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  1. Tony Hunt
    Fabulous images. Detail to die for in that first one, especially. It almost looks like it has lost one of the panels of scrollwork on the cutwater of the bow. There seems to be a gap that doesn't look right.
  2. Tony Hunt
    Looking good! I love Albert Strange's yacht designs. I'll follow with interest!
  3. Tony Hunt
    Fascinating discussion Pat. I suspect there was no "universal practice" in those times, it probably varied quite a bit from yard to yard, region to region and even designer to designer. There was a lot of change going on in the world of shipbuilding in the mid 1800s. Anyhoo, surely it's time for an update on how the model is progressing?
  4. Tony Hunt
    I'd suggest using Hoop Pine rather than Huon Pine for the light coloured layers, as the latter can be a bit greasy and as a result can be difficult to glue. Hoop pine (often sold under the commercial name Arakaria) is much cheaper too. Although it doesn't have that wonderful smell that Huon Pine does when you cut it!
  5. Tony Hunt
    Those boats are beautiful models in their own right.
  6. Tony Hunt
    Wow. You've done about three months work in a couple of days. And to an extraordinarily high standard. Amazing to watch this model unfold - thank you!
  7. Tony Hunt
    Yes, I see what you mean about the geometry changing with the increasing mast rake. I would have thought that the mast would be measured along its centreline, rather than with reference to the rest of the ship when stepped. It would have been made in a workshop, not in situ, and would have been measured there using a tape measure run along it, surely?
  8. Tony Hunt
    So fast! Do you have a team of assistants? 😀
  9. Tony Hunt
    Welcome!
  10. Tony Hunt
    Lovely model PJ. Great to have another Aussie posting here, too. I find pear can be very variable, some is quite yellowish, too. The dark reddish brown European pear seems to be a quite distinctive type, I wonder what the pears are like? Keep up the great work Tony PS re the three young kids, I sympathise. My three are all at University now, thank goodness!
  11. Tony Hunt
    Sensational.
  12. Tony Hunt
    Wow. I can't wait to see how this progresses. It's looking great already! Young America was a very beautiful ship.
  13. Tony Hunt
    Hi Pat, I'm struggling to see a significant difference between options 1, 2 and 3, although it would be nice to get it exactly right, of course. All that aside, Option 1 seems the most intuitive to me. I agree the Option A for the doubling. I can't imagine any reason for it to be tapered. Cheers Tony
  14. Tony Hunt
    Extraordinary! What a beautiful model! I would like to know more about the steam yacht in the background of some of the pictures too.
  15. Tony Hunt
    Inspiring work Adrian. It will be an incredible model when it is finished.
  16. Tony Hunt
    That is fabulous detail at 1/72. It looks great.
  17. Tony Hunt
    Looks like it will be a fascinating build. Lots of detail to drown in! 😀 Enjoy!
  18. Tony Hunt
    Bring on the Dancing Girls! 😁
  19. Tony Hunt
    That's a very interesting way to make gratings, I like it. How do machine the excess wood off the underneath?
  20. Tony Hunt
    I just read it too! Fascinating, and highly recommended. I really enjoy the clear-eyed, objective and dispassionate lens that some modern historians are bringing to these subjects, leaving out all the romanticism, jingoism etc. The books written by James Holland on WW2 are equally good.
  21. Tony Hunt
    A very nice looking ship too! Ketch rigged, presumably. Mid 1700s?
  22. Tony Hunt
    Great start - lovely clean detail. Looking forward to more! I assume this the EURYALUS of 1803, a 36 gun frigate? But you haven't finished the beautiful model of the Boudriot 74!
  23. Tony Hunt
    Handsome ship, a bit reminiscent of the US ship sloop Peacock, of about the same time.
  24. Tony Hunt
    I haven't read Shattered sword, I'll have to look for it. As it happens I recently read the account of Midway by Mitsuo Fuchida and Masatake Okumiya, giving the Japanese view of events, which was a fascinating perspective.
  25. Tony Hunt
    SILENT VICTORY is a great read too, highly recommended!

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