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Brian, I just came from Gary's (FriedClams) log and coming here I get gobsmacked all over again! The boats turned out fantastic but then everything turned out fantastic. You are one of the top builders I've been privileged to watch who has the ability to use styrene to create such believable realism.
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Hello From A Newbe In Connecticut
Keith Black replied to Freebird's topic in New member Introductions
You're welcome, Rick. Unfortunately that log was abandoned and we're left not knowing the reason why. From reading the log, he and his wife had just bought a house and that's where the log stops. Abandoned logs and unfinished builds seems to happen far too often. It's sad and I wish that somehow there could be 'build medics' that were able to rush in and save a modeler and their build before a model is abandoned. Brain's Niagara build held a lot of promise but we'll never know how good it could have been and we're all left the worse for not knowing. -
Hello From A Newbe In Connecticut
Keith Black replied to Freebird's topic in New member Introductions
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Rob, if can make a suggestion......why not spread the eye of the eye pin and slip the end chainlink onto the eye, providing it fits.
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And the same to you, Rob. May God bless you and yours.
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Eric, hull progress looks very good. As you said, a little filler and those gaps disappear. Thank goodness you were able to save your tools, that would have been costly should you have needed to replace them. You've got a couple of sweet carving knifes in that group, makes me wanna go to the internet store.
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Gary, spot on with the transmission. Now, someone may say, you can't pull the engine with the shift lever still attached and they'd be correct in saying so. But once the top plate and the forks and lever are removed and the engine pulled, and engine palletized, all would be reassembled onto the transmission for the obvious reasons.
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One can glue onto a varnished surface but contact isn't as good as gluing wood to wood. In suggesting doing the bowsprit now I was thinking more about filling around the bowsprit, sanding, and then paint/varnish. If one first applies paint/varnish and then adds the bowsprit and filling needs to be done, one would be sanding the already applied paint/varnish. To my way of thinking I'd want to add the bowsprit first, fill as necessary, sand as needed and then paint/varnish and then follow the directions step sequence. You want to be careful not to get glue on the deck as I'll explain in the next paragraph. The bowsprit is never going to be easier to work than right now, once one starts to add this's and that's the they become a hindrance. Varnish is a personal like or dislike. I like varnish (actually Polyurethane in my case but varnish is great) as it protects the surfaces. Were it I, I'd varnish the deck before adding all the deck furniture. If you add the deck furniture first and get a little sloppy with the glue, it might discolor the wood deck. Varnish first (if you want to varnish the deck) the glue on the deck furniture. Then the glue can be cleaned off without worry about discoloration.
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Kramer, the hull looks really nice but don't you want to add the bowsprit before applying varnish and paint? You'll have better gluing surfaces plus you'll be able to fill in any gaps around the bowsprit.
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One of the proposed alternatives to the Panama Canal
Keith Black replied to bruce d's topic in Nautical/Naval History
Not to mention the amount of coal required for power and coal required for transporting coal to the isthmus. I bet big coal was heavily promoting this idea. -
Rob, it's looking lovely. You speculated as to the sails being too large. It might be an optical illusion due to the panel sizes. If the panels were narrower it might help make the sails look smaller while still being the correct size overall. Even if that's the case, were I you, I don't know that I would change them at this stage. It maybe something to tuck away for your next build.
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Hello From A Newbe In Connecticut
Keith Black replied to Freebird's topic in New member Introductions
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Kramer, brass belaying pins can be bought from Cornwall in the UK and I would think suppliers here in the US. In the great scheme of things I don't think painting a wood pin with a brass metallic paint vs a actual brass pin is going to matter. The paint you've used to paint the pit is a bit too gold me thinks.
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Keith, a treat to see your work as always. Is it sail that's keeping the hoops evenly spaced in the first photo? Speaking of sails, if you mentioned your intent to adding sails I don't remember seeing it.
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Really, you might get some backlash? I think that pretty much goes without saying, LOL. Gary, regarding the 'shop'. the guy at the bench really adds to the overall 'feel'. It reminds me a lot of the boat repair shop. It's getting to look more like a photograph with each update. And I agree with Mark, removing the tail of the transmission is going to make it look more like a standard.
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Tom, welcome to MSW. I hope you heal quickly and completely.
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