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I don’t think I would. The lap joints look so nice, the tree nails would be a distraction. Perhaps a cosmetic model choice, but a good one I think. -
I’ve been here since the 80’s. We’ll just have to disagree, I don’t want to hijack this thread to discuss Texas weather.
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Thanks for the info BE! I’ll have to search some out.
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Not true, most thunderstorms cause little to no damage. They don’t all include high winds or hail. Odd for you to feel the need to make such a statement on a friendly forum.
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Glad you realized that, you definitely can’t. First to clear the throat halyard, second because there will soon be a lot of rope passing around the mast below that anchor point. I made it fairly easily from a piece of flat brass. The hole needs to large enough to accommodate a hook and as long as shown on the plans. Your work from what I see is more than fine, you have every reason to share it. The thunderstorms missed where we are for the most part. As long as there is no damage and I’m at home, I kinda like rip roaring thunderstorm.
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More great work BE. Could you provide the source for your micro chisels? They look like nice tools to have.
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Impressive carving. Definitely not something I have the patience for doing. Congratulations on finishing these!
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I may yet. I’d go for the Cherry version.
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I get more and more tempted when I see yours and others on this beautiful but huge ship.
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Thank you BE, your comments are very much appreciated. As often as I’ve removed or replaced things I feel like I’ve built her twice and there are times, like now, when I’ve slowed to a crawl on progress. What speed I’ve gained comes in large part to having great logs like your Cheerful build as a ready reference and example.
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Thank you for the comment, much appreciated.
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Sorry to hear Chris, sounds like a long recovery. Hope it all goes well from here.
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Fortunately I don’t. People buy my work, but I don’t live by it. Very few do, and they exist on tours, not selling prints.
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I could tell you how to to fix that, it’s pretty simple to get it whiter, in camera and or in Lightroom. However I agree with you, the soft background highlights the model. As a photographer I know that more isn’t always better. The model suspended in a ultra white universe with no balance or grounding (like shadows at the base) just looks weird and unsettling. Still one thing to try is using a light to just light the background either from above or the sides. That will give you more contrast and separate the model without sending it off into a white void. James knows how to do this very well with his product photography. I can do it, but it’s not my specialty. Focus stacking is easy in my D850 and Z7, a little harder in older cameras and not insignificant post work regardless of camera. You can get the ship in focus between f/11- f/16. (Well, Winnie is really big:-) without all that hassle. I’d recommend your photography energy be spent on lighting and basic processing. Just my two cents.
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It’s quite famous and a long held mystery. How do they get out on the dry lake bed and how do they move…know one know for sure, aliens is one theory. 🤣
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Indeed it has been. Maybe I’m going slower now because I’m not that anxious to finish her… Thank you, it’s been a good year…….for model building……
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She’s had quite a few new modeling tools, but I’m sure there is at least one more, can’t have too many.
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Not by much if you’re on your masts. It’s a fun build. 👍🏻
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Good catch, thank you. Silly error, this is why I don’t tie off permanently to quickly.
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Today marks my 1 year anniversary working on Cheerful. This is often the chance to show progress photos, however I’m buried sorting out shrouds. So much fun……yes I noticed I’d managed to snag the peak halyard tackle in the lanyard 🤣 Two down six to go. Lanyards are temporary until all four per side are complete.
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Do you have a build log, I’d enjoy seeing another Cheerful underway?
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As described in my. Cheerful log, I used black masking tape on the mast, boom, and, gaff then painted over the tape. A little CA and the Paints seals it all with a tight fit. It works great. The “tab” was formed by shaping a strip of brass the same width as the tape I cut including down to a pin to insert through the tape. The tab has to be solid and thick enough to hold the weight of the throat halyard You can see the result in my build log.
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Since you have Photoshop play with tweaking white balance. This works much better if the photos are shot RAW, but jpegs can also have WB adjusted to a degree. Maybe reduce magenta or just slide the temperature left (cooler) a bit. Though not on a model photo, I’ve spent hours on editing a single landscape photo, many of which are in my galleries at GlennBarlow|Photography Yes blatant self promotion 😁
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Not true on more advanced and newer iPhones. I can direct the focus point as I wish with my iPhone 12 Pro, I could as well with my prior iPhone X too.
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