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Faded red sails ---- you bet! Kind of looks like an explosion in a Chianti factory. -
Really nice work David. I'm glad to hear you pinned the channels with wire ---- good precaution. Now you still need to tell your fellow Niagara builders where to put their cannonballs!
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Nice job Bob ---- as usual. Reminds me of Kate Hepburn's line ..... 'Can you make a torpedo, Mr. Allnut?'
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No! Where does that come from?
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Thanks Robert and Grant. Your good wishes are a shot in the arm. Now, as for SJORS. You, sir, are photo-happy. You want pictures of everything! If I say I had ham and eggs for breakfast can't you just believe me and not ask for a picture of the dirty plate????????? You need to understand that, at the height of the conflagration, so much steam filled the room (from coming out of my ears) that photo documentation was all but impossible.
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Nice walnut, expertly laid.
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I think the color is fine. i've seen weathered colors out there ranging from beige to grey --- it probably depends on the material from which the sails were made and the waters they sailed. I'm just glad you didn't make them faded red! OK, here's a suggestion. Since you don't have mounting holes, put her on a cradle as she might be if a refitting was in order. Ramps and ladders about her and a few crew working on the hull. You're going to hate this ----- they can be scraping off the barnacles .
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Andy- glad you asked that question. Frank's gal has a lot of 'city miles' on her. I can't even begin to think what would be appropriate. Can't wait to see what Frank thinks up (no pressure).
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US Brig Syren by Rustyj - FINISHED - 1:64
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Nice ships' boat. I had to remind myself you scratched the sweeps. -
That is one nice, straight set of headrails. VERY nice. Hey, no whining about where you 'are' in the fleet. You set your pace. Will be watching to see how you do your figurehead. Mine's all brass.......... I'm Italian :D
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I think they look terrific, Frank. And weathered to boot.!!!!! And they are going to move?????? WOW!
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Thanks Bob. I'm sure we've all been there. JP- didn't mean to give you a heart attack!!!! I'll save the maiden flite for when she's fully rigged
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Thanks guys (this includes Anja!). I hadn't intended to add 'maritime restoration' to my resume during this endeavor. But, some things may have been improved in the process
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Well, it was bound to happen, sooner or later: SHIPYARD CATASTROPHE !!!!!!!!! While installing the foremast backstays (holding forceps in both hands, the line in my teeth and belaying everything with my left foot), an unanticipated firing of neurons resulted in my knocking off the Martingale Stay. With 6 lines running through it, this quickly dislodged the bowsprit fair lead! This after a year of carefully working around it. I should have put a roll cage around that baby. At 6'2", 215 pounds, I still pack quite a wallop for an old guy. In fact the resulting devastation reminded me of when the B-25 crashed into the Empire State Building back in '45. So the last 3 days we've been in repair mode over here (while learning the legend of Popeye). Needless to say the standing rigging now looked like a backlash on a spinning reel. Undaunted (after swallowing 3 blood pressure tablets), the repair crew went to work. The structural situation was not that bad but several of the lines needed re-tensioning (spell that re-doing) and that took most of the time. Happily, I think the result is at least as good as new: OK, now where was I before this 'manual incursion'? Oh yeah, the jib stay . OK, using my GPS I have figured out the routing so now it's back to moving forward. Everyone stay well! PS- Sorry Sjors, no photo of the in-process tangled mess
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This log is really going to help someone out in the future. That's a very nice blue color you've developed there Popeye. At first I though it was the masking tape (sorry ....... couldn't resist)
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No, no.....by all means carry on! The moderators may decide to switch this discussion to 'Nautical History' but for me, it's fine right here!!!!
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The virtue of patience has obviously abandoned Sjors.
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Top notch details, Popeye. What did you use for the aft boom horse? Looks like 1/16" music wire.
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US Brig Syren by Rustyj - FINISHED - 1:64
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Haircut was certainly in order. Great job on the cannons. -
She sure is a big one, Popeye. Nice job on the planking.
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US Brig Syren by Rustyj - FINISHED - 1:64
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Nice job on the headrails. You even put in the 'dreaded headon shot'. Nice work. I couldn't scribe those headrails ---- my neurosurgery license had expired. -
Your patience is paying off. And that really is nice wood!
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That's a tough one for which I can think of no quick fix. If you were using scissors to trim the rats you might consider using a set of 'nail nippers' next time. Less chance of running afoul on a shroud. I use the inexpensive small ones sold in fly fishing shops.
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No kidding, Frank. I picked up 58 messages while I was sleeping last nite ---- for 6 hours!
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I use both CA and PVA. The PVA mostly for larger areas that can be clamped. For CA I use 3 different viscosities depending on the need. I dislike the typical 'thin' grade as it can get all over the place. My actual favorite is a 50/50 mixture of thin and medium. Thin CA can actually be used over painted surfaces if you take the time to carefully pinprick the painted surface so the CA gets down to the wood. To use CA on metal-to-metal, I scuff the surface of the metal parts. Adds a lot to the strength of the joint. I use the CA on the wax paper trick and apply it with a sharpened toothpick. When the toothpick gets some buildup, I sand it back to a point using 80 grit on a sanding block. That same block comes in handy if I get some CA on my fingertip. I also use a very fine 'fork' which I keep soaking in a tube with acetone so it doesn't clog up. Mark hit it on the head for glue 'removal'. But who ever needs to do that
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