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Tony Hunt

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  1. Did you print the name onto the strip with a laser printer or similar? It looks really good. Also, how did you decide on the font? So many questions! 😀
  2. I bought one of their drill presses a little while ago. I haven't used it much so far, so no in depth experiences to share yet! First impressions - it's true, it's a bit of a toy, but it is well-made and works quite precisely. For small work I think these machines probably work quite well, for the money. But don't expect to be milling steel with it! Wood and plastic, sure, small cuts. Aluminium maybe.
  3. I love the gratings at the stern! This is going to be an exquisite model of a very beautiful ship.
  4. I was thinking exactly the same thing. Such beuatifully precise and uniform work.
  5. I remember reading the articles Harold Hahn wrote for Model Shipwright magazine, MANY years ago (!), about building his model of the Oliver Cromwell, and being awed by his superb craftsmanship and his skilful use of differently coloured woods to build a beautiful model without using any paint. You're doing an amazing job of matching his standard!
  6. Fascinating. 3D printing continues to revolutionise the art and craft of ship modelmaking! We live in such interesting times.
  7. The steamed Swiss pear that lots of specialty modelmaking wood suppliers have is very reddish and very fine-grained. Harold Hahn used it for the inner faces of the bulwarks on his model of the Oliver Cromwell for that reason. I think it would be a good mahogany substitute, you should be able to get it in veneer sheets or scale lumber dimensions.
  8. With a bit more detail and you'll be able to fire it!
  9. Like Clipperfan, I recently visited the Mystic Seaport and got to admire Ed's wonderful model of Young America. It's even more impressive in real life (which is really saying something!) because of the fine scale - the detail and sense of grace that he has achieved at 1:72 scale is amazing.
  10. I think Howard Chappelle redrew this plan and published it in one of his books - probably The American Sailing Navy?
  11. Aha. What a modern yachtsman calls a preventer. Why didn't I think of that? I've used one hundreds of times!
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