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    Hi Mark, i put a spindle sander on my christmas list but obviously had not been good enough!!
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    Hi, This build is outstanding, i have been catching up on it and it is the kind of work that i would love to be able to achieve. You are an inspiration. I would like to know what the below power tool is:
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  14. Thunder
    The only issue with the smaller museums is that they are having to put exhibits away to improve access and display the new essential politically correct exhibits.
  15. Thunder
    Was wondering how many people would still have a CD rom drive these days to be able to look at the instructions. these days the surface, laptops and apple devices would not have one. I only have a small portable one in our house that cannot plug into my wife's I-Pads anyway. Are the drawings provided by CD as well? Sorry if displayed, most of your pics arn't showing.
  16. Thunder
    Hi, Assuming you are in the UK. I have been giving the same thought and are thinking of the smaller museums around the coast. Also some of the RNLI stations, can sell or exhibit as they wish. Last time i was at the Portsmouth museum the shop on the site was selling someone's collection of built kits. I was rather saddened by it. They were extremely well built.
  17. Thunder
    Hi, no extension. Yes do use a milling bit.
  18. Thunder
    I have your Proxxon option, I am a real critic of anything i buy but really love this setup. I have uded it foor milling but must remember that designed for a load directly below and not side action so go steady. Their is no wobble in mine so get precise size drilled holes and with the slide is great for parallel holes in channels. The milling i have done is for the central hexagonal of the lower yards.
  19. Thunder
    A great and helpful article, thank you. I almost exclusively use the permagrit tools for the roughing down and tools 'stolen' from wife's nails beauty kit for the finer aspects. Have a set of french curves scrapers but sometimes, although can be dangerous, i piece of broken glass as a scraper. I have reground old swann mortan scalpels to make shaped scrapers but have used for making small moulding. Not sure why not occurred to me to use for the hull and decks as you describe. I will certainly be trying that. Thank you, Adrian
  20. Thunder
    Hi David, Unfortunately I didn't keep them, I had no reason to as the rigging was dubious at best so would produce my own plans if deciding to ring. To be honest i used the Anatomy of the Ship book more as the kit has the spacing of the cabin windows incorrect and i made new bulkheads. Sorry, Adrian
  21. Thunder
    I have done sails with paper before, soaked it to make sewing the bolt rope etc in place. Soaked again whilst rigging, especially the furled sails. Then dried with an air dryer which gives a billowing effect.
  22. Thunder
    This is my version of the Airfix kit, built many years ago. There is a similar discussion on another forum Airfix & Heller's SAINT LOUIS - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products I seem to remember having a catalogue somewhere with the Airfix and Heller kits in
  23. Thunder
    This is my version of the Airfix kit, built many years ago.
  24. Thunder
    I believe Pyro also did this subject under the title 'French man of war'. Can be seen under Lindberg as a pirate ship for Sir Henry Morgan.
  25. Thunder
    Hi Tim, Just had a catch up on your build - seriously impressed. Has put mine to shame. Adrian
  26. Thunder
    Hi Tim, Not looked in on this website for a long time. It was one of your updated that prompted me. Your Speedy is looking really great, you should be proud of what you have done. You are right to sort your own rigging, i found some errors with what Bill Shoulders did, mainly with the bowsprit. He was suggesting what would be more for a sloop which would be a shame as it is the rig of the bowsprit that stands out for a cutter. I will try to keep an eye on your work from here to completion. Adrian

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