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2 hours ago, Brian Falke said:

...using a mini-roller would be my best option.  Here is what I am referring to

Ahhh, great!  Another modeling tool that I must have, but may never use... <shrug> 🤣

1 hour ago, Der Alte Rentner said:

It may not be a Byrnes, but this is pretty sweet.  (Proxxon)

 

 Great work on your Constitution, sir!  I've been waiting to see if Byrnes Model Machines will begin selling their table saw after Jim's passing, but if they do not, I'm thinking the Proxxon might be the next best option.  I've got the Proxxon bench drill press and compound table, and have been super happy with it.

Carry on, sir!  Fair winds and following seas....

Great work, Jon! I think I mentioned early on, although I don't yet have the Constitution in my shipyard, it is one I am seriously considering adding to my queue.  Waiting on Model Shipways to offer a great deal on it.  With that all said, I have been following several Constitution builds, and have appreciated the detailed precision work you have demonstrated in your build.  Continue on doing great work, Jon!  Thanks for letting me tag along! 👍🏆

Looks sharp, Mustafa.  Great work.

17 hours ago, Roger Pellett said:

I spent an hour laying on my back at the dentist’s this PM...

Oh, now you're just trying to make the rest of us jealous...

On 11/30/2023 at 12:14 PM, Roger Pellett said:

The top side of the glass is smooth but the under side is embossed with a diamond shaped pattern.  This acts to diffuse the light...

This seems like the best solution, and glass shops should have these readily available...  

Looks really good, SV!  Yes, I was going to suggest painting this area now, as it will be much more difficult to reach some of these areas once you begin placing rails and other items around and on top of the cabin area.  Great work!  Carry on! 

Masts and fittings are looking great, John! Great work.  Wish I would do as well on soldering.  Guess it's sorta like the "how do you get to Carnegie Hall?" question...  Practice, practice, practice...  Carry on, sir! 👍🏆 

We had a light table discussion at our last local ship builders' meeting, and one member had a SanerDirect A2-sized light pad... approx. 25"x18"... 

55 minutes ago, SiriusVoyager said:

 

Thank you!  Funny, I looked over at the frame drying in a vise and thought to myself that one of the teenagers is going to walk by and snag his hoodie on it.

Yep! 🤣🤣 That's why I even go so far as to removing all watches, necklaces, rings...  roll up long-sleeve shirts... anything that might snag a board or string! Your Lobster Smack is starting off great!

Nice work!  Yeah, I think everyone has had to work on the Frame #4 sides to have them fit properly.   And, be careful with that stern #10 frame.  It can easily get snagged and broken during the build process.  Carry on..! 

Will be interested in seeing a picture of this table when you are done, Phil! 👍

Nice work, Tim! Chainplates came out looking great.  Will watch your rigging with increased interest.  All that is in front of me... 

A lot of ship builds don't have sails, LegoKing.  Many say that the sails hide the details shown on the deck, etc.  So, no worries.

I like it, Mustafa!  Very sharp looking.  How much time was the copper plating process? 

Looking great, John! Still totally envious of your superb soldering work!  I am going to try a different soldering method when I get to that point,  Hope I do as well as you! 

I'm finishing my dories and waiting on a few things, so have just started trying to shape my bowsprit.  Good to see your mast shaping, as well!

Great job! Carry on!  

Great stanchion work, Bob!  What tool are you using to create?  Awesome job! 

Sharp-looking ratlines, Geoff!  Well done! 🏆  And all great recommendations/advice!

Just taking an uneducated guess here, but I'm assuming that, since this is a "beginner kit" model, and the instructions in the manual were, as I recall, pretty well laid out and the materials provided required little changes, the Model Shipways folks thought that a full-size plan sheet was not needed.  

I did note, though, on page 3 of the instruction manual, a small depiction of one page of some detailed plans...

... with the link to the Simon Watts website where you can purchase a full set of his plans for $30.  

Plans for the Norwegian Sailing Pram - SIMON WATTS WOODWORKING (simonwattsfurniture.com)

If you are so inclined, please start a build log on your NSP, as we'd love to follow along.  Fair winds and following seas... 

Good luck on the chainplates!  If you saw the comment on my build log, I definitely feel I should have cut my holes for the chainplates while I was putting the main rails and monkey rails in.  If you've already got the chainplate slots prepared, you're way ahead of the game, and the chainplates themselves were actually kinda fun to make up. 👍

It all looks great, Tim!  I'll be working on my soldering practice pretty soon, as well, as I need to do the same work on masts, booms and gaffs.  

And, yes, agreed that Model Expo is very good at getting stuff sent out quickly.  My problem, at least for the orders to get to the Kansas City area, Model Expo sends by USPS, and the Post Office is horribly slow.  Tracking shows that it will sit at some interim locations for a day or two before moving to the next Pony Express stop.  <grrr> 

Anyways, back to your Bluenose build... been watching it move along, and I'm envious, you're doing awesome work.  Carry on! 

1 hour ago, hamilton said:

Looking great Greg! Nice work on the catheads and the fore deck looks nicely arranged!

hamilton

Thanks, hamilton!  Would have liked to have done the catheads a bit better, but I'm... content with the result.  And, yeah, I really do like all the details on these Bluenose fore decks.  Appreciate you peeking in and commenting.

1 hour ago, John Ruy said:

...I hope this discussion was helpful. 🍻

 

John

Exactly the input I was needing, John.  Thanks!

I saw Kevin53's solution a few months ago in a post above , and "stole" it.  Had to find a bigger container than an old kit box, however...

8 hours ago, John Ruy said:

Awesome work, nice progress. I agree, anchors can be a bit tricky to display. Looks great. 👍

John

Thanks, John!  Appreciate the follow and comments.  Your Bluenose continues to look awesome!  As I begin to work on the dories, I have a question for you (and whoever else cares to provide input) on placement of the dories and dory kids.  Or, rather the timing of their placement.

As I look at where these will be positioned on the deck, I am wondering if it might be advantageous to not place the stacked dories and racks on the deck until a good part of the mast rigging is completed.  I can get the dories racked up, but wait to glue the kids onto the deck until all of the lines are tied in the deck ringbolts.

As you all are getting to the masting and rigging, are you seeing this as a potential snagging or breaking concern, similar to, say, the main boom crutch back by the transom? Thoughts?  Or am I just paranoid?

Very sad news, indeed,  My heart goes out to Donna and family for fighting this ALS disease along with Jim this past year.  I haven't been in this ship modeling community long, but I recognize legends when I see them.  Rest in peace, sir.