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  1. Rustyj
    Thanks Jeff and also for all the likes!
  2. Rustyj
    Brief whining moment! Well I just completed 9 straight days of working with limited time in the shop. Ok whining over! I've made the Deadeys, straps and served the line for the shrouds, backstay and the forestay. Let the rigging begin!
  3. Rustyj
    Well done Steve!
  4. Rustyj
    B.E. I just caught up with your progress and it was a pleasure to view. Your ingenuity and workmanship is fantastic!
  5. Rustyj
    Hi Bob, Ah you did a wonderful job despite the kits shortcomings. Here's to better health in 2019 and a better kit to build next!
  6. Rustyj
    Off to a good start. I love to see what we use for to clamp and hold planks in place. Very creative!
  7. Rustyj
    Thanks Chuck, Yes the new version of your rope is even better than your current rope. Hard to believe but true. As you said no "frizzies", looks great right out of the package and working with it is fantastic. I'll be doing the stays and shrouds soon and will post more picture!
  8. Rustyj
    Good to see you moving forward. Well done.
  9. Rustyj
    Here is the gaff with the lines attached. And the gaff in position. The lines are in place but will have to be either loosened or tightened as the rigging progresses.
  10. Rustyj
    Thanks Steve, now get back in the shop! Thanks BE much appreciated. Also thanks for all the likes!
  11. Rustyj
    Hi All, The masting and rigging kit arrived and I've finally found some shoptime so the adventure continues. The kit contained wood for the mast, gaff, bowsprit and boom. It also contains the dead eye kits, 1/4" blocks, wire, brass, pins, flag, plan sheet, rigging line etc. to complete the model. Here the wood has been lined off to start rounding them off. The gaff has the sides shaved off with a #11 x-acto. The bowsprite and gaff completed. And I forgot to take pictures of the mast and boom completed but here they are rigged in place. The hooks and eye bolts were made from supplied 22 ga. wire. Thanks for stopping by!
  12. Rustyj
    Beautiful workmanship Ben!
  13. Rustyj
    Ken, panic is acceptable. It turned out very nice.
  14. Rustyj
    Great work Bob!
  15. Rustyj
    Boy you have been busy. Your model looks outstanding. I love the additional touches.
  16. Rustyj
    Yes Ben, very nice!
  17. Rustyj
    Hi Chuck. Order placed! As I have a lot of your rope on hand I'm good. Otherwise I would have been one of those who use too much rope.
  18. Rustyj
    Thanks Ken. I'd love to stop in sometime. The only time I see your club is @ the Connecticut show in April.
  19. Rustyj
    Looking nice Ken. Hopefully fairing will be able to "correct" the swerve.
  20. Rustyj
    Thanks Chuck. It'll be interesting to say the least.
  21. Rustyj
    I can't either Jim but there's a first time for everything! Who knows I might get lucky.
  22. Rustyj
    Thanks Ben. I'm thinking I'll make the sails and see how they come out. If they look ok I'll try to temporarily hang them and see how that goes. I'd like to do it with sails as I only have one other model that I did with sails. Time will tell!
  23. Rustyj
    Thanks Joe, Between attending the grandkids sporting events winter boredom sets in and I head to the shop.
  24. Rustyj
    Hi Jeff, It's all smoke and mirrors! All the credit goes to Chuck for an excellently thought out and produced kit. It doesn't hurt I was able to spend over 50 hours in the shop last week! Thanks Chuck. I can't say enough about the job you did on this kit! That's great to hear. I was looking at box, pear and cherry for the masts but it just didn't look right. So, ahem, I'll "patently" await the release of the rigging and masting kit. Also thanks everyone for stopping by and all the likes!
  25. Rustyj
    The rudder has been completed and fitted to the hull. Don't worry Jim I can remove it! The grappling hooks have been made. Just have to add the rope. For the thole pins I chucked them in my dremel and used files and sandpaper marked the cap rail, drilled and glued them in place. Once dry they were painted. Other than a little touch up of the paint the hull is now complete.

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