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druxey

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  1. If you are scratch building, its seems odd to want to buy cannon off-the-shelf! If you don't want to do repetitive turning, simply make a master of each variety and then make a mold. You can then cast all the cannon in the sizes that you need.
  2. Epoxy, before it sets up, can be removed using isopropanol or methanol.
  3. If it's British naval armament history and extreme detail you want, and have deep pockets, the two volumes by Adrian Caruana are the ultimate in this field.
  4. A very good solution, TJ. I like it!
  5. Nice work, Ben. But, as Greg says, there's more, if you want it!
  6. The wedges need to be cut with the edges radiating from the axis. So, glue up the sections with the points meeting at the axis. Your prototype will only make "Go home, barrel - you're drunk."
  7. Sweet! That is lovely work as usual. Michael.
  8. Donna and Jim: you both make a great team! Thanks again for the service and machines that you provide us with. And if you're embarrassed, so be it.
  9. Let's hope that it was your last motorcycle crash, Bruce! Nice set-up you have there, complete with Wallace and Gromit, I see.
  10. With all due respect, I doubt that the rudder was painted white. In the William Smyth painting that you cite, I think it more likely the effect of light makes the rudder appear to be white.
  11. And ports are much closer to the deck than you might imagine them.
  12. Those bitts will never move anywhere under the strain of the cables when anchored! Well done: I don't think I've seen this detail in a model before.
  13. Bien fait, Gaetan! This is beautiful work, as always.
  14. It's nice to see the subtly changing hull form beginning to appear, Ed.
  15. Would, in reality, all those wooden beads be exactly the same size? I doubt it. Either way, the model looks lovely.
  16. Looking lovely, as usual, Mark! One will never know that those cistern hoods aren't hollow.
  17. Beautiful neat work, Johann! Your log is a pleasure to look at.
  18. In the accompanying video I'm shocked to see that the demonstrator has an open jar of acetone, sending vapors into the room and his lungs! Folks, if you do this, a spark-free fan and venting is a Very Good Thing to do.
  19. If the piece is too thick to bend with heat /steam, then consider a laminated construction.
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