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  1. druxey
    If you look at the deck planking on Mary Rose, you'll see no orderliness. "This piece of wood will fit here without much work...." I'm sure that the HGAD's planking looked very like your model, Steven.
  2. druxey
    Good stuff! Glad your bright idea works well in practice.
  3. druxey
    Once again, clarification: SeaWatch is a small 'mom and pop' publishing operation. The owner, Bob, has had serious health issues this past year. The books are shipped from a storage facility elsewhere - not from Oregon. As books almost always arrive, the shipper is reliable, but does not send out confirmation or tracking. In the rare event that a book does not eventually show up, I'm sure that a replacement will be sent. Remember also that the U.S. postal system is in some disarray. Patience, folks!
  4. druxey
    Looks like you are winning. You'll be a while fairing, though! The first time one frames a model is the hardest, as there is no substitute for experience. It is a great exercise in patience, as you are discovering. You can look forward to an easier time on the square frames soon!
  5. druxey
    Now that is a creative solution; to allow a slide-in fit. I like it! I doubt if extra pinning would be required: you would have ample gluing surface, plus a kind of shallow dovetail at the ship's side. Of course, if you are a 'belt and braces' man... A healthy and happy New Year to you, Mark.
  6. druxey
    And best wishes for a better 2021 from me as well!
  7. druxey
    Well done indeed!
  8. druxey
    Glad you have good dust control - electronics don't work well with dust! A lot of those books look familiar!
  9. druxey
    Try 'Great Lakes wrecks 1812'?
  10. druxey
    Lovely work as usual. I hope that the casting metal is pewter? Lead is not so good.
  11. druxey
    As in all things, experience will inform you when it comes to subsequent models. Planking well, in particular, has a steep learning curve! Persistence will pay off.
  12. druxey
    Looking very good indeed, Mark. Question: it's hard to tell in the photos, but are the edges of those standards chamfered off?
  13. druxey
    And a well-deserved glass of wine, B.E.! I love the rigging detail that you have included. Sorry about the fish, though. Best wishes for the New Year.
  14. druxey
    Usually finger pressure is sufficient to hold the joint until the glue sets. White glue will do this in a minute or so. No need for clamps really.
  15. druxey
    Whew! An exhaustive if not exhausting tutorial on compositing multiple images and trying to eliminate distortion. Thanks for taking the time to show us how you deal with this issue.
  16. druxey
    You have drawn some good conclusions about false stem/breast hook/standard construction.
  17. druxey
    Superb craftsmanship indeed.
  18. druxey
    Certainly scuppers are a vexing problem. I figured that they had to go between the ports and between the frame timbers, also avoiding any plank butts.
  19. druxey
    Congratulations on what appears to be a fine publication, beautifully illustrated.
  20. druxey
    What specie of wood and what bending method are you using, Mark?
  21. druxey
    Pretty impressive, Toni! Well done.
  22. druxey
    Welcome and bienvenue! Yes, Herreshoff did some amazing designs. If you ever get the chance, you should try to visit the museum where there are many of his boats, either restored or in process.
  23. druxey
    A few more random thoughts: When I went to purchase my first drafting board (wasit really nearly 50 years ago?) I looked at a 4' 0" one and was advised that 5' 0" would be better in the long run. Didn't that turn out to be too small! I 'upgraded' to a 6' 0" board a few years later. A big, solid vintage board it is - I still use it today, My school (British, public) did not offer any technical courses whatsoever. So I taught myself the fundamentals and then more advanced work such as producing two and three point perspectives from floor plans and elevations. I became proficient enough to be engaged by architectural companies to produce renderings for them. Later, as a theatrical designer, I channelled these skills into both working drawings for set construction as well as accurately render sets from an audience POV. It was gratifying to get feedback from construction and painting crews that my work was the easiest that they ever received to work from. Season's greetings to all readers!
  24. druxey
    Most folk think wood is uniform in consistency, but it is not. While a plank may stay fairly stable in length, its width can change quite a bit, as Bob has pointed out. Try to keep models at a consistent humidity level if you can. Temperature change has a less, but still appreciable, effect.
  25. druxey
    Small scans are done at home, but large 24" x 36" sheets are taken to a local architectural reproduction/sign company office where I have the sheet(s) scanned at 300 dpi. The resulting scan is imported into any vector program such as Illustrator or whatever.

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