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It has been a while since I posted an update. There’s not much to see, but I’ve missed posting. I’ve completed the spirketting and am starting to work on margin planks. These are a ways from complete and are still pretty uneven. The cannon is also far from complete. I built it just enough to confirm that my gun ports are OK. I totally cheated on the quoin by using a store bought belaying pin. I will try to make them from scratch when I get to chapter six. I’m happy with the three gratings in this shot, but the other three are a train wreck right now. I bought another grating kit to replace them. You can see that I cracked the port side beam clamp at the forward notch. I think this will be hidden in the end. The port margin plank in this shot is pretty close. I not cutting the scarf joint until the next piece is ready.
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I don’t know much about making rope, but that looks terrific to me. I agree that the cotton looks better than the polyester.
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Nicely done, Steven. They look great! Also, thanks for your description of the process to make them.
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Congratulations on finishing your Syren model. You did a wonderful job on her. I’m looking forward to watching your USF Confederacy come together.
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Neat site, Paul. It sent me down an hour long rabbit hole into airplanes!
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Hi Ken. I think you will find a lot of helpful hints for planking on this site. I’m sure I never would have finished planking mine without the example, instructions, and support from MSW. Do you have any pictures to share?
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The gold painting looks so perfect, James. Well done, sir!
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Your rings and eyes look perfect. On the eyes, I assume you wrap them around something several times and then cut to separate them. What do you use to cut them?
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You’ve done a brilliant job, Dan! Your modifications make this really something special. It looks like a contest winner to me for sure! Thanks for sharing all the details of your build.
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There are some views of the moldings on the full size sheet "Winchelsea 4". This was my first time trying to scrape moldings - let alone create custom scrapers. So I just did the best I could to make something decent. But they're not very close to what's on the drawing. Read a lot of the logs because some in our group got terrific results and posted good pictures.
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That’s looking very good, Tom. How well does the glue hold the gravel and barrels in place?
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I agree with Justin. This is more of a minor screw-up that you can easily recover from. But you are right that the sills and lintels will help strengthen them going forward. Some people have also used binder clips to reinforce them while you are fairing. They can make the hypotenuse of a triangle between the flat top of the bulkhead and the upright.
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This looks fantastic, Chuck! I don’t know how you get so much work done when you have your hands in your pockets every time I see you!
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