Elia
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Brian, I've just caught up with your Ben Latham build. Looks like a good start you got going. I look forward to seeing the hull develop. Cheers, Elia -
Bob, Your Lettie looks super. The hull planking and fairing are very sharp. I love that hull shape. I look forward to the deck installation and hull painting. Elia
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Russ, Very nice work on those chainplates! 1/32" wide - that's half the width of my schooner's chainplates and I thought mine were difficult to fabricate. Very nicely done. Cheers, Elia
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Stunning work, Remco, stunning. I showed my 9 year old (a budding little artist) the cabinet. She loves crafts, and making things, and of course she loved it, but then fell silent when seeing how small it actually was.... Awe. Simply amazing. Elia
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Russ, Very nice work the deck planking. Elia
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Beautiful finish and presentation, Jack. Hearty congratulations sir. Cheers, Elia
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Bob, That transom, the main and monkey rails, and the aft ends of the waist at the fashion pieces look sweet. Well done sir. Did you put a little camber into the transom (port to starboard)? It appears so. Cheers, Elia
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Those rat lines look good, Jack. Very nice. Cheers, Elia
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So very, very nice, Ed. Elia
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Alfons, That looks super. The color of the deck very much compliments the white painted furniture, the rigging ironwork, the windlass, and hull details. You sure have your painting technique down. All of your painted finishes are opaque, and smooth, and brush stroke free. All of it is impressive, but the area which catches my eye is the interior surface(s) of the dory - small features, the rail over hang, and the inner plank surfaces are clean and smooth. Really really nice work there. Cheers, Elia
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Ed, Beautiful work. Elia
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Oh my! I wish had enough free time for 8-10 hrs/week. These days 8-10 hrs/month is a good month for me. Cheers! Elia
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Russ, It is good to see you at the schooner again, making clean and steady progress. The port rail looks good, as does the deck planking. Cheers, Elia
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Len, The overall views of the hull are truly impressive. The yards and component blocks and strops look super and will compliment the hull very well. Super work (as usual!) Len. Cheers, Elia
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Toni, That is beautiful, crisp, and fine detailing. Very, very nice. Elia
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I too have some fine brass chain from Blue Jacket Shipcrafters, and recently have purchased some very nice anchor stud link chain made by Caldercraft. Elia
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Tom, I've just started using an Optivisor and very much like for the magification work. Far, far less expensive than the dental device. Maybe $50 US. There are multiple lens sets available for differing magnifications (and corresponding focal distances). Elia
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PopJack, That turned out quite well! Elia
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That is quite convincing, Remco. Very, very nice. Cheers, Elia
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Clare, It is good to see you at the Saginaw again. The deck light looks great, and the deck house quite the part. Cheers, Elia
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Bob, Lettie is already looking rather sweet! Very nice lines. A thought on your comment about adding a lot of filler planks at the stern - something quite common on the banks schooners of the very late 1800s and through the their demise in the 1930s was the shape and sweep of the garboard strake and the three strakes of planking above it. The garboard maybe have been 20" in width at the sternpost on larger schooners, with each successively higher strake plank a little less in width at the sternpost. The planks narrowed appreciably amidship and the resulting flow of the strakes didn't require many, if any, stealers. If you are interested I can post a picture or two to illustrate this. And I like that sign! Cheers, Elia
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ThorBob, Welcome back! Long time no see. I too welcome seeing your log rebuilt. That is a great looking model you had built. Cheers, Elia
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Colin, Very nice work on the masting. It all looks very sharp - from mast shaping to the wooldings, the bees and sheaves, the mast head details. Those will compliment the hull quite nicely. Cheers, Elia
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Ron, Your little gem continues to get honed further. Beautiful work. I especially like that aft platform notched around the frames - too nice. Of those spacers you've got setting the height of the seat risers - how are they secured? Do they lock into the clinker planking? Cheers, Elia
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What brand is a good head mounted magnifier,light.
Elia replied to kiwiron's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Sam, So true. I can't believe how quickly I've adopted the optivisor. Now almost nothing requiring fine vision and detail is done without them. Outstanding device. I think the only complaint I have is with the optional light. I find it works quite well and is a worthy addition to the optivisor. The battery case, though, slides around on the headband. Easily remedied with some tape. I highly recommend to any modeler who's eyes aren't 20/20 any longer look into one of these. Cheers, Elia
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