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    Hi folks a small update. These only stand 11mm tall and the thicker looking handles only 0.8mm - may change the handles as they look a little too thick but were supposed to be more substantial for two men to operate it. The downton pumps are assembled with one dry fitted to the base/plinth n which it will stand on deck. The next thing is to clean them up a bit and a final coat of white. Wishing all a very merry and safe festive season cheers Pat
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    Merry Christmas John, and best wishes for a healthy 2019. I look forward to seeing your Meteor progress. cheers Pat
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    What, no tinsel OMG! Looks good Patrick. Merry Christmas Pat
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    Merry Christmas to you too mate! May santa make all your modelling wishes come to reality cheers Pat
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    You have done remarkable work with a limited toolset Steven; congratulations are well deserved. Merry Christmas Pat
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    Seasons greetings to you also Ed, thanks for another informative year. regards Pat
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    Looking good Rob, practice makes perfect huh? cheers Pat
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    Hi Vossie, WRT order I always look at what is going to be difficult to do once the furniture is in situ. For example, I place as many hooks, eyes etc into the bulwarks (for guns etc)before the furtnotre so that I have room to drill. the same goes when it comes to the furniture itself, I always look what is going to get in the way of other jobs, so I make but only dry fit some deck furniture. One example is things that may restrict you tying off on fife rails, pin rails, jeers btts etc. cheers pat
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    Oh come on Ed, those are real yards treated in photoshop aren't they?....? very clean, crisp metal and wood work. cheers Pat
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    Very nice - clean, symmetrical and a deck the Admiral would be proud of cheers Pat
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    They look really good Steven, nice work. cheers Pat
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    Thanks Steven; yep, I have some real gains this week finding some useful stuff in the records. cheers Pat
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    Glad to hear all is well John. That hull is starting to show her complete lines now; looks good. cheers pat
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    Thanks guys; appreciated. cheers Pat
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    Hi Carl, missed this one. Looks good mate; seems you have the air brush issues (temperature/humidity) etc sorted now? cheers Pat
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    Thanks all for the likes and comments. Druxey, Wefalck and Ed, yep I was so happy to find that as it will really help settle a lot of my rigging queries; now if I could only locate what happened to ship plan drawings. Thanks for the encouragement also, still a long way to go to produce small 'clean' items though - the extra practice in making these several times will improve my techniques I hope Thanks for the link Eberhard, I had found that, and some useful sales brochures that helped also. I have yet to determine how these hoses were stowed, but I am thinking in a rack on the back of the ER skylight (with the 'L' crank handles for the pumps). There are a few queries arising from transcribing the Rigging Warrant into a spreadsheet which I will post here (queries that is) in the near future in the hope your experience will help me resolve them. I have to transcribe the document as I was only allowed to take photos (no flash) of the Warrant and they are too unwieldy to work with. besides the Spreadsheet will allow me to value add to the document. I will do that on a second copy though so that I have a word-for-word transcription. Patrick, plenty of room for a deck chair - nice sunny climes here usually so you can work on a tan at the same time cheers Pat
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    Looks good Dave. The short tails aren't a problem. Simply tie off at the belaying point, make up some coils off the ship, then attach over the belaying point - only a close inspection with a magnifying glass or microscope would pick up the difference? cheers Pat
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    "What a 'boring' (sorry 'drilling' ) activity you guys are caught up in . Greg, if you think your drills are having trouble with the plastic try the 3D printed Frosted High detail stuff grrrr! Looks like you are making some great progress and I am interested in seeing how this project turns out. I was just reading a little bit about her in a book that I have just completed (about Jutland) cheers Pat
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    That looks really good JCT. cheers Pat
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    Hi Rob, might be slow by your standards but you are making very good progress. cheers Pat
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    Hi again folks, Checking in with another small (and I mean small) update While it may appear not much is being done, you are right - as far as the model goes not much has been done. however, in the background a lot has been done. Most of my time has been doing the drawings for the Photo Etch parts (which should be completed this week). These include the chain plates, rigmaiden lanyards, deck winches, some fine gratings for skylights etc. I have also been busy with research getting ready to draw the plans for the spars, rigging and sails. Ed Tosti has been a great assistance in that YA has many common features and he has been most helpful. I have also been into our Public Records Office and made a great find - the actual 'Rigging Warrant' for the ship which lets me know what where wire rope, chain or natural (hemp) rope was used (sizes and lengths), where shackles and thimbles were used, the number and sizes of blocks, where rigging screws were used and also what lines etc were used with which spar etc. For example I now know the gammoning was chain and not rope etc. The research also uncovered that there were several drawings/plans (Profile, deck arrangement, midship section, sail plan, engines, boilers, 27ft gig etc) sent back, but unfortunately these may not have been kept - the search goes on however . I have also made some updates to the Downton pumps, managing to make the pump spigot smaller; this is where the 'gutta-purchase' (indian rubber) hoses would have connected. The updated ones are shown compared with the larger spigot version I had made - old one to the left obviously . The newer versions reflect the pump body shape better and shown with temporary handle axle/spindle; but I had to replace the spigot on one as the close up showed I had filed at a very oblique angle. One small detail loss in making the spigots smaller was that I could not add the squared lug on top of the upper spigot cap. The second photo shows the pumps primed ready for their white topcoat. This has been done, along with the wood base, but no photos yet. cheers Pat
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    Nice neat work and should look great - the lads have been out and about 'swabbing' - those decks look well and truly 'holystoned' cheers Pat
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    Coming along very nicely Dashi, your research will pay big dividends. cheers Pat
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    Hi Cole, I cannot speak for the merchant marine but it was general naval custom to cover all boats (sea covers) except if you were designated the 'duty safety ship' or for some evolution requiring a seaboat to be ready for immediate use, at which time the sea covers and sea lashings were removed, and 'temporary' lashings used, the boat prepped and crews on immediate call. In my time we used PVC (vinyl) rather than canvas covers, but each would have been generally formed/shaped to suit the boat. they would also, where possible have been kept as taut as possible to shed water. This latter was not always possible and we would have to go around emptying the water in the depressions etc. Attached is a photo one of the boats for HMCSS Victoria (a club build @ 1:72) showing a canvas cover. TNot a great photo but gives the general impression. Sea Lashings / gripes will be placed over these once hung from the davits. 'Victoria' was built 1855 for reference. cheers Pat
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    Terrific work Patrik, those decks and their furniture look fab! cheers Pat

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