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  1. druxey
    It appears that the lowest strakes do not narrow sufficiently as they come into the bow and stem. Once you have lined out the planking runs, you must follow them accurately, or cumulative 'creep' will occur and you'll end up with the same problem again. Also, your garboard could end a little further aft as well to help things out.
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    In fairness to Hahn, he used this for small-scale models, not large 1:48 scale ones. The wastage was significantly less.
  3. druxey
    Here is an example of the open 'Navy Board' style of framing. Note that the model was built right side up, with no wasted extended toptimbers.
  4. druxey
    Well done! Your final result looks great.
  5. druxey
    Sometimes we just have to do what works. I suspect it was the same in a real shipyard as well. It's looking very good. Sorry to read that you came down with the dreaded 'lurgy, but good to read that you are recovering.
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    I suppose the question is whether the bow transom will bother you. If so, changing it will be a good exercise in correcting things. Most, if not all of us, have a bottle of rubbing alcohol handy for ungluing things. For instance, just yesterday I unglued an item twice and re-made it for the third time because I knew it would bother me if I didn't correct it.
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    Superb work as ever, Valeriy!
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    Lovely, Claire! I can almost smell the wood shavings....
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    Very sweet work, Ben!
  10. druxey
    Space was at a premium. You would only hit your head once on the cross-piece coming up the ladderway. After that you'd instinctively duck!
  11. druxey
    Nice! All those studded rivets definitely give this a very (steam) punk look! great work, Michael.
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    'Out of the tube' artists' acrylic or oil colors are generally too intense for a model without some modification. Paints specifically for models might be a better choice.
  13. druxey
    Nice precis of a complex build!
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    Welcome back, Mark! Those fixed blocks are tricky. looks like you've got them beat though. Had you considered painting your friezes on thin paper and then gluing them to the ship's sides? Contemporary models show that this was often done, rather than painting directly on the wood. I found this much easier to accomplish, particularly when the surface was directed downward!
  15. druxey
    If this were a valuable historic model, one would try to save as much of the original material as possible, This is not the case here, so Roger's advice is very good advice.
  16. druxey
    Yes, Caruana's untimely death was a great pity. To confirm, there is no Volume III that he had planned on.
  17. druxey
    Turning? You should have written 'micro-turning'! Well done, as always.
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    Sometimes scraping alone, done well, is the finishing 'sanding'. Don't scrape after sanding: small abrasive particles shed by the sandpaper and embedded in the wood surface will blunt your scraper.
  19. druxey
    The most detailed information is in Volume 2 of Adrian Caruana's The History of English Sea Ordnance 1523-1875, The Age of the System. Unless you have deep pockets, inter-library loan is your best bet!
  20. druxey
    Well, having seen and been aboard Cutty Sark, what a behemoth Glory of the Seas is in comparison! Thank you for giving us a better idea of her size this way.
  21. druxey
    Neat result, Maury!
  22. druxey
    And that lovely elliptical frame?
  23. druxey
    Nice start to the year, Håkan!
  24. druxey
    Keep us posted, She would make a fascinating subject, Brian.
  25. druxey
    You could try a scratch-built one, Brian!

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