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druxey

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    Theatre, music, history, cycling, model making.

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  1. Definitely a win, Mark! I agree that the gudgeons need more recessing; ideally there should be no gap between rudder and post, if you can achieve it.
  2. The y axis markings allow one to draw a series of closely spaced parallel lines. I have a rule that works on the same principal. Glad to oblige, Mike!
  3. The first time one does hawse timbers it means a lot of do-overs. Looks like you've nailed them now. Well done! I prefer to file out the majority of the material for the hawse holes before I install those timbers. Saves drill tear-out issues and establishes the slope up of the holes.
  4. Bowlines (literally 'bow lines') normally lead forward, at least in English practice. The line for the fore course leads forward to a block hooked to the aft side of the bowsprit cap, then aft to belay at the forecastle. The main course bowline also leads forward. The English belayed it at the fore topsail sheet bitts forward of the fore mast. In your diagram it appears to belay inside the bow bulwark, presumably on a pinrail. Hopefully this is of some help!
  5. It's more realistic to omit them on a deck, especially at scale. There was a time when modelmakers used to treenail all their decks (about 20 to 50 years ago) and it became a fashion that has been followed to this day. (I was guilty of this with my early models!)
  6. Actually, there are nails securing the planking to the beams, and those are wood plugs over the nail heads, not treenails.
  7. I agree that the worming looks a little thick.
  8. That is a lovely rendition of the carved work as shown in the ship's portrait!
  9. The gap in the stock was for drainage as an air gap - not for shrinkage. Looks good.
  10. I go away for a month and you've completed the model, Ab? Well played, sir! Interesting reading your comments on gold leaf vs gold paint. I recently had the same issue and felt that real leaf was too reflective and gaudy. Also, the detail was lost. However, the client insisted that the dolphin stands be gilded. Bling!
  11. You never take the easy route, do you? Seriously, a full recovery to both of you, and soon.
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