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druxey

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  1. Some days it's better to walk away from it.... Obviously today was one of them! A new start tomorrow.
  2. Thanks for the explanation, Maury! Starting to look shipshape.
  3. 'erkofft' perhaps? Bought?
  4. Yeah, I know. I'm a pain sometimes, aren't I?
  5. Vielen Dank dafür, Karl! Nice to see a ship modeler's life work exhibited.
  6. A wonderful specie for musical instrument sound-boards, but too soft and grainy for model-making purposes. Also, becoming rare to obtain and, therefore, expensive.
  7. The gains look great, Toni. However, how would you handle a drop strake in clinker?
  8. I suspect that red muzzles were 'Captain's fancy'.
  9. You'll love using them!
  10. Well, I see that Christmas has arrived early! Use them in good health, Mark. I never got sharpening instructions with mine. What does Mihail recommend?
  11. You should already have some semi-scratch or scratch building experience, mugje. Small power equipment helps: a mini circular saw and scroll saw make things go easier than using hand tools alone. Be prepared for a few 'do-overs'; this is normal even for experienced builders. The book is a step-by-step one, with lots of photos and diagrams as well as the plans mentioned above. A copy of The Fully Framed Model, Volume I is also very helpful if you are not already familiar with 18th century ship construction.
  12. What simple, innovative and effective techniques, Gary! Great result.
  13. That's true, but seen at a later time when the steeve of the bowsprit was less steep and the foot of the sail was much closer to the water.
  14. I believe that only modern (i.e. late 19th century on) rings are recessed. The earlier contemporary English models do not show this feature.
  15. Welcome! There is (or was) a nice maritime museum in Valletta that I've been to some years ago. Is it still there?
  16. Just big enough to slip a hand through. Some rings were round, others triangular. Not a 'dumb question' at all!
  17. Did you have to do much thole-thearching before correcting things? (Sorry, Steven, but I can never resist!) Well done for revising them.
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