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Thanks for showing the progress. That will  be very helpful

Really nice progress in the last month. I like the accuracy of your build

I've thought a longer time what I could write what was not written about this beautyful model.

I've no idea so I am sitting at my PC,  look at the screen and enjoy the pictures of your model

Really wonderful pictures of a great model

That's a great instruction as you did on your other curses. I hope that other kit producers read this, so they know how a good instruction for a model should look

Fantastic model, Siggi. I followed your log on the AK website and happy to find it here

Chuck,

if you offer the kit in 1/32 (3/8'') I'll take this, if not I will take the model in 1/24 (1/2''). I love the design. I hope that you will offer the kit in pear (which is more common in Europe) or box.

Chuck,

looks like a really nice side project. I am looking forward and hope that you offer the model also in different part kits as you do for the Cheerful.

Dan,

as I've expected another wonderful masterpiece. I like your x-section very much and think it will be a nice add on for my own project.

Thanks for sharing

Welcome on board of the Triton shipyards. It's nice to see another section, that will be build.

I cross my fingers and wish you a lot of success for the repair.

I use normally veneer for treenails, if I need a diameter smaller 0.7mm. For pear I uss pear treenails.

I cut small square strips. Then I  draw them 3-4 times through the draw plate. They are not perfectly round, but I can hammering them in the whole. After this the are round.

 

My apologies to the purists, but I'm doing plastic again. This time it's the Zvezda Dreadnought.

Why do you apologize?

The styrene kits are some times better than wooden kits. It's not the material, it#s the model builder who makes the model.

I'll follow your log with great interest

I love your build, Albert, Really excellent work

The type of ship doesn't really matter. I prefer ships between 1750 and 1785. A ketch rigged sloop in a larger scale (1/48; 1/32), perhaps a bomb vessel, but historically accurate. There are more than enough fantasy and bad designed kits in the market

What I think is really necessary: a new or very old way of commercialisation of kits.

I think it is a good idea to offer a kit in different parts. Most of us like good quality wood (box, pear, ...) but this is very expensive and in my opinion not a good option for a kit as it will offered today. The kit will become expensive and less costumer will buy it.

So my idea is to offer the kit in three, perhaps five parts

-Part 1: bulkheads and drawings

-Part 2: wood for building the hull (perhaps in two different qualities: lower quality basswood; higher quality: pear)

-Part 3: fittings (Chucks way with laercut parts is a really good way)

-Part 4: Mast and spars (perhaps also i two qualities); blocks and so on

-Part 5: Rigging Material

The modeller can choose the qualities and don't need to buy every part in one time. The problem is, that the company needs a bigger store.

Really wonderful, Dan.

 

 I buy the alcohol in the super large bottles... so far.. only one.. but... stuff happens.

But I hope you only use it, for separating parts

Absolust brilliant model building. This is one of the models, where I think, model building is art. The model can serve as master for all of us.

Beautyful framing job. What's about planking the hull over the waterline? I am abit curious that you oiled the complete hull. I've made the experience, that wood glue don't work on oiled timber.

Fantastic progress, Dan

Nice to see another update from your build.

Great progress, Erik

As allway, very impressive work, Paul

Really clever little jig. Thanks for sharing

Hi Niklas,

Very clean work. I take a seat and a glas of wine for me please.