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  1. druxey
    No, the length of the top (platform) is the unit. The euphroe sits forward of that be one to one and a half lengths down the stay.
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    In contemporary rigged models, the euphroe appears to be about the length of the top to 1 1/2 the length away from the front of the top along the stay.
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    Looks very plausible, Cathead. Nicely done! I had no idea that the wreck was so deep down. Thanks for posting that photo.
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    Don't forget the myriad deadeyes, the various hearts, euphroes, and other assorted odds and ends! I always use the 'just in time' approach as I go: it's much less boring than turning out dozens and dozens of blocks all at one time. I use the same approach for spinning up cordage.
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    Check all the information given in Volume IV, The Fully Framed Model, HMN Swan Class Sloops 1767-1780.
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    Nice to see the boat deck being re-populated, Michael!
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    Beautiful! I was anxious seeing the earlier photos, as a horseman leans forward as the horse jumps, and the Vale painting shows him upright. However - whew! - I see you corrected that in the final photos. Bravo!
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    Well, I guess I learned a thing or two today as well!
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    Well stayed, Michael! What remains to be done now?
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    Coming into the finishing straight.... Good going, Toni.
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    Somehow I missed your June 30 post, Eberhard. I had assumed the break was for reasons of business, not a nasty virus. I'm glad to read that you have recovered and can continue your beautiful miniature work. Gute gesundheit!
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    Sometimes the stem curve is made of two different radii, which complicates things! If you are lucky, you can see the prick-mark left by the draftsman's compass when he drew the arcs for the stem and rabbet. Take a line vertically up from the point where the straight part of the rabbet begins to curve and look carefully. The other method is to make an arc of the specified radius (13' 7 1/2" in your example) and put the center at different points along the curve and strike several arcs. The intersection of those arcs will locate the center of the curve.
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    If the planks are rough-sawn, probably a powered planer is easiest if you have access to one. You really only need to face one side and one edge before re-sawing.
  14. druxey
    If it's any help, try to control your breathing while painting small detail. That will steady your hands. Nevertheless, your painted decoration looks beautiful.
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    Your work at such small scale is very impressive, Javier!
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    A good start, Maury!
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    Gosh, Michael; we may have stood side by side back then without knowing it! I did exactly the same thing. The treatment of windows - more properly termed lights - was a convention seen on many display models from about 1880 to 1950.
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    Beautifully realized, Doris. The earlier the subject, the less information we have. Have you looked at photographs of Vasa's head to see the seats of ease on that ship? Although Swedish, it is almost contemporary to Royal Katherine. That may give you a guide. If I may comment, the Vale painting seems to have the figure and tip of the knee of the head slightly more angled up than in the Sheldon model. You might want to check that.
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    Hah! You had us.
  20. druxey
    Ah! That is another level of difficulty, then. Either decal or photoetch seem to be the only realistic possibilities for those details.
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    "The stern post to be of good wound? oak tim of the best kind free from defects. sq. at head 12 1/2 (which is t run up to bolt in the Lua? deck beam)" This should probably read: "The stern post to be of good sound oak timber of the best kind free from defects." The contract and 'as built' plans trump any other reference! There were variances with any Swan class ship. Your filling transoms, provided they fair properly (check using both buttock lines and proof diagonals) will be confirmed correct. The head of the stern post in Atalanta appears to be at the level of the top of the wing transom (ZAZ 4485), as there is no indication of a gudgeon strap on the rudder any higher. It is hard to tell, because of other overlaid detail.
  22. druxey
    For the brass wheel rim at that scale, would a ring of thin brass wire carefully flattened out do the trick?
  23. druxey
    Bamboo through a Byrnes' drawplate (feed in from the small hole side!) makes the job very quick and pleasant.
  24. druxey
    Looking better and better! I do spot a minute difference with your vent, but I shan't tell anyone. It's still far nicer than any effort of mine!
  25. druxey
    That is an ambitious first scratch build Lin! Looks like you are making an excellent job of her so far. And - ahem - the front is called the bow. Welcome aboard!

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