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druxey

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  1. The extension to the standard does run up in a similar curve to the lower rail. It extends right up to the top of the hair bracket scroll. Behind the figure there are three solid layers; the two hair brackets on the outside sandwiching the extension piece. See my sketch superimposed on your drawing as an approximation.
  2. Mark: interesting comments. I interpret the pen and ink picture as a transitional stern, where the round tuck was still being figured out by the shipwrights. I can see that the Lely is ambiguous; as first glance it appears to be a square tuck, but on closer examination it seems to also be transitional like the drawing - especially on the port side.
  3. If you are an experienced carver (and from your description, you are) I can see where you are coming from. Letting your subconscious work on a problem and the ability to visualize are not talents most of us have. For lesser mortals....
  4. You are a braver man than I, Hubac. I always carve the head and face first, not last. That way, should I mess up, I haven't wasted time and effort of the rest of the piece. So far, your twins are looking very good.
  5. You appear to be having altogether too much fun. Bien fait, monsieur!
  6. Water looks great, but perhaps even better with a bigger area of sea around the model?
  7. I suppose that you could move the lower rail aft end inward a little more to increase the curve of that aft head timber.
  8. Mark: try this modification of the middle rail placement and repositioning of the seat/chutes.
  9. The 'flattened' shapes of planks are not usually straight on one edge, except for the garboard. Here's an example of the lowest few strakes of a fairly simple hull. These were figured out using the planking method in the tutorial by David Antscherl
  10. Nice deck you ended up with, Martin. Looking good all round.
  11. I have seen sheer poles on a contemporary model of 1752, so they were introduced much earlier than Lees suggests. In this case, the shroud sheer pole is more of a rack as it actually carries belaying pins. See: https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/66296.html
  12. Looking good, Tom. Glad the book is working for you.
  13. "Fascinating, complex geometry" you say? Just wait until you get to the head timber geometry - your head will spin! The notches for the head rails get progressively angled as you go forward. It's a challenge. The aft end of the lower rail may need to be a moved little more toward the centerline? Would that solve the discharge tube issue (pun intended)?
  14. Here is a model of Resolution that shows these features:
  15. Looking very nice, Ben. We know nothing about Beam 7.
  16. If you go the chessboard route, I can guarantee that any light colored pieces you drop will land on white, and any dark pieces will land on - yes, you've guessed it!
  17. This has a ZAZ number in the corner, so is part of the Royal Museums Greenwich collection. I don't know whether there are copyright concerns involved here. However, it is a nice illustration.
  18. Again, I should mention that Mr. Friedman has had recent health issues, so please be patient with him! It is a small business catering to the ship model community, not a large publishing house.
  19. Your fairing of the bulkheads looks good. If you look at planking articles on this site, you'll see that planks usually have to be shaped to fit properly. Straight planks are only good for siding a flat surface like a house. You will either need to cut curved planks or edge bend straight ones. (There are tutorials on MSW on both methods.) Then your planks will lie flat.
  20. Avoid contact cement if at all possible! Another thread just mentioned planks springing loose later on....
  21. I was lucky enough to catch the display at Greenwich. It was fascinating to see the 'new' model by Matthew Betts alongside the contemporary Erebus model. See: https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/66676.html
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