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    Thanks very much Pete, Nils
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    Thanks Popeye, my other ship hulls are also built comprising stringers of pine wood. If the stringers follow the frame outer contours without dents and boils, the planking afterwards shall be an easy job to do. Also the stringers provide very useful hold for glueing and for for all the pegs and pins whilst planking. It is also much easier to do the sanding over the stringers and same time in some places the slightly overstanding odd-outer frame potions when fairing (before planking) I do single layer planking, 2mm thick and use mostly only white PA glue. I do`nt use screws or nails for planking Nils
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    Build log part 5 preparing for attaching the stingers to the frames all frames are set and glued in. The cut out notches for the stringers are also done there are three places, where the 3 stand M4 spindles go through keel and square bar. Some supporting ply bits prevent later distortion of keel when spindles are tightened to the stand spindle fitted in and reinforcement cladding both sides to the keel there are locking nuts M4 on the inside of ship (into the sqare bar) bow post fitted in and beveled to angle where the later planking will lay on Stern is also prepared for putting on stringers the stringers have been cut with my hand- circular saw, (which I fitted as a table-saw) Then cut the 2 m long strips from a 5 mm thick plank. I wanted to have the stringers over the full ship length in one piece Nils
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    beautiful schooner hull Gary, I like also the nice Color giving.... Nils
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    Beautiful work Pete, you have already so much practise in building These small boats, I trust you could do the hull over the Weekend if necessary. To date you must have quite an extensive number of craft moored to you model Floating marina Very well done ! Nils
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    beautiful work on your "Druid" section Mark, clean and precise Nils
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    Good work Popeye, I like the Color of the deck and the Fitting out Looks very well... Nils
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    Bob, in your last post with pics the Sloop Looks great. also the metal work on it. Are you going to fit sails as well ? Nils
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    Good Progress Peter, "Pickle" is well coming on and great looking..... Nils
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    Hartmut and John, thank you very much for your Kind words and your interest in this build... Nils
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    Thank you very much Bob and Mr. Pucko, and all the "likes", Bob, I was also very much interested in building a British Naval Cutter of 1777, but then favoured this odltimer Atlantic runner which was also on my list as the next Project. AnywayI have saved up all my gathered cutter-Information and plans though, perhaps for the overnext... Mr. Pucko, Thanks for your Kind appreciation Nils
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    Thanks for dropping in Nigel, and thanks for your nice appreciation its good to hear from you again, hope all is well on your side (job and house moving related....) Nils
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    thank you for your nice complement Popeye, very much appreciated.. The size was limited to max. 1500 mm, looks like it will turn out appr. 1390 to 1400 mm over all, but still considered as scale 1:144, but its going to be a "beast" compared with my other models. Nils
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    yes Sal, and I think its just this "trying out"......that after all provides the fun... Nils
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    Thank you Jason, from now on the design goes after the sequences requirements, I have a certain pattern im my mind, but still there may come some unforeseen necessity for short term adjusting here and there. If I were designing a "kit" one could say,,, the first prototype and see what comes out... Nils
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    Sal, the way you did those stern- and badge decorations is fantastic, I love The stern view it looks great Nils
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    Ongoing framework....... the frames shown in the pics before were all still plates without outcuts. Now nearly every frame will get some outcuts ( to allow access when fixing the stringers and later on the planking. Also all the notch-outcuts for the stringers are brought in....... Also the reinforcement squarebar has become drilled borings in three places for the stand`s spindles and the locking nuts every frame is secured to the base with two srews (for easy removal, and bringing into position again) the keel is now flush and interlocked with the frames up to now no whether pins nor glue have been used on the framework (all only stuck together) . After the final check on all positions I will upply PA glue, to provide the strong hold Nils
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    Nenad, your cathead Posts with 3 sheaves (laminated) look fantastic.... Well done ! Nils
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    Hi Frank, your "Alert" is looking very good, you must be nearly ready for masting / rigging. Was it your Intention to have that weathered look on the wooden rails, that makes it look so real Nils
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    Hi Larry, Thank you for dropping in, sorry to say... no, relationship to a NYC Planetarium director, The ship was named after the former German Kaiser Wilhelm 1. in 1897, The adjective "der Grosse" is the German meaning for "the Great" Nils
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    Many thanks Pete, not familiar with the phrase.....if I guess right, you brought her in relation to Alan Jackson`s lyric/song " ....She`s right on the money....." ? NIls
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    Patrick, what can be seen so far of your Symphony is fantastic, and that done in so short time it`s like magic, well done ! Nils
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    Frames, dry- fit of parts and marking for the stringer positions. Horizontaly the stringers will follow the individual deck-levels, although the lower decks will not be fitted later. To my relief the frame outer contours are straking so well, that slight fairing touch can be done when the stringers are already permanently fit on. The keel and bowpost comprise four 5mm thick plankparts made from beech. The frames will have an 5 mm wide outcut on the bottom centerline, allowing the keel to be placed appr. 8mm further down, when the appropriate slotted keel is nearly flush with the frames the keel will come down appr. further 8mm, when the frames also get slotted the keel, when interlocked with the frames, will then touch the reinforcement squarebar here the markings for the stringer notches can be seen some of the ply-frames are only 1,5 mm thick, I had fear that they might be too flimsy, but the will be stiffened out by the stringers afterwards. Nils
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    Hammock-netting, wonderful Martin, Nils
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    Beautiful work Bob, I like the anchors shaped from Wood and blackened afterwards, also the bouys look great, very nice Fitting out details Nils

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