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  1. Bill Morrison
    I am always amazed by your work! Bill
  2. Bill Morrison
    You are. You should be proud! Bill
  3. Bill Morrison
    Absolutely stunning! Bill
  4. Bill Morrison
    Very impressive build! Have you considered checking out www.HiSModel.com??? They offer quite a few after-market products for the Constitution in this scale. For example, they just created a new transom that is correct for 1812 based on new research that differs markedly from that in the kit. Their sails are impeccable. Bill
  5. Bill Morrison
    I once made the same comment about perfection in modeling to a friend in high school. That was over 50 years ago. He disagreed with me vehemently, but it is interesting that great minds think alike . . . Bill
  6. Bill Morrison
    You have done a beautiful job on HMS Bellona! It is a most impressive job. I have the same kit sitting on the shelf, but I have bumped it up in line because of your model. Bill
  7. Bill Morrison
    Marc, Suffice it to say that there are bodies buried in virtually every well-done model. I have long maintained that great modeling is the art of hiding the bodies . . . Bill
  8. Bill Morrison
    It's interesting that the old Imai kit of the USS Susquehanna is also 1/120 scale. I wonder if this manufacturer patterned the model of of the Imai kit. It is an interesting construction technique mixing bread & butter method with plank-on-bulkhead. Bill
  9. Bill Morrison
    I believe that Nelson served a tour as Captain of HMS AGAMEMNON, describing her as his favorite. However, I could be wrong. Bill
  10. Bill Morrison
    I agree fully! I have seen fantastic models made from them, and they offer ships no one else offers. They manufactured an accurate Thermopylae decades before Mantua. Their Sea Witch and Sovereign of the Seas are good to great, and their Sea Witch is better than the larger Lindberg plastic kit. They are also fun and quick to build. Bill
  11. Bill Morrison
    May I recommend that you rig parrels to the yards and masts? I am most impressed with your model, meaning I may have to get mine off the shelf to build. Bill
  12. Bill Morrison
    I just tripped into this thread. It's a nice job so far, and it is refreshing that OcCre ignored Revell and Mamoli's mistake of simply modifying the HMS Bounty. I may have to get this kit! Again, well sone! Bill
  13. Bill Morrison
    Also try www.HiSModel.com. Radek offers a far more extensive range of after-market products for this and other sailing ships as well. Bill
  14. Bill Morrison
    Aftermarket products are also available from HiSModel.com if you are interested. Bill
  15. Bill Morrison
    Stunning work! Bill
  16. Bill Morrison
    Rob, You are doing outstanding work. I am amazed! Bill
  17. Bill Morrison
    I recommend that you check out www.papermodelers.com and click into the section on ships and watercraft. You will see many outstanding models there! I have tried a paper model kit, converting the JSC German battlecruiser Goeben to her sister Moltke. I still haven't been successful with the secondary armament. The kit's directions are woefully lacking. I also have a few of HMV's kits which are of much higher quality. Bill
  18. Bill Morrison
    Thermopylae has always been a favorite of mine. You are doing a great job! This model kit has interested me as it seems a good model with the old Scientific solid hull kit a reasonable second. No other kit has ever come close in quality. Again, great start! Bill
  19. Bill Morrison
    This is a great response. I appreciate your comments. I based my comment about the ship's name on the fact that the model is based on the replica ship. Your distinction between the original Hermione and the replica L'Hermione is correct. My point, though, is that the name of Lafayette is not part of either ships' name. But, you explained your point quite well. Kudos! Bill
  20. Bill Morrison
    Yours is an interesting and creative approach in using the wood supports for the false keel. I have never seen that. Well done! However, I must correct the name of the ship. LaFayette is not part of the name. He sailed in L'Hermione to come to the rebelling American colonies to help them fight the British during the Revolution. Her replica is properly named L'Hermione today. You make an interesting point about Rome. Yet, the city still exists and functions. Her name never changed. Rome has influenced western civilization throughout her history. Her eastern companion Byzantium, however, fell to the Muslims, becoming Constantinople. I'm just saying . . . Bill
  21. Bill Morrison
    I just say this build log and and most impressed, especially given that this is your first model! Your beautiful model is simply one of the most impressive models I have seen, either plastic or wood. I have been building and modifying the Revell CSS Alabama for years and have decided to emulate the qualities you bring to our hobby! Bill
  22. Bill Morrison
    I began this kit in 1996 towards the end of my naval career, form which I retired. Unfortunately,, I never returned to it. You are inspiring me to do so! You are doing a great job with it. Bill
  23. Bill Morrison
    I remember building this model back in the 1980s, having to remove from the stern and transom. Low and behold, it worked! It became a fun build!
  24. Bill Morrison
    Mike, I cannot find your build log. Can you help? Thanks! Bill
  25. Bill Morrison
    Henrick, I am sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. I sincerely hope that she is comfortable and has the comfort of family. God bless you, your wife, and, certainly your mother-in-law. Your model is superb so far! Bill

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