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  1.    bruce d reacted to a post in a topic: HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
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    Glad to see progress and that you are back at it, Pat. The model looks terrific.
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    If one absolutely has to use nails - which I do not for one moment recommend! - then one needs to predrill a hole just under the diameter of the nail one is using.
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    Nice to see an update and progress, Gary. She is coming along beautifully!
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  19. druxey
    Spreading topsides is not a unique problem. Years ago, I had the same issue with a 64-gun ship model. My solution was similar to yours. In this case I placed the rods between the beams and buried the filed down nuts under the outer planking. The rods were invisible in the finished model.
  20.    druxey reacted to a post in a topic: Mary Rose by Baker - scale 1/50 - "Your Noblest Shippe"
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  23. druxey
    Every best wish for success in your new space, Chris!
  24. druxey
    Ship models worth making are not a race against time. The hours you've spent so far shows in the results.
  25. druxey
    Coming along beautifully. Perhaps the external door to the quarter gallery was more for ventilation purposes....
  26. druxey
    Very nicely done. Just catching up on your build, John. Ailing or failing parents are a huge stress, and I empathise with what you and you wife have been going through. It's tough on everyone.
  27. druxey
    "Just fooling around"? says the card wizard. First, working at that scale is impressive enough, but in card as well....
  28. druxey
    Looks as if part 1, rolled, is the lining for inside the hawse hole. Is the area below the black line a glue flap? Certainly it's an odd piece!
  29. druxey
    These are the kind of photos that make me smile! Looking lovely.
  30. druxey
    A great philosophy!
  31. druxey
    Nearly always, no-one else will notice things that you do, as the 'ideal' is only in your own mind and imagination!
  32. druxey
    Beautifully executed, Matthias! Have you tried fixing the carving blank to a backing block of wood using PVA glue? It can be freed after by soaking in isopropanol (95% rubbing alcohol). That way there is nothing interfering with the edges of the carving. Also, a block can be easily held and turned as you carve. I've used that method successfully for many years.
  33. druxey
    At the date of Endeavour, nibbed planks would not have been used. Less extreme curved planks with a hook where needed was the style at that date. Here is an example on a modern model of Resolution.

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