I shall be investing in some of this thread Kind Regards Nigel
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    Simply outstanding Matti!!I see the snow has arrived.I can't keep up,you have changed your avatar for one even more menacing,and Ferit has changed his username for an astronomy inspired one Kind Regards Nigel
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    I concur with Joe,your rigging is sublime.Have you treated the thread with anything because the Amati thread looks fantastic?Seriously considering replacing my thread with this product on my Caroline build. Kind Regards Nigel
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    Lovely super clean work Ricardo Fabulous build Kind Regards Nigel
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    Hi Michael I have done a little digging.It seems your cannons are available as a corel fitting but also they do a virtually identical cannon with wooden carriage.As to which they currently supply with the kit,is anybodies guess.It would work out rather expensive to replace all the carriages.Scratchbuilding would be a better option.I include a link showing the two different corel products as a matter of interest. http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/corel-weaponary.html Kind Regards Nigel
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    Ferit raises a good point.Those carriages are a disappointment to say the least.I am sure I have seen this model built with wooden carriages and I am 80% sure they were kit parts.Do you have a year of manufacture Michael? Kind Regards Nigel
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    Hi Michael Looking forward to following along.Always had a soft spot for this ship after I built a plastic kit of her as a boy.I think the carriages are a shame seeing as this is Corel's flagship model,I would have expected better. Kind Regards Nigel
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    Fabulous work Bug I have read through your log and love your attention to detail and the weathered patina you have applied to everything. Kind Regards Nigel
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    Excellent work Dan.I applaud the way in which you have exercised restraint and done the minimum to bring her current state.The thing to remember is the great sentimental value that the model must carry and completely rebuilding it would mean it was no longer really the model that you started with(coupled with the fact it would be a massive amount of time for yourself). Kind Regards Nigel
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    Hi Bob For future reference,I pinched an idea from Dafi on his Victory build.If you drill a hole in the end of a BBQ skewer and glue the drill bit into this.You can feed this through the gunport on the opposite side to the bulwark you are drilling.I have found it much kinder to drillbits and miles easier than using a pin vise in the restricted space. Kind Regards Nigel
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    Hi Slog Yes Janos is correct in that I was referring to the limited table travel and size which makes clamping larger items a little more complicated. Kind Regards Nigel
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    Thanks Jud,this is very interesting.The small bits( 0.4mm) I was buying where in large numbers with no stated providence,they may well have been made in China. Kind Regards Nigel
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    Hi Keith, I think if you are wanting a machine that is capable of producing deck fittings etc the MF70 is ideal.If you are wanting a mill to cut the deadwood slots in the keel of a 1/48 first rate then the MF70 is not ideal for that,although it would be possible.I did start my milling thread with the intention of illustrating what can be accomplished with a mill for newcomers like yourself.Unfortunately due to my work load I have not been able to devote as much time as I would like,but I will continue to expand on it.If you want an illustration of what can be made on the MF70,have a look at marsalv's Royal Caroline build.He has some great pictures of work actually being milled and gives a good idea of what you can produce. Kind Regards Nigel
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    Hi Antony Thank you for the tip(no pun intended ) and i shall purchase one of the micromot chucks. Kind Regards Nigel

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