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  1. druxey
    Michael: you mention the Waite/Tucker 'Select List' mini-volume. You might be interested to know that prior to that, there were many sheets of bond paper with mimeographed(!) typewritten list of plans by rating that those gentlemen had assembled. These lists were comprehensive. My copies of some of those lists fell to pieces years ago, alas. They would be very useful, other than the catalog numbers were the old Admiralty Box/Sheet system rather than the ZAZ numbers used today.
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    Looking good, Tim. Nice looking planer as well.
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    How does this color combination of lines on a present-day model strike you?
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    Very nicely completed, Bob. That didn't take long!
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    Very authentic looking galley kitchen! Nicely done, Cabrapente.
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    Have you tried making a clear arcylic core and building up the lantern around it?
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    Dear E&T, The draughts you mention are exactly the ones I was thinking of. Unfortunately, I know no more than you on that subject. Perhaps another reader might be knowledgeable about the point you raise. Your research and drafting is very impressive. Looking forward to further installments!
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    Many ships from about 1810 on had diagonal deck planking. There are a number of deck plans c.1810-15 in the NMM collection showing this form of construction. I suspect Seppings may have played a role in this (then) innovation.
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    Nice technique, Alexey. Thank you for sharing this neat method.
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    Jaxboat: I've used Fiebing's dye - both brown and black - for some years now, with no apparent fading. Of course, the models are never exposed to direct sunlight.
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    Very neat indeed, Chris! Enjoy rattling down.....
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    And effective. Great idea, Dave.
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    Greg is right: resist the temptation to permanently fix anything too soon. You mentioned that when cutting the scores in the beam arms the saw blade was too low. Much better to file the scores deeper than had the blade been set too high!
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    Good going, Maury. She's shaping up nicely.
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    Mark has the best advice. Stop and think. Which way am I going? Kits or scratch built? Now make two lists. One, 'things I want'. Two 'Things I need.' That will clarify your thinking before you spend like, well, a drunken sailor.
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    Russ and Allan offer good advice. There are a number of books that cover this subject as well: Ed Tosti, Allan Yedlinsky and David Antscherl (at SeaWatch Books, one of MSW's sponsors) have all written extensively on the subject of framing, as well as others.
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    Sheer madness. I love it!
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    Yes, it was a lengthy business. That is one reason that a ship's boat would be towed: it would be ready when required.
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    A pleasure to see more progress, Toni. Looking great.
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    Impressive group, Doris! I do wish you'd put them in glass cases for safety....
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    Silly question perhaps, but wouldn't all the edges of the coamings and other deck fittings be chamfered or rounded off a little? The model looks terrific, though.
  22. druxey
    My first ropewalk was from Longridge's design. I always had trouble with it until I saw a real 'top'. This was not bullet-shaped as his was, but a long cone with the grooves straight rather than curving. This had much less friction and solved most of my difficulties.
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    Fortunately for us, Longridge's books are NOT in storage! He was a trail-blazer for many of us.
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    Is there a connection between 'square' line and using an even numbers of strands, rather than odd?
  25. druxey
    Pretty nice result for basswood! A neat -looking model so far. As to speed of finishing the model, ship modeling is definitely not a sprint triathlon!

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