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  1. cog
    Lovely detail, Ed. (This should not be repetitive like those ship's boats ... ;-) )
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    Grey-ish might as well be aged teak which misses it's regular oiling sessions ... On the other hand, one would expect a possible maintenancce free deck, and as it doesn't need to withstand rough handling, the canvas option doesn't sound bad at all ... I've read some books on the paddle wheelers, but unfortunately I've never come across anything concerning materials used on the 'upper' deck, so I'll not be much help either Cheers
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    Clarence, My two cents ... I can't see it tarred all over, as in the summer's heat you'd be dragging yourself along the deck, and maybe lose a shoe or two ... the caulked and planked version seems a more realistic approach ... Cheers
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    Looking awfully good Igor ...
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    Jack, Chan ann leis a’chiad bhuille thuiteas a’chraobh ... However, you've just laid the ground work for a very smooth deck ... looking real good Cheers (translation off the Gealic: It is not with the first stroke a tree falls)
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    Druxey, Couldn't you use the goldleaf and give it a flat finish with an airbrush ... Cheers
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    Slowly but very nice indeed, I'm curious as to how those stacks will turn out ... Cheers
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    Life's a bitch, Mark, and it makes modelling from time to time a real unpleasant challenge ... but the rewards when successful can be astronomical ... I am certain you feel relieved after resolving this setback. I wish you lots of strength. You're in my thoughts. If you need someone to beat, just popover Cheers
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    Igor, It looks like I could take a dive into it ... really beautiful!!! Cheers
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    That's your home made printer!! Those never fail you, another striking example of de-digitisation Wel done Igor Cheers
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    Lucky me, at least I'm not running after your posts!!! Nice progress, in spite of the timeframe ... I saw you had some good practice in spilling too ... Cheers
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    Hughe smiley !!!
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    Johann, You'll need a bigger corvette for all those boats ... magnificent work again ...
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    Mark, Re the rudder coat (thought it was an apron, but that proved wrong) ... couldn't you make a sleeve which at one end is inverted - to make a rounded bottom - and push that down the top of the rudder trough the 'hole' (keep on forgetting those names, darn foreign nautical terminology) ... I would use something like musseline or rice paper (the type used for shoji - Japanese sliding doors e.g.) .. Cheers
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    Stairways to heaven Kees ... neat job!!!
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    JesseLee, You need to paint them first with a very diluted primer, sand it after drying (you may want to repeat this step), and again with a normal primer and sand it with a very fine sand paper, or nail polisher stick. After that you can paint them in which ever way you want ... maybe a mixture of gunmetal and black ... try it out before you apply it to the carronades Cheers
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    I'm extremely surprised by the amount of work you produce when I see all those builds in their various stages ... What's the next thing peeping out of a box, closet, garage, storrage, which we haven't seen jet ...? Cheers P.s. A ships name ... Popeye's Surprise ...
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    Good result in shaping a caronnade from a dowel, JesseLee. I would as Steve suggested make a pattern to check the overal shape of the caronnade. Then you'll know how much you need to take off, and where, at certain stages during the process. Casting with resin may be an option as suggested, although I do not know the costs. You've got your initial form to make the mold ... Kees de Mol did some resin work on his build too (look here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10339-kw88-pelikaan-by-kees-de-mol-dutch-beamtrawler-1999-scale-175/page-5#entry376627 ) It does have it's merrits ... Cheers
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    Mark, When it's right side up, you will hardly notice my friend ... besides it's a lot easier on this side, giving comments ... I couldn't match your prowes!!! Cheers
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    Michael, Canadians seem to have a ship modellers nack ... if it's not wood, it's metal, if not metal, paint ... etc, etc. ... some real astonishing metal work again ... Cheers
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    Mark, Looks like fiddly work to me, quite nice ... is it an optical illusion due to the angle of of the ship in the photo, or is the angle from that left (Ishould say top) bottom strip smaller towards the top ... Cheers
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    At present ... no, not really ...however, if your bobtail starts bumping into furniture and other things you could give him a red and white banded stick ... Cheers
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    Dirk has got a good one there, forgot I've got it too(!) You might as well try the American site from Abe: http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&tn=Rigging+Period+Ship+Models Cheers
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    JesseLee, That's a hughe difference!!! You might want to take George's and Don's advice, although Sal's method is quick and easy ... That's a tough one ... Cheers
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    Johann, You make it look so easy, and if I wouldn't know any better, I would guess it to be a lot larger ... seeing the detail in the wood and the metal!!! Cheers

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