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Very slight but very important progress has been made this week, the buildboard has had all the frame lines scribed into it and the acrylic frames and keel holders have been screwed on. I used the plan to mark points at all the frame intersections with a sharp awl, the the plan was reversed to do the other side. Then the points were joined using a steel rule and a sharp exacto blade, then graphite was rubbed into the scores and then cleaned off and the surface scraped with a razor to leave a smooth surface. It took several hours but came out matching the plans really well with little deviation. Ben
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Sweet Rusty! Ben
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That wheel looks great Danny, you need to build a bomb shelter like EdT did on his Niaad to protect from damage! Lol Your Vulture is a thing of beauty, I hope my Pegasus can be even close to it. Ben
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I would just like to say that I have joined the NRG today for the first time, I have already had communications from its members and joined its mentor/mentee program in 24 hrs!!!! Now that is a serious group that wants to help its members just like MSW! I would highly recommend other people here to join the NRG! Ben
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I'm still loving that Swiss pear Chris, looks beautiful with the oil finish. Look forward to seeing you finish this baby off, maybe I'll get back to mine at some point but having way too much fun on the Pegasus. Ben
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She is a wonder Gartan, beautiful. Ben
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Congrats on the milestone Remco! 4.5 years eh? I was planning on about 5 years for my Pegasus but that's only to the end of vol1? I thought you were further than that! Ben
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I'm glad to see V2.0 is meeting your expectations! We all learn a lot more from the bigger mistakes than the smaller ones! My mantra became " check the bloody plans more often!! " Glad to see you moving forward. Ben
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Hi Joe, I could recommend a friend of mine in Canada, he runs his own business and may be able to offer what you need, he is a master modeler and makes all his own cad plans. His name is John Andela and his web page through which you can contact him is www.ageofsail.net Ben
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If you are looking for a great scroll saw then I recommend the dewalt dw788, it's pricey but it's Very quiet and almost zero vibration, I use it for my scratch building and I am over the moon with it. Ben
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Thanks Augie, Mark, Patrick and Grant and all the likes. It's slow going but I am having an absolute ball learning all these new skills. One funny thing I noticed while I was cutting out the parts from Swiss pear I was struggling to keep a strait line on the scroll saw, put a brand new Flying Dutchman #3 ultra reverse blade in, and my cutting instantly improved. I guess they dont last forever, did the Echo and started Pegasus all on one blade at the cost of $0.39, I think I'll put a reminder up to change them more often! Ben
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Now that looks excellent Augie, really well done, I know from experience how tricky that area is. Now where is that stern coving? That's really bloody tricky! Ben
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Here are all the transoms made but they have not been glued and pinned yet, I had to make transom #4 twice as the first one was skewed. I have finished making the acrylic stands and all I have to do now is finish marking the buildboard before bolting the keel down, then the transoms can be fixed in place. Ben
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Great miniature furniture again Remco. Ben
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Sweet Danny! Ben
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I'm wishing for an OSS with tilt table!! Hint hint but I'd take a featherboard as well. Ben -
Hi Rusty, I was looking at the pictures again and there seem to be almost double the amount of bulkheads as the Confed? Is Chuck doing a bulkhead at every station line on the NMM plans? If that is so then your going to get a really fair hull from it! Lucky Dog! Chuck please chime in if possible as the Winnie is a ship I'm interested in as Pellew commanded her. I'd love to see a set of her plans up close and personal. Ben
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That thinning down does take a while, looks perfect though. Ben
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Hi Sjors, It may be the camera angle but in that last shot it looks like the right hand planks are further towards the keel compared to the other side, in other words not symmetrical. Are you painting/coppering the bottom? If so it shouldn't cause a problem. Ben
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That stern looks excellent Augie, very well done! Shaping the QG drops is a PITA but it can be done with patience. Look forward to the next installment. Ben
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Hey Rusty, Are you going to add some support timbers across the top of the bulkhead extensions for more support so you don't break them off while fairing ( a la Confed ) ?? I think it would be a wise idea even though you cut them out yourself and not laser cut. Just a thought mate. Ben
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Nice to be along for the ride, I'm sure you will do an excellent job, and what a good idea to start bashing a kit before going to full scratch building, I'm sure you will learn lots of new skills just as I have now I have started full scratch. Will look in from time to time on your progress. Ben
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Well done Patrick, she is a credit to you and your skills as a modeler. I will continue to watch your work on the Connie. Congrats on the finish! Ben
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Augie, are you going to plank the upper counter first before you start the QG's? If you do make sure the curve of the planking matches the curve of the bottom of the transom and blends into the lower counter, or when you add the stern moldings it won't look right, see my log pictures for how not to do it! Great work buddy. Ben
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