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  8. Jack-in-the-Blue
    Bolsters? I think I read about that a few days ago. The ship is looking really fine. Excellent work all the way. If it's your first rigging job I wouldn't be surprised. (I'm so glad I only have one mast to deal with.)
  9. Jack-in-the-Blue
    I understand your feelings. I went away from MSW last year thinking exactly the same thoughts but returned recently to have a second attempt. It's not the chattiest of the modelling forums so far but as Keith suggests above, things might pick up in the northern winter. I personally believe that the very serious and scholarly mission statement of the NRG and the emphasis on making build logs a 'resource' for other builders in the future rather than a party right now for current members, discourages written encouragement, personal stuff (such as your memorial), and above all, humour in the logs. It feels safer to just like a post. (Even as I write this, I'm wondering if I will be in trouble for digressing into site politics.) However, it's still a brilliant site for seeing really good models built so I hope you find it possible to continue. The site will get even quieter if we all jump ship. There might be 40,000 members signed up but the great majority of the posting seems to come from just a few hundred people.
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  19. Jack-in-the-Blue
    Oooh, shiny! Looks good to me.
  20. Jack-in-the-Blue
    That is how we fastened the elastic onto our catapults back in the sixties. Exactly the same technique. We knew it as whipping. Thanks for the memories. 👦
  21. Jack-in-the-Blue
    Yes, indeed - excellent use of such simple jigs. I think your results will be in the Goldilocks zone. You'll get the sort of consistency that suits a model made from organic materials, but not the soulless exact duplication that comes with injected plastic or 3D prints.
  22. Jack-in-the-Blue
    It's all in the username. 😁 Good luck with it. Those carronades are tiny! I have decided to tackle my minute blobs of difficulty by 'forgetting' to fit them. Perhaps they were all in for their annual de-coke and oil change at the instant in history that I am 'faithfully reproducing'. 🤣
  23. Jack-in-the-Blue
    One build, I’ll log the building time - start to finish. It’s the one thing that every viewer of a model asks.
  24. Jack-in-the-Blue
    Your deck in close up looks brilliant.
  25. Jack-in-the-Blue
    Welcome aboard George. Your model looks good, your knowledge and experience impressive and your writing very pleasant to read. You'd create a fine build log, I'm sure. Come on in. It's great fun. 🙂
  26. Jack-in-the-Blue
    They certainly are tiny. I think you deserve much credit for carrying out such a complicated sequence, so many times, with such good results.
  27. Jack-in-the-Blue
    That’s pretty darn good. I use filler like icing a cake 🎂!
  28. Jack-in-the-Blue
    Welcome aboard, Giuseppe! I think you will find that the internet adds a lot to the pleasures of modelling. I'm looking forward to seeing your work.
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  30. Jack-in-the-Blue
    Look for a set of nut files on a luthier or guitar maker’s website. They are very small. I can’t say how small because I seem to have lost mine. Otherwise, perhaps a micro saw with the corners of the teeth ground round? For cleaning holes, rather than slots, look for broaches. They come in very small sizes.
  31. Jack-in-the-Blue
    Ah, YOU cut the slot in the stem! I’m still not getting it but don’t worry, I’ll understand it when I see it done. 🤔
  32. Jack-in-the-Blue
    Rightly so! Well done!

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