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Keith Black

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  1. Stephen Sondheim would be aghast at what I did to his Send in the Clowns but I just couldn't help myself.
  2. Isn't it rich? So, you're making a pair? High above ground They'll graze in mid-air Send in the cows.
  3. Pat, have you considered Gutermann polyester? I suggest polyester because of it's longevity versus cotton. Some say the poly thread has a shine to it, I can't see it.
  4. Keith, Acetone evaporates so quickly you'll need to place enough Acetone in a lidded jar to cover the wire you're trying to treat. I doubt I needed to mention this to you but there maybe someone looking in who just tries rubbing Acetone on the wire not giving it ample time to work its magic.
  5. Is that Splodge? I remember you hanging a much younger photo of her below deck. What a precious child, you're a very lucky man, Mr Keith.
  6. Congratulations on getting your NRG logo attached. It lets everyone know you support your model ship building community.
  7. Mango, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
  8. Jason, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
  9. Bob, sorry to hear about your son's skin condition. Hopefully that clears up shortly and he can get back to work.
  10. Bill, just swung by your Victory build log and looked at her yards, leave the sails off. Don't spoil the beautiful rigging job you've done thus far.
  11. Bill, i'd say almost impossible without damaging lines. Save the furled sails for the next model.
  12. Lee, welcome to MSW. Would you consider building a clyde puffer from a kit? Caldercraft makes a RC kit but most everyone has it on backorder with the exception of UK eBay. I did come across this site which is a downloadable kit that might work for you. https://scalescenes.com/product/t030b-clyde-puffer/ UK eBay offer https://www.ebay.com/itm/142147941869
  13. John, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
  14. Funny, earlier I was thinking what a challenge the ladders were going to be and here you're a step ahead with a great solution.
  15. Keith, I agree 100%. The low quality makes the photo look like the real deal. Someone decades from now is going to be quite delighted and intrigued when they do the same thing. I can almost hear their astonished voices.
  16. Guessing they were made of iron for the obvious reasons.
  17. I don't know how visible the seams would be, you'd have to do a test run OTB. Cutting it in cross sections you might not have to glue the pieces together. Before cutting you could drill two small holes the length of the ship on either side of the mast. Then glue two miniature captive nuts at the back of the stern piece. and then screw the four pieces together. I hope you're able to picture what I'm trying to describe.
  18. Glen, this maybe a case of the less glue the better. I thought of putting a piece of saran wrap under the two halves before joining but as I think more on it that could be a recipe for disaster. This is really crazy but instead of cutting the ship along it's length could you cut the ship across its width between the mast in three or four pieces?
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