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Ferrus Manus
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From what i've heard, Chris Watton is an absolute legend, and will be happy to help you. I'm pretty sure he actually designed the Lady Nelson. Basically everyone says he's the best of the best, and the kits prove it.- 16 replies
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I'm doing a lot better today. I was able to go fetch my dad some gum from the gas station and get myself a coffee. However, he is sick with covid. He is 61, but he has no underlying conditions nor does he have a weakened immune system. He's pretty sick today, but we're both sure he'll be better tomorrow. Either way, i'm taking care of him.
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Isolation goes through tomorrow, and by then i shouldn't be contagious. Thank you all for the kind wishes of both celebration and recovery. Once i get better, i'm gonna throw a late birthday blowout (me and a few family members going to a pizza joint) I got the first two jabs in 2021 because the gov't said i had to. Other than that, nothing. And so far, my own immune system has proven perfectly capable of handling this with no issues. I guess it was smart of me to change my diet to include healthier foods.
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The only real issue was the sinus infection which hurt like a SOB, the rest in just an annoyance.
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Yeah 😂 it's all in good fun, though. I'm well on the mend.
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I've been mildly sick for the past few days, and i just found out i have Covid. Guess that explains the distinct lack of modelling for the past couple days.
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Oh, please don't change it. We all love it, and i'm sure you do too. Even though you might not be a "lubber" anymore, names like that keep this fun. It doesn't need to be all serious and stern. For the love of all things good, don't axe your MSW handle.
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I turned 19 today. Woohoo! Also, the fore topsail has almost all its blocks in place, and is almost ready for the halyard.
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The fore topsail is being readied to go on the yard, and is currently drying out. Either way, i need to get a bunch of cleats.
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Next up on the radar for the build will be the fore topsail, which i have everything set up for.
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I have actually done that before. Most of the medium sized white thread has actually been dyed grey with this method. The lines behave better as well once they have been painted.
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I choose to incorporate the flagpole. Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom painted from about 1580 to his death in 1640, and many of his paintings are almost perfectly contemporary. He frequently included flagpoles, such as on this Dutch ship:
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It would be much easier for me to fabricate timber heads and just use cleats for things like parrel lines and bowlines.
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On the fighting tops, should i use timber heads like i have elsewhere on the model, or should i use cleats?
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I think it's probably time to glue the flagpole in, which would conclude the work on the back of the ship, for now.
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I would do that, yes. However, i think it is too late for that, unfortunately. Painting the thread going forward would make it look much different than the other thread on the model, which would make the model look ugly and unorganized. However, when i end up doing my next model, all the lines on the ship will be painted with Folk Art Antiquing Medium.
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Found this when researching the Elizabeth Jonas, wonder whose model that is?
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The flagpole is sitting in the corner nearest the camera, by the way.
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This is what i came up with: The flagpole is not glued in yet. (The martnets are supposed to be slack lines, so don't execute me for not gluing them)
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@kirill4 i found a way to rig the flagpole. However, there are not many sources for 4-masted galleons, so both ideas are likely equally plausible. Thanks for the CA glue trick!!
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I tried Kirill's CA glue trick, and look at the difference! Clap all you want.
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