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    Very nicely done!
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    Alan, Very nicely done!
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    Very cool! Looking forward to this one!
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    Welcome!
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    Very nicely done!
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    I’ve been busy on this today! The winches are finished: And installed: The gaff and cranes are made and installed: Here is a side on shot: I’m going to install the ship’s boats cradles and make the yards next. After that it will be time for the running rigging while I can still reach everything. Then I’ll make the ship’s boats. Lastly, I’ll make all of the outer deck and hull fittings before adding the flags.
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    Congratulations! Very nicely done!
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    The other two: All still need the wire parts, but that will be after everything dries completely.
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    Steve, Roel, Ken and Mark, Thank you all very much! I really like the Pre-Dreadnoughts and the Ironclads! They are very cool looking! Working the winches that handle the running rigging. Here are the first four with their card pieces: They still need the wire pieces made. I’ll add those after the other ones get assembled: I’m finally figuring out where all the extra pieces go that I couldn’t figure out earlier on in construction.
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    You’ve got the hull built, which is the hardest part, at least for me. You’ve got this!
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    Sir, Thank you very much for the insight! That makes sense, especially for a smaller ship. It would therefore make sense that since this vessel was primarily steam, with the rig only as an emergency backup, and heavily armored, that steel cable would likely have been necessary to carry the load, and resist the heat from the stacks, as the braces go right past them. Plus this ship has winches everywhere, I’m assuming for rigging handling.
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    Welcome!
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    Steve, Keith, Glen and Mark, Thank you all very much! I have a special pair of glasses for working on my models that greatly improves my ability to make and work with the small parts on these models. The machine guns are installed and painted to match: While waiting for the glue to dry, I went ahead and installed the standing rigging: I wasn’t really planning on installing the standing rigging, it just kind of happened. I am going to make and install the yards, gaffs and booms in the near future. I just need to figure out if the running rigging would be steel cable, or if it would have been hemp. This will determine if I use tan rigging thread or black for the running rigging. Each yard will get lifts and braces, slightly simplified due to the scale.
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    Would the running rigging on an early 20th Century Pre-Dreadnought Battleship, Russian built, French designed, have been hemp or steel cable? The rigging belongs to what appears to be a standard brigantine rig. I would assume the standing rigging would be steel cable, but I’m not sure about the running rigging, since the yards appear functional. Would that also apply to other similar warships from that era?
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    Bob, Thank you very much! My miniature machine guns are built and ready for installation: They need painted, but are black going into a black location so I will paint them and seal them after installation.
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    Alan, Thank you very much! Thank you to everyone who has hit the “like” button or just stopped by! The main mast has railings on the mast top now: Everything is painted and sealed. I am currently working on the machine guns: At 1/200 scale, these things are tiny! To give an idea of scale, the squares on the building mat are 1/2”.
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    Welcome!
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    Very nicely done!
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    Welcome!
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    Very well done!
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    Welcome!
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    Welcome!
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    Keith, That’s great news about your health! Your model is looking incredible!
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    Thank you very much, Keith! These kits are quite the challenge, but they build up beautifully! Thank you very much, Steve! That’s why I really like the late 19th, early 20th Century ships! Thank you very much, Mark! Thank you very much, OC! I really like building from card! It has so many different possibilities and can be merged with other materials quite easily, which overcomes the limitations that one would imagine! The level of detail that I have seen in the different card kits is quite impressive! Thank you to everyone for all the likes and just for stopping by! Currently working on all the detail parts for the main mast: Including the railing: The railings are always time consuming, but look really good when installed. Next up, after the railing, I need to make a bunch of ladders, similar to the ones I made for the sides of the smaller turrets for the hull and the masts. Then, it will be time for touch up painting and finally, sealing. Next up, I need to make a set of yards, booms and a gaff to install and rig. Due to the nature of the model, I am going to rig the model before proceeding to the rest of it, since many of the anchor points will be underneath the ship’s boats and the hull will be getting much more fragile once I install the boarding ladders.
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    Welcome!

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