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The clear acrylic (Perspex) is a brilliant idea! As Louie remarked, it gives a great illusion. -
If it's authentic you want, make the mortise and tenon square as well!
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Linen yarn is available for ropewalk stock
druxey replied to Jaager's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Looks nice, but the lay seems a little loose. Its angle should be closer to 45 degrees. If the tensions are correct, the line won't unravel when cut. -
Beautifully realized and very convincing, Doris! Well done.
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There is very little reason to dye your own line these days. A reliable source (Syren) has been suggested and, if you wish to spin up your own line, thread is available in a wide range of colors.
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Congratulations on your chef d'oeuvre, Roger. Only other authors know the endless hours writing, editing and illustrating that a book consumes! Well done.
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Wow! Locking tabled joints: I've not seen that done on a model before. Bravissimo, Matiz!
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Now you know why it's called the finishing. I bet you are glad to be finished with it! Well done.
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Blomefield pattern 6 pounder 6' 0" long Armstrong/Frederick pattern 6 pounder 6' 6" Frederick pattern, 6 pounder 6 ' 6", 4 pounder 5' 6" (From Caruana, The History of English Sea Ordnance, Volume II) Take your pick!
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We all make mistakes and have to make pieces over again. The challenge of "How do I do this?" is what keeps things interesting. You are doing a terrific job, whether you think it or not!
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I believe that the spiders are entitled to a day off now and again, Ed. Seriously - seriously fine work.
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A mega-model in the making! Glad that you are finding work-arounds, Alan.
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Bless you for your patience with your father, Barbara. It is odd how some things are remembered well, while there are gaps also. However, the work is superb. Please keep posting how things are going. Thank you for sharing both progress and frustrations.
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Tak, Mike!
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Is the rod diameter that you are attempting to thread the correctly specified diameter, Mike?
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Thought: would a centerline on the cross-spall (D) help in assuring that the frames are plumb on the keel?
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I wondered where you had disappeared to, Peter! Welcome back and many happy productive hours in your new workshop.
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Nice details, but port and starboard lights (red and green) need to be on the appropriate sides of the ship, not in line facing dead ahead. Confusion and worse would ensue! Usually they are placed on the wings of the bridge.
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Only just looked at your updates and was about to mention your, er, 'whipstaff'! Coming along nicely.
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By George, I think he's got it! Those look pretty convincing, Paul.
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This, and the lower finishing, are really tough things to do. I think you did very well on your upper finishing.
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One can go crazy trying to mentally 'translate' a duodecimal measurement into metric. It is much simpler to use a scale ruler of the appropriate scale and continue to think in (full size) feet and inches than decimalize a scale measurement and express it in full size. So, say at 1:48 scale, 8 inches is always 8" on the scale rule, not .666 recurring of a scale foot, or 0.01388 recurring of a full-sized foot at scale size, or..... (I expect your eyes have already glazed over and your attention wandered.)
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