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My sincere condolences Suzanne, to you and your family in this difficult time. Your father was a much liked and highly respected member of the MSW community.
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Don't be so hard on yourself Robbyn, it looks great from here.
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I think you might be having us on there Robbyn. I suspect that young Craig is just dotty about you, so there would be no "make" when it comes to the chores. I submit exhibit A (huge sparkly shiny thing) in evidence!
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Oh yeah, I forgot, this isn't the Wardroom!
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Daniel, The way you add figures to your model brings so much life to it. Amazing and superb work. As Popeye said, the combination of your imagination and your talent is something quite special. But please Sir, may we have a little food on our plates!
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Fantastic work Mobbise - just as we all expected of you!
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Just for the heck of it, I'll throw in my AUD 0.02! I too really enjoy the banter and friendly leg pulling that goes on within these logs. Real friendships seem to develop in this way, even with those we've never met or even spoken too. To share a sense of humour as well as a common interest, and a genuine care for our fellow modellers, is what makes this forum quite special. Let's not lose that.
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Nice looking frames Ben - a great start.
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Wow! That's all - just WOW!
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Thanks Mick, Ben and Keith for looking in and your kind comments. Keith - the Holly is excellent to work with. It is very pliable - a light soak in tepid water and you can make pretzels from it. That was one of the main reasons for using it. I could have used box, but the stock I had was slightly wider and the Holly seemed just right for the purpose. I used box for the frames and it also was very good to work with. I get all my timber from Jeff Hayes at Hobby Mill - it's worth the extra cost of postage to have such wonderful material to work with. And don't worry, even with painting, it still looks pretty good (to me anyway!).
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I've been thinking the same as others above - add some wood to the bottom of the arches to raise the whole transom piece up to cover the cabins.
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Wow Aldo, You've really been bitten bad haven't you? I'm sure your attention to detail here will pay off in the long run. Looking forward to seeing more updates - with sawdust!
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Just lovely John. Enjoy your holiday to God's own country!
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Hi Robbyn, Glad to hear that the alcohol worked. Presumably you remembered to apply some to the parts as well as to yourself :P Although, reading what you said about ratlines, we could all be forgiven for thinking otherwise.............. Anyway, good on you for taking this bold step - I'm sure you will be well satisfied once the re-do is complete.
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Thank you everyone for all of your very kind comments - I really do appreciate them and they inspire me to try even harder. Much as it pained me to cover up that lovely Holly, I put the first coat of paint on her tonight and am pleased to say that I don't think it detracts from the looks. Of course, this is only the first step - the exterior planking. There is still a lot of work to do before she is finished. I'll post further updates when there is something new to see.
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Thanks again guys. You're making me blush. Paint it shall be. (And no coppering Augie! ) I've got several more of these little suckers to build yet - think I'll go with the Pinnace next.........once this one is finished, and a little more work on the rigging is done!
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Thanks guys, Augie - I've been debating that very point with myself. Although I really like the look of the Holly, I think I've decided to paint for two reasons: one, the rest of the model is painted, so to be consistent the boats should be painted in the appropriate colour scheme; and two, there are many imperfections in that little planking job that a nice coat of paint just might let me get away with!
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The new paint job looks great Sjors - well worth the effort (and the expense)! Now, when are you buying the Aggy?
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Very nice Colin. More clean and crisp work.
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Nice plane John - that's another one I've got stashed in the cupboard, waiting patiently for me.
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Thanks everyone for your kind comments. ZyXuz - welcome to my log. Grab a seat and help yourself to some popcorn from Sjors. If you need a drink, Mark is tending the bar tonight. Marc - not too sure about the skills thing, but I'm trying and I'm learning at the same time. Sjors - you'll have to wait and see what the new scratch project will be, but I guarantee you're gonna love it! A further small update to keep "you know who" happy: Finished the exterior planking today. That's one good thing about these miniatures - they may be fiddly, but there isn't much of them! I noticed that when I held the boat up to the light, I could see right through the planking: That pic was before any sanding. Here's a few following some sanding/polishing. No finish has been applied yet - what you see is just the natural timber (Holly) sanded and polished: And just to remind you all of the scale of this little thing, here it is next to my ham fist. (Note the bandaid on the finger - managed to stab myself with the Exacto, but fortunately kept it from bleeding all over my lovely Holly). That's it for today. After a productive long weekend, it's back to W@#$ tomorrow . Oh well, at least it pays the bills and allows me to indulge in my Hobby.
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We say that here too Augie - but for us it's only about Melbourne! (with apologies to my Melbournian colleagues)
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