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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). -
Alfred is a bit earlier than Steel, is it not? That might account for variance in dimensions.
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Personally I prefer shoe dye. One needs to be very careful not to get it where it's not wanted! It does not raise the wood grain. I use two or three coats, then buff the wood with a paper towel to a nice dull sheen.
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Exciting times for you as it all comes together, Chris! The instruction manual in full colour throughout certainly looks classy and the resin parts look very nice as well.
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I was also once caught out by 'brass' wire, like John Allen. So, beware!
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Outstanding!
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Remember, if silver soldering, that you can 'protect' already soldered joints by painting them with a slurry of yellow ochre paste.
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Is the wire brass, in fact?
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Your next book, Allan?
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Neat work on the bars for the teeth, Frank. Hope your soldered side pieces will survive better!
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In a word - yes!
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What a great resource! Thank you so much for bringing this work to our attention, Gerhard.
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Just stumbled on to your log. How wonderful to build this model together! Terrific work, Daria and Mike!
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Congratulations, Chris, as you near your first launching party!
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You are one crazy card constructor, Dan! Those exhausts are quite amazing.
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The drawing provided by Heinrich (post #854) is interesting in that the two mermen seem to be transposed from those in the image above it. Check the poses of their arms. Your theory of the re-purposed 'dark' carvings seems a reasonable one.
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Very neatly done!
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The gaff was loose footed at that period (no driver boom), so the only control lines were the vangs - no redundancy. One needs one each side to move the gaff to port or starboard.
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Two earlier sources are Steel, Rigging and Seamanship, 1794, Volume I, p. 207 ("Brace-pendents are stopt to the yard four feet within the cleats at the yard-arm") and Lever, A Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor, 1808, 1853, p.37, figure 242 ("As the Braces lead across (see page 49) the Bight of the Pendent close to the Block, is seized down to the Yard at (d), by which means they lead much clearer. Instead of the Pendent, some have an iron Strap around the Yard with a Block at (g).")
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I. too, was surprised at the fact six years have passed by since you began, Ed. Amazing and spectacular work! As a footnote, mizen yard braces were taken inboard on the yard to clear other lines on 18th century ship-rigged vessels, so this was well established practice.
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Aiee! Quite the challenge, Danny. I'll look on from the balcony....
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