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  1. Mirabell61
    Siggi, the planking of your model ist just perfect ! (spitzenmässig ) I took this opportunity in looking back to the early stages of your hull-building and am mighty impressed of your build and your skills..... Nils
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    Small Update : I know there are many ways of doing the sails, and this is only one way that served my own needs several times on model sails before, and I`m pleased to share this with whom it perhaps may be of help.... The sail making sequences are herewith completed....., the tying lines for a reef to the yard, the corner loops for fastening the sail in the three corners, and a view of the actual sail corner.... Nils the short reef lines on trial dummy cloth, the first two left ones are too thick, the third is OK, will be a bit longer on the actual sail. The line ends bear a light flame-melted knob to prevent unwriggeling of the ends the rear side of the sail, with special hitch, the cloth area in this reinforced strip area is three-fold sail corner with loops in the bolt rope, (secured by zeising) in three places of the sail
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    Thanks Doris, the golden shine looks like the pure golden objects H. Carter saw after removing the dust, when he first explored Tutenchamun`s grave thomb in Egypt.... Nils
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    fantastic sculpturing Doris, they are top notch. The gold color is looking so good, (on those excellent handcrafted figures), may I ask what brand paint or bronze are you using ? Nils
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    very nice work Thunder your cutter looks excellent... Nils
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    Thank you Jesse for your words... I`m pleased you like it Nils
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    Update : Sail making, sewing on the bolt rope all around the sail....., but doing a trial first to check the machine settings... Nils Here a trial piece first, to check the machine settings the bolt rope (here diam. 1,2mm) is laid on appr. 5mm from the sail edge. Then sew an overlock zig-zag stitch over the rope....., be careful to keep in a straight line, and not to sew through the rope... then bend back the sail edge 180°, so that the bolt rope becomes the new sail-edge.... a look at the rear side.... an extra seam in appr. 2,5 mm distance secures the sail edge... At the corners small sail fastening loops are made into the bolt rope and secured with a zeising
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    Hi Mike, love that model, a well thought through assembly system Mike, BTW, did you manage to correct that twist in the hull, I had the same problem with my chebec build when planking the hull... Nils
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    Many thanks Denis, will be nice to see your cobra..... Nils
  10. Mirabell61
    Fantastic decorations Doris, sooooo beautiful ! Nils
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    Thank you for your kind comments Jeff and Piet, much appreciated... Nils
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    Wow!, beautiful brass maching work Johann.. Nils
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    Update: after advisement for the machine use, here the first sail (cotton cloth) is under way and half done. I`m satisfied with the results so far... Nils the machine speed is controlled per foot pedal Ronny is watching the strange things his master is doing here in the dining room.... this is the folded diagonal reinforcement stripe I made an upfront trial for folding with paper first. This was one of the difficult sequences for me, but now the seams are in straight line. parallel, and it worked out as it should...
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    Lovely atmosphere there Jim, one can feel her pushing along with wind and waves from aft..... In the background a Cunard liner... Nils
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    Hi Mike, many thanks, I agree and share your opinion relating to the model "coming alive" better..... Nils
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    Lovely built decks Alex, I like the breakouts for viewing into the ship Nils
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    Many thanks Denis and Piet, in the moment its running a bit slower than usual, due to many things to be done for house and garden. Yesterday I changed the winterwheels of my car back to wheels with summer tyres, but I still hope to get the sails sewn this week.... Nils
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    Hi Karl, did I undersrand that right, you are fabricating you own blocks.....? if so, I can congratulate you to these wonderful and well done accurate looking single- and double sheave blocks Nils
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    Spitze SiggI !! excellent planking job, and the hull looks very very good.... Nils
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    Update : started with sail preperation today.... got some water into a small tub and stirred 3 spoonful of liquid starch into the water. I still had some fine weaved cotton cloth, from Ikea left over from my Pegasus sails. This was dipped into the tub and put on a bath towel for dripping off. After an hour the cloth was ironed dry and is ready for transfer of all pencil lines that will ease the sewing with my wife`s machine, and with the correct distances of the bale cloth edge lines. I chose 18" wide cloth, (its 9mm in scale 1:48). Then the long reinforcement stripe which shall later on bear the many reff strips. The sewing of the sail, the corner patches and the machine sewing on of the bolt rope all around will be shown in one of the next posts...., I have to groove myself in again with the machine... Nils this is not showing the surplus cloth around the sail edges, that has to be considered when transfering the shape of the pattern to the cloth the reinforcement stripe will be folded and sewed into the sail folding and priliminary trial with paper pattern.... (here folded) here unfolded....
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    wonderful rope making Karl... Nils
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    You`re very welcome Don... Nils
  23. Mirabell61
    Hi Ferarr, Thanks for your nice comment and for looking in... Nils
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    superb sail sewing Marsalv, it fits nicely into the picture of the whole shipmodel so far, well done !! Nils
  25. Mirabell61
    Hello Ferarr, a very nice start with the bulkheads of that schooner, it looks very promissing....... Good luck with the build... Nils

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