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    Thank you for your kind works. That wooden shoe boat is the coolest item I have ever seen when wooden shoes are made into something. I have 2 pairs myself and wear one when I shovel the snow. The other pair is orange and that would make a great model. Thank you for sharing. Marc
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    I second Eamonn's suggstion. I knowit is a bi more work but we can learn from it. I will add to it as well with some Dutch Admirals and I have been eading an old book on Merchant Kings that I can quote some of. (Depends on my time with work) Marc
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    My mother is one of those 85 year olds that excels in her class. Skypes with the family, books vacation on the internet, reads the NRC and the NY times, researches philosophy, etc. Marc
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    Thanks for the link. Looks like the Dutch eBay. I saved the link so I can check it out. Possibility for me that if I find something I gotta have I will have it sent to my mom in Amsterdam, pay the person and my mother will send it to me. Also the Nederlandse Ver. voor Model. has some nice plans. You can get the same plans in the US at Taubman but they are twice as expensive. Marc
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    :D :D :D :D :D That is good one LOL. It is the logical answer. Marc
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    As of today I started cutting out the frame pieces and there is a lot of them. I have the scroll saw outside due to the nice weather. Once cut, I will start putting the hull together according to McArdle's book. Yes, it scares me a bit. If I compare it to a kit, than a kit is so much easier. You follow the plan and you have yourself a ship. But with the help of my local club and the immense knowledge on this site, I feel confident I can do this. Most of all, I will have fun. Pictures will follow. Marc
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    Hans; Thank you for your kind words. Who made the kit 40 years ago? Marc
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    That ship looks beautiful. I find it amazing that it is from card. Marc
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    This is the approach I always take. My knowledge of plants, soils, insects and plant diseases is very advanced. I also love what I do, so that helps. I am very good at it. When I do explain to people a question they ask, I give details and I will tell them the way it is. Sounds arrogant? I can be. If you know your sh*t, there is nothing wrong with correcting others. Sounds harsh, but as a Dutchman, we are "direct", no flowery language. Marc
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    The first replica burned up and now they stopped building the 2nd replica. Bummer, but that is a lot of money for a couple of logs. Build the ships of Abel Tasman, small project. Or the ship from Hendrick Hamel used to explore SE Asia which is the 'De Sperwer' (the Sparrowhawk) (or is that one built already).
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    LOL....oops, the tour guide didn't know what he was telling you. I love all the pictures you put up from the Batavia. You are giving me a detailed tour of what is located on the other side of the planet. Thank you. Marc
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    I like your "long winded" explanations because you give me the details and the why's (I learn a lot from that). If I do more POB's in the future, I will start using this method, as there is a lot of logic in this. It is an extra step but worth it. Next question and to quote you "greater resistance to environmental changes", you use Limewood, why? I know it is cheap. Is there any other wood you use? The Jacht Mary is a tiny bit warped. You see that when you look from the bow to stern at eye level. My Bounty did that as well. The Utrecht is a POF. In theory this boat should not warp. In Ships in Scale (March/Apr. 2014 & several issues before that), Shipwright Apprentice, Robert E. Hunt has been showing and describing detailed steps of "ship model planking". I have practically memorized these articles. Marc
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    April 6th 1909 - Commander Robert E. Peary reports reaching the North Pole 1917 - U.S. declares war on Germany 1945 - First heavy kamikaze attack on ships at Okinawa. 1961 - USS Lake Champlain brings oxygen to aid stricken passenger of British liner Queen of Bermuda. 1968 - USS New Jersey recommissioned for shore bombardment duty in Vietnam 1989 - President orders DOD to assist in Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup 1993 - Branch Navy Hospital Adak responds to crash of civilian Chinese airline providing lifesaving treatment and medical evacuation of 89 injured passengers. Only one passenger out of 265 passengers died.
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    Beautiful boat. It is interesting to note that you like the paintings from van de Velde the elder because you have 2 ships based on his drawings/paintings. It also amazes me that you built more than 2 ships at a time. I can't do that. I can built one and do research on the next one, and that is it. Question; on post #48 you add filler wood between the frames, like making it a solid hull. Do you do this to all the ships you built? Something I need to do because the planking would lay nicely on the hull. Would have been nice if you lived in van de Velde's era. He would paint and you would built the ships he painted. Marc
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    Thank you Nigel. I enjoyed building the model. The Mary is a practice yacht towards my next build, the Staten Jacht - Utrecht. My 1st scratch. The cat (Boomer, 21 lbs, and thinks he is a small dog). Wants to be everywhere I am and in the hobby room he has a basket right next to the wood. When these pictures were taken he has to be there, and will always stare at me, because he knows that if he paws the rigging and I notice it, his ears go back, jumps on the floor and hides. Marc
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    It works and if you have any questions, feel free to ask. Marc
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    Plain white printing paper. Marc
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    Thanks. It is difficult to get straight lines but then if I fold them correctly you may not see that. Kurt mentioned that if I keep practicing they will get better over time. That is why I made several this time. Some people air brush the flags, I can't figure out how they do that. Speaking of airbrushing, Kurt gave a workshop on that. Are you getting the pdf's on that? What ever you need, let me know. Marc
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    I know it is not naval related but still amazing. Here is something from the University of Southern California which is testing a giant 3D printer that could be used to build a whole house in under 24 hours. http://innovation.uk.msn.com/design/the-3d-printer-that-can-build-a-house-in-24-hours Just think in a couple of years 3D printers will build boats, cars, etc. Marc
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    This time I decided to omit the flags that come with the kits because, a. - they are one sided print and b. - they never fall correctly. I am doing it from a handout from Gus Augustin - Equipment needed to make flags. You make them from paper, fold them, wet them to take memory out, paint them with acrylic, fold them and you have a flag. I make more than one so I can chose the best one and as the brochure says, it is cheap as you use paper and you get better at making them over time. The brochure Drawing the flags. Using a light table jig to draw the other side of the flag. Folding the flags Soaking them in water. Folding the flags after the water and drying. Ready to paint. Finished flag.
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    Here is the almost finished Mary. I am still working on the flags and the display case. More details. I always add coiled rope to ships. The cat just wants to be where to rigging is present.
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    Your sails are looking just like the real thing. If you look at the tjalks, zeeschouws, and other flat and round bottom boats in the Netherlands, their main sail is usually that color, a heavy brown canvas. My neighbor does all my sails on her fancy computer controlled sewing machine. In return I advice her husband on what to do with his garden. I believe in bartering. Overall, your zeeschouw, looks beautiful, the paint job, the lines of the boat and I look forward in seeing her completed. Marc
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    I know I haven't put up much as my season has started. I manage and run a medium sized garden center. I am not as active on MSW from around April first to about the third week in November. 1946 - USS Missouri arrives in Turkey to return the body of Turkish ambassador to the U.S. and to show U.S. support and willingness to defend Turkey. Marc
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    Can't seem to delete my double post. To moderator: Please delete my double post. Thank you, Marc
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    After seeing "egkb" serving jig, I decided to make one as well. For this idea to materialize I give ALL the credit to him. All items except the LEGO gears I already had in my collection or scavenged from other items and all pictures give measurements and descriptions. Purchased 2 sets of LEGO gears from eBay. I did 2 sets in case I made mistakes with enlarging the hole for pulling the rods through (and I did make mistakes). I used 4 - 40 tooth gears for connecting the rod and tubing together and 2 - 16 tooth gears to act as nuts on the brass tubing. The brass tubing is from my R/C pile and the metal rod is from an old cloth hanger. Basswood is used for this jig. Attached LEGO gears. Top gear has a brass tube for serving rope and the bottom gear holds the metal rod. Same setup on the opposite side of the jig. I cut up 2 - 1/2" brass tubing to act as a sleeve for the metal rod. This was hammered into the 2 holes where the rod goes through for a tight fit. The metal rod turns smoothly. For serving roping can be pulled through the brass tubing. This is essential if the rope is longer than 12" inches. Optional alligator clip attached to a rod which fits into the brass sleeve for serving blocks, etc. Picture says it all.

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