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  1. BANYAN
    Ditto Keith's last comment cheers Pat
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    Thanks Michael, plenty of those extra large scale rules hanging around; I hoped no one would notice that cheat Thanks Mark, I was intimidated at first, but once I broke it down to chunk sized mini-projects it all came together so to speak. the hardest part was working out the soldering sequence to minimise heat transfer to other parts and allow access to parts still needed to be done. Appreciate the comments guys. cheers Pat
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    I would say that is a pretty good effort Steven, I think the overall effect is there - it is distinctive and infers mail cladding. I look forward to seeing your small 'army' complete cheers Pat
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    Impressive joinery skills Daniel; very crisp clean work with great details. cheers Pat
  5. BANYAN
    Nice work indeed. Looking forward to seeing her as she progresses through the rigging fitout. cheers Pat
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    Some very fine detail there Greg, will add greatly to the model. cheers Pat
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    That is seriously nice work Jason; she is looking good with her 'teeth' added. cheers Pat
  8. BANYAN
    Those eccentric pins are a great idea Wefalck, certainly better than a normal pin. I also like the idea of the former you use - clever idea for those sorts of parts. cheers Pat
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    Hi folks, I have made some progress on the winches, with the parts now all turned, photoetched etc. I have managed to put the ironwork (brass) for one of them together but still to add the wooden 'bed'. The photos show the progress as I went along but still a lot of cleaning up to do. Most of this is fine metal powder, but a few 'dags' here and there to fix. The whole assembly is only 15mm long by 11mm high. The small handwheel was purchased but the rest of the parts including the larger hand wheel, except the tapered drum which I turned, are PE that I drew up and had etched. The slightly grooved effect n the drum is deliberate as it had grooves for the first turns of the wire to lay up into. I have styled this after a winch illustrated in Underhill's 'Masting and Rigging the Clipper Ship and Ocean Carrier'. The cog wheel is two pieces of .2mm bras with tiny alignment holes which allowed me to solder them together and keep the teeth aligned. The worm gear is still beyond my skills so I simply used some brass tube (1.5 mm). The other handwheel is set into a short length of 1.0 mm tube, which is then partially inserted into some small brass square section, to represent the gear box for the drum brake, which is made from thin copper (bends more easily). The small ding in the tapered wire drum is bigger than planned but is intend as a 'flat' to let me drill through as a starting point for the steel wire rope that will be attached. The halliards (steel wire) were bent to the winch and remained there permanently with the tension held by the drum brake. My next problem is to work out how to fit this strongly enough to allow me to create a 'little' tension on the scaled halliards without pulling the winch away from the deck. cheers Pat
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    Thanks for the likes, and Roger and Denis for your very kind remarks. cheers Pat
  11. BANYAN
    This will be one-stunning model Michael. I love the detail and quality of the work. cheers Pat
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    Very nice work GL, a very nicely detailed cross-section. cheers Pat
  13. BANYAN
    Vossy, Hobby Tools Australia in Melbourne stocks K&S wire and posts out very quickly cheers Pat
  14. BANYAN
    Nice work Patrick, that is looking very good! cheers Pat
  15. BANYAN
    If you can do that with a head cold, it is no wonder your other work is so good. cheers Pat
  16. BANYAN
    Dave, I think AOTS had cleats on the inboard part of the bowsprit instead of belaying pins? Nice job on the additions. cheers Pat
  17. BANYAN
    cheers mate; appreciate your compliment. cheers Pat
  18. BANYAN
    Great to see you back Mike; hope to see your updates soon. cheers Pat
  19. BANYAN
    That's looking very good Vossiewulf - very crisp work. cheers Pat
  20. BANYAN
    As Mark says, nice to see the shipyard back at work again Gaetan. Very clean work. cheers Pat
  21. BANYAN
    Thanks for looking in and the comments Carl, Mark and Patric - much appreciated. Now to attack the circular skylights, that is going to be a bit of a challenge but only 4 to make 😨 - . cheers Pat
  22. BANYAN
    More of your excellent work Ed; that rigging looks really good - love the colour of your running rigging. cheers Pat
  23. BANYAN
    That looks very good Rob, the level of detail at the scale you are building is excellent. cheers Pat
  24. BANYAN
    Looks pretty good to me Dave; rope still appears proportionate to the buoy size even if a 'tad' oversize. cheers Pat
  25. BANYAN
    You would never of known had you not tried Rob. One day a new idea may 'pop-into your head' but for now we will enjoy the sails you have done. cheers Pat

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