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  1. Oboship
    Thank you, Waldemar! Your re-arranged text sounds good and seems plausible to me. The adjusted wording is of course easier to read now. Best regards Uwe
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    Hello Waldemar, This is a tricky one, and although I'm German I am not able to read he original script. Der Weise Hundt bedarff 12 Stück von 4 oder 5 tb eisen Auff diese Weise Hundt die Schife mit Stücken von nethen zue besagen undt ist zue ehr arhten daß man auf den galehen bey 24 Stücke nohmal bedarfe das man von den Schifen so kleinest samt der zue gebrauchen Beute weg großere Stuckerin zue stellen werden“. So, let us try: "Der Weise Hundt" could perhaps also be the "Wise Hound"; "zue besagen" might be "zu besiegen" = to defeat; "undt ist zu ehr arhten" could be "und ist zu bedenken" = and it is to be considered or noted; "nohmal bedarfe" could be "nochmal bedarf" = require another; My suggestion (considering this is a spy report): "The Wise/ White Hound requires 12 guns of 4 or 5 lbs in order to defeat the armed ("Schife mit Stücken") Dutch (nethen?) ships, and it is to be noted that another 24 guns are required on the galleys because of the numerous ("großere Stuckerin") smaller vessels and the usable prey ("zu gebrauchen Beute")" What do you think? Best regards Uwe
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    I`m currently rigging Jalouse and thought I`d post a few pictures: Fore mast yards are fully rigged except for braces and tacks. Main top sail yard: Fore top with fore lift and clue line Fore stay and preventer stay
  4. Oboship
    Very ambitious (that gentleman wearing the Scarborough Athletic Club t-shirt) !
  5. Oboship
    All the best for your mom and good luck with the races! The hull and rigging of Alert look very nice! And -by the way- your Duchess (and in her showcase) is another beauty. I will certainly take a look at the build log very soon. Uwe
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    For the sake of good order, here is my picture of the combiship Scharnhorst (the one I described in my post). It is still wrapped from the move, though. Uwe
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    😉👍🍻
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    But to ease your misery you're allowed a beer, surely?
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    Cheers!
  10. Oboship
    I'm very curious and am looking forward to see Sphinx fully rigged! Hope that sweat-box of yours isn't too hot 🙂. Uwe
  11. Oboship
    I second what Vane and Chris stated, and to work with white metal is no fun at all. I recently gave up to rig studding yards because I could not manage to glue the 0,5 mm tip of a brass rod to a white metal ring. Maybe wrong cyano or maybe too clumsy fingers, but my current build will have no studding sails. I think Chris' approach to new materials and techniques is a great step forward and a benefit for the hobby Uwe
  12. Oboship
    James, while you work with both hands on the model, who is taking the pictures anyway? She or he deserves a big Thank You, too! Uwe
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    Absolutely breathtaking, and I envy your skills, James! Great build log of a great design! Uwe
  14. Oboship
    Very precise and neat build! Uwe
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    I'm running out of appropriate words to comment on this beautiful model! 😊😉 Uwe
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    I wish you best of luck in your new role as a self-employed person and I'm convinced that your concept for ship modelling will continue to be very successful! Vanguard Models is a benefit for the community already! Best regards Uwe
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    I've read your Snake build log for the first time only today . Great planking and coppering, and a very neat craftsmanship! Wish my Cruiser looked at least remotely like your Snake. I wish you success with the ropes, and I will be following this great log Uwe
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    Glenn, This is a very informative build log, and I like your jig for the eyebolts! As you started the build in April and when I'm looking at its current state I wonder how many hours are you working on the Alert each day? Uwe
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    Glenn, thanks for the clear description. To utilize tape for the gunports is a good idea. Looking at the (latest) pictures I'm certain this will become a very nice cutter! Uwe
  20. Oboship
    I agree to what GrandpaPhil wrote. Apart from that you might want to take a look at Caldercraft's "Pickle". This is a beautiful schooner with a lot of detail on deck and she was part of the Trafalgar fleet, hence a historic ship. The kit ships complete and, when I built it, there was no issue on material etc. Welcome to the community and best regards Uwe
  21. Oboship
    Great job on the hull and planking! I'm curious about your doing the gun ports. I've seen this part in the manual already and I'm not quite sure yet how to deal with it (will start with Alert in a month or two after Jalouse is completed). Best regards Uwe
  22. Oboship
    Many thanks for your comment. I haven't rigged the stays yet because they obstruct attaching the yards. And from bitter experience I know that the stays (as well as the jib boom and dolphin striker) can very easily be damaged along with a terrible cracking sound... 😒 The tension of the shrouds is now okay and I will wait with the stays until the very last moment. I'm not sure if the stays would have helped to solve the problem because they lie on top of the shrouds. Since I had to remove and re-do the shrouds the same would have been necessary for the stays if had I rigged them earlier. All the best, Uwe
  23. Oboship
    Here's another brief update. I had to remove shrouds and ratlines couple of times because something went wrong with the necessary tension and that caused a delay of several weeks. The shrouds are in place again (still not perfect but acceptable) and I have now started to cut and shape the yards. So I'm getting there slowly... The pictures show today's status of Jalouse. All the best Uwe
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    I particularly like the idea to use the original sheets as template for the final shaping! Very nice work with the first planking, too! Uwe
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