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  1. Keith Black
    Veszett, not if you're facing south. I think most models are displayed from the starboard side because most reading/writing is left to right. It would be interesting to see if that holds true for models built by those in Middle Eastern countries where reading/writing is right to left.
  2. Keith Black
    Francis, welcome to MSW.
  3. Keith Black
    Halvor, welcome to MSW. Good luck with your first build.
  4. Keith Black
    Gus, well done. Glad to see you making steady progress.
  5. Keith Black
    Steven, she's really looking nice. The shields turned out great. Your childhood memories have a bright future.
  6. Keith Black
    Joseph, welcome to MSW. Enjoy this new phase of modeling and please take advantage of looking through the build logs of others. You'll not only find inspiration but also answers to questions you have during your builds.
  7. Keith Black
    Photos 10 and 11 are indeed stunning and very believable. Keith, brilliantly executed!
  8. Keith Black
    Siggi, beautifully carved. These are more open and airy compared to the first ones. The first scrolls were 7.5 and 8 mm, these two are 12 mm. Are they for the same location port side?
  9. Keith Black
    Bitao, thank you. She's light for her looks, all the timbering makes her look heavier. Forgive me for asking if the answer has already been discussed earlier in your build log......what are your plans regarding planking?
  10. Keith Black
    Or the "Boneapart"
  11. Keith Black
    Siggi, the painter seems to be much more careful with the yellow paint than the red paint, there's not a speck of yellow on his smock. He's doing a fine job, maybe you should consider raising his wages?
  12. Keith Black
    This photo shows several areas where I've used masking tape. Banding for the mast and stack, for the gun tracks and for the coal scuttles on each side of the companionway.
  13. Keith Black
    Phil, I first dab a little CA on the cut end of the tape then I paint with acrylic paint and once the paint dries the banding gets ploy coated. I'm pretty sure my banding is going to out live the rigging by decades. In time, everything fails.
  14. Keith Black
    Eberhard, masking tape is thin paper, not plastic. I agree with the rubber assessment.
  15. Keith Black
    Eberhard, as I said above I use masking tape but not all masking tape is created equal. I bought a roll of Frog Tape masking tape the other day and it's worthless, it won't even stick to itself. The best masking tape I've found is 3M Scotch masking tape.
  16. Keith Black
    A picture's worth a thousand words. Hope this helps, it's sure helped me.
  17. Keith Black
    Derek, the Mantua sectional model looks great. Quit beating yourself up and join in.
  18. Keith Black
    Henry, good to hear. They've always (by they I mean Sarah) been nice to me and have always been helpful. Hopefully everything arrives as you expect. Did you order cannon barrels?
  19. Keith Black
    Very nice modeling, MCB.
  20. Keith Black
    Gus, you might wrap the tips with masking tape to protect them? You're fast out of the gate, a big thumbs up!
  21. Keith Black
    Bob, sometimes instant is expedient. Poly works for me but it's sure not for everybody. And price, poly is the least of my expenses in this hobby. Bob, do you have a build log? I've looked for one and couldn't find one. I'd like to see your work.........Keith
  22. Keith Black
    PRS, I'm a poly man myself but poly isn't accessible to everyone. The UK comes to mind and there maybe other parts of the world as well? From what I understand folks in the UK have to use varnish unless they're willing to pay exorbitant shipping charges for poly. I only say this not knowing where Manic lives.
  23. Keith Black
    And hopefully never too old to learn something new.
  24. Keith Black
    Derek, welcome to MSW. I would like to see you start a build log, please consider it......Keith
  25. Keith Black
    Gus, it's good to see your build log up and running. I'll be following along to share in your adventure. Nice looking work space and it's good to see future projects on the shelf. The very best to you as you start your new project..........Keith

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