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    About 5 hours per pair. The nails take longer 😀
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    Yes, actually. I am not a casual fan. Jamal Murray is really good, and Jokic is the best and craftiest passing bigman since Larry Bird. I really like Denver and was very happy they won. Nice to see Porter Jr. have a solid game, as well.
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    This is a placeholder post of sorts. My daughter had taken over my workspace with finals studies, the prior two weeks, so the kitchen table was never free until 10pm. By that point, I had nothing left in the tank for modeling. The NBA playoffs were also particularly interesting, this year, so my attentions have been divided for a good long stretch. I did manage to fit and secure the under-framing for the tafferal backboard, but apart from that - not much else has happened on the model itself. Most of what needs to happen on the model requires my utmost concentration. Now that the kids are done with school, and we aren’t running around all over the place, I should have deeper reserves in the evening time. I have been chipping away at the tafferal carving, itself, though. I decided that the best way to go about this was to break the carving up into separate elements, as I had done for the amortisement. Not only did this make the carving more manageable and replaceable by section, if need be, but it enabled me to more easily glue-up laminations of different thicknesses so that there would be a perceptible foreground and background to the composition. The clouds in the foreground are the thickest stock, the horses of medium stock and the chariot the thinnest stock: I have completed the clouds, which were further subdivided into port and starboard. I haven’t taken pictures of them, but they are fluffy, happy clouds that would warm Bob Ross’s heart. What I am working on, now, are the horses. I began with the port pair, which was the more challenging side to figure out. My thumb gives a pretty good indication of scale: I’ve made a start on the starboard pair, which is moving more quickly. I think the whole ensemble with capture the depth and drama that I am looking for. Thank you for your interest. More to follow..
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    I think whatever differences there may be between bow and stern are negligible, and I certainly would not know of them without it being brought to my attention.
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    I’m curious to understand better the parallels between Marsalv’s build and your own, Kevin.
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    Definitely bold!
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    The wales came out brilliantly, Maurice.
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    This looks pretty incredible, and I will gladly follow along.
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    Here is one possible source, Bill: https://www.1a.lv/p/puzle-heye-1000-gab/3c6q I did a reverse image search through TinEye.
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    This is lovely progress, Patrick. It is fun to watch the old girl come back to life!
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    I wonder what that would look like in our modern age; small agrarian cells that feed individual communities or regions?
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    Thanks, Bill! The air quality is pretty astonishingly bad today, but we are taking all necessary precautions. It is amazing to consider that states like California live like this for long stretches of every year. If anyone remains in doubt - climate change is a real thing.
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    The following build is one that I have been following with tremendous admiration. The rigging is among the very best I have ever seen, and his particular sequence of masting and sparing and working through the standing and running rigging makes the most sense to me. I think I will follow his lead when the time comes to it:
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    Every time I visit this build, I am astounded at your skill and your sensitivity to form. As incredible as the woodwork is, the rigging is even more impressive. Every part of this is aspirational. This is just such a magnificent all-around effort!
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    “In the last 40+ years they were simply not taught anymore about material culture.” It’s a shame because it is the technology, the machinery that enables a society to push forward. This is as true for warships as it was for the discovery of fire.
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    Not necessarily Bill - you’re cathead placement most likely is perfectly fine. Bear in mind that my beakhead bulkhead has been widened on both sides because I widened the hull at the stem. Consequently, there is now space between the bulkhead ladders and the cathead/supporting knees.
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    These pics are from trying to get the fit and alignment of everything right:
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    Yeah, Bill - the issue of piercing through the beakhead bulkhead for the cat-head timbers was a tricky one. With some effort, I was able to file tight-fitting holes at the correct angle. This was an issue that I had not thought through, in the beginning, when I was modifying the bulkhead.
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    Absolutely superb result, Ondras, and an honor well deserved - CONGRATULATIONS!
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    I went with black because my grating is black and I am mostly trying to minimize inconsistencies between what is and what should be.
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    I will definitely take a look at Alan Armitage, John. Thank you for the compliment and the reference.
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    Thanks Ian! Just call me Ol’ HMS Indefatigable when it comes to searching for SR arcana 😀
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    By the way, I’m no expert - especially when it comes to rigging. I haven’t really sorted through all of this yet, but I found an alternative belay plan somewhere on the net by a German builder. I took a few screen shots for future reference:
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    Henry has been a pretty clear voice to me on the practicalities of rigging and his arguments make sense to me. I’ve made my forecastle deck, but I haven’t pierced it for anything yet. When I do, I will follow Henry’s advice, here.
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    Ferrus and Bill - thank you both very much. Your compliments are truly appreciated. I appreciate also, Bill, that this build has given you inspiration to try various things, and the results are coming to fruition on your beautiful model. What you see, here, is mostly a patient layering of detail. My hope with this project is to demonstrate that even complicated looking things are achievable with little prior experience, if you break things down into manageable chunks and take your time. It is exciting to me to see so many people take this kit to places it hasn’t been before. Some day, some one will decide to take a stab at Le Royal Louis of 1668, with this kit, and that will be a fascinating journey to follow along on. I understand why historians aren’t in love with the idea of these sorts of projects, but as long as we are honest about what they are and what they aren’t, I don’t see the harm in it; they are merely an artistic expression of what might have been.

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