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  1. BANYAN
    Another warm welcome from downunder Greg; interesting genealogy and one you can be justifiably proud of. cheers Pat
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    Nice work with the case Mike; especially in your recovery of the break. cheers Pat
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    Hi Rod, you are making good progress with your build of Endeavour; I'll pull up a seat and follow-along also. As you noted the anchor linings are not well covered in most kits. For mine I dry fitted the anchor to the cathead then traced the arcs the anchor flukes followed as they were catted or lowered in preparation for dropping. that gave me the 'real' arc the lining had to follow. The deck fittings were the most enjoyable for me and you have several good options in the various plans, books and replicas to follow as to how they looked. cheers Pat
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    Many thanks Druxey and Denis; appreciate you both looking in and for the kind words. cheers Pat
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    Wonderful looking model John; I really like the detailed carvings and extra bits and pieces which make it look very authentic. Better keep your 'helper" away from it cheers Pat
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    Great to have another update of this very fine model Alex. i love the contrasting wood between the deck planks, margins/waterway and bulwarks. cheers Pat
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    Coming along very nicely Dave. cheers Pat
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    Nice to see an update Tecko and what a great tribute to your mate; I am sure he appreciates it. I don't know why you were concerned with modelling the bike; it has turned out terrific. cheers Pat
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    Thanks for the very kind words and encouragement Russ, Ed, Jason, Carl and Eberhard. Compliments from you guys, noting the exquisite work you do, is very much appreciated. regards Pat
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    Just found your build log and to say I am impressed is a very large understatement - superb modelling skills! I will be following with interest. cheers Pat
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    Great paint treatment Greg; that looks very realistic mate! cheers Pat
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    I have also started on the boiler space skylight and funnel platform. The photo shows progress to date with one hatch and one grating placed, and the funnel dry fitted in-situ. I have also attached two photos showing some of the detail for making the gratings (one on each corner) which are open to the weather to ensure adequate air for the boilers to draw. When shut down, a tarp was drawn over the top. The other photo shows the corner of the skylight taken from one of very few photos of the ship which confirms the grate is open; the metal batten pins can just be made out - I will add these later. To make the grate, I first cut 4 lengths (sized to fit the opening) with my chop saw, I then stack these with a bit of double sided tape between layers then drill the holes with mill using a sensitive drill attachment. I then stain and varnish the wood, thread the blackened brass rod (0.5mm) and use a touch of CA to hold the rod ends in place - the whole assembly is press fitted into the opening. cheers Pat
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    Hi folks some further small details added. i have now attached all of the cleats, some eyebolts and the ready-use shot garlands, along with the leadsman's platform and the port hawse hole bucklar. The leadsman's platform will have two stanchions added with a strap between them into which he would have leaned when tossing and retrieving the leadline. The ladder needs to be redone as the forward rope top knot came loose (cut too close ) You can also see the heads and pissdales fitted, with the port side head shown closed and stbd open. I have also added some detail to the catheads. The photo is hard to discern detail from but the release mechanism has been fitted with the chain (in the released position). I am still not sure whether to lead the pull rope for the locking pin up and over the rail as shown or to remove it as it doesn't seem to sit right. It would have been there as it would be simply to dangerous for a man to climb out (the chain would whip back and catch him when released if he did so. The chain is 29l.p.i and as a size indicator is that the portholes (actually Lang's scuttles) are only 2mm diameter - so this is ultra close up. cheers Pat
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    Great job on the ovens Mark; I am sure the wine store was equally well proportioned cheers Pat
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    and with a vivid imagination and the considerable CAD skills to make it work You have done well to get that shape Patrick. cheers Pat
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    Your work continues to astound for the level of detail and the quality you achieve at this scale Ed. Your posts educate and show what is possible. cheers Pat
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    Those man-rope bags look very effective; nice work cheers Pat
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    Beauuuutful work Jason, your paint and timber finishes are spot on! The wait was worth it! cheers Pat
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    The end result looks great Greg despite the frustrations and tribulations Those masts are just full of electronics, aerials and cables; you have a done a nice neat job of it especially at that scale. cheers Pat
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    Boy have you been busy with your cut and paste Denis - she sure brings a smile to my face seeing this one posted again. cheers Pat
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    All of your work is very well finished to such a high quality Amalio, not a hint of 'fuzz' on your rope or finished wood. I very much enjoy your updates to see what can be achieved. cheers Pat
  22. BANYAN
    Great seeing this fun project come back to life Dennis; that is a very nice paint finish on the hull. cheers Pat
  23. BANYAN
    Hi again Steven, before I had access to using a mill I used guide blocks. With them I would place the hull of the model in a cradle that I ensured had a flat bottom and 90deg (squared) sides, which I then fix under an industrial sized mill a mate owns. Once aligned I can be sure the holes are in a straight line fore-and-aft, and we can also set the angle of each mast rake via a tilting table. WRT the guide blocks, I used small perfectly squared blocks of wood which I again align and drill under a smaller mill. I then use the resulting hole in the block to guide/transfer drilling the hole in the hull. For one job I also cut a channel in the drilled block to sit over the keelson to help align it for and aft to ensure the rake was in the right direction. A form of that method (without using a mill) may be one way to go - that is drill a guide block first? Your model is much more delicate and the holes deeper in the hull than my models so the bigger mill idea won't be of much help. Good luck, I will be interested to see how this develops/works out for you. cheers Pat
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    An interesting build Omega. As this is so far out of my modelling domain it will be a very informative build to follow. cheers Pat
  25. BANYAN
    A very time consuming effort Steven but well worth it. As a matter of interest what do you use as a guide to achieve the angle of the rake when cutting your holes in the mast step? cheers Pat

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