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  1. druxey
    Lovely progress. I'd be hesitant to use steel or any ferrous metal in a model as it may corrode. Brass rod might be a better idea.
  2. druxey
    Harriet Lane's armament was of three muzzle-loading Dahlgrens and one Parrott gun. I suppose you could leave them off the model....
  3. druxey
    I love the double beam arm arrangement at the main mast on that draught!
  4. druxey
    Primed, that section looks like an iced wedding cake!
  5. druxey
    Clove hitches only look 'right' at much larger scales than the scale you are working at. With scale model work at any size, there are always compromises to make appearance look correct.
  6. druxey
    Whew! At last the definitive account. I appreciate your consideration of my input, Waldemar.
  7. druxey
    Perhaps a looser but more accurate rendering might be: This year, out of the iron guns on these ships, five split; all on the ship Noah's Ark.
  8. druxey
    What a fun float for a pageant! Juggling fish as well.
  9. druxey
    I'd say your translation here is pretty good, Waldemar! For smoother reading in English I'd slightly change it: This year (ie. 1628), 5 more iron guns were distributed to the ships than last year [, of these]: 1 iron 3½ pounder gun, 3 iron guns were allocated to the ship Saint George, (namely) one 5-pounder gun and two 6-pounders, 1 iron gun was assigned to the ship Sea Wife; a 6-pounder. [also] 1 bronze falconet burst in half in action. 1 small bronze falconet fell overboard in battle.
  10. druxey
    Whew! I'm glad it was not a longer document.... Perhaps use 'captured' instead of 'arrested', as the latter term is applied to persons, not objects.
  11. druxey
    Congratulations on a bitter-sweet conclusion to a very fine model, Eric. My condolences on the loss of your father in law. I love the Heaney rendering of Beowolf - thank you for sharing those lines with us. But back to your model: I love the muted color scheme, as well as a crew I wouldn't want to meet on a beach somewhere. To better days ahead!
  12. druxey
    Close! Perhaps a looser translation that is more easily understood: The White Hound needs twelve 4 or 5 pounder guns. To do this....
  13. druxey
    Just catching up with you, JD. You've made a lot of progress since the last time I checked in , but that is ever labor-intensive work!
  14. druxey
    Thanks for the claire-ification! It looked as if the individual cloths were scoops in the photo, prompting my question.
  15. druxey
    That is a very impressive degree of resolution! Thank you for the information, Henry.
  16. druxey
    Claire - you're back!!! Nice to see you return. The scalloped effect of the sail foot in the photo is interesting; is there a practical reason for this, such as directing air flow more efficiently?
  17. druxey
    A victim of your own success! Well done, Chris.
  18. druxey
    My 'take' on clinker planking is with Chuck. I suspect Chuck's suggestion of a higher rise of sheer is the answer, which explains the height of the ends of these early vessels. Nice first go at a real brass instrument!
  19. druxey
    Nice milling job, Tom. Toni: I think we are all a little hard on ourselves when it comes to criticism of our own work!
  20. druxey
    Delightfully dirty! Very convincing, Gary.
  21. druxey
    It has been published for over a century and is a quarterly, peer reviewed, research journal. Fascinating articles on all eras, book reviews, etc.
  22. druxey
    Perhaps: "The White Hound needs 12 (guns) of 4 or 5 pound caliber..."
  23. druxey
    I agree with Waldemar: the (half) plan view is superimposed on the profile drawing!
  24. druxey
    Are you doing any painting, Michael?
  25. druxey
    Well done! The forward edge of the knee is rounded off, so when at anchor the cable doesn't get damaged by rubbing against any sharp corners. See Greg's photos.

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