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    And never run through an eye bolt and then tied to something else. Always there would be a block.
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    I am confused too. Lines are never tied off to an eyebolt. There would be a block attached to the eye bolt and then the line through it would be tied off to a cleat or pin.
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    I've never tried needle threader since it seemed the hole had to be big enough to get two diameters of line through. I've always just drilled out hole so one line could get pushed through. I use a little CA on the thread , wait a few moments and then snip the end at an angle. I use the CA on about the last 1/4 inch. But maybe it's not the best way and I should try the needle threader Bill
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    I see old Gjoa kits come up fairly often on ebay
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    Paul, Great to see your build log. I have been gathering plans etc for a build in a month or so when I finish my current build. I'm looking forward to following along. I also had figured on a 1:72 scale. I really prefer 1:48 but it would have been way too big. Bill
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    What was your technique?
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    Looking very nice. How are you determining the amount/shape of each ribbing? Overlaying each plank and marking the intersectionsof the waterway and the plank? How do determine the angle of the long cut on each plank? Bill
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    Welcome. Just remember you're in this to please yourself, no one else. Just have fun. Bill
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    I buy these on Amazon. $5 you can combine different ones so only pay for one shipping. They have always come quickly. Good service. I've bought about 12 so far
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    Welcome. My suggestion is henriette Marie by billings boat. Has all the stuff you do on more complicated builds but not too much. Also realitevly quick. Took me about 40 hours. Instructions not very good but plenty of help and advice here. Also it's a pretty ship. Bill
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    It's looking really nice. I'm looking for a scratch built project. At 1:48 it would be a nice size for me. Do you think if I bought the plans I could enlarge them to 1:48 and use them for a build? I've thought about doing this on some card models but don't really know how how feasible it is. It would open up a lot of choices in ships. I've done 3 or 4 scratch built models from museum plans and have wondered how feasible it would be from card model sheets. Bill
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    Nice job. Your plates and rivets came out great. What is a NWSL riveter tool? even Mr. Google couldn't help me. Bill
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    Gorgeous work. One question: how do you slice the tubing used for the potholes? Bill
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    I think one consideration that is not mentioned much is that any model takes a lot of time. I think it's really important to pick a ship that you really like. I would choose a more difficult model that I really liked over an easier one that didn't get me excited. Remember you have to look at this thing for months as you work on it.
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    I second all of the above

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