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  1. druxey
    Well done, Dan. Now enjoy holidays and the family!
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    I'm impressed by the time and care you are taking in evaluating various paints and finishes, Marc. Theatrical set painters know how a single color looks 'flat', especially under stage lighting. There are always wash coats and spatters to enliven the surface, as well as wear and weathering techniques that bring things to life. You are doing exactly the same in miniature. Well done!
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    Part of the texture issue may be the limitation of the printer. Ideally it should have been printed in one piece and done vertically. Obviously that printer couldn't 'stack' a piece that tall. Could it be re-printed in vertical sections with the joint lines at the reinforcement junctions?
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    Oooh! Much nicer, Michael. It was time well spent on the re-do.
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    Anyone who has seen a coppered hull can confirm this. In my case it was Cutty Sark being restored at Greenwich when I was young.
  6. druxey
    Like watching frost form! How many hours are needed to print the cannon?
  7. druxey
    It's interesting to see that the design and construction of the traveller ring has not changed in well over 200 years!
  8. druxey
    Oh, my! That is going to be one major restoration project. Good luck (and sufficient funding!) for all those concerned.
  9. druxey
    What a fun project! Well done!
  10. druxey
    Ver nice planking on a tricky shaped hull!
  11. druxey
    It's a pleasure to look at the photos of your model, Daniel: the precision of your joints is a beautiful thing to see!
  12. druxey
    Another invaluable book is John Harland's Seamanship in the Days of Sail.
  13. druxey
    Nibbed waterways and parallel deck planking generally were a later 'modern' development in the mid-1800's. Before that the plank ends were hooked, as well as curved and tapered in towards the waterways bow and stern. So, the latter method would apply to your vessel.
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    Great leathering job!
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    Just dropped in to this conversation. All those lines in different colors can be very confusing. Just cut the pieces to the widest lines: the rest should happen as you fair up the framing later, provided that the framing is accurately placed. Even experienced builders have to re-make cant frames several times over to get them just so, so don't be discouraged!
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    That's good to know, Alan. I expect a quick brush with abrasive on the finished article will do the job equally well, then!
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    I'm sorry to read about the loss of your mother, Marcus. You are right, though: it is no way to live. We went through this journey with my mother-in-law a few years ago. It's hard on everyone. I've learned quite a lot about poldermolen from your log. Thank you!
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    Thank you, Doris. Obviously those thin pieces are not brittle after baking, which explains why they do not break. Your ability to model such fine detail is amazing. I appreciate you sharing your talents with us.
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    Looks like good and significant progress, Srodbro!
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    When you achieve this, remember that the actual edges are softened, not sharp! See: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-cannon-george-reigns-king-george-cannon-cuba-cuban-caribbean-carribean-2028190.html?pv=1&stamp=2&imageid=B036DD34-BA8E-4CAE-A876-0438B6BD3991&p=483&n=0&orientation=0&pn=1&searchtype=0&IsFromSearch=1&srch=foo%3dbar%26st%3d0%26pn%3d1%26ps%3d100%26sortby%3d2%26resultview%3dsortbyPopular%26npgs%3d0%26qt%3dbritish%20bronze%20cannon%26qt_raw%3dbritish%20bronze%20cannon%26lic%3d3%26mr%3d0%26pr%3d0%26ot%3d0%26creative%3d%26ag%3d0%26hc%3d0%26pc%3d%26blackwhite%3d%26cutout%3d%26tbar%3d1%26et%3d0x000000000000000000000%26vp%3d0%26loc%3d0%26imgt%3d0%26dtfr%3d%26dtto%3d%26size%3d0xFF%26archive%3d1%26groupid%3d%26pseudoid%3d%26a%3d%26cdid%3d%26cdsrt%3d%26name%3d%26qn%3d%26apalib%3d%26apalic%3d%26lightbox%3d%26gname%3d%26gtype%3d%26xstx%3d0%26simid%3d%26saveQry%3d%26editorial%3d1%26nu%3d%26t%3d%26edoptin%3d%26customgeoip%3d%26cap%3d1%26cbstore%3d1%26vd%3d0%26lb%3d%26fi%3d2%26edrf%3d%26ispremium%3d1%26flip%3d0%26pl%3d
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    Liebe Joachim, Gut gemacht! Herzliche Glückwünsche. This sounds like an interesting monograph. The book looks beautifully produced. It would have a much wider readership if translated into English.
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    You don't have a copy, Alan???? Enjoy it when you get the book.
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    Superb, as always, Doris. But how do you not get breakage of those fine relief details?
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    Very nicely done so far, Dan!
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    Bragging rights here: I own a now very dilapidated first edition copy - dust jacket long gone - which I purchased in 1955 with a book token won in a Model Engineer math competition. I was all of ten years old at the time! I read it cover to cover many times over. It's still a great classic.

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