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    thank you both Gerhard and Dan, I just soaked some hankerchief cotton cloth in diluted PVA, see if it gets strong enough tomorrow morning...., maybe need to find the right dilution first... Nils
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    wonderful work Dan, I`m very much looking forward to your updated log.... Nils
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    boats update.... still not the final version, I`m still in the trial phase, but it already comes near to what I have in mind The material (PVC) is called D-C-Fix decor foil and quite soft... Nils
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    Many thanks Greg, for bringing this detail back to mind, I also remember when Nenad came out with this rolled back cover and very much liked it. It makes decklife look much more realistic Nils
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    Beautiful build Hennie, congrats to this fine model... Nils
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    Thank you Carl, I`ll have a look round in the crafters shop tomorrow, what they would have as resemblance for Canvas, Perhaps some self adhesive textile foil...? The idea with the handkerchief cloth is good, I used that once for ink-printing flags on PC suitable transfer-foil, and then ironing that onto fine weave handkerchief cloth. It works great. Nils
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    Thank you very much Johann, the boat-prototyp was made very easy from two front halves of a little plastic boat. I glued the front-halves together in order to get a new "doubleender lifeboat". The glued seam was faired a bit, and on stern and bow side I added a more straight post, and then the boat was "clinker Planked" with self adhesive overlapping foil stripes. Trust the pic-illustrations shall be self explaining.... Nils
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    Trying to find a suitable way to make the boat (canvas) covers...,for the closed boats Here a first trial with aluminiun foil...., once the cut outline pattern is OK, I will look for a more canvas color like self adhesive fibre foil. It still requires some tuning. The foil sticks to where it should in place, but for the optics there will be lacings from triangles stb. to triangles port of the boat, around its keel. Nils
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    Hi Alex, never mind the changes in the different periods, if you`ll get the bridge structure done in the way you show in your rendering that would be super.... Nils
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    Update, boats most of the boats will be closed and with canvas protection cover, this is my intention.... If it works out I will try to dome some with rolled back canvas, so the seatings can be seen. The prototype for the closed boat is shown in the pics. This will be the master model I take a mould from so to cast the other boats in resin (if it works that way...) A fender rope is put around the side of the sheer, I hope it will form-off well in the silicone mould The boats are 60 mm long, and in scale 1:144, two boats are a bit shorter, and the last 3 boats on each side (three story packed ought to be foldable ones) Nils
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    A facinating yacht Patrick, and amazing what all you are all fitting out in those 8 inches length Nils
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    many thanks Keith, I like your comment, the davits will be painted white.... Nils
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    many thanks Patrick and Greg, for your kind compliments... Nils
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    Thanks very much Joel, I`m pleased you like the model.... nils
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    Small update... all 40 raw davits have been made, now every one is being equiped with a lead for the pulley rope in the upper curve and a cleat on the vertical post, just above deck level. The unprimered section will be painted when the davits are mounted, otherwise I would scrape off the paint where the post passes the bearings, when pushing through... Nils officer briefing two sailors on the aft deckhousing
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    Thanks very much Hartmut, I`m really happy you like the model... Nils
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    super looking framing work Bob, here it shows how essential that jig plate is for placing /holding the frames to distance.... Nils
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    Greg, I think most of the hard work on steam ships as well as a remarkable reduction of engine room crew came with the convertion to "oil firing" the furnaces. The combination of oil firing and the use of (geared) turbines made life much easier, cleaner and less stressy. Then came the motor ships with their economical diesel engines..... Nils
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    Hello Hartmut, yes indeed, that is a capitel not so much known today,......I remember reading about the hard work of heaters trimmers on merchant steamers, deep down in the ships belly, especially if the masters they reported to had a bit inhuman touch. Usualy the captain felt himself as highest instance next to god. It was not seldom that some of these poor men knew no more way out, and committed suiside by jumping overboard. it was noticed when their clogs stood lonesome standing inside the railing Nils
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    thank you very much Piet, Nils
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    thank you very much Denis Hartmut and Michael, for your nice comments, Also thanks to all the "likes" for clicking on... Denis, that scale surley is quite an ambitious one to tackle, sometimes the cruel close up pics show up every little detail that could have been done more accurate, and I did`nt even notice until I saw the pic... Hartmut, I can imagine the rough side of life those seamen were facing in the early steamship days Michael, Thanks for your words, thats about what I can do in that scale. Love that compass you are doing for your pilot cutter Nils
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    Build log part 58 Davits, boats..... started with the production of 40 davits. The building of the boats will take some more time, but the first hand scetch has already been brought to paper, to give the mind something to think about.... (changes pending...) Nils first lot of the radial davits
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    Hi Sailor, that a nice rememberance, I guess one always treasures beautiful moments in life... Nils
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    Michael, I`m with john and the others.... super detail compass.... Nils
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    Thank you very much Mark and Piet, for your kind compliments, its nice to know you are watching the progress with interest.... Nils

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