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  1. Keith Black
    I can't see the officers using the same companionway stairways as the crew. The officers had to be able to reach the deck independent from and unimpeded by the crew. If that's not a companionway below the platform then the officers companionway would have to be the stern most companionway according to the plans (the way I interpret them) and that companionway leads to an unprotected deck. On the Tennessee, the crew companionways, (four total) they were placed in groups of two in close proximity to one another, one for going below deck and one for coming up on deck. This prevented the jamming of crew bodies in the stairwells particularly in times of manning battle stations or abandon ship procedures.
  2. Keith Black
    Phil, purely a guess but could it be a protected companionway for the officers? The walls wouldn't extend beyond the companionway itself. The two photos from the Tennessee, the first shows the officers companionway behind the binnacle protected by the deck above, the second photo shows one of the crew companionways on deck.
  3. Keith Black
    I found 3M masking tape to be the best.
  4. Keith Black
    I searched everywhere I knew to look and couldn't locate anything. You might try to contact the manufacture directly and see if they have any unsold stock at their facility.
  5. Keith Black
    Peter, welcome to MSW. Your Port Jackson looks great, I look forward to seeing your next build.
  6. Keith Black
    Happy New Year to you, Bitao. Enjoy your time off, in the mean time your work is as beautiful as always.
  7. Keith Black
    Mike, she's a peach.
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    Bolin, the hull turned out really nice.
  9. Keith Black
    Rob, very nice, they look great.
  10. Keith Black
    Chris, there's a shadow line giving the illusion of depth, Is that the result of the marker or is that the kit design?
  11. Keith Black
    Glen, the transitional period is unique and some gorgeous ships came from this period. The Magenta is one of those beauties. I wish more folks would model ships from this period and I wish more kit manufactures would design kit's from this period.
  12. Keith Black
    Tom, take your time, we're a patient lot. I'm quite certain you'll not disappoint, I've not seen anything in your work to indicate that would be the case. If you need me to hold the dumb end of the tape, just ask.
  13. Keith Black
    Phil, I'm really looking forward to this build and I'm hoping you enjoy every minute of it.
  14. Keith Black
    Were it I, I'd remove the standing rigging as well and start with fresh rigging including ratlines. You'll be able to remove the mast and repair them properly and it'll give you access to the entire deck to clean, make repairs, and add those elements that are missing. With seven yards per mast you're going to want to be able to work off model rigging all those yards. On one hand replacing all the rigging is a large task but in the long run it's going to make restoration much easier, IMHO.
  15. Keith Black
    Seven yards per mast? A rigging nightmare. I love restoration projects so I'll be following along. It appears at some point in the past there was a cosmetic restoration attempted which looks like it did more damage than good, IMHO.
  16. Keith Black
    Tom, good to see an update from you and I'm glad you're able to move forward.
  17. Keith Black
    Glen, great save! Everything looks spiffy. You stuffing the Aurora into the neck of that brandy bottle (by the by, what happened to the brandy? ) reminds me of when I restored a triumph TR3A and had to pull the differential. Typical British engineering, to remove and replace the differential you need a differential housing spreader, much akin to SIBs.
  18. Keith Black
    Simon, thank you for posting the photos. Your pin vise is much different than mine, see the attached. I kinda like yours, looks as if it would add a little better control plus the collect can be adjusted to accept larger drills. The Microbox drills look to be close to the same as the ones I purchased from Micro Mark. They will walk if you don't first press a starting point into whatever it is you want to drill. And they are tender little buggers, I just broke my fav size, .022 inch. I used it the most to drill holes for eye pins/eyebolts. I'm reduced to using a .025 inch which is a little big but will work until the cavalry arrives. Thank you again.
  19. Keith Black
    Chris, a very impressive collection particularly considering they're card models.
  20. Keith Black
    Thank you, Rob.
  21. Keith Black
    Simon, maybe you have a different pin vise than I do because they won't fit in mine due to the collet size? If it's not too much trouble can you post a photo of your pin vise with one of these drills attached and something to give an idea of size, TYIA.
  22. Keith Black
    Rob, are you running the futtock shrouds to a single eye bolt or is it one shroud to one eye bolt? I'm at this stage on my build and I'm becalmed with indecision. TYIA
  23. Keith Black
    Steven, good to see you back to working on the GH. She's becoming quite the tidy little keepsake. I smile every time I think of her journey from boy to man.
  24. Keith Black
    Reece, welcome to MSW. Great first build, I look forward to seeing more of your work.
  25. Keith Black
    Dan, welcome to MSW. Have you built a wooden ship before?

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