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Augie - ROFLMAO!!!!!

Great to see you've started the third section Karl. We are in for another treat I see!

Outstanding work, as always Alexandru.

Wise move Sjors. It comes to us all at some point. The smart ones know when to put it away for a while and come back with a renewed enthusiasm and vigour to the build. Last time I did that, it took six years to re-start. Having a second build to play with is probably a better option! Of course, this could all be just a ruse on your part - an excuse to put off doing the ratlines! :D

Now, put the scalpel on the table, keep your hands where we can see them, and step away from the ship Sir! I said step away from the ship Sir!!!

Niec to see you started there John. Looking good.

Hi Gil,

How nice to hear from you. I wasn't expecting to see you around much for a few months and yet here you are. Thanks so much for your very kind comments. Yes, I do like to experiment and try different ways of doing things - it's all part of the hobby for me. Sometimes though, it does distract me for rather too long from the actual build! I really must get back to rigging those yards soon. But then again, Chuck has just posted some more info on making blocks with a milling machine - I've just gotta give this a try......... And besides, if I put things off long enough, you'll be back in the shipyard to continue leading the way for me. I've learnt so much from your log - I think it has become the "gold standard" among Victory kit builders. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy your summer boating adventure.

Great work Augie. I agree with B.E. - Syren does make a very attractive model, particularly when treated with the care and diligence that you have so obviously applied.

Andy,

I seem to have unintentionally opened a can of worms in the middle of your build log. My apologies for that. Your shrouds look great regardless of any academic discussion. As John (Jim Lad) says.

Hi Andy,

Didn't mean to send you into a flat spin.  Just thought that if you caught it early, it wouldn't be much of a re-do if you chose.  Anyway, it's a minor detail that is hard to see once the deadeye lanyards are finished off, even if you are looking for it.  Your shrouds still look great!

Augie - sometimes in life, you just get lucky!  

Thanks for the heads-up Kurt. That explains why it's been so hard to find over here lately. Time to switch to Acrylics I feel. I think I'll go down the Windsor & Newton path myself. I think it was Chuck who advised on a few suitable colour names for our purposes, and being Artists' supplies, I would hope they won't suffer the same fate!

Nice job Andy! I'm going to have to investigate that Acrylic Matte Medium. One thing you might like to check at this early stage with your shrouds (and this is being a little nit-picky) is the direction they take around the deadeye and which side the "tail" of the shroud finishes. I haven't got the references in front of me but if memory serves me correctly, when viewed from outboard, the shroud should pass around the deadeye in a clockwise direction, cross over itself, and then finish (the tail that is) on the right of the shroud. That means that on the starboard side, the tails will finish on the fore side of the shroud, and on the port side they will finish on the aft side. I hope I've got that right and haven't confused you. Happy to be corrected if I've got it wrong.

Good to see you back Marc. Some more nice details added I see. You certainly are making some nice improvements to the kit here.

Thanks Rusty,

I've never seen either of those timbers "in the flesh" but have been considering using one or both of them for a future project that will involve use of coloured timber in lieu of paint. Both of those timbers look nice and each might have it's own particular use. Thanks for the clarification.

Congrats on reaching this milestone Mobbsie - only a little bit more to go an ALL the hull planking will be finished. Then it'll be on to the coppering! And I think Wayne underestimated the number of copper plates, I think it will be closer to eleventy gazillion

She's looking great Mobbsie. I expect you'll be completely finished by the time I come to inspect her in September!

Hi Rusty,

Nice work! Can you please confirm, in your last post the cut out gun carriage is Bloodwood, and the piece it is leaning against (in the last picture) is Redheart? Is that correct? From the pictures (if I'm correct), the grain in the Redheart looks to be tighter/closer/less noticeable than the Bloodwood. Both look very nice!

Sweet Danny! Nice joinery (as always).

Wow! That sure is some impressive work there Dan. The addition of the scale figure really helps us to appreciate the scale too.

Looking good Augie. Your spider training techniques are obviously working well. Might try and round some up down here this weekend too!

Nice work Sjors,

Danny has given you some great advice there. You can't go wrong if you follow that.

Andy / Robbyn,

Don't know if you've seen this:

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1594-serving-machine-20-not-just-serves-ropes/?hl=%2Bserving+%2Bmachine

I bought one of these recently and it seems to be pretty good, although to tell the truth I haven't actually used it in anger yet. Thought you might be interested as an option to making your own. A little more than $20, but worth it IMO.

Nice to see your log started John. Regarding the "copper" plates, if you go with the supplied green wood tiles, give them a light sand after attaching, then paint with copper paint, then lightly rub back the paint in some areas so the green shows through, it will give a nice aged patina effect. This is what i did on my build. Of course, you could opt to use real copper tiles, or copper tape instead. Captain's choice here. Good luck with your build. I'll follow along and help out where I can (if needed/wanted).

Nice to see you using that jig Sjors, but credit where credit is due please - that jig originally came from EdT, posted in his Victory log. It's good to see it popping up again - I think Robbyn (Shaz) used it after I pointed her in that direction too. It really does make the shroud work easier and gives a nice straight line of deadeyes. Yours are looking great my friend.

I agree with you there.... Marine engineers are the oddest people I know..

Andy

I once worked with a particularly good (female) Marine engineer, who was once described in a performance report as, "a most unusual Engineer, with almost human-like qualities"

Congratulations Mick on a job well done. You can be justifiably proud of your handiwork. I hope you are going to put her in some form of display case to keep the dust off her.

Thanks John,

Glad to know you're enjoying the ride with me.