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Oh, dear. There has been much discussion, if not argument, about whether laniards were tarred or not. There are two distinct camps that seem to have entrenched and opposing views on this. My early models showed tarred laniards, but I'm now not entirely convinced of this. My recent models have had un-tarred ones which have come in for some criticism. My own jury is still out, as no-one seems to have found incontrovertible primary evidence. Personally, I still tend toward un-tarred, for the reasons others have cited above. But....
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HMS Comet's (1783) notable 1812-era sister Sloops of War
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Lovely work, Guraus, just lovely!
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HMS Comet's (1783) notable 1812-era sister Sloops of War
druxey replied to uss frolick's topic in Nautical/Naval History
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Seems a pity to 'augment' a nice vintage pond yacht, rather than cleaning and touching up obvious damage. The model was never intended to imitate a true scale yacht.
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Well done, Erik. I doubt that anyone will spot the slight misalignment at the bow.
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Impressive - as usual, Amalio!
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I'm relieved that you didn't use a sledgehammer to align those frames, Gerald! It's always a delight to read about your methods and processes and see the results. And yes, I'll be patient until you reach the turnbuckles.
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Lovely work so far, Frank. I still can't get over the light scantlings of those frames!
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Beautifully executed, Michael. Using dial indicators is a spot of genius!
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Prob'ly, Mark!
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And you'd probably lose count of the turns! Lovely result, Gaetan.
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I don't believe that I've ever seen parcelling carried out on a model before. Groundbreaking stuff, Ed!
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Thanks for the explanation, Gaetan.
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See my illustration of a fixed block. I only found this out from the extract of the draught shown a couple of years ago. It makes sense for repair when necessary. Fixed block rev.psd
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A good solution, providing that you do not get cumulative error along the deadwood.
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In the photos, the pattern of nails appears to be as they would have done this c1800. It's pretty unobtrusive: the rougher the surface, the more drag and turbulence it would create. At scale size, the pattern would almost disappear.
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Good to see the hull growing, Ben, even if it is slowly. Don't forget to add the 'ears' on the fixed block later.
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