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  • Birthday 10/17/1951

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  21. marktiedens
    Thanks guys - it came out better than I expected (I am always my worst critic). Kudos to the designer. I should probably get back to the upper gun deck now - I keep putting it off because I don`t really like to rig gun carriages with all those tiny blocks. Speaking of that,I need to check my inventory of Syren blocks. The kit blocks are about average as far as kit blocks go,but Chuck`s are so much nicer. Mark
  22. marktiedens
    Stern trim finished! The rudder & chains will be installed later. Mark
  23. marktiedens
    Thanks O.C. - yes,it`s much easier to paint the parts BEFORE glueing them on. Mark
  24. marktiedens
    Starboard gallery done - all PE parts fit pretty good,except there wasn`t room for one piece of scrollwork at the aft end of the lower windows. Mark
  25. marktiedens
    Thanks Lou - I usually have problems getting all the stern parts to fit right,but it`s all fitting together pretty well due to the good design & accurately cut parts. Mark
  26. marktiedens
    Thanks O.C. I don`t care much for painting,especially figures,but it has to be done. I can never get the faces & shadow areas right - kept having to re-do them. Mark
  27. marktiedens
    Thanks ,Frank Mark
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    Thanks Richard Mark
  29. marktiedens
    Thanks guys - this was the "easy" part. The side galleries are next. Mark
  30. marktiedens
    Hi all - been absent for awhile. Kind of lost my mojo for a while after doing some major storm clean-up plus some minor damage control - slowly coming back now. I managed to get more of the stern trim painted & installed. The castings were well done & I decided to add some color to them rather than paint them all yellow ochre - much better looking, I think. Thanks for looking in. Mark
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    Looks good. As far as the #34 part goes,I would add some material & sand or file it back to match the other piece. Or just install it as is - the small gap will not make any difference when planking over it,especially after fairing the edges prior to planking. Mark
  32. marktiedens
    New case numbers are not always accurate either. I heard that a lady in Texas was tested 15 times with each test coming back positive - each test was counted as a new case! Mark
  33. marktiedens
    Lou - I would drill holes where the ends of the slot is,then use a very sharp knife or mini saw - the kind that fit in an xacto handle - to open the slot between the drilled holes & finally clean it up with a small file. Mark
  34. marktiedens
    I had the same problem with the plywood delaminating - can be very frustrating. Warping was also a problem - I could have used some of the keel former as a cereal bowl! Mark
  35. marktiedens
    It just gets better & better. Mark

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