Mirabell61
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thanks Crackers, for this Input, I`ll Keep it in mind, it would be of help in some cases, but fortunately my sight is not that bad. Nils -
Hello Peter, ist nice to hear of you again, and thanks for that tip with the second pair of reading glasses. I`ll give that a try. BTW your Suggestion (thanks again) to contact Amati for damaged etch-parts replacement has lead to a full replacement of the concerned sheet, and a Kind acompaning letter, without even charging for it. I am highly satisfied with their customer Service. Nils
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Hi Bob, I very much like this build, excellent workmanship and clean joinings. It Looks like this kit is most precise and well prefabricated to enable a master build. Lovely, nice and exotic... Nils
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Hi Morne, I liked your introduction to this build. Its going to be an ambitious Project for several years. Are you planing to fit out the interior from keel up deck by deck, cutaways ? I wish you all the best for your keellaying soon Nils
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Thank you Hipexec, Thank you Crackers, Nils
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Hi Popeye, thank you, I still have 5 pulley assemblies and cannon placements to go, but the learning curve is working.... it goes off the Hand a slight bit faster every time Nils
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Thank you Bob, nice appreciatve words.... I hope I`ll find my way through when it gets to the rigging. I`m trying now already to "groove myself in" for the rigging Details, and I must say there are so many beautiful examples here at MSW already BTW I`m missing pics of the rigging on your Lettie..., did I miss something ? Nils
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Lovely, lovely ! Pete, that makes my heart jump, These boats are just the right size for keelboat daysailers, not too heavy good for trailor Transport and two adults Hands for handling in / out water twice a year Nils
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David, I also can imagine the uncomfortable Situation on board these 300 tons Swan Class Sloops. Acc. to the Historic ships Website they carried a 125 heads Crew, unbeleaveable ! I just trying to imagine the amount of drinking water and Food required for a Mission at sea Nils
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beautiful as always Pete, were the actual Bay 14 and the 12 1/2 ever built with clinker planking like the scandinavian "Drachen Class, (3-man keelboats)? Nils
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Lovely ! very sweet build Pete Nils
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Thanks for your words Geoff Nils
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Hi Alistair, thanks for dropping in. I also often look into yours (great looking) and the other Fly / Pegasus builds here on MSW. Perhaps I would have left away the tackles beneath QD and forecastle deck if the were not those cutaway giving view from above. The rough coiled up gun shifting ropes on deck is probably how they were shortly before or after interaction, as all guns are pushed out. Tidy coiled ropes would probably go with all guns backed in and secured and ship alongside Pier Nils
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beautiful net- and rigging work Joachim, it Looks very authentic to me... Nils
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Build log part 43 still rigging the guns The tackle jig is of great help to avoid tangling of the chords The naval officer inspects the tackle maker`s 3 mm block tackles... one by one the rigging of the guns process continues wirtgh 25 mm figures there is no Problem with the deckbeam hights the guns on the cutaway deckside are Standing on rails the last gun on port side the gundeck capstan will be rigged with the Messenger cable, when I get the anchor cable this area of gundeck and beneath will be partly visible through the cutawy quarterdeck Build log 44 to follow.... Nils
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beautiful joining work Ed, lovely built Clipper hull, a delight to watch this grow to its full pride... Nils
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Hi Danny, That Wood joining work at the bow (next to the whole ship anyhow) looks great and admirable. the 1/48 scale realy asks for clean work, accurate measuring + cutting, sharp chisels and. As wonderful as it Looks I do`nt think I would have the endurance and patience to build this way you have the skill and Talent for... well done Nils
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Vince, I like that tool, and bought one straight away (Ebay find) Thanks for sharing... Nils
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Hi Hipexec, those are stainless steel artery clamps ( like used in surgery operations), I would`nt want to miss them in my Toolbox any more. Nils
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Martin, thanks for that very informative link to the Swan Class decks and interior, (here for HMS Fly) I wish I would have had that before I was planing the interior Fitting out of my Pegasus... Nils
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I can confirm opening knots on Polyester Martin, thats exactly what I also experienced. To avoid knots opening I put a very small dosis of CA on the knot (with toothpick) and also on the side grooves of the block only, so it ca`nt slip out of ist "harness" again. Be careful not to get CA into the sheave holes. I do two knots on top of each other before applying CA. The second knot already hinders the first from opening surprizingly the molten Polyester cools down so fast that the heat is not even felt between the fingers. Of course Keep the fingers well away from the tourch-flame. Lucky to say no burnt fingers to date. The tourch is left burning because there is no time to Switch it off. It stands safe on the Gastank base. It takes a litte practice to be fast with the fingers when thinning out the end of the thread... Nils
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thank you Geoff Nils
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thank you Donny Nils
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2 mm blocks Popeye must be something for watchmakers or so, where the the whole mothly production Output fit in a matchbox. Would love to see if anyone has tackled those yet Nils
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