michael mott
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Denis, bravo!! great to see that a trip into the world of man made materials has brought you back to the world of organic ones. Lovely work on Larry, and like Keith said (or words to that effect) the bow clamp is inspired. Looking forward to more updates now that you are carving the organics again... but be careful with the soft stuff on the ends of your arms. Michael -
E&T your research and drawing are truly great work and an inspiration to all of us regardless of the types of vessels we are building. Michael
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Looks like you will be in the water soon enough Pete, are the edges of the sails glued, will you be doing any stitching? Michael
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Pete, I was a bit too quick with my last reply, I now realize that the hull plating will not show the rivet detail, however other areas might. Michael
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Hi Pete while these pictures are not of nautical subjects they clearly demonstrate that you can use paper and card to simulate rivet detail these models are to 1/24th scale. All the rivet details were done with this simple press with different punches for different rivet sizes. the punch is silver steel and the dies are brass which are shaped by the punch packaging card watercolour paper and bristle board loco file folder card So yes i think that you can use the card over a wood hull, especially if you are going to paint it. If i were leaving it unfinished I would use metal. Michael
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So true Nils, the model is looking great and the mast are coming together nicely. Michael
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You have done a lot of work in 4 days Brian, your first hull looks great and the thing is the next hull will look even better, that is simply the way it works. I would guess that there is not a soul on the website that has not got a box of scrap wood from various builds, the scraps come in handy later. I look forward to seeing the rest of the build. Michael
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Found this link Etian to another model of Annie if you have not already seen it., and thanks for the comment about my pilot cutter, I will be back working on her soon enough. Michael
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An interesting build Eitan, I will follow along. Michael
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I would agree that this would be a great place to display this aspect of the sort of recreational niceties of the rich and famous. Michael
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Nice drawings Jack. Michael
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Congratulations on getting a boat shed/workshop, great start on the sails. Michael
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Those deck beams look awfully large Nice work on the clamp though, it is always great to follow your updates mark. michael
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The table looks nice and the compass is amazing, somehow it looks out of place to me. If it was on a fully decked model with the Handrails and all the deck fittings then I would think that the scenario that you describe would look really cool, you could even add the place settings, and the bottle of Champagne. But hey that's just my opinion, its your ship sir and you must do what you must do! Michael
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Thanks for the explanation Danny. Michael
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It is infectious be careful or you will be making them bigger and bigger and bigger Michael
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Exquisite modelwork Sir. Michael
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How come that silver solder looks like soft solder? Beautiful job on the dead eyes not only did you drill a lot of holes but you did a lot of spinning of that rotary table as well. Michael
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Tim I just noticed the very nice matching of the wood grain on the back board it fits perfectly with the shape of the hull, almost looks like a cross section of the water flow. it makes the whole presentation that much better. Michael
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She looks absolutely beautiful Tim. Michael
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The beeswax would work very well for the brass over the window openings. fancy beeswax candles are a good source. Michael
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Try the beeswax for picking up small parts. Sails look good, they are tricky to get looking right. Michael
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One very simple way to hold small parts is to warm a little beeswax and squash in onto the end of a toothpick then shape the wax to look like a fine spear point. I used to help my mum put rhinestones in costume jewelry, for pocket money when I was a kid the beeswax sticks were the only easy way to pick up the stones and place them into the lacquer glue that was brushed over the piece before the stone were placed. It works equally well for all sorts of small parts wood metal or plastic. Michael
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