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  1. Keith Black
    Stephen Sondheim would be aghast at what I did to his Send in the Clowns but I just couldn't help myself.
  2. Keith Black
    Isn't it rich? So, you're making a pair? High above ground They'll graze in mid-air Send in the cows.
  3. Keith Black
    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 Black
    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. Keith Black
    Acetone should remove the wire's plastic coating.
  6. Keith Black
    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.
  7. Keith Black
    Congratulations on getting your NRG logo attached. It lets everyone know you support your model ship building community.
  8. Keith Black
    Mango, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
  9. Keith Black
    It must be FedEx.
  10. Keith Black
    She's a beauty, Chris.
  11. Keith Black
    Jason, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
  12. Keith Black
    They are gorgeous!
  13. Keith Black
    Bob, sorry to hear about your son's skin condition. Hopefully that clears up shortly and he can get back to work.
  14. Keith Black
    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.
  15. Keith Black
    Really looks nice, Keith. Crisp and clean.
  16. Keith Black
    Bill, i'd say almost impossible without damaging lines. Save the furled sails for the next model.
  17. Keith Black
    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
  18. Keith Black
    John, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
  19. Keith Black
    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.
  20. Keith Black
    i'm excited, Glen. Coming together nicely!
  21. Keith Black
    That's so nice and clean.
  22. Keith Black
    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.
  23. Keith Black
    Guessing they were made of iron for the obvious reasons.
  24. Keith Black
    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.
  25. Keith Black
    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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