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  1. druxey
    "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.
  2. druxey
    For the brass wheel rim at that scale, would a ring of thin brass wire carefully flattened out do the trick?
  3. druxey
    Bamboo through a Byrnes' drawplate (feed in from the small hole side!) makes the job very quick and pleasant.
  4. 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!
  5. 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!
  6. druxey
    Just don't leave the masking tape on too long, Dan!
  7. druxey
    Very impressive and neat paper-work, Dan!
  8. druxey
    Neatly solved, Michael!
  9. druxey
    Beautifully fitted joints!
  10. druxey
    Unless you cannot move them carefully yourself, as these models have great family sentimental value, you should consider a professional company that specializes in moving art and museum objects. Call your local art gallery or museum to find out who they use. It will not be cheap, but they will move the models safely and fully insured.
  11. druxey
    Diminishing strakes usually taper smoothly across their width so that there are not a series of steps as you've drawn them.
  12. druxey
    Check out the planking instructionals on this site such as A Primer for Planking, and all will become clear!
  13. druxey
    Best wishes, John, while you are on the rough road. Also condolences to Pam and yourself on your recent loss.
  14. druxey
    Very clean and impressive work, Mark!
  15. druxey
    Hah! And the publisher is?
  16. druxey
    As I see you have had no replies to your request, perhaps your best course is to contact the publisher. (It may be that no-one else has a copy yet.)
  17. druxey
    You might find masking off so much of the sail to be a pain, Wefalck.
  18. druxey
    How very inconvenient of the wreck to have planking missing at the critical juncture. How much structural weakness would a straight line of butts have here?
  19. druxey
    Yes, the 'lupins', Fabror. And, now we come to mention it, the grapes (that's why I thought they were vine leaves) appear to be anti-gravity and growing upwards. Must have been the influence of the pot.
  20. druxey
    Love the fun you're having, but the grape vine leaves on the stern look more like pot plant leaves! I'm sure that was entirely unintentional....
  21. druxey
    For better integrity of the sail, while I use a similar technique as Wefalck (April 20), my doublings of the seams are added with opaque acrylic paint ruled on using an old-fashioned draftsman's bow pen. Grommets are also of acrylic paint.
  22. druxey
    Thanks for your update, Remco! Enjoy Stockholm.
  23. druxey
    Often marine archeological papers give measurements using the metric system. Get used to it, you duodecimal folk!
  24. druxey
    A later rule of thumb for fastener diameter was 1" for every 100' 0" in length of the vessel. Obviously the bolt head would be slightly larger. This might be roughly correct for you.
  25. druxey
    Superb, as usual!

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