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  1. druxey
    Congratulations on the completion on your opus magnum, Nils! That is a very nicely well-populated model. One tiny suggestion, if I may: drape the flags in a natural way rather than have them stick out stiffly. But she looks magnificent. Well done!
  2. druxey
    Good to see you back and more progress, Tecko. I'm sorry that you have had grief since last posting and hope your health issues are resolving. Quite the bundle of wires! Neatly done.
  3. druxey
    Very nicely done, Frank. You are very brave to use a rotary tool to cut the octagon! Enjoy your break.
  4. druxey
    Lovely, Ed: although I think you mean a tick strip. Ticks are marks (or a nasty little insect!) and tics are involuntary muscle twitches. Hopefully you don't suffer from the latter!
  5. druxey
    There are several plans of Princess Royal, 1773, in the Royal Museums Greenwich collection .
  6. druxey
    Sweet! What specie of wood are using to plank with, Maurys?
  7. druxey
    Looking good, Mike. Keep those pencil lines hair thin for accuracy!
  8. druxey
    Third attempt is a charm, Ed! Very, very nice work on this complex spar.
  9. druxey
    Those are great suggestions and, no, I'm not laughing. It makes an excellent subject for the Janeites! All the best with your presentation.
  10. druxey
    Coming along. Soon it will be time for the whiskey strake!
  11. druxey
    Any decorative work would have been hollowed to fit over the wales: these strengthening strakes would not be cut into and weakened. However, you are correct that there would not be spaces between these pieces.
  12. druxey
    Ditto to Stuntflyer, Ed.
  13. druxey
    Looks terrific in color!
  14. druxey
    The man in the photo, Dan? Purely there for scale comparison and your convenience. Nice work on the deflectors.
  15. druxey
    Not odd. If you tied up in a ship's boat off the stern quarter (there was a swivel bolt under the aft part of the mizen chains), the boat would be towed aft of that. The ladders were a convenient way for sailors to come aboard. Only officers would come aboard via the entry steps on the side. Stern ladders (according to Steel) were of worn rope, with 'common treenail' treads.
  16. druxey
    Yes, I visualized eyebolts in the deck and eyesplices and the bottom of the ladder, connected by lashings.
  17. druxey
    Hmm... Life was cheap in those days, I guess, but one could not replace mariners in mid-voyage! I've no firm evidence, but surely the lines must have been attached to bolts at deck level? In a gale, that length whipping around would endanger those on deck as well as gear aloft.
  18. druxey
    Try pre-bending with a slight over-bend. Allow to dry free in air. You should be able to 'massage' the plank to conform to the hull once dry.
  19. druxey
    Thanks, Adrian! Still a great result.
  20. druxey
    You cut the letters of the name out and glued them on? Well done!
  21. druxey
    Well, those were good saves, Frank! Did you sweat a bit when revising the waterway?
  22. druxey
    You have a load of suggestions already, but I'll add two cents anyway. If you want to build models that have the appearance of POF, many of the above such as the Cheerful kit will be great. However, if you want to understand actual prototype framed construction, may I suggest you look at Admiralty Models' Echo cross-section offering? It' s good way to ease into this type of model. (Link to AM is on the home page, right side.) Welcome to this merry band of modelers!
  23. druxey
    Actually, below waterline bolts are copper! Nice work on the rabbet.
  24. druxey
    I agree with Carl, but the log has already been sawn up
  25. druxey
    Pipe clamps are a snare an delusion: wood will move to where it wants to be. The cut through the center of the log will stay flat(tish), but slabs on either side will progressively cup once the clamps are off. Better to sticker the planks, let them air dry and then plane flat.

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