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  1. Jim Rogers
    Is it summer yet?
  2. Jim Rogers
    Well my Winnie is finished. As I have said before I took some liberties with Chuck’s awesome design. Mine is nowhere as crisp and beautiful as Stuntflyer Mike’s, I envy your talent, but I really like mine. I coppered the hull, added Trenails to hull and main deck, used ebony deadeyes, added gun crew and cook figures from Chris Watton and even found a figure I could sit on the head. I am currently in the stand planning stages and she currently rests on Pegasus. Thanks for a great time Chuck. Really, really, really looking forward to Speedwell.
  3. Jim Rogers
    so when is this beauty coming to market?
  4. Jim Rogers
    A group holly stoning the deck.
  5. Jim Rogers
    Chris I LOVE your gun crew figures. Would it be possible to come up with a set of sailors doing sailor actions. They really add to the model.
  6. Jim Rogers
    If you are using them to hold planks whilst planking, don’ t. They split planks and leave unsightly holes and pri marks when removed. If you are using them for Trenails again don’t, use Chuck’s monofilament line method, looks great and is faster cleaner. For planking use these clamps from Micro Mark. Drill pilot hole in bulkhead and hold plank in place. Holes are covered up as you plank and they hold very tight.
  7. Jim Rogers
    Make sure the tank drain valve is closed. Usually located on the bottom.
  8. Jim Rogers
    That is most definitely a work of art.
  9. Jim Rogers
    Soooo looking forward to this one. At my age it will be my final build. LOL.
  10. Jim Rogers
    Dove her on my Truk Lagoon trip.
  11. Jim Rogers
    I use these available from Micro Mart. They work great.
  12. Jim Rogers
    I think this would be great for a Group Project with parts and monographs published like you did the Winnie.
  13. Jim Rogers
    I’ll try to post some pictures soon. It just frustrates the heck out of me when they all post upside down. Waiting on my Chapter 12 parts to finish her up. I added some of Chris Walton’s figures and they really give her scale. Planning the case now, not sure what wood I’ll choose.
  14. Jim Rogers
    Chuck what do you use to take your ship photos?
  15. Jim Rogers
    Was actually just wanting the carving.
  16. Jim Rogers
    Beautiful! Are you going to make the bases available for sale?
  17. Jim Rogers
    Chuck how did you remove the base.
  18. Jim Rogers
    Love it. Will be a challenge. I do have a question that has nothing to do with this. There are ladders amidships, on the quarterdeck, on the gangways but nothing at the forecastle/focsile. How did they get up there?
  19. Jim Rogers
    This case cost me over $600 in material. All of my cases are like this, I thought about selling them but the price would be to much, heck I wouldn’t buy them at the price I would charge. And as usual it is hit or miss if pictures will be right side up. This is the reason I quit posting. Just frustrating.
  20. Jim Rogers
    Just ordered the cook.
  21. Jim Rogers
    When will the cook be for sale? Just ordered the gun crew, got to feed them.
  22. Jim Rogers
    Chuck is the ship’s boat going to be mounted to beams across the mid ships gun deck? Are these beams shown on sheet 4 of the plans?
  23. Jim Rogers
    Andrew because of Winchelsea’ s scale and Chuck’s instructions she is not a real difficult build. The build is completed via chapters and with each chapter you will learn a lot. The chapter on planking for example is some of the finest instruction you will get on the subject, ever. You will need a hobby saw like a Byrnes or the one MicroMart sells to cut your wood strips although if you can’t afford a saw there are places you can order strips by sizes required, required sizes also part of Chuck’s instruction. You will need hobby knives, #11 blades, tweezers, clamps for keeping planks in place, small machinist squares, magnifying lenses if you are an old fart like me and a big box of patience. Best part, unlike many Model Manufacturers, if you don’t understand something Chuck is always there to ask. All the laser cut parts are sold as Chapters. They run under $100. This is a great experience and you will have beautiful model that you will be proud of in the end. Most definitely do it.
  24. Jim Rogers
    Figured out the deadeye issue. I purchased 5mm and 6mm ebony deadeyes. The 5mm deadeye groove is deep enough to fit the strop properly, the 6mm has a extremely shallow groove. I found a pair of wire bending pliers that locked the deadeye in place and used my Dremel with a cutting wheel and deepened the groove. Problem solved.
  25. Jim Rogers
    I had no problems with the 5mm deadeye strops, the 6mm keep breaking when inserting them in the channel. I am enlarging the slot but what a PITA.

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