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  1.    brunnels reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Sophie by TBlack - kit-bashing Jack Aubrey's first command from the Vanguard Models HMS Speedy
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    Fantastic result, your rope coils look really good. I like the cannons on the quarter deck, I have been tinkering around with the idea of adding a couple myself just to give some to look at since most will be covered with the boats.
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  17. brunnels
    Looking great, I also had to fix a few broken feet on my deck beams, they are much more fragile than they look.
  18. brunnels
    I don't know if you all have Hobby Lobby's down there in SE Texas, but I was in my local Hobby Lobby and they had a pretty good assortment of basswood blocks that I thought would be perfect sizes for filler blocks.
  19. brunnels
    I just want to clarify my post, I wasn't trying to make any assumptions that you all were ripping anyone off. I just felt that at the current price it might turn some prospective buyers away, and shipping prices can vary greatly depending on who you ship through.
  20. brunnels
    Apologies for the confusion, I don't always know the terminology. I am referring to the lower yards that attach to the fore mast channels. These are what I am referring to but on the fore mast.
  21. brunnels
    Not sure if there are two versions of the kit but I know there are multiple versions of the instructions, I believe I have the earlier version as well because the instructions aren't as complete as what is on the Instructions on the Vanguard website. Yes I am referring to the yards that hook onto the fore mast channel.
  22. brunnels
    Yards I've been working on the yards for the last several weeks. Yards definitely took longer than I was expecting and my kit was short on a couple sizes of the dowel rods so my progress kept being halted. My local hardware store didn't carry walnut dowel, so I had to go with the basswood for a few which isn't a big deal as the yards were painted. Completed yards Yards are hung up, it took me the better part of the weekend to make the harnesses and get the yards on the ship. I started on rigging the lifts but my progress was halted as my kit didn't have enough of several of the blocks so I ordered some pear 3d resin blocks from Syren. Question on the fore studding sail yards The kit shows the dimensions and plans for the studding sail yards for the main mast, and comes with the hardware to install the main and foremast studding sail yards on the channels, but I don't see any dimensions or plans for the fore mast lower studding sail yards. Should these be on the ship? Am I overlooking them somewhere on the plan sheets? I don't see them on anyone else's build, but if the ship should have them I would like to put them on and will need to purchase more dowel.
  23. brunnels
    I really don't want to make this thread too much about the shipping cost, I was just very surprised at the shipping price and nearly cancelled my order because of it, and others might consider doing the same. At that price the magazine is competing with actual reference books on my wish list. I decided to purchase to support the new magazine and NRG, but it might be hard to justify in the future. I know shipping prices are on the rise, but as a person who frequently ships stuff I can't imagine it costs that much to put a magazine in the mail in a envelope.
  24. brunnels
    Ordered a copy, any way to lower shipping in the future? $8.50 is crazy high for mailing a magazine.
  25. brunnels
    I guess it really depends on the subject, but personally I find weathering to look wrong on Military Age of Sail ships. Those ships were packed with men who spent the large majority of their work time on board doing nothing but maintaining the ship.
  26. brunnels
    That yellow and black is starting to look really sharp, can't wait to see how it looks with the copper.
  27. brunnels
    Always nice to see another Pegasus log, its a beautiful little ship that I always enjoy seeing.
  28. brunnels
    My instructions say the lines should be black. Are yours different? I know mine is an earlier kit as the instructions don't have the rigging section in the instruction booklet like the New Instruction PDF online does.
  29. brunnels
    I just left the pear as it came with some Wipe on Poly as a varnish.
  30. brunnels
    QD Hammocks: I finished sanding the sides of all the hammocks, after I removed a good majority of the gray wash that was blotchy. I think I am happy with the result and will probably move on. In the pictures they look much more grime ridden than they do in person, I think its the shadows from the masts and ropes making them look like that in the pics. As she now stands.

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