hamilton
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Impressive! - I mean the 2000 + posts! I know from what you've left on my build log that this is "all killer, no filler" as they used to say in the biz.... hamilton -
And these small details add up in the end! Looking good Augie! hamilton
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Very precise work Jason - looks great! hamilton
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Hi Richard: The planking looks great so far! I wonder - what is the purpose of the 2mm planks? Is this a feature of the kit design? I've never seen a kit that uses two different thicknesses of planking for the first planking layer - just curious. hamilton
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The ship's boats really bring her to life! Well done Mobbsie! hamilton
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The ship's boats look great, Mobbsie! Great detail - can't wait to see them stowed on deck! hamilton
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Welcome back John! Looking forward to more progress on the Morgan hamilton
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Great work here Augie - can't wait to see her planked! hamilton
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Quite a commitment - I would never have the guts to deconstruct a model on this level - the results are going to be great! hamilton
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Alright Alistair - as per your second request - here is the best shot I could get of the 2mm blocks. Please keep in mind I'm taking pictures on my iPhone - not exactly the best quality image! It's as close as I could get without the autofocus adjusting to the background. Anyway....2mm blocks in action! And a shot of the main ratlines thrown in for good measure....Thanks again, Alistair!! hamilton
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Thanks a lot Bob! hamilton
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Thanks all! Alistair - I'll get to that photo this evening - out of courtesy I should have posted one before! A horrible oversight.... hamilton
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Looks good! Even better considering the amount of fine repetitive work that we all know goes behind this! Quick question - the wood filler looks very powdery in the photos (maybe it's just my eyes) - but the Elmer's filler is more of a paste, no? Whenever I've applied it I have a tendency to get it everywhere, which makes for a messy finish....can I ask how you applied it in such (relatively) neat rows? Did you use a knife (I usually just use a finger! - maybe part of my problem!) Anyway, thanks for sharing hamilton
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Thank you Ferit! Much appreciated. As requested (by Alistair), here is a shot of the Blandford in profile with a 30cm ruler in the foreground. It's funny - when I'm working on it, it doesn't really seem that small, but it's not really much more than 500mm in length! To tell the truth, this is the first time I've held the ruler up to it and gotten a sense of it as a whole - I'm usually so enveloped in working on the parts! Anyway, here it is hamilton
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Very precise work! Was that anchor cable supplied with the kit? It looks very nice hamilton
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A very interesting resuscitation project - good luck! hamilton
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Thanks Andy and Alistair: The scale is indeed a challenge - sometime in the future I'll be working on the Bellona which I guess is still at 1:100 scale, but is a larger model, so I might be able to achieve more. I will get a picture of it with a ruler to give a sense of proportion. Alistair - this one's a keeper. It'll be going up on a shelf in my son's room with some of the other builds - Kate Cory, Gretel, Toulonnaise and the Brittany Sloop. hamilton
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Alright then - a quick update with some photos. The lower shrouds are now complete, and last night I installed the last of the crowsfeet (on the fore top/stay) and tackles plus the catharpins (not pictured). I'll be moving on next to making the fore topmast and main & fore topgallants. Because of the way the main topgallant stay & main topgallant staysail are rigged (belayed in the fore top), I have to complete these before completing the standing rigging on the fore topmast. So though I'll be making the topmast and attaching the rigging elements, I won't be rigging it until the main topgallant mast is fully rigged. After that it's on to complete the ratlines....and that will bring the standing rigging to a close....moving on to the last phase... Hold on a second! I just tried uploading photos and for some reason my uploads keep failing - this seems to happen when the forum wants to create a new page....so I'll post this message and then try again with the photos..... hamilton
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What an elegant looking form! The sheer of the false decks really brings out the beauty of the design! Do you anticipate that the length will pose specific challenges for the planking? Will you be planking the strakes in single long lengths or in shorter strips? hamilton
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Hi Ferit: Of course! But I didn't ask for comparison - I hadn't even thought of that until I saw your photos....the eras of our ships are very different - I just noticed this one similarity after seeing your photos - once again, excellent work hamilton
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Beautiful work! hamilton
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Thanks for posting these progress shots Ferit! I saw them first over on the "latest full profile thread" and thought I'd check here to see if there were more - obviously these were well worth the wait - a very fine looking vessel. It's a nice confirmation to see the relative size of the mizzen mast to the fore and main. I was getting nervous that once I attach the topgallants to the fore and main on the Blandford they would look ridiculously out of proportion, but it seems there is a similar ratio of mast sizes on the Berlin, and they look great! hamilton
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