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    Hi folks, I am starting the final stages of fitting the spars to my Endeavour and I have finally fully dressed the lower fore yard ready for fitting. The slings are in place on the mast head / trees but I am trying to figure out how to fit the parrels to hold the yard to the mast without damaging the rigging (very little working room). Any suggestions for a method/technique welcomed cheers Pat
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    Those gallery windows look great Mark; persistence will pay off. A boon that you o not have to program the drawings (a la CNC); it seems the laser cutter is a great tool/asset to have for this type of work. cheers Pat
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    Greg, she is looking fabulous mate - nice work with all the additional detail. Glad to hear the handle didn't cause much damage. cheers Pat
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    Fiddly indeed, but you got there cheers Pat
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    Well mate, considering you have "thrown" the boats on; they have turned out very great I agree, no use risking breakages in trying to put on the 'gripes' for each boat - you can always say that the ship is prepped rerady for entering/leaving harbour when sea gripes and coverings would have been removed. Nice work! cheers Pat
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    Cheaper freight??? let us in on the secret mate - things have jumped exorbitantly this side of the ditch cheers Pat
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    Thanks Druxey, it has been a pleasure to follow-along as well. cheers (and beers) Pat
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    Very nice work Mark, they look like they will form excellent bases for your galleries. cheers Pat
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    Great detail Greg; especially at this scale. cheers Pat
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    They're coming along really well mate; he'll be paddlin' along before you know it. cheers Pat
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    Those schooners had beautiful lines Russ; you have done a very good job in bringing these to life in your model. cheers Pat
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    Some nice rigging work there Dave. Glad you liked the work station - mine was a version developed from the "Crab" built by the late Hubert Sicard - he has some great material on his website "wooden ships for dummies". His site is still up but I am not sure if you can enter if you were not a member at the time of his passing. cheers Pat
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    Nice work Ron, she is looking good. cheers Pat
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    Hi Ulises, the method for measuring mast and jib boom / bowsprit angles is also dependent on what tools (levels) you have. I think what you have done verifies you are in the ballpark. One method I use is very similar top your approach, in that I ensure the work surface and waterline are parallel. I then use a digital angle level/protractor which I zero on the work surface and then place on the spar to be measured and read off the angle (adjusting the alignment chocks etc as I go to achieve the correct angle). Another, more crude method I have used is to print off a paper protractor (series of lines at regularly spaced intervals). I stick this to a temporary holder (scrap wood) then use a plumb-bob to align a true perpendicular and adjust the paper protractor to the required orientation and perpendicular alignment. Then read off the spar angle against the lines. Again you need to ensure the work surface and the waterline are parallel and preferably level. I hope that makes sense. I used this method until I purchased the digital angle level which are quite affordable - very often on special for a few dollars at our local hardware outlets such as Bunnings (in Australia). This image of one is taken from an eBay advertisement; it differs from mine in that the bubble level on the top is an additional enhancement. I have not ties etc with this provider with the image used only to illustrate the device. cheers Pat
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    You're not mucking around, your progress is impressive! cheers Pat
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    Hi Druxey, exquisite work! WRT suggestions on Operational display of oars - if there are no crew then not operational? A feathered display might be more realistic? just an opinion - and how else would a viewer appreciate the full detail of those miniature masterpieces? cheers Pat
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    Chris - For soldering paste (silver and copper) I use Australian Jewellers Supplies / House of Jewellery - http://jewellerssupplies.com.au/soldering-welding-c-95.html?__utma=187725425.995140569.1462256671.1462256671.1462256671.1&__utmb=187725425.0.10.1462256671&__utmc=187725425&__utmx=-&__utmz=187725425.1462256671.1.1.utmcsr=google|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=163156796 They may have some other things you might need also. Try ringing them; I have found them to be very helpful in determining exactly what you need etc (but unfortunately, they are slightly expensive). As to Birchwood Casey Blackening; I bought a large bottle ( more than a lifetimes supply) from a gun shop in Western Melbourne somewhere at a very reasonable price. If interested I can try and track down the name of the place. cheers Pat
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    Nice work Keith, the ornamentations looks great. Glad to see you have come to grips with the positioning and size of the ports. cheers Pat
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    Russ, if you had not already thought of/intended to do, a trick the plastic modellers use, is to brush a layer of clear over them to seal and protect them. You just need to ensure it is a non-yellowing clear finish. cheers Pat
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    That looks great Russ; lovely detail! cheers Pat
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    Very nice work Jason, she is looking great! the batten came up really well. cheers Pat
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    All coming along very nicely Dash. Even with the AL kit, bits and bobs were not IAW the required numbers (under and over). I ended up getting a set (PE) of my own hinges. cheers Pat
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    Congratulations on the Book Druxey, I am sure it will be another fine addition to many libraries. WRT the oars, the extended display over the baseboard in the rowing configuration looks 'busy' in the photo but may be fine on display - but what about the glass/acrylic case fit? If you stay with the existing base board, then perhaps an approach from left field? Have you considered standing them up vertically behind, or at either end of the boat (drill holes into the base boardand make the case a little taller)? Otherwise my vote would remain with oars tossed even if it hides some of the mast details cheers Pat
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    A brave start Mark; gtood luck with these as they look a bit tricky cheers Pat
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    A great follow-up on the launches Chuck - she will make a delightful model. cheers Pat

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