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All is looking good Augie, glad to see your progress. Hope all is well with you.
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Ship is looking good Wayne. I like your mounting board....nice move. Hope to see more.
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Hey Popeye, looking good. I've been following what you've been doing. Haven't had time to post. Looks like you're staying busy.
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Looking good Mate, glad you can see again. Keep up the good work.
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Looking good Sjors. Good to see you working on her again. She was feeling neglected.
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Hi Piet, I haven't missed following your log. Looks like a real boat. Your "teak" looks quite well, don't let Gwen catch you stripping her furniture....Bent an elbow of good Leffe Blonde to the nice weather...looking forward to seeing that mine...I know you can do it.
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Very nice touch. I don't know what else to say.
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Hi Wayne and Gil, and everyone else. I haven't dropped off the face of the earth yet. I've had a real life project that needed a lot of attention the last 3 weeks or so. I still have some left to do so it might be a bit before the shipyard reopens. I try to keep up with most of you and see your progress. Weather is breaking here it's up to 80 today and tomorrow, don't miss the snow all of you are fighting. Thanks for the picture Gil I'm familiar with their proceedure. That is the stage I'm at right now and will be making chainplates and deadeyes next. I got the blackening process figured out, and that was holding me up from proceeding. I'll be posting things soon. Yes, Piet, the Leffe was on hand to welcome the warm weather.
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Thanks Jay, I'm going to attempt some experiments soon, so I'll see what I can find. I have some Blacken-It, but haven't been able to use it yet.
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Hello Jay, I have noticed that you seem to have good experience with blackening brass. It appears that I am going to have to use brass wire for my chainplates on my CW Morgan. The real ones are iron. The kit didn't have enough, and I'm deciding I will have to use the brass wire I have, but I want it of course to be black. Do you have a recomendation or a good proceedure for accomplishing this. I saw your video on using deadeyes but couldn't quite figure out what you used to make them black as well as wondering if it damages the wood deadeyes to saok them in the solution. Would appreciate your input. Also, thanks for your videos as they really help us novices.
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Looks very nice Andy,you've got the hang of it....
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very nicely done as usual. I'm glad you got the challenge too. That will be a great guide for all of us. Yes Piet, I'm boiling oil as we speak...
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Well, this has been a slow week, actually the shipyard has been closed most of the week with no progress. We have out of town relatives coming to visit sunny southeast Texas from Indy coming in tomorrow, so the shipyard had to be picked up and packed away, and the house had to get cleaned up for them. So, since the Morgan occupied a rather large space on the main table we eat at, it was necessary to open it up so 4 people could eat without getting food on the ship and the rest of the build occupied the game table, the ship had to go. So, it also allowed that god awful thing of having to tidy up the shipyard......all the scrap wood, chips and junk had to get chunked! So they show up tomorrow and will be here a little while, so the yard is closed until further notice. Should I survive all of this we'll reopen shortly after they leave......whenever that is......you know company starts to stink after 3 days, so we'll see if that holds true.....maybe if I start to stink after 3 days they'll leave?????? I guess I'll study serving if I get any time on the computer, as it is next to have to figure out. I'll be studying the logs to try to learn as much as I can before I actually have to tackle it.....take care, I'll be back as soon as I can....
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Thanks Bug....absolutely right..
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Hi Andy, I understand the problem, I've done that numerous times.....wood actually is quite forgiving for hiding or correcting mistakes. I have found too, that too soft a wood won't hold a good shape or drill holes in particular. Drill bits also tend to wander off into nowhere sometimes, a drill press would be of great help if I had one. But it does give you an understanding of what every part is for as well as a great sense of acomplishment since you made all the components.....unlike plastic where sometimes were just gluing parts together......totally different feelings.....looking good.....keep it up...
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Hi Andy, I just found out you've been busy since you finished the Revell. I was unaware you had another project. Looking very good. I contemplated this same kit before deciding on the Morgan. I'll be following along, you are always an inspiration...wood to me is easier than plastic...now that I dove off in the middle of it...keep it up John
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Thanks Popeye, it looks like a real shipyard now.....many projects underway at the same time....Planking looks really good .... man, planking 3 at a time and playing with plastic at the same time......ok, nice update......looking forward to more...
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Yes Popeye, getting picky, I'm almost there.....most all of the work on the Morgan has been scratch.......a pile of little sticks, a little glue and a knife and next thing you know you've got a model ship....I have found that it's amazing just how much time and effort goes into every part when with plastic you wind up taking much of it for granted. I've enjoyed the plastic kits I've built, and certainly enjoying my first wood ship, but yes, scratch building could be in the future....
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Let's get busy ..... boy! need update pictures.....
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Thanks Wayne....greatly appreciated...
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Thanks Popeye, and Mobbsie, and all the likes....welcome back. Good to see you Mobbsie, glad you're enjoying, I'm getting there....hope all is well across the pond.....I found my chains at Hancock Fabric in the bead department. The chains that came with the kit are not satisfactory.....they are way too small and not at all to scale.....it's like....why bother. Not even a small thread will go through the largest link....another disappointment in the kit. You know, other than the laser cut parts of the keel, stem, stern, and bulkheads not much else is of use. This very easily could be a (here we go again...those bad words...) a scratch built model....ok....I said it....ok? All you need is a set of plans, this forum and a few tools....enough of my rambling....
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Hi Henry, hope all is well.....cold weather in Boston must have opened up the shipyard....should be seeing some progress soon....
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Thanks for all of the likes. Thanks for dropping by Adam, haven't seen you lately. Thank you BE, I strive to eventually have the smoothness and crispness that you do with your models. I'm glad you stopped by....I'm honored...
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