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  1. VTHokiEE
    That rigging all looks superb!
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    I’m stuck here 😁. I have mine split in half but I don’t see a good way to separate the two halves into quarters I may simply cut the connectors out since this is all an experiment but that’s a reasonable amount of waste...🤔
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    Very nice work. I picked up an old boxwood ruler from following this thread but I’m not certain what to do with it now 😂.
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    My method to build these blocks on my Alert and reduce the gap was to thread one line through the individual strands in the other line to make almost a false splice around the smaller block (if the line was 4 stranded the the needle would go between two strands). Then I took these ends around the larger block and seized them together. As I type this I realize that my text description is failing miserably, but if you are interested I could make up a block and take some photos during the process that should explain it a lot better. Final product shown here: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/22920-hm-cutter-alert-by-vthokiee-finished-vanguard-models-164/?do=findComment&comment=774906
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    Congratulations! She looks beautiful and those carvings add such a nice touch.
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    Thank you @Zocane! It is very much appreciated. I hope you end up posting some pictures when you’re finished to the gallery. I would love to take a look at it. That sounds really nice; I bet it looks awesome. My first build was a Midwest Chesapeake Flattie and I certainly learned many of those lessons on that build. Hopefully each build has a few less “what not to do in the future” than the build before. Thanks again and I hope to see some of your work eventually!
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    Looking great Rusty!
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    My word of caution would be to over estimate, at least for me I don't like to tie knots with a tiny piece of rope so I tend to have a higher waste amount (but I try to save the trimmed pieces for rope rope coils).
  9. VTHokiEE
    Cracking open the glue is always exciting. For a joint like this I may leave it overnight to fully set, but the wood glue will probably set in 30 minutes.
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    This is really stunning work!
  11. VTHokiEE
    Looking very nice!
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    Ha, I had this exact thought once I attached the bowsprit and the mast on my Alert. It also makes one start to consider the “admiralty-style” (if that’s even correct) with the stub mast and bowsprit for space reason.
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    I will be in for a group build. I was contemplating a scratch cross section (and still might), but I’d definitely enjoy a group build on this.
  14. VTHokiEE
    Thanks guys! There’ll be a slight intermission (I want/need to finish the NRG half hull) but I’m a huge fan of Ancient Greece/Rome so I picked up the MarisStella Liburnian Monoreme kit for when I settle back into the next build. Thanks Richard! I’m currently wandering the seas of my house trying to decide where she should be harbored (apparently a very difficult decision for me), but eventually she’ll be harbored in calm waters 😄.
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    Thanks @Old Collingwood you’ve been a constant source of encouragement and I’m grateful!
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    @Blue Ensign Thank you - your log was truely an inspiration and I appreciate all the help you (and @DelF, @glbarlow, @Gregory and everyone else gave me on the way). @chris watton I also can't thank you enough for all your patience and help on the build. You did a wonderful job designing it and every new release looks that much better! @drjeckl @Oboship @Edwardkenway @James H Thank you all for the comments! Photos will be placed in the gallery shortly. @WalrusGuy I appreciate it - I'm pleased with how that flag came out and I feel like it gives the ship a little something extra (splash of color or something 😁)
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    After a little over a year I have finished my Alert (completion shots below and it appears that I may have to do a little dusting already). One note that may help new builders in the future (but it may not be the ideal method) is that after I overpainted the flag (on silkspan) and let the paint dry I misted it with water, shaped it and then let it dry out again. Once it was dry the flag held it's shape very well. I have picked up Vanguard's version 1 of their 18' cutter (if I had only waited a week or so I couldn't gotten V2, but timing is everything 😄) which I hope to complete for the final display and I have to figure out a case so I'll hopefully add a few final encased pictures when the time comes. I enjoyed this kit very much - thank you all for following along and all the likes, advice and words of encouragement.
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    @giampieroricci Take a look here:
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    I haven't tried this method at all and I don't know how it translates from the paper in this log to cloths, but have you thought about weathering powders at all? https://modelshipworld.com/topic/15584-a-method-for-making-panelled-sails-using-paper/?tab=comments#comment-484457
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    Have you looked at Delf's Speedy build? It is my understanding that Speedy and Flirt are sister ships and he fully rigged the cannons on that build so I would expect the details to be similar. I'm not certain if he used the PE supplied eyebolts or not though.
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    There’s really nothing that I can add to everyone’s comments - bravo!
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    I moved the anchor a few times and for the moment I settled on a position slightly back. It is not perfect (there still is some interference), so I am open to suggestions, but without a better idea I think that it could work. 🤔
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    Thanks @Old Collingwood I appreciate it; how is the guitar going? I keep anxiously awaiting a pen duick update 😉
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    Thanks Glenn! I picked it up from here: http://www.hobbyworld-usa.com/Store/index.php?id_product=2074&controller=product I'm at a little bit of a quandary - how do I lash the anchors? When I try to tie them off the stock seems to interfere with the rigging below as shown here: I'll keep looking for a solution, but how should I lash this so it doesn't interfere with the rigging? I'm not quite following the lashing in the instructions - that calls for it to be looped off the cathead, but even doing that appears as it will cause some interference... Hmmm. Edit: It looks like the instructions have the anchor one timber head further back. I think (hope?) this will provide enough clearance.
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    Thanks @drjeckl @Ryland Craze @EricWilliamMarshall @Edwardkenway I appreciate the comments and suggestions. I’ll look into those places this weekend (I also need to scout the house an land on a location which may impact the case). Ironically I have a source for plexiglass but lack the tools to make my own case at the moment.

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