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druxey

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  1. Those stern lights are beautifully done. I like the way you've also shown the sashes. Can you tell us a little more about your varnish technique for the glazing. Is it just held in place by surface tension when you apply it, or do you do this on a non-sticking surface?
  2. The low-tack frosted Scotch brand tape works really well for this method.
  3. If you glue the oversized sandpaper to the stick first (I use rubber cement), then cut the sandpaper to the edges of the stick, you will have 'safe' sides that won't mark the adjacent wood as you sand the chamfer.
  4. Beautiful work. I was heart-stopped at your 'disaster' photos, but very glad that you had the patience and courage to start over again. Well done, Karl!
  5. It's like fast-forwarding a video through your build! Looking forward to future instalments.
  6. It's so nice to be able to revisit your build in color. Thanks for re-posting it. I'm sure it's memory lane for you as well, Ed.
  7. I hadn't seen pictures of you Victory before, Ed. You certainly were inspired by C.N. Longridge and have built your model equal to his standards. Tahnks for posting this log. Interestingly, it was his Anatomy of Nelson's Ships that also inspired me years ago.
  8. Welcome back. Even if the log was lost, the model is still there, and she looks great!
  9. She's coming along very nicely. Your work is very clean and well down. Looking forward to seeing further progress!
  10. Now,that was fun! You might be interested to know about the 'stone boats' that were used by settlers on the Canadian prairies. These were actually wooden sleds to move stones and rocks away as the pioneers cleared the land. When I first came to Canada and heard that expression, my mental image was exactly that of your stone frigate!
  11. Good going so far. Be very careful about covering the frame pattern when assembling floors and futtocks.
  12. 'Sarge' suggested that a lot of expensive machinery is required, but that's not actually true. Sure, it's nice to have powered toys, but everything can be done with decent hand tools, just like the old-timers. Yes, it'll just take a little longer, that's all.
  13. This is a fascinating build, Helmut. The technique you used for casting lead into the keel is an interesting one!
  14. Welcome back to the new, improved MSW. It's always a pleasure looking at nice clean workmanship. Thanks, Greg!
  15. Good to see you back and posting photos of your progress again, Michael. The 'scale' figures are rather fun!
  16. Welcome back, Mark. I enjoyed scrolling through your retrospective. Thanks for re-posting so much material.
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