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  1. gjdale
    Very nice Patrick. I'll bet you're glad now that you took the time and effort to fix that waterline.
  2. gjdale
    That's very, VERY, clever Karl! Thanks for sharing.
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    Congratulations John, she really is a beauty!
  4. gjdale
    Come on now, let's SeeYours!
  5. gjdale
    Sweet Augie!
  6. gjdale
    Can you tell us the model number of the one on the right in the photo please? I can't seem to spot it on the Proxxon site. Looks cool though!
  7. gjdale
    Hi Eric, Welcome to the MSW forum from Down Under! Sorry to hear of your troubled start but I'm sure it will get rectified soon. I think you have chosen probably the best Victory kit currently on the market and I wish you well with it. While there are a number of CC Victory builds here, and even more from other manufacturers, I do recommend that you have a look through Gil Middleton's build log. I think his is a great guide for any Victory builder, with lots of tips and tricks to guide your way. I look forward to following your progress.
  8. gjdale
    I think that will be a good choice Clare. A nice contrast to draw the eye to a feature of the build.
  9. gjdale
    Sam, I think the closest to describing how to pronounce Sjors, would be "See Yours", which of course explains why he is always asking for pictures of other people's builds!!! :P By the way, nice work on the mast SeeYours!
  10. gjdale
    Looking good Augie, but I can't understand the delays either!
  11. gjdale
    Masterful as always Ed, and a joy to watch this emerge.
  12. gjdale
    Visions of "you know who" making his usual demands............
  13. gjdale
    Okay - I lied! Here's a couple of pics of this weekend's limited production run. These are all 9/32" (7mm) blocks, single and double. These are the largest I've made to date. I think I've got the sheave holes pretty much in the right place now. And a couple of close ups. Some final finishing around the holes is all that's required to use these. Hopefully more production next weekend - I'm getting into the groove now (pun intended).
  14. gjdale
    Thanks everyone, I'm pretty comfortable with the production method now. Mark - it's only the two larger sizes that I'm thinking of scrapping as these were early production runs that don't have the sheave holes placed quite right. I'll see how they rig up first - it may be that the error isn't noticeable. It's no big deal to re- make those few - the larger sizes are relatively easy to work with! Chuck - I don't know how on earth you managed to make them at 1.5mm - the 2mm were almost too much for me! Not much time in the shipyard this weekend, but have managed to make a few more. No pictures today as it's just more of the same.
  15. gjdale
    Fantastic work Norberto! I'll follow along wih great interest.
  16. gjdale
    Nicely done Sjors. Looking good!
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    Nice work on the tops Sjors. A pleasant change from rigging for you.
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  20. gjdale
    Hi Rusty, I'm no expert, but the larger ones look "right" to me.
  21. gjdale
    Rusty, Not sure if I've understood your question correctly, but your maths is correct. That is, if your "real life" tree nail is 1 1/2", then at your chosen scale of 1:24, this would be 1/16". As to whether 1 1/2" tree nails are correct in the first place, I've no idea!
  22. gjdale
    Welcome home Rusty - looking forward to your next update.
  23. gjdale
    Nice work Clare. Thanks for showing your method too, that's really interesting.
  24. gjdale
    Fabulous Alexandru. Nice to see another update - she really is looking good.
  25. gjdale
    Thanks John, I was wondering what the collective pronoun for blocks might be. Perhaps a "murder" of blocks would be appropriate!

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