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Only just looked at your updates and was about to mention your, er, 'whipstaff'! Coming along nicely. -
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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Bulkheads are generally solid flat pieces cut to shape; frames are hollow and often built up of several pieces like the real thing. Look at HMS Winchelsea for an example of the former and a Swan cross-section for an example of the latter.
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Don't lose your drive now - you are doing so well!!! Beautiful work as usual. Dobri.
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Never noticed the wall until you pointed it out! (You can always crop the photo.) Nice progress, Thunder.
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Just reading up on your build, Kees. Very impressive work!
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Nice ropewalk and nice workshop, Amalio!
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Very nice, Mike. A Forstner drill bit will do a non-tearout job nicely, but you did well with the hole-saw bit.
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Welcome here, Mark. There's no such thing as a stupid question. You'll find helping hands here. It may interest you to know a book is coming out shortly on the Hayling hoy of 1759-60. Yes, she worked Portsmouth harbour back then.
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She is making up into a very sweet hull, Thunder. I wish I could remember the year that the ad appeared. I do recall that this was a separate, inserted and folded sheet with a full-colour photograph of the completed model on it.
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As you are living in the U.S., perhaps you can find inspiration for thatching material at a Michael's store?
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Should I be anywhere near München.... unlikely, but thank you so much for the invitation. Your model would certainly be well worth seeing!
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Your second version of the central figure is superb!
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Superb blocks!
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Courage, Paul!
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Impressive 'save'! And congratulations on your 80th as well. Many more healthy years to you.
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Perhaps these images will help?
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Is the central figure perhaps representing Neptune, flanked by two nereids?
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
druxey replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Coming along very nicely indeed, Pat. Your work is very clean.- 993 replies
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I'm sorry to read about your friend Muz. That is a lovely way to salute him.
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That is spectacular miniature modelling work, Doris!
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Gallery lights: Make and fit all the munions (the dividing pillars) first. Then you can make patterns in card to fit each opening.
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