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  1. SaltyScot
    This is so true! For my second build I chose the Lynx, a Baltimore Clipper Schooner (per the title) from Manuta (see image below). It will give me a little more of a rigging challenge and there are cannons to deal with on this one too. We will see. I have the Endurance from OcCre coming and an old friend told me yesterday he has an unfinished Corel model of HMS Victory he wants to part with. I am still trying to decide what to do with that decision.....
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    I had to smile when I saw this last image, Peter. You always have nice crisp close-ups of your meticulous work. I am glad your workspace looks like mine after a busy session in the shipyard. You seem to have a hand on this rigging, sir and, unless you point it out to any guests you may have, I am sure no ordinary mortal will notice the third brail error. She looks mighty fine let me tell you!
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    I will be following along sir, with a keen eye. I have the OcCre Endurance kit on the way from AOS. It will not be my next build but should be on the shipyard table before the year is out. This is a very informative log and one that will certainly be a great help to me once I do start. Your work is a joy to look at.
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    Nice work indeed, very precise. You have a new follower!
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    Good luck with this, it looks like a repetitive, tedious business but the results will certainly be worth it.
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    Wow, not only did you have to cut them out (a job well done there), then you had to take that fragile, fiddly wee thing and fit it correctly around those decks. Hat off to you, Phil, they look great!
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    As long as it works for you, Glenn, and you are happy with it, that is all that matters. It looks like a simple but quite effective system if you ask me sir.
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    I think that turned out very well, Mark. You had a plan, worked through and implemented it AND got it right on the first try. Thumbs up from me sir.
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    This is a great thread because I am at a point where I am deciding on what to build next. I have ordered the HMS Endurance from OcCre but she will probably be the third or fourth build on my table. I am a woodworker and have been for some time so working with that material and its foibles is not foreign to me. I am looking for a second build that pushes the boat out a little more (pun intended ) and stretches those budding boat building muscles. This thread has given me some ideas (no, the Duchess of Kinston is not on my particular list), but the search goes on....... Like mtaylor said, it is really down to the builder and their tastes at the end of the day.
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    Good idea and well implemented. it looks great!
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    It is always a good feeling when you correct something that is not 100% right. If you didn't it would gnaw away at you and leave a sense of not having done the job to the best of your ability. Good call, Glenn.
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    I like how this is coming along Peter. Very meticulous work and the effort you are putting in certainly shows. A joy to follow.
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    I hope you get an answer for this, Chris. It would interest me too
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    I love the clock! It always fascinates me how older mechanical objects like that function (I have an engineering background and have always enjoyed finding out how stuff works - my old instructors used to say, "if you don't know how it works, how can you expect to be able to fix it!"). As far as your model goes, I can only agree with what has already been said about the deck, it truly enhances the build. Nice work there sir.
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    I think that is the understatement of the month there sir She looks fantastic!
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    Thank you, John. I was pleased with the way it turned out (despite my self criticism, but that is a healthy thing ). I am excited to begin populating the deck next.
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    Best wishes for a speedy recovery from me also sir. Having battled with back issues when I was a younger man (due to a young man's stupidity and stubbornness), I am more than aware of just how debilitating it can be when something like this strikes. Give it time and let it heal thoroughly so you don't get a repeat "performance".
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    I like this, Greg. It helps to keep an open mind, doesn't it? As the old adage goes, you are never to old to learn something new.
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    The boom has had its final coat of paint as well and will be stored away safely once the wipe-on poly has been applied.
  20. SaltyScot
    The hull is complete. She has had 3 layers of paint and 3 layers of wipe-on poly to seal it all up. Once everything is completely dry I will be starting on populating the deck. While I am waiting, I will begin assembling the mast and the last deck fitments.
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    The symmetry of that planking in the one image taken at the stern looking back is fantastic. Compliments on a fine job there.
  22. SaltyScot
    Welcome to the "crew". We are glad to have you aboard!
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    I love that color, Greg! I will be following along with this one sir if you don't mind. I am enjoying your build log.
  24. SaltyScot
    That is some fiddly, intricate work with those railings, Phil. You are doing a nice job with them sir.
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    It is well worth the visit, believe me!

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