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  1. druxey
    Often there were more ports than guns on smaller vessels. This allowed them to be shifted as required. Shifting a three or four-pounder was a lot easier and less risky than a 24-pounder!
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    Ya'd think museum staff would have been more careful!!! How irritating. Sorry to read of your mother-in-law's problems. It's a worry at long distance. Anyway, glad to see you back at work on F. Pritt.
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    Oh, no!!! I'm so sorry, Michael. That is the worst place for an injury. Poor blood supply means very slow healing. I do hope there are no complications from this. I'm sorry also for the ironic choice of words in my last e-mail to you. Please take it easy while you heal.
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    Well, that sucks. Hope you recover quickly, Alan.
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    Don't panic! Take a deep breath and take things step by step.... You'll be fine. There are always hidden wrinkles to these projects. BTW, you can get Humbrol paints online in Canada: www.sunwardhobbies.ca I've had great service from them.
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    Thank you for that information, Jan.
  7. druxey
    Jan is right: it's not only the original paint color, but patina and surface oxidation/atmospheric dirt deposit effect on that paint! Also, be beware of old paint: it may contain lead compounds. Please take precautions.
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    Great start, Michael.
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    Nice photographs, Jan. Are there more like those available on the 'net?
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    Taking shape nicely now, Maurys!
  11. druxey
    I imagine it's your call as to the number of pins in the racks, Frank. You are the ship's master!
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    Looks like you are on your way, Michael! The piece you've removed should be much easier to restore on the bench than in situ. That was a good call, methinks.
  13. druxey
    I thought that one knight(head) was on the forecastle close to the fore mast and another on the upper deck near the main mast in 16th century ships and earlier. Some folk term the bollard timbers either side of the bowsprit in later ships with a central bowsprit as 'knightheads'. Confusing!
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    Thanks for asking, Michael, but I'm reluctant to give advice from a distance without seeing the damage in person. I wouldn't want to offer bad counsel. Too bad the turnbuckles are impractical ones. But that is a useful discovery on the technique of securing wire line.
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    Time period? Nation?
  16. druxey
    Nicely proportioned pins! Well done there.
  17. druxey
    Yup, take a mental health break, as others have suggested. When you do go back to it, just look at a few small steps at a time and don't allow yourself to be overwhelmed by the apparent immensity of the whole project,
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    I do notice the turnbuckles on the mast stays, Michael. I presume they are operational and can control tension for you? I've had models where slack in a wire line was able to be taken up by the turnbuckle.
  19. druxey
    Small rivets are listed as 'gedrehte feinnieten/messing' (turned rivets/brass) on the Knupfer web site. Might save one a little time finding them!
  20. druxey
    Coming together beautifully, Giampiero.
  21. druxey
    Joel brings up an interesting point: "Do please try to do a neater job on the whipping of the ends than the original builder." In restoration work, it is more usual to try to match the style of the original builder rather than improve on it, unless that is the client/owner's request. Sometimes it's hard to resist the temptation to 'improve'. One needs to be sympathetic in the work one carries out.
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    I never, ever implied that Michael would use polyurethane foam!!!! In the case I cited, Jack, the hull was very sturdy and of wood, so no distortion occurred. It was simply very messy around the 'repair' area. Michael: thanks for the post-accident photo. It makes it very clear how the damage occurred. It's too bad some parts went out with the broken glass. However, I've no doubt that you are more than equal to the task of replicating the missing bits.
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    Be careful of secondary sources! We come down squarely (sorry about the pun) on the side of square sterns.
  24. druxey
    With Michael's skills, repairing the lifeboats should not be a problem. The hardest damage to fix is the subtle stuff, as well as amateur previous 'repairs'. In parenthesis, I have a model here with significant hull damage. Some bright spark 'fixed' the hole using expanding polyurethane foam!
  25. druxey
    Hah! Interesting observation, Frolick, and you are quite correct: Swans were about 300 tons and 96' 7" between perpendiculars.

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