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8 minutes ago, kpnuts said:

I think PE is pretty much beyond my ability now

Could have fooled me! Looks like you are doing a fantastic job with the PE to me. 

2 hours ago, puckotred said:

Do we need permission from MSW to send CMB a e-mail? 

I was not thinking of the email, I was referring to the collection of signatures on the forum. I am glad to see that there is no issue and if I see such a form here I would be more than glad to add my name even if I am not in Europe.

Eugene

I personally am looking forward to any of the small ships boats you will be able to produce. I consider this one of the major areas of difficulty in any period ship model and as such having access to highly detailed kit boats will be a greatly appreciated option.

I personally have models in 1/48, 1/64, and 1/72 and also some ships plans that all could benefit from having ships boats in those scales or on scales that are close.  

I don't think it matters who writes the letter Mr. Pucko as Cornwall is an international distributor and I think it is possibly safe to say that almost all of us have bought from them at one time or another.

On the other hand MSW may not sanction such a letter.

8 hours ago, Jim Rogers said:

I purchased the laser upgraded parts.

Great I have been wondering about those as well. Now I will get a twofer. Two for the price of one. Can'f beat that.

21 minutes ago, Chuck Seiler said:

I use hem to affix small furniture items to the deck.

Now that is something I had not considered. MUCH better than metal pins in my opinion.

Thanks for the tip Chuck

I have a suspicion that eventually people are going to realize that this little boat will make a masterpiece addition to a number of kits out there like the MS Sultana kitf or example, that do not come with ships boats or have cast metal stuff. I think I have at least four kits that could benefit from this boat, and three or four more that could use the 1/48th version when it comes out. That will flatten out my wallet a little! 

Fantastic looking boat kit. it is hard to believe it is in 1/72nd scale and only 68 mm long!

6 hours ago, cog said:

You meant whip, of course, from a whipping with yer fathres belt  

Glad you did it Carl, I couldn't force myself to do it twice! (Of course it should have been your Father?) Sorry 

2 hours ago, Piet said:

I smoothed the edges out with 180 grit sand paper backed by a 10 inch piece of food

Hey Piet, what kind of food works best when sanding? Whatever it is the results are really nice.

4 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Have a look at the photo of her in dry dock

Those areas were so uniform that I suppose I just mentally wrote them up as a green primer. I suppose you are right and they are just areas of the lower hull that have not been cleaned as thoroughly as the rest of the hull yet.

Thanks for looking in Ken

How do you consider her odd shaped? In many respects she is still the same model you are building, even though I consider the AL Independence as just a larger scale model of the MS Sultana.

At this point all I have really done is remove the raised forecastle, lowered the main deck by 12 scale inches, and shortened the overall length to reflect what are considered the actual dimensions of the Providence. I admit that these dimensions are mostly based on a single painting, a couple of historic references and some research done on the late 1920s and the resulting models in several museums, but they are what I have. 

In most respects at this point she is intended to represent what some refer to as a "traditional" Rhode Island sloop with some possible concessions for both speed and firepower. Please feel free to correct me if I am in your opinion heading into Never never land. There is much that no one knows about this ship. I am trying to fill in the gaps as best as I can by using common period practice to come up with a more realistic concept than has been done with the present day replica Providence. I have tried to reason out and justify every step I have made so far.

I will be watching your build very closely and hopefully gain additional knowledge from what you do as well. 

Algae is an interesting idea OC

I kind of wonder if these ships are prone to stuff like that? First I am almost certain that they use a paint that has some anti fouling properties and secondly they never stop moving while at sea. You know, the "Rolling stone gathers no moss" Theory.

Still and interesting concept though. 

Hello Lin

Looking forward to watching your progress. So far your construction, painting, and plating look superb to me.

Very nice work and something to be proud of to be certain. May have taken four hours for you but seemed to happen overnight from here!

As for the sub looking shiny. Just tell everyone that it is wet. Pretty normal condition for a sub.

Great shots OC

It's interesting that they choose to name a B-17G the Memphis Belle. The Memphis Belle was an F model. They could have chosen so many other names that would have fit the air frame. Still an impressive plane and picture.

Hi Ken 

I am no means an authority as i am just working up to planking my first hull as well. The same hull you are doing in fact as i have said before. Your's looks great to me and I hope I will be able to do as well! I do find it interesting that when figuring out how many of the 5 mm supplied planks I would need between the wales and keel I also came up with 16 to 17 depending on the width of my garboard plank.

Watching your progress with much interest.

MUCH easier for my poor eyes to see the detail when it is fully blown up. As Carl says she is starting to look more like the end of a long deployment.

Thank you Eugene

I will certainly be buying one or more as soon as they are available. For me it will be the perfect size and shape for at least two of my models.

Thanks Eugene

It is nice that you have decided to do this. We now have three small high caliber model boats to choose from that may fit the needs of other ships we may be building.

Have you had time to make progress on the 1/48th version of this boat?

Thanks again

2 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

I'm not at a loss for a project to replace it

To be honest, I kind of suspected that was the case. 

Nice work OC. Even my stick figures are not proportionally correct!

So that will put you down to only two builds, what will you do with all that spare time?

Nice job Roger

Have any finished blocks yet?