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Those look good Phil. She'll be looking proper with those guns fitted!
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Mark! That is so darn cool. Loss for words, but man, if the Navy ain't about tradition and history, then, well.... Well played sir. Well played!
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Welcome aboard. What a cool gift idea! She looks great so far.
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Happy days! Congrats. A thoughtful partner is one of life's great treasures brother!!
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That turned out awesome! I love how you spread around your fine work - gifts, restorations. What an awesome thing to share.
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That looks really nice Mark. Especially for being scrap wood!
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Wishing you a quick recovery with the knee and of course safe travels. She looks amazing Bruce! Excellent subject.
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Beautiful work. I will be watching closely how you tackle the flag - I will be needing an 1813 flag myself.
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Thanks for the kind words Mark. I am no expert, but my first task was to get the lines hanging equal and straight and glue them to the cathead and block and dry. Don't get your lines crossed up when rigging the block - inboard line to inboard holes, outboard to outboard. Forward to forward holes, aft to aft holes. Hope that makes sense? The rope in this case is Syren Ultra .025 inch (synthetic). But the key is to get the rope glued to the sides of the block so you don't have the line bulging out in all directions. I used a little toothless alligator clamp to pinch the lines around the block while they were drying and that also left the nice inwards facing curves at the top of the block. When you hook the block to the anchor, I used a light pressure on a pin vise handle to coax a gentle arc in the lines. Finally, I feel there is a natural order to which lines are outboard and which are inboard. You may have to change their order in the arc to get the best lay? Hope that helps you somewhat. If I couldn't get them straight dry I might try dampening the runs slightly. But use care if you secured the block with diluted white glue as water will release that bond. Definitely try dry first.
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Heave a pawl an' heave away Weigh hey, roll and go! The anchor’s on board and the cable’s all stored Rollickin’ randy dandy-O! Only took two-ish weeks (!). Starboard Bower. And Larboard Bower. Cathead line... Captain Amati is pleased. Cables. And in her element while working on the starboard anchor. Moving on to the bowsprit in accordance with Darcy Lever's Sheet Anchor.
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Neat trick sir!! Looks great.
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Beautiful ships! Nice job on the Diana. Very very nice! Your display area is amazing. Tasteful and not overdone! Your wife has a very good eye. Congrats!
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I love these Cape stories Phil. Really brings her to life. Good deal.
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Curious construction Phil. Based on the images of the remnant simply scribing them would render the effect, but who would want to scribe 40 something parallel lines onto the hull? Am I right those "gaps" would be 0.005" at 1/48 scale? Yikes.
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Very elegant little pilot boat. Well done!
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Nice work Phil! I was going to make the joke that "now it's ready for a tarp cover", but didn't think it would be funny. Seriously - nice build. Can't believe how small that is - the detail is awesome.
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