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  1. Oldsalt1950
    Great images of the figurehead. I can work with that, thanks Gregory.
  2. Oldsalt1950
    Then we builders and the delivery persons will just get a little workout on the day the kit arrives. Not a big deal really. It makes me think back to my military days where "man portable" meant anything that didn't need wheels or a truck to be moved.
  3. Oldsalt1950
    Chris, what if you broke the kit up similar to the way Chuck Passaro is doing the Winchelsea. You could even break up the instruction manual to correspond to how the kit is divided, sort of hull, deck and fittings, boats and cannons, masts spars and rigging. Just a thought. It isn't like anyone is going to speed build the Indy in a few weeks.
  4. Oldsalt1950
    It will definitely be a build worth following and taking notes on if you plan to purchase. Even if you don't, just seeing the Indie take shape will be worth the price of admission.
  5. Oldsalt1950
    You made your job more difficult, but it can be done as is. Doing the ratlines now will take a lot of finesse, patience and time. You have weathered the storms before in this build, you can weather this one. Jim
  6. Oldsalt1950
    I'd start with Model Expos ModelShipright series. They are designed to lead you along in the various aspects of shipbuilding. As far as tools are concerned, get a good miter box and razor saw, a knife (Exacto or Excel) a dual scale ruler inches /cm, needle nose pliers, a tweezer. Carpenters glue, sandpaper, some superglue, and a variety of clamps. A stand alone mirror, or one with clamps attached for those small blocks so you can see what you are working on. As your budget, time and skills increase you can add other tools as needed. Best of luck to you, and look forward to reading your building log whatever you decide to get.
  7. Oldsalt1950
    I will be following the proto-type build with much interest. 16kg is a lot of parts
  8. Oldsalt1950
    Better to take a break and regroup, then to break something now.
  9. Oldsalt1950
    Looking good. Schedules go out the window as soon as the first bulkhead is put in place. You will find as you progress that some tasks will take much longer than expected, and others just seem to fly by. Go at whatever pace works for you. Some days you may build other days you may read a build log for insight. It will all come together. I just received my pinnace kit, it awaits my finishing another build . May you have fair wind and following seas in your build. Jim
  10. Oldsalt1950
    Nice work Gregory
  11. Oldsalt1950
    looking good B.E.
  12. Oldsalt1950
    The gun tub with the MA2's looks sweet. Great job.
  13. Oldsalt1950
    I'm pulling up a chair to watch this. Should be quite impressive when completed.
  14. Oldsalt1950
    There is a big difference just from the time I was in to today. Now they can stay inside for most of the climb as opposed to climbing a ladder in the elements. I worked 3 days aloft on the foreward mast of DLG14 changing out an antennae motor. No fun at all, great views however.
  15. Oldsalt1950
    That picture is pre-OSHA, no saftety Harnesses.
  16. Oldsalt1950
    No problem Dave.
  17. Oldsalt1950
    Outstanding
  18. Oldsalt1950
    The stand I plan to use for Rattlesnake arrived today. Now to decide which design I am using and then cobble it up and put it together. It is the ME "building ways".
  19. Oldsalt1950
    No, I didn't purchase any practicums. I did a lot of digging into others build logs with pencil and paper in hand taking down notes. Read and reread the building manual. There is a lot to take in on the build and take your time looking over the parts and plans, I would strongly suggest making a copy of the plans, unless you have a light table. Templates will be your friend for parts of the construction. I have a glass topped drafting table, so I didn't need to copy the plans.
  20. Oldsalt1950
    The F19083 is probably the number for the patent filing.
  21. Oldsalt1950
    I don't have the Steel book but have Biddlecome's 'Art of Rigging". You need the pictures , an explanation alone just won't be enough.
  22. Oldsalt1950
    Coming along beautifully Dave. The LN like the Albatros is one of those ships open to interpretation, since it didn't actually exist. Sometimes you just have to pick a way to do things. You are almost done and LN looks really smart and just about ready for her debut. Jim
  23. Oldsalt1950
    Nice work Phil. Jim
  24. Oldsalt1950
    It apperas to be a boat design that was submitted to the U.S. Patent office for approval. It would be nice if it were possible to have a clear picture of the rest of the inscription on the stem post by the F19083. Models of invention, devices or their improvement were often submitted when a drawing or the actual object was not possible. The boat is a keeper' Hope this shed some light on what you have. By the way what was your grandfather's profession?
  25. Oldsalt1950
    Ships boat looks great David. A lot of hours went into that little beauty.

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