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  1. druxey
    Glad to read that you are improving, Marc. Take it easy while you recover. We can wait for you!
  2. druxey
    Perfect! And that you used real leather at this scale....
  3. druxey
    Very nice cutaway work!
  4. druxey
    On the question of dummy lights (blank windows): The outer lights of the stern galleries were usually blank. The reason for this was that just forward of these dummies in the quarter galleries were the 'seats of office', or heads.
  5. druxey
    Historically, friezes painted on paper and then applied to the ship's side can be seen in a number of contemporary models. Not the full sized ships, of course!
  6. druxey
    Are you rigging in your dreams by now as well? Looking very nice so far, Rob.
  7. druxey
    The hand numbered call-outs look much more in keeping with the model: all hand made! I'm glad you decided not to go with the bingo numbers.
  8. druxey
    It would be interesting to know how that hull form performed under various sea and wind conditions. Lovely work, Adrian!
  9. druxey
    The triple sheaved block looks to function rather like a deadeye. I knew that you were copying Byzantine shield images, but had to congratulate you on how neatly you were reproducing them at such a small size.
  10. druxey
    Ayieee! Those tops are small! It's interesting how you need to make things up as you go along to get around structural obstructions. What, I wonder, are you saying to your younger self?
  11. druxey
    Nice gesture, NRG!
  12. druxey
    Yes, Mark. The foremost munion is an odd triangular shape to fill that gap. The carved work hides this awkward junction. Also, it looks like the upper rim (in your mock-up) should be further inboard so that the munions slope in a bit more as seen from ahead.
  13. druxey
    The quarter gallery lights are parallel top and bottom as well as the sides which are also parallel. Any inequality is taken up at the forward end and hidden under the canting livre. Yes, there are books that describe all this! Hint: the curve of the lower and upper sills are identical, simply the upper one is shifted in and aft by the rake of the gallery.
  14. druxey
    The trick in every situation is to use a solvent (starting with water!) that does the trick without damaging surrounding paint or finishes. Looks like you hit it right.
  15. druxey
    Heat sinks? Small pieces of either apple or potato do nicely. And smell good, too!
  16. druxey
    Yes, the deck transoms are rabbeted for the plank ends.
  17. druxey
    Ah! The French disease as called by the British or the English disease when spoken of by the French. Reminds me of how Covid has been referred to.... Must get some Botanical Syrup, if it's not all sold out. Sounds like good stuff.
  18. druxey
    The ornamentation on the shields looks terrific!
  19. druxey
    Looking very good, Paul. That hook looks great!
  20. druxey
    Harrowing story! Interesting that the first thought was "Get the wine!"
  21. druxey
    Just imagine that the deck juts through the side into the quarter gallery. The two surfaces are co-planar.
  22. druxey
    Please take care of yourself. I wish you an uncomplicated recovery. Love the progress you are making.
  23. druxey
    Some of this only became obvious to me as I built the stern and quarter galleries. It was next to impossible to simply visualize! Of course, it meant a few makeovers, but it all works nicely in the (stern) end.
  24. druxey
    And the floor of the gallery follows the deck sheer, not that of the quarter gallery itself!
  25. druxey
    Superb craftsmanship here, folks!

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