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dvm27

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  1. Unfortunately, these cutter plugs are no longer available. But they are reusable so perhaps someone might wish to part with theirs.
  2. Nice videos, Kevin. You find some real winners on the internet.
  3. Quite a difference, Karl. It takes a lot of confidence to do the cut out at this point in the construction process. Well done!
  4. Glad to hear all is well with you Remco. Burnout is inevitable with a project like a Swan class model. Look forward to future updates of whatever.
  5. Your beaded edges are so lovely, Siggi. I assume you use some sorn of form/scraper tool?
  6. Having them laser cut certainly makes the job of making and installing them symmetrically much easier. She's looking terrific, Mike!
  7. Stunning work, as usual, Karl. I'm wondering how you managed to keep all the ballast in place. Dilute white glue?
  8. Thanks for the heads up. I've long admired Malcolm's work, such as https://julianstockwinblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/darchblog3-stern.jpg?
  9. Very nice job, Toni. I am currently using the three silver solder pastes available from Beaducation https://www.beaducation.com/pc/393-jewelry-making-tools-soldering-fusing-tools with three different melting points. Also, consider their set of soldering pics. They work very well. There are some excellent videos on silver soldering on this site. I also found that using Sparex or white vinegar/salt soln to etch the brass after silver soldering creates a more uniform blackening.
  10. I believe Dr. Mike is a cardiologist. Personally, I have switched to a heat gun to bend wood and find it superior and quicker to soaking and steaming.
  11. Dr. Mike is a gifted model maker but some of his techniques are a bit...unusual. For example, in video 78, minute 28:02, he is using a toaster to heat planks for bending. He retrieves them when ready with a curved surgical clamp. I'm quite certain I recall my mother telling me never to stick anything metallic into a plugged in toaster that's actually in the process of toasting but she sometimes was a worry wort. Perhaps Russian toasters are different than US toasters?
  12. Gold standard, Marsalv! Will this model grace your home or a museum?
  13. Those carvings are beautifully executed, Jeronimo. Equally, your painting within the panels in black is superbly done and sets them off nicely.
  14. There's nothing to justify, Ian. Your model is beautiful and we'd all love to follow your progress just as we do the many Swan or other builds.
  15. I have see illustrations with the cannon turned sideways and lashed fore and aft to the bulwark. This would seem to provide more stability in a rolling sea but I can't provide a reference offhand.
  16. I think it's very hard to add convincing looking sails to a fully rigged model. But you certainly make it look easy Marsalv. they look just right with the back lighting.
  17. Looking good, Charlie. I suppose it's nice to have the increased surface area provided by a solid hull but I think a plank on frame hull is easier to do!
  18. Your dad still has mad skills, as shown by his work on the parrels Barbara. Are you a ship model maker also? If not, it's even more impressive that you are directing the construction of such a complicated model.
  19. If I had a ship that beautiful I would never let it leave the harbor. Imagine what one cannon ball could do to those delicate structures!
  20. Congratulations on completing a very difficult area, Toni. It looks wonderful!
  21. The cast frames look terrific, Chuck! Those wishing to add treenails to their cross section may find it easier to do before the frames are raised.
  22. Very well written and illustrated, Chuck! Your a la carte method of building provides plenty of choices for builders.
  23. Lovely work as ever, Amalio. I am very impressed that you've preplaced all those hanging knees prior to the deck beam installation and all appear to be at the proper height and angle.
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