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Nice job on those braces Steven, they came up a treat - they look very symmetrical.

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Glen, are you sure you haven't confused this with another site?  Just askin.....  

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3 hours ago, Glen McGuire said:

This seemed like such a simple little boat when I started!! 

That's always the way isn't it Glen?  Probably natures way of ensuring we don't get to complacent I suppose    Anyways perhaps worth another tot?  Now where is that keg?

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Wow Glen, that is very nice work at any scale let alone at the eye-watering scale you are working with.  I think that deserves a double 'tot'.

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I haven't commented on this build earlier Greg, but i have been lurking and watching this build come together.  You have become a real whiz with PE; some really nice detail you're adding in this (re)build.

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Nice work Vlad; looking good.  Not too far to go now.

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Oh you guys!  You lot have it all wrong - it is Aus that is on the right side of the sphere; not strange at all   See told ya:

Why sit indoors, be cold and all rugged up to celebrate Christmas? The above picture from Keith A says it all (well except for a celebratory drink in hand).  While I am on the subject, for years you guys have also got it all wrong WRT Santa's sleigh.  It wasn't flown with reindeers, but rather with 'boomers' (yeah the sound they make when they bounce off the ground ); the only problem is they end up making for a lot more road maintenance  

BTW Keith, turkey on the Barbie is 'delicious' mmmm mmm.

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Very nice work Glen, really starting to come together now.  I think the turned down leading rails also look the part - good choice.

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Thanks Mark and Bruce, appreciate your kind comments.  Keith (LOL), love the out-of-the-box thinking.  Also helps with mixing the nightly cocktail  

I feel I am getting better each day, and once I have finished all the delayed Spring chores and summer maintenance, I hope to devote much more time to the model - hopefully very early in the new year.  In the meantime I am still tinkering with how to make those tops 'come-together' and sorting out some much neglected fixes in the workshop (mainly dust collection).

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Thanks for good wishes Keith B, Keith A and John, much appreciated.   It was a light dose John but it has had some lingering effects WRT lethargy   Pushing through that seems to help - have to avoid sitting down in the 'gobble-up' chair in the afternoons or I find myself dozing.  Now to get on top of these darn 'tremors' - sometimes I spread more glue over the desk than on the piece.

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LOL - love this banter - and, of course your skills on display in the build Glen

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Those figures and the ballista will really set the upper deck off Ian; looking forward to see them in situ eventually.

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Good to hear the first one went well mate; best wishes for a successful second  op.  Watch out though, the improved clarity may show some things you would prefer not to see (like wrinkles etc)  

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Thanks Rob, much appreciated.  Updates are slow as just as I was getting back into it I came down with Covid (first time) and now trying to catch up on all the spring chores before Christmas.  I hope to be up to speed and back into the workshop after Christmas.

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Great progress Glen (wish I could report the same).  Neat solution to connecting the hulls but still able to pass through the mouth of the bottle.

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Good luck with the eye surgery, as you say quite a routine thing these days.  Hope the recovery is fast and brings the desired results.

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A great, and very interesting, concept for this build Glen; another exciting project to follow.  I'll be right up in the front stalls with my popcorn and will do my best not to spill any onto the project

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Coming on very nicely Steven.

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Astounding detail at that scale Eberhard, the additional detail you are fitting brings the model to life.

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Some great progress Ian, and glad to hear you are enjoying this part of the build.  I also like that idea for the eagle decoration; it would really set things off.  

Are your figures going to be articulated to allow movement with the oars?  (sorry may have missed this)

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Thanks for looking in and kind comments Keith.  You are right, with a little hindsight I agree that there are a couple of solutions for the bending jig.  The biggest issue is being able to bend the full length of the lip in one effort.

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Nice job on that cannon mate, looks very good.

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Not 100% sure, but that description sounds very much like the 4-jaw chuck for Sherline?  Also, not sure if that is self-centering - I think they have both versions?  Someone with a bit more knowledge of the technical attributes may be able to confirm or eliminate this as an option?

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The rigging is coming along really nicely mate; good job!

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That's great John, very nice to see the progress.  As Druxey says, it will also be nice to see regular updates on the restoration project if it goes ahead.

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