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  1. druxey
    I concur with Mark: this was probably experimental. Obviously it was not successful as it was not generally adopted!
  2. druxey
    Miniature left hand taps and dies, although not inexpensive, are available, Frank.
  3. druxey
    Nice beginning, Chris. When my daughter was young, I had to take ten years off from any modeling. Well, not quite true: I built a number of things such as a doll's house with her! But no ship modelling.
  4. druxey
    You are definitely Master of Moving Metal! Your brief history was fascinating to read: congratulations on the Significant Anniversary. I hadn't realized that you were responsible for that lovely Bucklers' Hard diorama, although I was well aware of your beautiful model car work.
  5. druxey
    Yes, Greg; those old-time shipwrights knew a thing or two!
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    Like I said - you'll be done in no time! She's looking very nice indeed, Mike.
  7. druxey
    Copper will work more easily and not corrode. I'd agree with you that the wire should be replaced. Annoying!
  8. druxey
    Very sobering indeed.
  9. druxey
    An interesting and ambitious project, Adrian! Judging from your lifeboat model, you should certainly build an outstanding model.
  10. druxey
    Yup! Those T-slots work much better with access. But lovely cabinetry work anyway.
  11. druxey
    Great progress, Gaetan. She is looking lovely.
  12. druxey
    Congratulations, Adrian. I hope your model does well in competition. It certainly deserves to!
  13. druxey
    Beautifully done! I can see why these would be tricky to make.
  14. druxey
    Your cross-chock joints are nice and neat looking!
  15. druxey
    Nice. You'll be finished framing in no time now!
  16. druxey
    Looks good. And 'snugly' is a word, indeed!
  17. druxey
    If you look at the forecastle deck plan above, you will see that the deviation of the upper deck beam is to allow the long ends of the spanshackle bolts to pass down through the upper deck beam to be forelocked below it. You may wonder why the beam wasn't simply a regular straight one placed slightly further forward. The outer ends are placed closer to beneath gun port #2 for support.
  18. druxey
    You are partly correct, Meddo. The other reason is reinforcement for the main mast partners immediately aft of them.
  19. druxey
    I've just looked at a handwritten contract for a sixth rate (1775) and the phrase 'iron stair cases' is included in the rubric. As this was not a regular fighting ship (see dafi's suggestion above), it strengthens my thought that this refers to the railing around the companion openings.
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    Aiee! What a complex set of procedures to carry out, Ed. I would have been strongly tempted to simplify and fudge those blocks at that scale. My hat is doffed to you, Sensei!
  21. druxey
    The speculation sounds plausible, Wayne! Certainly iron stanchions and rails were used for safety to surround three sides of a companion coaming on, say, the quarter deck. Contemporary models show these.
  22. druxey
    Thanks for the rest of your back-story as you worked against the clock, E & T!
  23. druxey
    Silly question: are the stirrups for the footropes long enough? They should hang about 3' 0" below the yards. Unless ship is manned by midgets, of course. (No offence meant to the height-challenged.)
  24. druxey
    Those would be very 'compassy' timbers then!
  25. druxey
    That seems like a reasonable assumption, Mark. It's certainly a new term for me! Thank you for posting the actual examples of this. I do note the provision "as shall be directed", implying that this might be a catch-all phrase preceding those words.

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