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    Chuck, I followed your link and watched some casting techniques. I found it fascinating that you can spray paint the mold before casting and the color will impart perfectly to the copy. Suspect it wouldn't work with gold leaf but iron objects like cannons, stove parts, etc could come out blackened and ready for use.
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    Actually, I think they're all pretty much amazing. I still don't completely understand the process Montanes used to construct this model but I'm just happy to look at the results.
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    Congratulations on the completion of a simple looking but actually quite complex model and presentation, Ken. Look forward to your future builds here on MSW!
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    Silly question perhaps Nils, but why were the funnels cast aft by several degrees instead of being truely vertical?
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    Aren't the individual timbers comprising each frame laser cut into large billets of boxwood? I believe this is how the kit was designed.
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    That's a lot of holes for rigging, Ed. I was amazed (reading Longridge's book) that Cutty Sark was rigged in three weeks. Might take you a hair longer I suspect.
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    Looks terrific, Toni. With the tiller you still have the option of installing a small binnacle aft of the mast if you like. The 1:96 scale Atalanta model is one of my favorites!
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    Lovely work, Mark. Your bright work is especially pleasing.
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    We should make your log mandatory viewing for anyone who purchases our plans Kevin. Your videos have been a joy to watch and I hope you continue them. I really chuckle when I see you building in shorts, barefoot and hear rain in the background. Makes me want to hop on a plane...
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    Great job on the planking Erik. Is there some magic in this kit designed by Chuck? Every one I've seen is exceptional. I'm thinking of buying one for my seven year old grandson as clearly it's foolproof.
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    Looking great Ben. You'll have her closed in in no time.
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    Good stuff, Ken! That figure looks like he'd be more at ease on a yacht, holding a martini. What's next for you...back to autos?
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    Small accident? Looks like you dropped a cannon ball on it. What's the Polish word for &*%!!#? Great fix!
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    The coamings look nice, Charlie. But consider that the grating illustrations may not quite match the final construction for any number of reasons. Forcing them to fit your already built coamings may require some shaving of the gratings that will result in half holes. I find it best to construct the gratings first, with symmetrical borders on all sides, then build the hatch coamings and head ledges around them. The final assembly may vary from the prototype by an inch or two but will look better. I believe Dan has published a nice article on this site (or in the NRG book) regarding this technique.
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    Your review prompted me to order a copy, Ed. I've never built Victory but love his book on the subject. They're actually readily available and inexpensive on ABE. Numerous printings and choices available.
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    Perfectly executed model, Ken! Especially love the textured decks.
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    Just curious. Longridge also built a model (and published a book) of the Cutty Sark. I would assume it is magnificent. Any photos of it around?
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    That is good news for Constitution builders but hopefully they'll also carry the smaller rivets down to the 0.4 mm size that Scale Hardware carried (along with the rest of their product line).
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    Well thought out and executed, Dave! Wish I had done that!
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    Congratulations, Kenny, on reaching this milestone. You've done a fantastic job! I hope you won;t be disappointed to know I had to abandon my first effort after a year due to cumulative and rookie errors and even David's first POF model (although it looked pretty damned good to me) had some significant errors. Look forward to your continuing video series.
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    Nice wales, Dave. I also used the clear dope, but diluted, and the wood looks like the day it was applied. Smells great when applying also!
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    Missed your updates, Glenn, The roof looks terrific! Is your live stream up and running http://nautarch.tamu.edu/model/
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    Alex and Remco back posting in the same week - I'm in heaven! Love the classical Navy Board approach to the forecastle planking, Alex.
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    Gary, I'd take Ben up on his generous offer. But, what I do is scan just the part of the Mylar plan I am working on (such as the knee of the head) on my small scanner as a pdf file. I open them in Adobe Photoshop Elements and they print perfectly to scale. Just make sure you choose the "print actual size" option in the printer dialog box.
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    Charlie - check out this link for the cutter Alert built by a Japanese modeler as an example of a realistic diorama. It's quite extraordinary. Scroll down to the middle of the page: https://www.theropetokyo.org/%E5%B1%95%E7%A4%BA%E4%BC%9A%E4%BD%9C%E5%93%81%E9%9B%86/%E7%AC%AC32%E5%9B%9E%E5%B1%95-2007%E5%B9%B4/%E7%AC%AC32%E5%9B%9E%E5%B1%95-3-4/

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