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  1. Much improved effort all around Kevin, Wow! that could be a great selling advert for Proxxon! (But you still had to drive it, so kudo's to you for perseverance as well!)
  2. Glenn, that looks great to me...primer alone is just fine, especially in the relatively protective environment of a scale model.... a top coat has a bit more hardness than primer but primer will be plenty durable .... I like the result you have achieved.
  3. I’ve decided to dive in to POF with both feet.... I ordered the CAF Enterprise and Le Coureur, I plan to build the Le Coureur pretty much as designed but the Enterprise I hope to build using the upright method utilizing the Ed Tosti Naiad books as a construction guide. Get going on your build log James, I plan to use your log as a guide for L.C. 😀 Lou
  4. Looks great Kevin - are you going to trenail every frame on that lower deck?
  5. Pretty sure there isn’t a POF in the works for quite a while.... the Sphinx is POB for sure, from the gun deck up its stick built - but not POF..... I think.....
  6. I guess RHIP at MSW too huh Jeff? Moderator privilege pffft!! - you should get on your knees and beg forgiveness for the years of exclusivity and exorbitant pay that you have received just for being a Moderator at MSW!! 🤑 😂 😂
  7. Must be a great kit, already Sold Out! And before I could get one ordered... Doug did the ships boat and the Barrels, boxes and sailors mini kits come with your kit?
  8. Bristol? 😲 Squirrel!! Just kiddin' Guns look great Chris will the carronade elevation screws be cast or brass? The photoetch accoutrements look so much better than traditional items...
  9. Yeah, I have made several shapes of sanders from wood also, but I found that as you move to the fwd cants and even the stern its hard to keep your block across two or three frames at a time, unless you make lots of different radiused blocks- the foam will conform and I find its easier to control the amount of material removed - YMMV...
  10. James, I found that some 1.9lb EPP foam (like computer, electronics shipping protection) the really stiff stuff works a treat as a sanding block - easily shaped with a serrated knife, and provides enough stiffness but still conforms to a concave, curved shape. Depending on what part of the hull you are fairing, you need various shaped blocks..... I have also wanted to try these : https://woodworker.com/soft-contour-hand-sanders-mssu-150-362.asp?GF=150-362
  11. rule #5: talk to the wood, apologize for the pain you are incurring to it’s essence, carefully collect and bury the dust created from the cut.
  12. Yeah I don’t use a push stick - first I set a “bit” of offset clearance on the far end of the fence, I use my left hand to push the billet Down onto the table and also into the fence (fence is on the right side of blade), and my right hand (fingers) to push the billet into the blade path, as your billet gets close to the end of the cut I move my right hand around to the back of the saw and pull the piece you are cutting the rest of the way through the cut. Have you seen this user guide? https://modelshipworld.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=471844
  13. What are the dimensions and type of wood billet you are starting with? The process is you use a larger saw to create a smaller billet down to say 3/8 to 1/2” thick, then move to the jimsaw and cut 1mm thick planks off of it (so now they are 3/8” ish x 1mm thick strips) and then take those planks and run them through again making 1x1mm strips .... hope that helps....
  14. EJ, your stern cabin framing and galleries are orders of magnitude better than those horrible metal/brass fittings! Wonderful solution!!
  15. Huh? I was encouraged by your first post, “ hey, a guy like me! finally gonna get some insight into a TTFM build” but then you have done a ton of stuff and I don’t know how you got there? Could you point me to a link of the Oneida blog you refer to (2014)? I have one of those stalled midway also, maybe I could return to that as well with renewed enthusiasm.... 😀. Lou
  16. Hi Mike, from my understanding the level differences of the kit is the consistency of the color/grain matching of the wood used in the billets? Tankerman posted this in the Review of this kit when the same question was asked.... The specifications of HMS enterprise are B and C B. C material: cherry and maple B. CWood carving: Boxwood B. CMetal parts: Brass B: window: Bovine bone 😄 window:Boxwood B has less wood color difference C is in stock, B needs to book (I need to select timber) the estimated processing time is 3-4 weeks I hope this helps, Chris I think the above should read: B. and C. material: etc, etc, so they are the same except for transom lights material and wood color and grain... I think... Lou
  17. I believe those lines are to achieve the correct frame bevel? I am asking about frame alignment and not being able to fair them with a long sanding bar. Remove the offending frames and re position? The jig only ensure that a few frames are In alignment- eyeball the rest?
  18. Tom, I see your hull shape came out very smooth, how do you ensure this when you cannot fair the frames after installing like other POF builds because of the clinker “steps” in your frames, other build methods use jigs and alignment aids but still major fairing must be done to achieve a smooth hull. Do you still fair the frames after installed but maintain the “steps”?
  19. I think the correct term is ribbands and they were temporary rib supports installed during construction to hold and stiffen the frames in place until the actual planking was installed. So if you are not fully planking they are totally appropriate (and functional) to keep in place!
  20. Len, I made the same assumption, I will take the following: Construction and Fitting of the English Man of War AOTS Bellona Frigates of the Napoleanic Wars I live in Utah, 84414, let me know the shipping cost and I’ll PayPal you if that works... Thanks! Lou You wouldn’t happen to have a copy of Hahn’s Colonial Schooner book would you?
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