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druxey

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  1. Looks like your model gets 'photobombed' every time by Sadie! Both are looking good.
  2. I have to echo the other comments on 'no compromise'. It takes a bit of courage to do this, but the satisfaction of getting it right is a good feeling. As I write this, the isopropanol is out on my workbench!
  3. Oh, Jim! Sounds like at least it's a simple part to fabricate. And, please, please keep your floor clean for safety reasons if no other.
  4. The sound you hear is a sigh of satisfaction that it all worked out! Seriously, I go by the pencil marks just disappearing, then fine sand to finish.
  5. A real renaissance man! Love the art exhibit, Michael. And your progress pictures make me smile. Lovely work, as usual.
  6. Bonjour, Robert! If this is your first wooden model, it is very well done. The clinker planking is especially difficult and yours looks very nice.
  7. Watching your progress is most enjoyable and almost makes me want to be an arm-chair modeller! The model looks terrific so far.
  8. Sorry to hear of your rodent problem, Dan. Hopefully the air has cleared by now. And congratulations for completing the re-posting of your log. Soon the memories of the Great Crash of '13 will be distant ones, to be recalled like an old campaigner over a relaxing glass of your favorite beverage!
  9. I believe that the cleats are, like everything else, proportional.
  10. Good catch, Toni! Now you can be truly proud of yourself for fixing it.
  11. You are quite correct about the fact that belaying pins were unusual in British ships of this date, Hamilton. It was only after the bulwarks became closed in and the rails no longer available for belaying to that pins and pin racks proliferated. re R.C. Anderson: as a researcher in your field, you'll have no trouble finding your way around his book!
  12. Anderson is good, but it is not for the beginner. One has to sort out the information one needs from the different eras and, depending on the edition, different nations.
  13. Being scared is not helpful, but a healthy respect for any power tool is a good thing. Mark's advice to listen to your intuition is excellent. That applies to life as well as model making!
  14. The 'original' Unimats (models DB200 and 1000) are a better bet: no plastic parts. They are available on eBay. My Unimat (from 1970!) is still going strong. It's not quite as accurate as a watchmaker's lathe, but it is just fine for ship modlemaking. You can use it s a mill/drill press and there are many available accessories. I used the miniature circular saw unit for cutting planking on my earlier models.
  15. I think most folk remove their models for fairing up. Kind of hard on the knuckles near the keel otherwise, I would think.... Sanding sealer can be used any time. It does not seem to affect glue adhesion later on. Poly finish could be an issue.
  16. HSM: blackening and patinating agents are readily available in Canada from jewellers' supply houses such as Lacy's.
  17. Very neat machining! This is a very impressive model for both size and quality.
  18. These newer LED grain of wheat bulbs look much more realistic and convincing. Now, how to make them flicker....
  19. Greg wraps the area he wants to de-bond with plastic wrap to retain the isopropanol where he wants it. It prevents weakening nearby joints.
  20. Good to see something different being tackled, steam schooner.
  21. Lovely, but don't fix the cleats yet: it's difficult to thread the lashing lines through if they are firmly in place!
  22. Excellent advice from Blue Ensign and Jim Lad!
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