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glbarlow

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About glbarlow

  • Birthday October 30

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    Dallas, Texas
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  1.    glbarlow reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Winchelsea by Greg M - 1/48 scale
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  4. glbarlow
    Limited Edition series 2? 😎 I’d be interested too should things change. Something I could build with my grandson.
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  13. glbarlow
    Not sure how I missed the finished model post nearly a year ago. Try belated congratulations on a job so well done. So many fine points about your build, the one I find especially impressive are the splices and seizings in your rope work. Well done!
  14.    glbarlow reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Winchelsea 1764 by shauer - 1:48
  15. glbarlow
    Well done!
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  19. glbarlow
    I believe it’s the same called limewood in Europe and basswood in the US, certainly similar if nothing else. It’s suitable for interior parts, but not of quality for planking in my opinion. I’d thin mahogany would be difficult to work with, walnut is very common and what most basic kit builders provide. Not the best look for our model. Maybe it’s worth the cost to have Alaskan Cedar shipped to you. From Chuck’s mill partner
  20. glbarlow
    I had the same gap, I imagine we all did. This will be the alignment of your forward planks, best not to let it go. I simply, and very carefully, sanded the curve of the stem until it matched the frame and rabbet. Think it out where and where not to sand, and it doesn’t take much to get it right. I went slow, repeatedly test fitting. So I guess conflicting advice from prior builders, all who were successful with their solution. Have fun😁
  21. glbarlow
    Well done Frank, that center belt is indeed a challenge.
  22. glbarlow
    Welcome back
  23. glbarlow
    Very nice work, great looking model!
  24. glbarlow
    Very impressive paint work, even more impressive is the research and finding of clever techniques to make it happen.
  25. glbarlow
    I’m never sure what’s better, the quality of your build or the depth of your logs. I do agree they are of benefit to us all. Well done as always BE!
  26. glbarlow
    You may need to bevel, even up, and/or reduce the scrap wood pieces or the gap might grow wider as you plank further. You might also be able the replacement the bottom (currently top) counter plank. While replacing the planks is a lot, there are still ways to fiddle about to close the gap. The moulding strip and frieze have to have some to adhere to. (I hadn’t notice the size of the gap in my earlier comment, sorry).
  27. glbarlow
    I think your’re on the right track, no need to change
  28. glbarlow
    The pear is complimentary. I wouldn’t paint it.
  29. glbarlow
    This is a challenging area to get a good clean, tight flow of planks. It’s also a time to look ahead in the instructions, something I always do,to see the final look. The lower counter will be covered with a frieze and moulding over that along the line of planks. The curve, tight and solid fit is the important part.
  30. glbarlow
    Nice work, a big task to have the cannon behind you. Fun stuff ahead!

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