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  1. Dave_E
    Be safe Bob, take care of your wife. Prayers for your family. 🙏
  2. Dave_E
    Nice work! I’m pretty sure whatever my next ship is… it will be a 1:48 scale. 😀
  3. Dave_E
    Looks good Ed! You are now a building resource of knowledge for those of us not as far along as you. Outstanding explanations of your process, thank you! 👍😀
  4. Dave_E
    Hey Chuck, Welcome to the forum. Bump everything these guys have already said. 👍😀
  5. Dave_E
    Hey Ed, Check out my post #93. After completing the bulkheads and making the transom carvings… that stern piece did not fit. I studied the drawings and came to the conclusion if I just put it in position, it would be way to low on the bottom. I goofed something or the drawings aren’t 100%. More than a couple of views on the drawings are “view” only and not to scale and that didn’t help me with the fitting problems. So I downsized the stern piece to fit, that’s why my Britannia seems to “fit”. So… when I get into one of these predicaments (it happened on my lady Nelson also), I do some engineering. When the ship is launched, only a fellow builder of this ship might notice a minute deviation from the drawing. If your stern wood fits per drawing, Jim’s suggestion is good. 👍
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    After studying some more… did any of you other MS builders get this piece in your kit? Nothing mentioned anywhere that I can find.
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    Here are a couple photos I took just so you could see what I did to make the stern piece “fit”. First one shows that mine did not end up per the drawing which is what the laser cut part was. I never figured out how to make the laser cut part fit. Second photo is how the Britannia fit after bending.
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    Hey Ed, I can show what I ended up with. Look at my log, I don’t want to get my build on your page. 👍
  9. Dave_E
    Another insanely good build Chris! I love watching you work! 👍😀
  10. Dave_E
    Sweet! 👍😀
  11. Dave_E
    Does your wife know your using the dining room table? 😳
  12. Dave_E
    If your refering to things like exacto type blades... I don't, I purchase new ones. 👍
  13. Dave_E
    Getting pretty technical. 😆 I love it. I worked with so many people in my aviation career over the years that had no idea of the science behind the how their jets worked. Very good history, thank you! 👍😀
  14. Dave_E
    Hey Ed, Looks good Brother. The bulkhead fairing in my mind is such an important part of planking. I didn’t spend a lot of time on mine, because when it’s time… every single plank is a new project and that will include bulkhead fairing to get it as perfect as possible to receive a plank. We’re just about at the exact same place on our builds. Monday I take off for Hawaii for the whole month, so won’t be any progress on mine until January. I’ll be watching you though. 👍😀
  15. Dave_E
    Hi Janelle, welcome to the forum! 👍😀
  16. Dave_E
    Welcome to the forum! What may we call you? 👍😀
  17. Dave_E
    Hi Lyle, welcome to the forum! 👍😀
  18. Dave_E
    Thanks Dave. The reason I did not do the center window was because as mentioned it appears the real ship, according to the Admiralty drawings (after capture and subsequent renaming to Cormorant) didn’t have one. Dave, your paint scheme for the Britannia is exactly the colors I have chosen. Thanks for the painting link! 👍😀
  19. Dave_E
    Nice work Ken! 👍😀
  20. Dave_E
    Thanks for the resource! Good for lots of detail, not just color. 👍😀
  21. Dave_E
    Looking good! That NHL rug brings back childhood memories from 1971 living in Sault Ste Marie watching Hockey Night in Canada every Saturday. Bruins, Maple Leafs, Canadiens, Blackhawks, Flyers, Redwings… what an era! 👍😀
  22. Dave_E
    Hi Rob, welcome! 👍😀
  23. Dave_E
    They do indeed! I have personally watched sailors at the marina hand waxing their J boats before weekly race day.
  24. Dave_E
    Back at you CD! Thank you! 👍😀
  25. Dave_E
    Dave, Those cleats are incredible! You've given me hope that perhaps I may be able to use the Brittania cleats that came with the Rattlesnake. I love all your scratch built deck furniture! 👍😀

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