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GrandpaPhil

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  1. GrandpaPhil
    Glad you’re okay! Soleil Royale is looking awesome!
  2. GrandpaPhil
    I made my deck level when I built the Prince de Neufchatel (still my favorite build). I made a cradle using the profiles of two bulkheads (allowing for planking). I measured off on the plans so that the model would be approximately centered and centered it on the display board. It ended up like this:
  3. GrandpaPhil
    Congratulations! Well done!
  4. GrandpaPhil
    Beautiful work!
  5. GrandpaPhil
    Amazing work! Hope the Admiral is doing better!
  6. GrandpaPhil
    Very nicely done!
  7. GrandpaPhil
    Thank you very much! He very likely would call us nuts! Speaking of which, I got my deadeyes so I can make real shrouds with real ratlines: The Magentas take almost 300 of them.
  8. GrandpaPhil
    Indeed it is. You can see his madness in his work. At the same time, that madness is what made it so unique.
  9. GrandpaPhil
    Congratulations! Very nicely done!
  10. GrandpaPhil
    There is absolutely nothing easy about this puzzle: It’s the 2000 piece version from Buffalo Games. I bought it for a challenge. I found one, lol. Usually a 2000 piece puzzle takes me about 4 days. I started this one Monday (5 days ago).
  11. GrandpaPhil
    I bought a Starry Night jigsaw puzzle for $0.99 that I’m putting together. It is a major challenge.
  12. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
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    Putty and small parts
  14. GrandpaPhil
    Chris, Amazing work! Well done!
  15. GrandpaPhil
    The forecastle railings, made just because I had everything already out for it:
  16. GrandpaPhil
    Thank you very much! Here are the pictures of the Admiral’s Balcony: The railing needs some care. Part of the needs reglued down, and the railings need lots of paint and a few new posts.
  17. GrandpaPhil
    The railing is on, but it had some difficulty while being cut out and will need some posts replaced. I don’t have pictures yet. But I’ll take some tomorrow.
  18. GrandpaPhil
    The port side gunport lids are rigged: The Admiral’s Balcony Railing is drying:
  19. GrandpaPhil
    I have really bright work lights for working with those small dead eyes. I also have a bunch of 2mm blocks that were for the Victory, that will be used for this too.
  20. GrandpaPhil
    I just ordered 300 deadeyes from Model Expo! 150 each in 2.5mm and 3.5mm! Solferino had a full barque rig. Magenta will get her original barquentine rig.
  21. GrandpaPhil
    OC, Glad to see you back at it! Amazing work!
  22. GrandpaPhil
    The starboard side gunports are rigged: Side on shot of the ship:
  23. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
  24. GrandpaPhil
    Eric, Your steamboats are amazing! Looking forward to this one!
  25. GrandpaPhil
    Thank you all for the likes and for stopping by! The Admiral’s Balcony is on and the gunport lid rigging progresses: I am having a lot of fun with this model and learning a LOT about mid to late 19th century naval technology. This model has been very educational for me. I know very little about steamers and ironclads. Most of my ship model building experience, and therefore knowledge, is from the late 17th century through the War of 1812/Napoleonic Wars, so this model has been a most excellent learning resource! To everyone in the hurricane zone, please be safe and I wish you all the best of luck!

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