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Excellent work, Mike--well done!

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Jay

Very nice fix, Mike--your stern looks fantastic!

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Jay

Bob, your planking looks great and that's an excellent tip for planking the around the ports--thanks for sharing!

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Jay

Mike, your latest go with the fashion pieces look excellent! Also thanks for sharing your experiences with these along with how you solved getting them to look right--very much appreciated!

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Jay

Nicely done, Pete--your graphics work looks fantastic!

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Jay

After seeing your fantastic work on your Essex, and the challenges you overcame with the kit, I'm definitely pulling up a chair to see more of your magic, Bob!

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Jay

Congratulations and beautiful work, Thanasis on a wonderful model!

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Jay

Mike, your planking looks great, and nice catch/fix on that one plank!

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Jay

Great build and am really enjoying all your tips--thanks for sharing!

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Jay

Those false seizings are great!

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Jay

Great idea with the thimbles--I'll be borrowing this technique!

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Jay

Wow, Thanasis your work is absolutely superb and I love your paint job--it's stunning!

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Jay

Ah, that 3 hr soak time makes sense and a lot easier to shape the workpiece.

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Jay

Pete, the cockpit and combing really look fantastic! Was the 3 hours for the combing so that it could dry or did you need to just bend a bit at a time? I think shaping those combings are tricky as can be and yours looks great!

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Jay

Alan,

Here's a Worldcat listing for the work: http://www.worldcat.org/title/ship-models-the-collections-of-rogers-sergison-and-pepys/oclc/39685807&referer=brief_results

You may be able to arrange an inter-library loan.

The USNI has the work: http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1938-11/ship-models—-collections-rogers-sergison-and-pepys

Viewing the work through them will cost $59 USD for a membership.

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Jay

Michael nailed it with "Rocket Pete!" Looks like you're off to a great start with another fine build!

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Jay

Very much enjoying your build, Maury--your commentary as you progress is exceptionally helpful and your work is excellent!

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Jay

Congratulations, Pete--she's a beautiful build!

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Jay

Looking really great, Mike--wow, you're making fast progress!

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Jay

Looking really nice--your turnbuckles are excellent, Pete! Likewise, the North Sails logos are awesome and a very nice touch! Did you print the North decals?

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Jay

She is absolutely stunning, Kees! Beautiful craftsmanship and loved the weathering--congratulations on your lovely model!

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Jay

Mike, thanks for sharing your approach for fairing your hull! I was thinking the same about curved blocks working better, but I wasn't thinking of using 4. What you said about using 4 blocks makes great sense, and I'll use at least 4 when I get to that step of the build--again, thanks for the tip! Am just starting on tapering to the bearding line.

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Jay

Looking good, Mike! Did you use a curved sanding block or etc. to fair the bow? I'm currently thinking that's the way to go with the bow but am not sure about how well it will work.

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Jay

Yea, Pete--now ya got a biggun' to work on! Seriously, congratulations--hope to see some action shots of you and Kate in 'er later this summer!

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Jay

Mobbsie, your restoration is cracking--beautiful 1st class work!

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Jay