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  1. druxey
    The deck photo: is that something spilled over the decking, or ?
  2. druxey
    Congrats on completing the framing, Chuck. Looks very, very nice indeed! Your problem-solving talent is really impressive.
  3. druxey
    What Allan and Bob recommend I completely agree with. Uncased, the model is also exposed to prying fingers, careless dusters and other hazards. She deserves a good protective case!
  4. druxey
    Next time try 5 minute epoxy instead of CA?
  5. druxey
    A hoy may have been rigged in a similar manner to a yacht, but the hull was a bluff, boxy shape for carrying supplies shore to ship; definitely not built for speed!
  6. druxey
    Looks like silverpoint, Steven.
  7. druxey
    Whoops! I missed the earlier maquette photos. Excellent job, Mark. Sculpey does not shrink in firing.
  8. druxey
    Well done - again!
  9. druxey
    Keep pasting on the ochre on all the joints you wish to protect. Or, if you mean soldering three pieces together in the same spot, you either need to solder them simultaneously or use a lower melting point solder for the second pass to attach the third piece (can be tricky!)
  10. druxey
    Also, consider making a maquette in modeling clay first to figure out the figure in 3D. It will help a lot!
  11. druxey
    Sometimes cannon were lashed parallel to and against the side when not in use. Perhaps this was the case here?
  12. druxey
    Welcome aboard, fellow Ontarian.
  13. druxey
    Only 3/32"? Pity. Just kidding, Chuck. It looks excellent.
  14. druxey
    That will be a bitter-sweet experience, for sure, Marc.
  15. druxey
    Not bringing the model to New London? Je suis désolé!
  16. druxey
    Display the other side of the model instead, perhaps?
  17. druxey
    In the left image, the yacht has a bezan stern and, unique amongst Charles's yachts, a rectangular light in the side. This represents the new Henrietta of 1679. The light is absent in the right image.
  18. druxey
    Impeccable. I think that's the only superlative that hasn't yet been used. Thank you for sharing your journey, Keith.
  19. druxey
    Lots of blocks to strop! Very nice and neatly done.
  20. druxey
    Block/plow plane conversion was a clever trick! Well done. Nice clean work, by the way.
  21. druxey
    Please dispose of those as hazardous waste!
  22. druxey
    Was the stuff past 'best before' date?
  23. druxey
    Yes, I can see why your mind would drift to the Goon Show while working on this rigging job! I, too, would have thought that the combined fore and aft martnets would have been a bright idea. Too bad practice did not equal theory.
  24. druxey
    Grey or grey-white powder is not a good sign. This sounds like lead that has deteriorated to lead oxides and carbonate with time and air. Replace them with either wood, resin or pewter ones.
  25. druxey
    Making very nice progress, Greg.

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