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    John, thank you for your nice compliment, much appreciated here is a small update on the bridge wing cabs (raw version) The last days I was having trouble with my PC in booting on from the moment I switched on.... (it would`nt show anything),... it started with 1/2 hour, then 45 min, then 2 hours. Fortunately I saved up my old monitor with square formate, and installed it instead, and "Bingo" the screen was there again, otherwise I could`nt do any more updates..., looks as if it was only a monitor issue (hopefully) Thanks also to all the "likes" for clicking on.... Nils Glassing like at the middle panel made from 0,3 mm brass sheet a bit of filler material to smoothen the bulwark joint ( not sanded yet ) bridge bulwark at elbow hight
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    Thanks so much for your nice comments, Bob, Michael, Carl, Greg and the "likes" Bob, thank you for your kind words, much appreciated Michael, nice compliment thanks very much... Carl, its beginning to show all the details I had in mind Greg, most of the details were makeable in that scale, for some I had to quit production though, unless a good idea comes over night Nils
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    small update : installed the bridge front, the wheelhouse-roof platform and its railing, as well a the access ladders thereto. the further bridge front bulwarks and the wing cabinets are under contruction. Nils passengers on the promenade deck... There is no surplus space on the midships line 0,3 mm thick brass sheet will be shaped to the wing cabinets of the bridge
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    Nice going Igor, it will be a beautiful little cutter Nils
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    Wonderful completion photos B.E. a real Gem in memory of the "Swan Class" and an extraordinary well built model... Nils
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    Thanks very much Bob, yes. I`m quite happy with the "glas holders", that way it hardly takes extra space.... Do`nt worry about the quote box, it ca`nt be seen on my side... Hope you are getting along with the paint for the "Mariefred". Nils
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    Denis, thanks for looking in, and for your nice words, I`m glad you like the (already completed) build... Nils
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    beautiful wax modeling Alex, and the investment casting parts look great.... Love that 3D rendering of the ships structures to get an idea of the modeled parts and how they fit together. (real professional processing, I beleave!) Nils
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    Thank you very much Denis, Piet, Joel, Patrick and Greg, for your nice words and comments, Denis, am pleased you like the fitting out.... Piet, thanks for catching up, I saw you had a real intensive look at the recent posts, thanks for your words.. Joel, yes, agree, it was probably a fashion of the designers to mount 4 funnels, where 3 would have done the job as well.. Patrick, I had some alternatives in mind for doing the "glassing", but this one was easy and effective, and because there is sight into the sidewise open wheelstand I did`nt want it to look too bulky /clumsy Greg, appreciate your kind words, many thanks for your compliment... Nils
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    Wonderful work Danny, never had the chance to see the structure of an old stagecoach so detailed and am amazed of what blacksmith work is involved in the truck-work, and what you are detailing in model is fantastic, well done !! Nils
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    Small update... am just making the front panel of the bridge after the card template and filed out the 5 square windows for celluloid glassing. There was the question as how to do the glassing from the rear side CA would "frost" the celluoid and PVA would be too smeary during mounting. I came up with a solution that requires minimum space and can take up a stipe of celluloid shifted in horizontaly and directly on the rear panel surface, by soldering 6 mini-braces that leave a space of 0,5 mm to the panel surface Nils
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    Many thanks Lawrence, Joel, Patrick and John, for your nice comments, and to all the "likes" for clicking the button Lawrence, your comment is well appreciated, many thanks Joel, Thats the great thing with MSW, something for everybody.... Patrick, Thanks so much for your words, there were several things along the way I could have done better..., where recognized possible solutions were saved up for the next time if feasible, but trust that is our all experience... John, those grates are glued on with CA, so removing them would leave some traces on the wood below...... Nils
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    Welcome aboard Joel, and thanks very much for your input... Nils
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    Wow !! very nice plating job Bob, I like it that you even tried to get the vertical rivet rows of the plate-edge in staggered arrangement. Well done Nils
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    Rob and Greg, perhaps the term " grating" is / was a bit confusing, it is simply a framed grate mesh plate to avoid slipping out on possible wet surfaces (rain and rough weather). The officers come down the stairway usualy at quite some pace and also change direction 90° on the landing The structure to the bottom side is ventilated from underneath anyhow.... Nils
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    Thanks Greg, trust the answer was already given with my illustrated post #2213 Nils
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    Hi Greg, thanks for your nice compliment,... with ref to your question, I do`nt know if I understand it right...... so here a sample illustration, to see what you may mean. The detail "A" is the open side of the landing, with only a small step on from the lower bridge deck. On the actual ship this might have been locked with a small chain because "access for crew only". The deatail "B" is in the illustration is a short railing piece that protects persons from falling into the lower staircase from the side, leading downwards. This is not on my model yet, simply because I ran out of railing to make it, but I may make my own one. Nils here pic of a card model, borrowed from the web
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    status update : still working on the bridge deck and integrating the upper stairs into the railing, and raw-planking the bridge platform. The footpoints of the upper stairs have become a grating for safety reasons... Nils
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    Hi Skipper, if the lines are of steel or steel with galvanized tin coating there is no problem with paste-flux and soft-soldering the ends after you taped off the end. After soldering, just clip off the end with the masked tape, You`ll have a nice clean cut and the ends will not be unraveling. I`ve also tried this with stainless steel line and special flux and appropriate special soft solder, but in vain, that did`nt give good results... Nils
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    Thanks very much Ed, a good explaination, and I see it is all well thought through, super rigging work, am looking forward to your next posts covering these details Nils
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    Hi Ed, I like the jig for positioning the deadeyes, all at exactly the same distances.... question : when lacing / tightening, the shrouds with the deadeyes do you have additional pulls-stress on the shrouds, or are these pre spanned to the deadeyes fixed to the jig. I can imagine that not all shrouds have exactly the same slackness (length) before and after spanning ? Nils
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    Hennie, congrats to that fabulous built Agamemnon, a beautiful vessel, and a nice choise for your new project.... Nils
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    Very nice details Hartmut, Nils
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    Hi Rob, the davits will be those old fashioned "lantern masts" swing out davits, if you wish, pls. refer to the pics in my post #1325 on page 45.... For the clinker-appeal boats I really have`nt made the final decision yet, but I am "going pregnant" with the cast resin methode, preferably by making each boat in two halves from moulds and plugs, including the seating interior, and alternatively closed boats with canvas cover. Because the boats are only 60 mm long, it neads some special treatment. I`ll look into that when the bridge work is completed Nils
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    Update : starting with the bridge front, with card templates for making the brass pannels, all the braces and supports are on and the bridge-plattform is in place Nils

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