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  1. druxey
    Um... Nelson wasn't even born until 1758. Beautiful work as usual, Doris!
  2. druxey
    Your query about the ends of the sweep blades: these were bound in thin metal strapping for protection. The metal may or may not have been painted.
  3. druxey
    Looks delightful. You are a master in metal, Michael!
  4. druxey
    Ye gads! Lovely detail, Michael. Just as well she's not a three masted square rigger. You'd be building blocks forever!
  5. druxey
    Any takers, then?
  6. druxey
    Fairing is much like Whack-a -Mole: correct one thing, and another pops up! Eventually they'll all keep their heads down….
  7. druxey
    Yes: those diagonals will show up irregularities very quickly. In this case, you knew they were there already. By straightening out the kink, it will go a long way towards correcting the waterlines and sections. On the other hand, the smooth curve forward confirms fairness there!
  8. druxey
    Nice, Toni. Time to sling a hammock or two!
  9. druxey
    Is the bevel on the inner face in the correct place? Looks 'off' from what I can see in your photos. The widest side of the bevel should sit on the line of the pattern under it.
  10. druxey
    Beautifully done! Your solution to the difficulty of carving thin pieces is one way of getting around it. I white glue thin pieces on to a backing board to carve them, then dissolve the glue with isopropanol when finished. Then, if the back of the carving needs work, I use fine files or sanding sticks to lessen the chance of breaking a piece off. As another person mentioned, boxwood is a better choice of wood.
  11. druxey
    Stay tackle, as shown in the illustration, are rigged conveniently above the fore and main hatches. Zeh has it right.
  12. druxey
    Slow and steady is good, Mark. This tricky area is working out very nicely. Looking very nice indeed!
  13. druxey
    Well, you certainly are tenacious, Alan! Glad you hit 'save' at intervals. Obviously more tweaking is still needed to - literally - get the kinks out. Running a couple of test diagonals might not be amiss, unless it overheats your software.
  14. druxey
    Sweet! Having recently learned repoussé techniques, I recognize some of the tools you've used to form the metal.
  15. druxey
    I imagine that the gun crew would not be just standing there during firing, but covering their ears with their hands!
  16. druxey
    Ah, you do make things with flare, Michael!
  17. druxey
    Smart move to check with calipers, but make sure you done't get cumulative error.
  18. druxey
    Hah! You were doomed, Michael…. I had a similar experience. Some years ago, my mother was down-sizing and came across a construction paper booklet. It was a 'diary' that I had made in school when I was about six years old. On opening this, the first entry read, in a very childish hand, "I am building a ship model". Also doomed.
  19. druxey
    Enjoy your new toy, Karl! Thanks for clarifying that you were using imitation gold, rather than real gold leaf. I guess that's why you could afford the lathe!
  20. druxey
    The disposition of frame was drawn up before a ship was built. The second example, sheer and profile, looks to be the 'as built' draught. If it is, it will have the launch date on the title. This will explain the disparity in the two drawings.
  21. druxey
    This continues to be a fascinating build. Lovely work, Ed!
  22. druxey
    Looks good, Maury.
  23. druxey
    Now, that's a challenge! I'm sure Michael will be up for it.
  24. druxey
    One reason that the pendants were rigged first was so that they could be used as a kind of crane to raise shrouds, etc, up to the mast head.
  25. druxey
    If you can plan ahead so that it will minimize any masking off, it will make your life easier.

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