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  1. augie
    I am trying to imagine what she will look like when you apply your finish. I'll take a wild guess ---- fantastico!
  2. augie
    Fantastic work ...... and perserverence.....on these details. They will surely make her shine
  3. augie
    Aw.... you take care of that family of yours. I suspect they find themselves in a very, VERY good home. And welcome to the real world of model ships. I'm laughing over here because Chuck's Syren manual has about 50 pages on (you guessed it) rigging!!!!! And every paragraph sometimes feels like a PAGE!
  4. augie
    That's a LOT of fine progress there Mobbsie. At that size it must be like planking a gymnasium floor! She is going to be impressive my friend.
  5. augie
    I could use a few of those floats for pan fishing with my fly rod!
  6. augie
    Neat fix, Popeye. Shapin' up
  7. augie
    I think she's just adorable. It takes a brave man to pin with stainless! Your skills with wood, including finishing, are impressive. VERY well done. Will look forward to finishing details.
  8. augie
    I personally like what you call the light/dark effect with the planking. To me it's very realistic. Looking forward to more!
  9. augie
    Looks pretty good to me!
  10. augie
    Can't go wrong with this one. Excellent plans are surpassed only by the 130 page, full color instruction manual. Model Exo service is outstanding if anything is not right.
  11. augie
    Sjors is right.....we have to get back on point. Until the next mid-course correction comes up . I hereby certify, under penalty of law, to have a bona fide, ship-related, photographic update posted within the next 59 hours.
  12. augie
    Price go down????? No way!!! Prices go up when aided by the distortion of the magnifier. If you get a headache, take 2 aspirins and call me in the morning. Nice work there Dan.
  13. augie
    Really nice of you to help, Wayne. Hard to swallow that they leave you in the dark on this.
  14. augie
    Darn it Popeye. You've been plagued by deadeye and now block problems. Ah well, you're not alone.
  15. augie
    I think John hit the nail on the head. The concept of ramming a vessel to stick an explosive charge into it then backing off in order to 'pull the trigger' strikes me as shear lunacy. Try your gun first, Bob.
  16. augie
    Don't hold your breath. I've got 4 new ones I haven't flown yet. I need the perfect day, the perfect wind, the moon in the right phase......HAHAHAHAHA.
  17. augie
    Gee, that's TERRIBLE. Maybe Wayne can give you some guidance on the rigging. And I'm sure there's a masting and rigging tutorial here on MSW. I'm going to check.
  18. augie
    Yup! And I don't have a photo yet (always taken before the maiden flite). I've got the D-VII kit awaiting my release from shipyard duty!
  19. augie
    Good Lord ! She's going to carry as much sail as in the painting
  20. augie
    You da man!
  21. augie
    I know how you feel. Got a few flites in today just before the next snowstorm is about to hit. I gotta get my new Fokker D VIII up this Spring.
  22. augie
    I just checked mine Russ. The stains are 8 oz. the pre-stain 16 oz.
  23. augie
    I second the suggestions on using pre-conditioner. Minwax makes cans of stain about 6oz. in size but the pre-conditioner is a little larger. One thing to keep in mind. If you pick a stain color, say Golden Oak, it's fairly dark. If you want to lighten it up, dilute with the 'Natural' stain. For example, I used about a 50/50 mix throughout. If mixing, always use the same brand of stain. And yes..........experiment before you take brush to actual model. Good luck!
  24. augie
    You guys are out of control. But I aint complainin'
  25. augie
    Well done mate! Sjors finally has his photos

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