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  1.    druxey reacted to a post in a topic: Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack by Venti - Model Shipways - 1:24
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  13. druxey
    Yves: that was only for the aft accommodation.
  14. druxey
    Excellent work on that drop plank.
  15.    BradNSW reacted to a post in a topic: L'Invention 1799 by Greg Davis - Scale 1:48
  16. druxey
    Plain, uncluttered background and crisp focus are requirements for the competition. Do photographic justice to your work! If you are a lousy photographer, get a friend to take the pictures for you.
  17. druxey
    Thr problem with paper plans is a considerable degree of expansion or contraction depending on humidity. You can be absolutely 'on' with that keel today,and be off several mm by the next day. It's like chasing a chimera. Madness will ensue! Two solutions: 1) Take a known scale measurement such as keel length and apply a scale rule against your work. 2) Produce a scale drawing on Mylar sheet. It is dimensionally stable regardless of humidity. Use that rather than a paper plan. The second solution is one I've used now for decades, since I discovered paper plans were a snare and delusion for accurate work. Sure, it's more work, but saves my sanity in the long run! The photo is the prelude to my current project, the South Carolina, ex L'Egyptian.
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    Thanks for any update, Marc, however small!
  20.    Tony Hunt reacted to a post in a topic: HMS PEGASUS by giampieroricci - Scale 1:36 - Swan-Class Sloop from plans by David Antscherl & Greg Herbert
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  24. druxey
    Funny, that. The first piece - or the first acceptable one - always takes far longer than subsequent ones! Those look really nice.
  25.    thibaultron reacted to a post in a topic: Yacht Mary by catopower - Mamoli Dusek - 1:54 - An Inherited Model
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  27. druxey
    Increase the gaff angle? Slack off the vangs a little before adjusting the peak halliard. The overall 'look' of the model is nice, even if the sails aren't quite the way you'd like them to be.
  28. druxey
    Nice clean result. Can't see any sign of the struggle!
  29. druxey
    Not only great craftsmanship, but also great drafting, Ilhan!
  30. druxey
    That is rapid progress!
  31. druxey
    Bonnets were used instead of reef points, Claire. Neat work on those sails. I'm so sorry about the loss of your friend Ken.
  32. druxey
    Very nicely done. It 'turned' out well!
  33. druxey
    Another time, you might want to consider using SilkSpan....
  34. druxey
    It's nice when earlier attention pays off later in the build, as has happened here. Looking good! Enjoy Crete with your bride!
  35. druxey
    Nice extra tweaks!

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