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Bob Fraser

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  • Birthday 06/21/1958

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  1. Billings boats direct - Cutty Sark topright of the blurb are links to instructions and riging manual
  2. ALs rigging diagram is a bit confusing, took a while using the big picture and the photo manual. I opted to be awkward and installed 2 of the things! 1 up and 1 lowered, the height can be a personal choice. whatever looks good to you.
  3. Iron on transfer paper might work - use it with an ordinary inkjet. I've used this on t-shirts but not on silkspan. Sublimation printing works the same way but needs special inks in a dedicated printer on sublimation paper, can work with an iron, but usually a heat press.
  4. That's what I used, except I made the glue 1/2 inch to 1 inch long to act as a needle to hold, rather than holding a flexible line when threading the block. Much easier when you've got fat fingers like me! 🤣 The needle threader doubled the line thickness and I couldn't pull it through most of the supplied blocks as the holes were too small. Even with the glue method some holes had to be widened with a micro drill just a little.
  5. Hi Cleat. I used wire to attach the blocks to the mast. My mistake, I'd advise against it as the wire snapped easily when tightening it up to the mast. Your photo shows the wire running through the hole. It, or the rope to attach the block to the mast, should run round the groove on the outside - the hole is for the rigging to run through. The blocks, - 1 hole is a single block, 2 holes is a double block. Have a look here - Working with small blocks has some tutorials on attaching blocks. Hope this helps.
  6. It's what I used too. Lay the wire along the length of it, fold the thing back into a triangle, squeeze it tight and pull the wire. First pull will work with thinner wire, thicker may require 2 or more. If there's still a curve to it do another pass with the curve pointing to the floor, but don't squeeze as tight.
  7. Nicely done! Noticed the pins in the bottom of the uprights - they helped me a lot in keeping stuff fixed in place 😃 Cheers,
  8. I have one of these - very useful for a quick change and no need to change the collet. It's permanently fitted unless a bigger shaft collet is needed. The only thing I would add is that if you have a Dremel then buy the Dremel accessory, not one that is compatible. More money, but I found the compatible one I bought had a slightly different thread and would have re-threaded the Dremel if I had forced it on. On the other hand, a compatible flexible shaft fitted perfect 😵
  9. I used superglue for most jobs on my Mississippi, with PVA / white / wood glues where stuff needed a little joggling about to fix. In hindsight I found superglue - CA - soaks into the wood, especially the wider grained ones like mahogany, and causes discolouration. Next proper build it will be alphatic or white wood glues, and spend a bit more time clamping and waiting, with CA only where absolutely needed. When rigging a touch of CA on the end of the rope, cut to an angle, makes a great needle point for threading blocks etc. You're right, building these isn't a race. Someone on here has the tagline "wood is patient" and it's right. Not sure about Occre, but AL only supplied just enough wood without allowing for mistakes, save the offcuts as they can be used to plank the cabin walls. Cheers,
  10. Pulling up a chair too! Looking nice and neat. The AL Mississippi was my first build. I think the hardest part was getting all the stanchions to fit properly.
  11. Looking good - I do like the lit look. They do make the cabins look a lot better too .... I did top and bottom, it hides a lot of things! 🤣
  12. Had mine for about 4 years now, with no real issues, just an occasional head clean.
  13. Just caught up with you and following along. Looking good! As you say, a fun model to build, and your windows and lighting changes certainly enhance the model. I found AL only supply just enough wood strips with no leeway for mistakes or alterations.
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