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  1. druxey
    Spare spars might have been lashed to the bulwark tops except that, in your case, the rail does not continue over the ports! Possibly they were lashed vertically to the foremost shrouds. Very nice work on the spars and the finish looks excellent.
  2. druxey
    Very effective and grungy!
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    Looking excellent, Patrick.
  4. druxey
    Both nicely done and enhanced! I really like the neat 'flaked down' coils of line.
  5. druxey
    A head stick was certainly in use in the 18th century on fore and jib sails, as shown above, but I've never seen a contemporary 17th century English yacht drawing or painting that even hints at their use. If anyone can point to the arrangement this at that time, I'd be appreciative of the evidence.
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    I rather like the 'greasy' bars, actually, Mark! A nice inadvertent touch. Good start to planking. I hope you'll leave some of those frames showing.
  7. druxey
    Lucky for you that the two Bellonas (Belloni?) were on display! Otherwise you'd have had to arrange a visit to the 'reserve collection' in Chatham and request the models that you wished to study.
  8. druxey
    Lovely progress, Mark. Looks like the grill bars could use de-greasing! Hope you are recovering well.
  9. druxey
    Very, very impressive all round, Erik.
  10. druxey
    Steven: You need to stretch the SilkSpan, wet it with water alone first and let it dry to make it drum-tight. Then, when you re-wet it with dilute acrylic, it will initially sag, but re-dry tight and smooth again.
  11. druxey
    A very nice result, MC, your frustrations notwithstanding!
  12. druxey
    Ah! Much nicer!
  13. druxey
    It's been a while since I checked in on your build, Ron. Coming along very nicely.
  14. druxey
    Great observations, Mark! I guess it is too small and later than an Armada ship....
  15. druxey
    Lovely detailed work as usual, Dafi. Aren't shoulder blocks usually a little less rectangular, though?
  16. druxey
    Nice and neat chains!
  17. druxey
    Lovely work so far, Andy. I was wondering why you have chosen to use cyano glue rather than PVA or yellow glues.
  18. druxey
    Whew! Got to you in time....
  19. druxey
    Welcome back, Mark! Nice drawing of the quarter galleries.
  20. druxey
    Steven: I use old-fashioned brown paper gummed tape, but masking tape is fine. And the acrylic paint I use is very dilute, two or three coats to get the shade or color I want while retaining translucency.
  21. druxey
    Yes; such floor cloths, either on land or at sea, were of heavy canvas called druggets. Like much seagoing equipment, they also appear in theatres as painted floor-cloths. (Also think hemp lines and pulleys rigged in fly towers and other theatrically adapted items, often run by ex-mariners.) Painted canvas was certainly in use during the Restoration era at sea; Stuart Royal yachts had red painted canvas over the weather decking, seen in some contemporary paintings. ( I can't immediately find the reference of a van de Velde showing this on a heeled yacht.)
  22. druxey
    I think that, in the real ships, the floors would have been painted canvas. Real inlay would not last well in damp conditions.
  23. druxey
    Welcome back, Gary! Good to see progress again.
  24. druxey
    (Cleats are those little bumper-like projections on the front of the carriage cheeks,)
  25. druxey
    What Roger suggested is what I do. Stretch SilkSpan on a frame wet and let it dry. It will then be drum tight and without wrinkles. Paint to taste with one or more coats of dilute acrylic paint. I actually paint the seams with thicker acrylic paint using an old fashioned bow pen. The blades are adjustable for line width. Ta da! For very small scales, pencil would be easier.

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