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Thank you Keel Hauled and Ship Shape for stopping by and for your kind remarks. I can't help smiling at that "Keel Hauled and Ship Shape" - perhaps one of you is the evil twin brother of the other? I hope to be able to celebrate completion of ratlines this weekend - stay tuned! -
Nice crisp work there Bob - looking great!
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Gee Augie, I don't know about this! No photographic evidence of the alleged disaster...... I think you might be spinning us a yarn here..... Seriously though, excellent work on the fix - we really can't tell what happened. Cheers,
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Your work is as lovely as always Remco. A delight to watch.
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Hi Danny, Re-building this log is a massive undertaking for you, but one appreciated by your many followers I'm sure. When you get time to draw breath, a "tutorial" on making clamps would be great to see, and I'm sure would be an instant hit! Cheers,
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More amazing work Paul. Really enjoying following this one again!
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Kevin, I don't know about others, but I think the creation of your workshop is every bit as relevant as details of the build itself. Please keep posting updates and photos.
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Thanks for that tip Ed - an easy trap to fall into!
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Nice to see your Longboat log back Toni. I have this kit sitting in the cupboard waiting for a "rainy day", so your log will be a good reference when I finally get around to it.
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Ingenious Mark. Thanks for the link to the article too. And I'm still drooling over your big workbench!
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I'd certainly like to build this one Jeff - one day...... It's on my "to-do"list, but not until I have developed a few more skills and experience through some other scratch builds first.
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I've recently acquired this book from SeaWatch books - basically because I love modelling books, but also because this looks like a beautiful model from a period a little earlier than most of the builds here at MSW. I don't see any build logs for this ship on MSW 2.0 and was wondering if anyone had actually built this, or was in the process of building it? It's a lovely book, by the way, and the colour photo section is gorgeous.
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Very nicely done Bob. I have no idea as to correctness of the gun rigging, but it looks good and seems appropriate. I agree that an anchor would also be expected.
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Thanks Aldo, Still plugging away. Maybe next weekend will see the last of the ratlines done......
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Sjors, Nice work on the head. If you're not happy with the gratings, then re-do them now, before you add any more detail - it'll only be more difficult to do later on. Oh, and I prefer your avatar with your bus!
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Using a metal lathe safely
gjdale replied to jpeghiny's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
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Hi Alexandru, Thank you for taking the time and effort to repost your log of this magnificent build. I had forgotten how truly stunning it all was. Re-reading from the beginning has been a real delight.
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My Vol 2 arrived today Excellent piece of work Allan and Wayne! A very useful reference book and some great plans as well.
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Very nice Augie. The overall shot shows what a lovely model this is turning out to be. Congratulations on reaching the "ratline milestone"!
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Very nice work on the engine there Bob. I agree with others - it looks like it could be a working engine!
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Take your time Mobbsie, we'll enjoy the pics when you're ready.
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Hi Mobbsie, The material I used was Tulle. This is commonly used for bridal veils and the like. The stuff I bought came on a roll and was meant for tying fancy bows on chair covers. The roll is long enough to last several lifetimes of modelling and cost me about $12 from memory, from a local craft and sewing store. I could only find it in white, though I believe it is available in black. I just painted mine black. One word of caution when you're looking for this stuff. It comes in either a "diamond" pattern or a "honeycomb" pattern. You want the diamond pattern. Cheers,
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Super work Paul. I'm really enjoying this "second time around" Cheers,
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Superb craftsmanship as always Gil. Your posts on the early stages of the Running Rigging will be a great help to me - very soon! I was interested in your reflections on your ratlines. Indeed it was your comment that helped me to decide on going with black ratlines and I'm very pleased I did. I have however, stuck with clove hitches for all the ratlines. To be honest, I'm not sure that most observers would be able to tell the difference anyway. I'm not sure I'll overtake you - somehow work and life seem to conspire to severely limit my shipyard time! Cheers,
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Ah yes! All is right with the world now Rusty! Thanks so much for giving us the pleasure of drooling over your lovely build once more. I have to wipe the slobber off my iPad screen now.
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