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  1. druxey
    Try a piece of crêpe rubber eraser on the gummy remnants instead of solvent. Have you tried the low-tack version: 3M's Scotch brand removable matt tape instead?
  2. druxey
    Boring? Hardly. Your step-buy-step is most instructive. Lovely work, yet again. Break out the winter woolies now, Keith!
  3. druxey
    Welcome aboard! I recall seeing St Roch in Vancouver some years ago, She makes an interesting subject. Looking forward to seeing your progress. And there is nothing like good ol' fashioned manual drafting! (I'm also doing some this afternoon.)
  4. druxey
    Oooh! See if I help you out again, Moonbug. Seriously, you'll have to post a photo or two of your own completed binnacle as reparation.
  5. druxey
    Beautifully done!
  6. druxey
    Because the pump runs through at an angle, the athwartship opening needs to be slanted to match, which may account for at least part of the fitting issue.
  7. druxey
    There were always vents, but not a funnel or chimney. The latter seems to be a 19th century development. An Amazon class model in the NMM collection shows the form used in the 1770's: https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-66276 Hard to see in the photo, but the sides of the central raised portion have several vent holes (five in a diamond pattern, one hole in the middle, if memory serves me correctly). o o o o o
  8. druxey
    And swivelling swivel hooks! Amazing.
  9. druxey
    Well done: Grooving those posts accurately is tricky!
  10. druxey
    It goes together by trial and error fitting. If you have some re-stickeable 3M Magic tape you can lay a piece down in the gap and trace the shape you need. Peel off the tape and stick it on your planking stock. Cut the plank a hair oversize and sanding stick it down until it just slips into place. Labor intensive? Yes! But, with care, the result is well worth the trouble.
  11. druxey
    To avoid distortion (and for safety's sake!), make an outer plaster of Paris two-piece jacket with the joint at right angles to the split line in your RTV mold.
  12. druxey
    Well re-worked, Alex. Fixing 'oopsies' up is a skill every model-maker has to develop. And you've learned to be gentle and patient when ungluing!
  13. druxey
    Nice plumbing conversion, Keith!
  14. druxey
    A scraper works well for a rabbet on a cross-section. Of course at bow and stern the angles change considerably, but for your model it did a good job.
  15. druxey
    Well, congratulations on your new toys. As was pointed out, the quality remains long after the cost is forgotten.
  16. druxey
    I believe that there was a V de V exhibition at the NMM some years ago, and a large format catalog volume was produced at that time. Am I remembering this correctly? Also, (if you can get there!): https://www.holland.com/global/press/news-resources/exhibition-of-van-de-velde-marine-art.htm
  17. druxey
    Thank you for bringing this book to our attention, Marcus!
  18. druxey
    Excavation by Brock University archaeology students and professionals have been held up the past two years by the pandemic. It is hoped that the site will become active again next year. It is known that an abandoned 'canaller' is buried at a deeper level on this site.
  19. druxey
    Also, kit 'walnut' may or may not be....
  20. druxey
    Welcome aboard! There are several fine builders on this site who happen to be female. Check them out.
  21. druxey
    Is there a suitable solvent you can use to dilute the Acrifix and reduce its viscosity? Lovely detail. Again I marvel what you are able to do at this small scale.
  22. druxey
    The best solution to such pieces is to cut them from wider stock - in sections if needed.
  23. druxey
    A bin usually has a lid, not a door. Is this the case here?
  24. druxey
    Spoken like a true Aussie, Pat!
  25. druxey
    You forgot to mention: ALLEN KEY: Is always a metric size when you require duodecimal or vice versa. Either variety is effective at converting hexagonal recesses into round ones. RAZOR SAW: Is neither a razor nor, usually, a saw. DISPOSABLE BLADE: Definitely. ROBERTSON SCREWS: Those weird Canadian screws with square recesses that use screwdrivers which actually work. Oh, well. Too bad, America. I'm sure that there are others.

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