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  1. 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.
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    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
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    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
  4. 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.
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    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
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    This is my version of the Airfix kit, built many years ago.
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    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.
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    Hi Tim, Just had a catch up on your build - seriously impressed. Has put mine to shame. Adrian
  9. 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
  10. Thunder
    That is similar to these:
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    Below is just brass coloured paper used in standard ink jet printer
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    I believe this would of been the Pyro kit originally. I had this once and actually throw it away. Box art was good for colours though so may be worth searching for images of that.
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    I second these books, they are excellent. I built the Cutty Sark using one over 25 years ago. I intend to use it soon to build the Imai Cutty Sark.
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    I have built, or have stored away ready, all of the Airfix kits but Endeavour. They all look great built. I was at the IPMS show in Telford UK where they exhibited the Great Western and was surprised how little care they had taken over it when compared to every other kit on show. My version is below
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    I built the Airfix many years ago. Was looking to replace masts and yards, (with new Airfix replacements) as could do better but is a great kit.
  17. Thunder
    Excellent start made, look forward to watching this progress.
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    As always going to love following this build. I as well have a Rattlesnake kit on a shelf waiting to be built. An unusual kit and boxed as Revell, not sure if originates from them as have not seen any other than plastic. I have some early MS plans and looks to be the exact same scale.
  19. Thunder
    Use this method and build twice as many boats! My wife is going to love you!!
  20. Thunder
    looks like you were making a great job and looks saveable to me.
  21. Thunder
    Hi, when the masts are tending to bend i would rig temporary stays, pulling forwards to the correct tension to stop the mast pulling backwards as you progress with the shrouds. Below is my Superbe, she has suffered a little with thread shrinkage over the years but is still on show after 25 years.
  22. Thunder
    This is a delightful little model that does not get the attention it deserves. I built this and was one of the most enjoyable builds i have completed. Hope you enjoy as much as i did.
  23. Thunder
    Always concerns me, with regards to attention to detail, when the kit company does not realise what way the flags would be pointing when under sail!
  24. Thunder
    If you are going to do frames at least make it look something like. Those frame spacings would probably be ok for a merchant man but no ship of war had spacing like that.
  25. Thunder
    Hi Tim, Mine had the leading edge angled for a third then the centre portion rounded if that makes sense. Rudder slightly tapers aft but only the lower, wider section. The top section is the same thickness through out. As shown, the rudder does not reach all the way down to the bottom of the keel, believe to try to prevent being unhinged if the ship touched the ground. sorry for slow reply. Adrian

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