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    Beautiful work!!!! Mark
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    Hello friends! Haven`t posted in a while - did some remodeling,cleaned out & got my mother`s house sold, then a few unfortunate things happened(Murphy`s Law has been following me around)...... I have got a couple of things done - made a bunch of rope coils,& got the fore topmast & topgallant yard braces done. Those braces were shown on the belaying plan to belay BEHIND the main lower sail but that is not possible with the mainsail in place,so I belayed them to the railing at the rear of the forecastle deck. Also got the fore topgallant backstays done. I hope to get back to work on this more regularly very soon. As always,thanks for looking in. Mark
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    Sorry,I no longer have those. Mark
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    Ages of Sail also has a good selection of fittings. Bluejacket Shipcrafters also has many fittings. Mark
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    Thanks very much B.E. I also admire your work very much! Mark
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    Thank you Ferit - I have also quietly followed your very nice Berlin build in the background - excellent work. Mark
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    I do not know if the decorations can be purchased separately. Contact piratepete007,a member of this forum, and he can answer your question. Or try contacting Euromodel directly by email. Thank you. Mark
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    Wow - that is quite the kit! My Constructo Prince is listed as 1/61 scale & 35 inches long - seems a little short for that scale. Does yours have a length listed? Mark
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    Beautiful job,Vince! All those sails really make it stand out. I know what you mean by difficult - I don`t know if I could have done mine without Pete`s help & advice. By the way,I also have the Constructo Prince sitting in my closet. It`s not the greatest as far as accuracy,but could be made presentable with a bit of research & scratching. Thanks much for the compliment! Mark
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    Hi Phil - If you contact piratepete007 he can answer any question you have about Euromodel. He writes the building instructions for their kits & is a member of this forum. He was extremely helpful to me when I was building the Royal William. I can tell you the Euromodel plans are probably the best you will find - very accurate & well detailed. I have not dealt with Euromodel directly,but I believe they are a quality company that cares about their customers & would not hesitate to buy from them. Mark
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    I also have that plank bender - most useful tool I have ever bought. Mark
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    Hi Frank - all I can say is WOW - looks super! Mark
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    Thank you very much JL! Mark
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    Thanks Frank. Mark
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    Thanks very much O.C. Mark
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    Hi everyone. Progress has been slow,but I have got the fore & main sails rigged(except for the tacks). The mizzen topsail is done also. Now I need to make a bunch of rope coils to hang on the belaying points before adding the lateen yard due to space to get my hands in getting limited . Thanks for looking in. Mark
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    Hi Bob - welcome to the forum from your neighbor to the north in Iowa! You will find the members here very helpful if you encounter a problem or need advice. Mark
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    Beautiful work,B.E. Mark
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    All good advice - as far as seeing a doctor,don`t bother. You are becoming what`s known as a "shipaholic" like most of us here. there is no known cure,so just go with it. Mark
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    Thanks OC. The close-ups really show how bad the sail material is - looks more like burlap than cloth. Mark
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    update - topmast sails almost done. Main & fore sails started. Getting hard to get my hands in around the belaying points - my next ship will not have sails! Mark
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    Simplified,yes - I was only referring to this particular ship,not the evolution of sail configurations. Mark
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    You are correct - the lower mizzen yard is only used to hold the lower corners of the mizzen topsail. Very nice job you are doing,by the way! Mark
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    Hi everyone. Haven`t posted for a while due to being tied up with house stuff. I have,however,got the topgallant yards & sails rigged along with attaching the topmast yards. Not perfect,but I think it passes the galloping horse test. Thanks for looking in! Mark
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    Wow,that`s a lot of fiddly work! Mark

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