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Nicely done Daryl. I hope you get the urge to fit a boiler at some stage - even if it is a static display only. -
Thank you so much B.E. for your kind words and also for your advice and assistance along the way.
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Thank you so much Bob - that is very kind of you. I'm looking forward to starting the cross section in a couple of weeks time. In the meantime, I've been having a "boatload" of fun with my Stephenson's Rocket, just for something completely different.
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Thank you so much Lawrence, Sherry and Rick. Lawrence - not sure that 19 years counts as "speedy completion", but thank you for kind words anyway. Nice to see you back and posting again Sherry - thought you'd gone AWOL for a while there. I'll look forward to some updates on your lovely San Felipe. And Rick - welcome home my friend. It's been far too long. I look forward to seeing the resumption of play in your shipyard.
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Great save Jesse - and welcome to a very large club! The fore Topgallant mast on my Victory has TWO breaks in it. I would certainly recommend using epoxy if you have the misfortune to do something similar in the future. The epoxy will be stronger than the original wood! This is how I fixed the second break on mine.
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Raising the bar yet again Danny! Great work.
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Great tutorial Chris - thanks for sharing. For those as "chromatically challenged" as me, it's always helpful to read tutorials like this.
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Byrnes Thickness Sander?
gjdale replied to Stefonroman's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Kevin, From memory, I needed to add about 50% to the purchase price to allow for shipping to Australia, and that was when the Aussie $ was trading at better than parity against the green back. Even with that extra cost, I don't regret one cent. All of the Byrnes machines are exquisite pieces of machinery that are a joy to use and should last a lifetime. To be honest, I cant even remember the total cost, but I sure as heck remember what a great machine it is! -
Nice progress Ben. Enjoy the conference.
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Kevin, You can get the BV cross section plans in 1:48. If you want them in 1:24, just have them enlarged. I'm with Mobbsie on this point - all you need is a little belief.
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Great tutorial David. Thanks for sharing.
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Nice addition to the details Jack, and your painting tests seem to have turned up a winner.
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Flag lockers look good to me Kevin - sometimes, just the suggestion of a detail is sufficient to create the illusion. Take a step back and look from a viewer's perspective - it looks great.
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Welcome home John. Glad to see a little update. If you're having problems with the PM system, check to see if your inbox storage is full - that is often the cause.
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Nice start to the mast tops Bob. I know you said you had a lot of ME Deadeyes on hand, but you've done such a nice job so far, don't you think it deserves to be indulged with the complete Chuck/Syren treatment and use his Deadeyes too? Go on - you know you want to.
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Are you sure it's not a Rigging spider come to offer its services? Sorry - I couldn't resist either. I'll get my hat and coat and leave now.........
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The Byrnes Saw "inside and around"
gjdale replied to nobotch's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Just to add to what Mark wrote in post #19 above, the mod I made has been working beautifully for me (see link from Mark's pist). I also ran this past both Jeff Hayes at HobbyMill, and Jim Byrnes himself. They both thought it a good idea. Jim would consider offering this as an option if there were sufficient demand for it - so all you Byrnes saw owners out there, start asking! -
Thanks again folks, I really appreciate all the kind words. The "group" build of the Bomb Vessel cross-section is going to be fun. Jack Panzeca has decided to join in with Mobbsie and me, so we are now a truly multi-national group. If you're not familiar with Jack's work, you should check out his Viking ship Oseberg build log - some really first class work as well as superb photography! If anyone else is considering a move to the dark side, please feel free to join us in this little adventure.
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Nice start to your new project Vivian.
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Thank you one and all for your very kind words of congratulations, and for all of the "likes". It does feel good to have completed this one at last. Sjors - I'll change the signature block shortly - as soon as I start a new log. Danny - thanks for those photos. That's a real beauty. Brian - Warrior is still in the queue, but I wanted a couple of smaller projects to catch my breath before taking on another huge undertaking. I have the plans and timber all ready to go for that one, but it will have to wait a little while yet.
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