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    Nice progress Bob, also mast, loadboom and lanterns well done..... do you have rudder and props already ? Nils
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    Bob, transom, tafferal and windows look very nice Nils
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    Good morning John, I was this morning surprized by the number of visits to my log over night, and with pleasure noticed that you have had a good look into it. Thanks for your interest, much appreciated, you`re always welcome, and I`m pleased you enjoyed the tour. I`m trying to resemble a bit of the heritage touch of the turn of the century 1900 this ship brings with it, being a trend setting benchmark in mechanical shipbuilding in the year of launch 1897 Best regards Nils
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    Thank you for your nice words Michael, thanks for looking in..... Nils
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    Wonderful work Alexander !! very nicely built, Nils
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    Thank you very much Piet, for your nice compliment, much appreciated.... Nils
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    Hi Alex, guess the technique you are using for the hull made in CNC milled sections and then fitted together is like the professionals do for "builders models", or for the watertank drag test hulls...... The models look fantastic !! Nils
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    thank you very much Pete, its nice that memories are brought to mind now and then. I grew up in capetown in the late 50 ties, and also remember taking the bus about 12 miles into the city just for looking into a large model shop there and what they had on display Nils
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    Beautiful work Ed, your clipper build is a through and through sample of masterly model shipbuilding of the 19th century.... Nils
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    Patrick, thank you for your nice compliment.... Nils
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    Bob, thanks so much for your nice compliment. I`m glad you like it.... I have now the cabin walls 18,5 mm high ( 18,5 x 144 = 2664 mm actual) , and just hope that later on it will not look as if too low, because the boatsdeck with it`s slight downward curvature to the ships sides will leave quite a lot of the promenade deck "in the shade" Nils
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    Thanks Ed for your word, and also all the "likes" for clicking the button.... Update.... the first promenade deck cabin section is so far complete.... the handrails worked out fine, was easier than I thought it to be......, and this time the railholders had flattened ends before bending the holding loop for the rail was bent, (thanks to suggestion of member "Reklein", Bill in Idaho ) Nils
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    Thank you very much Bob, I`m pleased you like it.... Nils
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    Hi Patrick, thanks for nice compliment. I`ll be concentrating on the handrails next..... Nils
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    Thank you very much Denis, yes, its quite time consuming with the metal foil. Whats a bit tricky, is to get clean round cuts through the foil where the portholes are, because the foil ca`nt be drilled. I use the sharpened edge of a tube with an integrated centerdrill where its centerpin stands out appr. 1 mm. Once the hole is centered and the foil cut through, its easy to drill the rest through the wood. Nils
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    Denis, that hull is coming together very nicely, and an interesting shape for the forward cabin.... Nils
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    Thanks for your compliment Denis, I`ve been "riveting" the cabin walls and bringing in the holes where there come portholes. All tiny holes for the handrail stanchions have been drilled in. Also primering has been done and the painting for the four sections. The unpainted section shows what it will look like with doors and windows.... Nils doors and windows not permanently glued on yet... Handrails still missing.... the portholes shall look like those in the ships hull (metal sleeves with "glassing" from grasscutter 2 mm diam. Nylon line )
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    David, good work ! , I like your attempt for the self made chain plates and deadeye stroppings Nils
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    Carl, thanks, yes, you`re right there is a vac, connection socket, I`ve never tried it yet because, the cleaner is quite loud, but I`ll do it next... Nils
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    very well done Tozbekler, you did an excellent job on your scratch build ... Nils
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    Hi Rob, had a look at your trials with the coppering...... if you wish, here is a tip.... my first Trials have been for the bin, but I would`t like to give up so easily. Some time ago member Dirk posted a very helpfull link out of that "mini sail Switzerland" assotiation relating to coppering. Together with B.E.`s Prior Input I started a new Trial with real adhesive copper tape. (Tiffany tape) It would in scale size 1:64 be necessary to place 88 to 125 nails per plate of size 6 x 19 mm. After some Trials I managed to place 88 nails, flattening the surface afterwards, and having the overlapping plates borderline-nails placed at half distances compared with the the main field. Unfortunetely the staggering of the nail lines in the centerfield is beyond my possibilities in this scale. The reproduceabilty is given due to the embossing Tools I made. The sample here shows the "Tiffany Tape" coppering of the HMS Pegasus with 88 nails per plate, nail surfaces flattend down after poncing. The poncing is done with two different wheels. The 3-disc wheel is used for the larger sized inner field, oin order to obtain a better regular structure. Of course I could have bought the plates, but I wanted to see if I could do it selfmade and in acceptable way. Nils
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    Update..... all the raw promenade deck cabins cladded with metal sheet (but yet missing the to be followed structuring) are now dry-fitted in place. All windows, doors and portholes are prepared for assembling. the handrails will be fitted, when the cabin walls are painted. There will be very many bowl-vents, standing up later on, these all require a sufficiant mounting base when the decks are bored through to set them in. I`ll have to do a final check if there are enough appropriate wooden supports (plates ,strips, lugs, etc) to hold the vent tubes safely, as long as there is still access to the cabin spaces.... below Nils all cabin spaces stiffed out with supporting means here the metal surface, yet without structuring... the four outcuts aft of the cabins take up the two vents coming from the deck below...., and the two stairs, also from the deck below this is just to show how much dust is in the air, when the disc grinder is operated, and I forgot to temporary put a plastic foil over the ship
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    Nice and clean plating-structure Antony, Nils
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    Good idea Rob, I love ingenious thinking methods thanks for sharing !! Nils

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