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Oh, Chris! You didn't cut around the thwarts? What would the late, great Danny have to say? Here's to Dan!
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Is there evidence for the layout of the planking butts as you've drawn them? I'm just curious. The new shape of the hull with higher rise fore and aft looks very convincing now.
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
druxey replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
I'm glad that you've come to that conclusion, Pat. I don't think you'll regret it. After all, if the original material for the hull were oak, would you really be impelled to use oak for a scale model? Obviously not.- 993 replies
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Look at the photo in Step 49, and you'll see that the line hitches around itself on the top of the spar before moving over to the next hole. (The instruction describes this as well).
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Coywles: Collectors of both fresh air and fresh rainwater! Congratulations, Chris; you have invented a dual-purpose vent.
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Nice start but, might I suggest, 'horse backwards'? Imagine finishing this carving, which will have delicate detail in places. Now, how are you going to clamp it to cut the slot for the knee of the head? The only reasonable solution is to have the knee of the head made first. Then cut the slot with its double taper into the blank block first, making sure that it fits in place nicely. Mount the carving on a temporary stick that you can hold in a vise to carve it.
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A critique of the works of Nicolaes Witsen
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NAIAD 1797 by Bitao - 1:60
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HMS EURYALUS by Matiz - FINISHED - scale 1:56
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A critique of the works of Nicolaes Witsen
druxey replied to Philemon1948's topic in Nautical/Naval History
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Well done, Chris! Perhaps another pic with a match or Tic-Tac for size comparison, please?
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Good to see your progress, Lynn, as well as your return. Most of us have used the dining table early in our model-making careers and some of us still do.
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Help from German speaking readers needed…
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I'm glad I don't have to decipher that handwriting! That is a huge challenge in itself, without translating it as well. -
Slots should be just wide enough for the chain plates to pass through. Coming along nicely!
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