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  1. augie
    Lifeline ---- I really like that and will use that suggestion for my ladders. I know my last build has a few 'spare parts' rattling around in the bilge
  2. augie
    Sawdust Dave and Popeye ---- PM's coming your way.
  3. augie
    She really is something. Looks like a Cathedral!
  4. augie
    Thanks all. I love the color of swiss pear so that's what the decks shall be. I think it will offer a nice contrast with the exposed beams. Thanks for the heads-up on the grates, Ben. In spite of your kindness, we will not be discussing the floor at this point. I can, however, guarantee that ebony is not in the running.
  5. augie
    Update time! At the risk of letting the cat out of the bag, I've completed the margin planks and waterways for the gun deck. As they are to match the decks, I used Swiss Pear 1/16" stock supplied by Jeff from Hobbymill. Beautiful stuff, cleanly machined. I used the laser cut, kit-supplied basswood parts as the templates. Proud to say I now have the beginnings of a scrap box: Before we get to the actual decking (and Ben's legendary Great Cabin checkerboard floor), there are a number of hatches, gratings etc. that need to be tackled. These will be next on the docket. Hope the coming change of seasons will treat you well no matter your hemisphere.
  6. augie
    Very nice......and WE all know they're there.
  7. augie
    Perhaps few will notice a particular detail like the stairs. But in the end, all these little bits come into play in the totality of the ship. Besides, much of what we put into these models is to please ourselves. We all tend to pick on ourselves for the flaws we know are there. So take some time to sit back and truly enjoy the small things we've accomplished. By the way, the overall tones you've produced thusfar are terrific.
  8. augie
    Thanks Mark. Still another thing I'm learning.
  9. augie
    Yes, I thought you would cut it out. Just surprised to see the wale run into the port.
  10. augie
    Holy cow!!!!!! Unbelievable. My hat's off to them --- and to you for asking them!
  11. augie
    You're really motoring right along. You have more patience then I do on these reworks. Question --- on those first two of the second planking, is there a reason that last gun port is falling under the plank? I'm looking at the flow of the first versus the second planking and there seems to be quite a difference in the two.
  12. augie
    Good to hear from you, Patrick. Stay on the mend.
  13. augie
    Richard - I used the pounce wheel method as given in Gene Bodnar's coppering tutorial on the home page. As for those nails in the kit, I honestly can't remember what I may have used them for!
  14. augie
    I can use about 36 myself
  15. augie
    Not Waterloo my friend.......just a bump in the proverbial road. You'll nail it.
  16. augie
    I don't believe she could stand any straighter! NICE!
  17. augie
    Nice, crisp work on getting those blocks deployed. Looking forward to the erection of the mast!
  18. augie
    It looks as if the lines are taking care of themselves nicely (with some help from the builder). Very creative on the photography! I'm smiling for you.
  19. augie
    Must be the oscillating spindle sander. Nice work, mate
  20. augie
    Grant is the guy with the spare filler. Here's that 200Kg. drum he bought last week: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/163-hms-victory-by-grant-dale-mamoli-scale-190/page-63
  21. augie
    I'm with Grant. Looks great. I just may have a jar of filler around here somewhere
  22. augie
    Nice touch on the pear capstan cap. Guns, of course, look spectacular!
  23. augie
    When you finish her, stick on a label somewhere saying 'Rattle OK' so you don't go crazy 15 years from now trying to figure out what it is
  24. augie
    I'd probably pin it.
  25. augie
    Hang in there buddy!

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