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  1. druxey
    Richard: your app looks like a great one. If available, I imagine a lot of folk would use it!
  2. druxey
    No, I wasn't messing with you, Gregory - it's the rope manufacturers that supply line in metric that are!
  3. druxey
    Also, irritatingly, 0.6mm diameter is not helpful when one is working in a feet and inches scale! On needs to make a metric-to-duodecimal conversion, then factor in the proportion (e.g. 1:24 scale). Aaargh!
  4. druxey
    On the other hand, rope is usually measured by circumference. A fair approximation is to wrap 3, 6 or 9 turns and measure across, then divide this measurement by 3 as appropriate. (Rope circumference to diameter is a factor of 3.1416.)
  5. druxey
    I concur with Allan!
  6. druxey
    As Bob says, first test any new paint or combination out on a surface other than your model!
  7. druxey
    Is it possible to use fine wire as a support armature for modelling the Fimo/Sculpey on?
  8. druxey
    I'm sorry to read of all the stress that you and your family have been through. I'm glad that things are improving. Another small project might be one of Chuck Passaro's Syren Ship Model Company's open boats. The Medway's longboat has a modest amount of rigging for you to get your teeth into.
  9. druxey
    This glue is used in paper conservation as it is also pH neutral as well as reversible.
  10. druxey
    Sweet! Well done, Mark.
  11. druxey
    Apart from all the good advice above, sand down the poly, or you will have adhesion issues later on, if not sooner.
  12. druxey
    Sam: scenic painting techniques work in miniature. However, in place of a Hudson sprayer, a spatter tip on an airbrush achieves the same effect. The lo-tech alternative, but less easily controlled, is an old toothbrush!
  13. druxey
    Well done to get through your first build successfully. A great learning experience for you, I'm sure.
  14. druxey
    Outstanding result using Gallery Glass, Gary! I was not aware of this material or the uses it can be put to. Very impressive.
  15. druxey
    I've not done this, Mark, but that seems a reasonable approach.
  16. druxey
    Well, if dye you must; perhaps hot dyeing your thread before you spin it up might be the answer?
  17. druxey
    Don't hide all that beautiful framing!
  18. druxey
    I agree that, if you insist on dyeing your own line, Rob Napier's method is excellent. However....
  19. druxey
    Interesting method of seizing in the deadeyes to the shrouds! Doing this in place makes good sense. Lovely work as usual, Kortes.
  20. druxey
    Silly suggestion, perhaps, but why not buy your Gutermann thread in the colors you want? That's what I do and then there's no messy dyeing or fixing required.
  21. druxey
    Looks like a long cut-out slot along the top or bottom of the strake, Maury.
  22. druxey
    Superb, Ed! Congratulations on completion of a magnificent model and a marathon rigging endeavour. This will be a very hard act to follow. Well done!
  23. druxey
    Some fascinating details in those images, Binho. Thank you for sharing these.
  24. druxey
    Great model to recall great stories with! Thanks for sharing this adventure with us, Andy. Swallows and Amazons for ever!
  25. druxey
    Nice looking cleats! Dark brown thread would, in my opinion, look better than black on the model. (It is the color of Stockholm or pine tar used for marine work, not coal tar).

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