Ebomba

Ron ,you have a long way since those early ones , your tools are more sophisticated (and more expensive) but your quest for excellence remains the same, nice work and thanks for another lesson 

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Ed

A joy to see you continue on this project, I have gained a lot of knowledge following this build not only your many lessons on how to do things but on your quest for perfection Please continue

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Ed

I am in always in awe of your patience and ability to solve problems as they arise , looking good.

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Ed

Always good to see you progress on one of your builds, slow and steady wins the race or so they say

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Ed

Ron, always a treat to see your work, great attention to detail and excellent photography, Thanks for sharing

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Ed

Great to see her again and to see you back in the shop, exceptional !

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Ed

Ron ,excellent work as always, really great workmanship, but send that guy back to Oneida to oversee the finish

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Ed

Just great to see another build by you, but please continue with Oneida, one of my all time favorite builds,

happy to see you are still using hand tools to a great extent , what woods do you plan on using? Good Luck with it I know it will be great build

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Ed

OC, your build is looking spectacular and I think you brought to the project the same can do spirit that our fathers and grand fathers brought to the fight! Stay safe.

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Totally agree with the others great job and an excellent tutorial (as always) dumb question what type of metal is used?

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Ed

Nice fix, as always great workmanship

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Ed

This is quite the adventure, looking forward to the results, sure they will turn out excellent

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Ed

Ron, great work , learned a lot, another chapter in the book

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Ed

O C the model is coming along great, it will be a real tribute to your Dad, I would not worry about a few flaws in the paint, I think they will be hardly noticeable when done and I'm sure after a few missions she would have had a few scratches and dents. Keep up the good work,

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Ed

Beautiful work as always, question, do you have a set of rigging plans for Oneida, if not what sources are you using as a guide?

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OC , thank you for sharing this great story, started me  to think of my father , he was a final inspector in Stratford Ct on the Corsair met my mother there, Thanks again

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Ed

Ron, is it your intention to fully rig it, I know way back when you indicated that lack of space might prevent you from rigging it but maybe with the new home you have more room would really like to see her fully rigged perhaps a new course "The fully rigged model ship"

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Ed

Ron ,so happy to see your great build continue, I look forward to many new lessons from you, almost like a course in How To Build a Model Ship

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Ed

just a suggestion but if you want to learn how to plank you might look at the NRG half hall planking project you get a basic education in how a POB ship is built and a great planking education by Toni it really is a learning experience and a fun project and if you have questions help is just a click away

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Jesselee, you might want to check out Chuck's method of making flags from tissue paper, I believe he explains it in his log on the Cheerful but if you do a search you will find that many have used that method, by the way, followed you build from the beginning great job and thanks for all the tips along the way

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Ed

Ron, you sure are a busy man, guess it keeps you out of trouble, I enjoy your posts always informative

Ed

if you go to the NRG home page under articles there is a article Simple Hall Planking that has a section on fairing the hull, also

if you use the search feature using fairing as the search word there are numerous articles and just a reminder the NRG just released a project Half Hull Planking Project by none other than Toni, who was the first to respond to your inquiry, just got mine last Friday and highly recommend it, Good Luck you will definitely find the information you need

Ed

Just ordered via Paypal, I believe this is a great service to those of us less experienced in the hobby, and quite in the dark on planking

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Ed

I now only work in 1:48 mainly due to my age (72) and eyesight, I find the larger size much easier to handle, and you can add  more detail, downside is at this scale you will mostly find smaller type ships and the selection is rather limited

I am currently working on the Lively and have the Halifax on hand for my next build both from the Lumberyard

Ed

there should be a brass rod included in the kit 1/32" x 6" for use as the axels, the triangular piece the butt of the cannon rests on is the quoin no material is supplied for that piece and must be fabricated by the builder, very small piece, you could omit it and the casual observer would never miss it

Ed