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BANYAN

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  1. A good plan Rob, tightly furled sails (harbour fashion) will look great. cheers Pat
  2. That is exquisite joinery Bitao; very nicely done. A real treat for the eyes. cheers Pat
  3. Absolutely stunning detail yet again Keith. How on earth do you polish up these small parts to such a high quality finish, and then maintain that finish? cheers Pat
  4. Vlad, may have something to do with the size of the spars, In my Victoria build, the yards used a patent truss for the lower yard, an iron parrel for the topsail yard, and rope parrels for the topgallant and royal yards - confirmed in the Rigging Warrant. The upper mast (top, topgallant and royal) was a single stick so the upper parts were relatively quite thin and fragile, and it appears the royals were rarely used. Rope will have been lighter and kinder to the masts as you have surmised - horses for courses (parrels for masts). cheers Pat
  5. Thanks Joe, appreciate your kind comment. cheers Pat
  6. Those masts are coming along very nicely Rob; they look great. cheers Pat
  7. Very nicely executed Eberhard; that is quite some detail at that scale. Mate, if you need more cork's I am happy to deplete your supplies of 'Port' cheers Pat
  8. Thanks Druxey and Steven for your kind thoughts; much appreciated. The (box) gutters were my issue; simply could not hold the volume of water which back flowed into my garage ceiling. A lot of people copped a lot worse so not complaining; insurance will sort it. Certainly a 'bewdy' of a storm; I even contemplated starting on an 'Arc' (of sorts) . I am still doing some research for Victoria's rigging in the background, but nothing too serious. cheers Pat
  9. Thanks Keith (A) and (B), and Rob for your kind wishes. Things were looking on track until along came some bad weather recently which caused some minor water damage which I am now attending to I hope to get back into the 'saddle' again soon. cheers Pat
  10. Wise decision Dave, no point hiding all that lovely work in the 'pit'. The steps are looking good. cheers Pat
  11. Hi Keith, unfortunately yes I stopped work late last year to catch up on too many chores I had been putting off (still working on them) but other issues have also got in the way. I hope to make a restart in February 2022 (Hope being the operative word) cheers Pat
  12. I'm late to the party again Greg. An interesting subject again; look forward to seeing more. Looks like you are having a lot of fun with that airbrush this time around. cheers Pat
  13. You're making great progress Keith; those yards are starting to come alive. cheers Pat
  14. Slow or not, you got to tis major milestone. All is looking good. cheers Pat
  15. Neat idea for that jig Ras, I'll tuck that away as I have to do mine very soon. Unfortunately, those links give a 'forbidden' error message. cheers Pat
  16. Beautifully executed Eberhard, your skills at this scale are remarkable. cheers Pat
  17. HI Patrick and thanks for the update; I was wondering what had become of this build. You have become a real master of these little beauties, especially the amount of detail you include. cheers Pat
  18. Sometimes the simplest of jigs provide the best solution. Very creative and the excellent result speaks for itself. cheers Pat
  19. Impressive work at that scale. cheers Pat
  20. Welcome back, and happy NY Jason. glad to hear the damage was not too bad, but must have been a bit of a 'scare'. Very nice clean work (up to your usual high standard) on the planking. cheers Pat
  21. Another masterclass in metal working, thanks Keith. This model will be one that stands u to even the most 'macro' of examinations without fault. Happy New Year. cheers Pat
  22. Welcome back Dave; great to see the update which is up to your usual high quality and finish. cheers Pat
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