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    Hi Daniel, Thanks for visiting the KWdG log, and many thanks for your kind words... Nils
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    Dimitris and Patrick, thanks very much for your birthday greetings, much appreciated... Nils
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    super looking boats Christian Nils
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    Thanks Bill, would be nice, I wish you luck in tracking the model you built, even if it was sold....after 18 years, not an easy Task Nils
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    lovely Progress Boyd, also the Launch Looks very nice.. Nils
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    Thank you Pete, I`m happy that you like the build as it is to date... Nils
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    Many thanks to Bill, Johann, Crackers and Jan, and all who expressed their "likes" by hitting the appr. button... Bill, that is very interesting of the 53" Titanic, must be scale 1:200, do you have any pics of the building Phase and the completed model? How was your experience with the French plans set Johann, thanks for your nice words, much appreciated Crackers, nice comments, thats a real smooth treat for the toungue I guess, glad you follow the build log... Jan, thanks for your Input. Those doors have a real good kinematic Lever System in order to lock and seal tight against rough seas. Hopefully one of our fellow builders may hold a good pic of the KWdG showing the bunker doors, and perhaps even taken from the waterside when bunkering at the pier Nils
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    Hi Bill, amazing how well you thought about the hinge positions, you are reflecting exactly my own thoughts this morning, The only reason for "hinges on top" was for the pattern shown on the card KWdG in scale 1:250. which I sometimes use for checking dimensions... I also asked myself if it were not better to place the hinges at the bottom. I remembered the pic of bunkering at Hoboken, where the the liner seems to have the hatch covers in two doorhalves that each swing open to 180 °, this allowing the coal funnels to be set in quite easily, in case they were not built in here hinges on top, but it may be wrong, who knows ? Nils
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    Thanks very much Nigel Nils
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    Little update... These little hatch doors will cover the openings for bunkering coal, ( 13 on each side) where the slide-chutes are placed ..... Hull is now covered with plating, and the waterline is marked, (for applying the masking tape, when painting), with an permanent ink marker Nils this, borrowed from the web, shows a dutch liner being bunkered with coal at NY Hoboken piers the bunker hatches will bear the hinges on the top sides The black marking is the waterline doors not permanently mounted yet, have to coordinate the correct positions together with the portholes on that level. Just noticed, it must be one level (belt) higher, and not so near to the waterline
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    Beautiful build NIgel, I like very much that you avoided painting the Wood, it Looks so good with the natural Wood... Nils
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    Congrats to your new camera Bob, the way of creating JPG files of pics so fast and easy provides much fun and they can be posted or attached to emails as you desire... Your "Hermione La Fayette" has had a great start, and the planking Looks very nicely done, will like to see more soon Nils
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    Hi Dimitris, Thanks for your words, I saw from all your "likes" that you had a thorough look at the early and recent Posts, thanks a lot for dropping in, you`re always wellcome, and I`m glad you found this interest in the build..., Stay tuned... Nils
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    Thanks Marc, for your nice words. Before I started sewing my own sails I had neighther experience with the sewing machine, nor doing narrow hems. One day I had the idea of using the zic-zac stitch function, by laying the "bolt rope" in the middle of the foreseen zic-zac layed over the rope, and then folding it in the produced hem area. It took some Trials practicing the correct Parameters of the stitch Settings, but then it worked out fine. Wish you good success with your sewing of the next sails Nils
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    Thank you very much Dave and Grant, and all the"likes" appreciations... I`m glad that this build finds so much interest, as it is (to my knowledge) not so often found as a model Nils
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    David, thanks to you, she was awarded the blue ribband due to the speed, which again was a result of good design engineering, but she was also subject to negative rolling performance with the narrow beam Nils
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    Thank you so much Mark and Patrick, for your nice words, very much appreciated... Nils
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    Many thanks to SAL, and Crackers, and all "likes" for the many nice appreciations foir the KWdG build... Nils
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    Hello Mick, thanks for your nice comment. Have just finished the bottom plating and put the hull back on the stand again. There still remain some small areas at the stern to be plated... Nils removed the stand plate, and left the 3 spindles standing the last bottom plate was put on this afternoon.. here the staggered vertical joints can be well seen...
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    Patrick, good luck with your surgery my freind, hopefuly you`ll be freed from that pain the Stone causes asap. Wishing you a speedy recovery, and get well soon... Nils
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    Bob and David, thank you very much for nice comments, I think one more day and the plating will cover the entire hull.. Nils
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    Many thanks Grant and Nenad, for your nice compliments, they are much appreciated.. Nils
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    thank you very much Nigel, for your appreciation and I`m glad you like the plating Nils
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