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    Up to your usual impressive standards Keith; looks very good. Don't delay the caprail. I had the same dilemmas with "Victoria'; doubts and a lack of 'strong' fitting points etc. In the end, I didn't bother with trying to pin it, just ran a bead of two part epoxy along the top of the upper plank edge and the tops of the roughtree timbers - THEN held my breath while fitting - worked out quite well and it is still very strongly attached (despite some 'accidental' knocks. I used 10 minute epoxy to give me a little wiggle time The hardest part was ensuring the rail sat parallel to the deck (and remained that way while it dried. I simply put a few, evenly spaced small flat 6mm ply boards over them so that it was evenly spaced over both sides which seems to have kept them properly levelled. Looking forward to how you make those valves; I will tuck that away as another mini-tutorial for my records. cheers Pat
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    Simply stunning work Doris; I especially like the glasswork in the lanterns and stern windows - very lifelike looking effect. regards Pat
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    If not too late Steven, you can buy small amounts at Bunnings, I have a 1 litre can but I think you can get even smaller. cheers Pat
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    Nice work Steven, pity you have to remove some parts. Nail polish remover is just acetone which you can get at Bunnings fairly cheaply (may save you some grief 'borrowing' it from your regular supplier Not sure if IsoPropyl would be better but I think the latter is for PVA/Yellow glue not superglue/CA softening/removal. cheers Pat
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    I am anxiously awaiting my copy to arrive Ed; I am really looking to this as a Christmas treat but may have to wait for the new year with the slow shipping. Whatever you choose I am sure it will be a masterpiece cheers Pat
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    Great to hear that it is not dust related news Mark, and hope you get over the cold soon. With balsa I have has some good results with a 'sureforn' which you can get in various shapes and 'grits' (or number of teeth) - the finer ones, while still technically a rasp, the finer ones are much less rough on the wood. I took the 'blade' out of handle and fitted it to a former (hardwood) to do the various shapes. cheers Pat
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    Nice work (as usual) Keith, that deck is starting to look very 'busy' now. cheers Pat
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    Looks good Pat; on the homeward bound leg of the 'journey' now cheers Pat
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    Hi Rob, not too far off. I have been sidetracked with a lot of research on the rigging, getting the "honey please do and Christmas to do lists done and... You get the idea I think too many things to do and not enough hours. I am currently working on completing the broadside guns. Thanks for looking in. cheers Pat
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    Thanks for the feedback Keith, I had been wondering why the gratings were there also, probably serving more as 'duckboards'? I have decided, based on costs and type of type of work I need to do in the future, to purchase a few more Sherline WW collets (to widen my range of collets) rather than go the ER32 route. Anything greater than 8mm can be chucked, and taking your advice I will invest in a better dial indicator for centring in my 3 and 4 jaw chucks. It was a close run thing between purchasing the additional (I think much overpriced Sherline WW collets) and buying a new ER32 Chuck and full set of collets - time will tell I followed your technique with making the eyebolts with great interest and have tucked that aside for future use . I am busy finishing the broadside guns etc at the moment and will post an update soon. cheers Pat
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    Great to see you back UV and happy to hear the surgery was successful. cheers Pat
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    An interesting problem (WRT the gratings) Keith; I'm sure no one is going to mic the 'openings' and who is to say they were made exactly to size anyway? Are these built in gratings or lift-out panels made the traditional way? At first glance I thought the cap rail formed part of the platform structure but I then noticed the photos shows they are under the rail hence having to do them first. regards Pat
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    Nice 'toy' and very acceptable results Eberhard. Quite an interesting concept for producing very small wood partss. cheers Pat
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    I use this method also - picked the tip up here on MSW cheers Pat
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    Two good news stories. Is that 'tin' still intact after all that kikin' cheers Pat
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    Very nice detail in the painting Steven, if it holds up that well under macro/close photography then it would great to the naked eye. cheers Pat
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    Tedious but will pay dividends to the final look Ben - nice work on the planking. cheers Pat
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    They must have carried a lot of 'Brasso' on board Very nice work Keith, those strut supports look very good, as does the masses of other metalwork you're creating. cheers Pat
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    Nice recovery on the bulwark cap rails Keith, very effective. cheers Pat
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    She is looking great; nice work. cheers Pat
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    Looking good Rob, great to see you back at the models desk
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    You did a very nice job on this build Dashi, congratulations on completing her (to this point) cheers Pat
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    Nice concept Mark; I like the bread n' butter approach and shows the benefits of having a laser cutter. cheers Pat
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    WOW ! I need say no more. cheers Pat
  25. BANYAN
    Impressive work Keith. While you are at it can I order another 100 at 1:72 cheers Pat

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