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  1. druxey
    Lovely work as usual, Mark. I see you are beginning to tackle those cheeks now as well.
  2. druxey
    Very impressive progress.
  3. druxey
    Lining out for planking involves two separate steps. The first is scientific: dividing the surface to be covered into equal width belts. (I suggest four.) The second is art: looking at the hull from all angles and adjusting the belt divisions into visually pleasing lines. Read the planking primers on this site for full details. Also I suggest using black thread rather than wood strips.
  4. druxey
    Remember that the gammoning has to pass between the head timbers (those are the vertical ones (as seen from the side) supporting the rails.
  5. druxey
    Just follow your nose, Shipman.
  6. druxey
    Tagua is very limited in the size of carving one can get out of it. Another possible material is mammoth ivory, which is not prohibited. It has a nice pale cream to brownish tone - it won't visually 'jump' like elephant ivory. Of course, if you use machine tools, there's the odour....
  7. druxey
    Very nice clean work.
  8. druxey
    Here's a contemporary painting c.1770: https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/14024.html I've seen cabins on contemporary models painted in pale grey-green and also one in a robin's egg blue!
  9. druxey
    I can't recall which NMM or SM model now, but I remember seeing at least one with black spirketting on the upper deck.
  10. druxey
    Coming along nicely, Albert!
  11. druxey
    Pre-dye the planks, install and smooth, then retouch with a small brush and buff. The dye blends nicely with itself. Please mask everything else first. It's amazing how far tiny droplets can fly - much like the coronavirus! If you can work with the model on its side, then at least you won't be working across the model and fighting gravity.
  12. druxey
    Not entirely pointless, Keith. Someone, a century or so from now, will discover the hidden 'portrait'. I hope you identified the subject!
  13. druxey
    I look forward to seeing how your collaboration develops! Nice effect on the deck, HH.
  14. druxey
    Absolutely, Frank. It's so frustrating that we are losing answers to many questions this way.
  15. druxey
    The coating is lacquer and easily removed with either fine wet and dry paper or acetone. In any case, one will only see the cut ends of the wire that are not coated.
  16. druxey
    I look forward to seeing how your collaboration develops! Nice effect on the deck, HH.
  17. druxey
    I picked up 24 gauge copper wire at my local hardware store!
  18. druxey
    Now, why didn't you mention that your ceiling was a suspended one with removable tiles before?
  19. druxey
    You are getting really good at this, Steven!
  20. druxey
    Welcome: I wonder if you are the first Manxman on this site?
  21. druxey
    For the record, it was Charles I that lost his head, not Charles II.
  22. druxey
    I suspect that copper was used, at least below the waterline.
  23. druxey
    Certainly a strange tail fin that looks more like an acanthus leaf on the aft supporting figure to the crown!
  24. druxey
    Not so much a village as a small garrison town! Looks terrific, especially when we see the scale relative to your glasses.
  25. druxey
    It's frustrating when the image is unclear and could be interpreted any number of ways. At least, no-one can say that you are wrong!

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