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druxey

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  1. Very good point, Christian! And, depending on the specie of wood, there may be seasonal expansion and contraction....
  2. Coming along nicely! Often, time away from the model lets one's subconscious come up with the answer to a problem.
  3. Very convincing framing pattern, Adam. (I missed your April post until now.) And you were so right to correct alignment early, or it would have been certain to come back and bite you!
  4. The cutaway port side of the hull in the last photo looks really cool!
  5. Nicely completed, Clare. The Royal Standard is flown only when the king was aboard. He must be below, somewhere aft.... Usually jack was flown from the jackstaff on the bowsprit. No criticism - just thought you'd like to know. (The painting is of the second or new Mary - not to be confused with the original Dutch Mary. In this instance, the yacht is carrying William of Orange. His standard flies from the masthead.)
  6. I smile at the actual random pattern of deck planking - so very different than seen on most models!
  7. Könnten Sie bitte entweder schreiben oder einen Übersetzungsdienst ins Englische nutzen? Danke! Ihr Projekt sieht interessant aus. (Can you please either write or use a translation service into English? Thank you! Your project looks interesting.)
  8. Would electroplating the fixtures be a better solution?
  9. I believe that the diagonal nailing pattern Trevor refers to was British practice. Perhaps what we are seeing here is Dutch. If the copper was in good shape when the ship was captured, it would not have been replaced, as this was a major expense. The copper still looks in pretty good shape!
  10. Plain, uncluttered background and crisp focus are requirements for the competition. Do photographic justice to your work! If you are a lousy photographer, get a friend to take the pictures for you.
  11. Thr problem with paper plans is a considerable degree of expansion or contraction depending on humidity. You can be absolutely 'on' with that keel today,and be off several mm by the next day. It's like chasing a chimera. Madness will ensue! Two solutions: 1) Take a known scale measurement such as keel length and apply a scale rule against your work. 2) Produce a scale drawing on Mylar sheet. It is dimensionally stable regardless of humidity. Use that rather than a paper plan. The second solution is one I've used now for decades, since I discovered paper plans were a snare and delusion for accurate work. Sure, it's more work, but saves my sanity in the long run! The photo is the prelude to my current project, the South Carolina, ex L'Egyptian.
  12. Funny, that. The first piece - or the first acceptable one - always takes far longer than subsequent ones! Those look really nice.
  13. Increase the gaff angle? Slack off the vangs a little before adjusting the peak halliard. The overall 'look' of the model is nice, even if the sails aren't quite the way you'd like them to be.
  14. Nice clean result. Can't see any sign of the struggle!
  15. Not only great craftsmanship, but also great drafting, Ilhan!
  16. Bonnets were used instead of reef points, Claire. Neat work on those sails. I'm so sorry about the loss of your friend Ken.
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