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  1. druxey
    I guess that scratch building is sooo yesterday....
  2. druxey
    Great result, especially with the extras that you've made. Well done!
  3. druxey
    Yes, Claire; worth re-reading from time to time. A wonderful imaginary world.... Bless your great-aunt for giving you that gift.
  4. druxey
    Might I suggest off-white? Bright white does not look good at scale size. And I presume that this wonder material can be painted to any other wood color the builder fancies.
  5. druxey
    Ah, Wind in the Willows. A delightful book for all ages! “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” And yours is the most comfortable dory ever seen.
  6. druxey
    Congratulations indeed, both James and Chris. No such thing as bad publicity!
  7. druxey
    Nice reasoning - do your best ideas come to you in the shower? (This question need not be answered!)
  8. druxey
    Too bad that the rudder split there. Hopefully the replacement will be fine.
  9. druxey
    Constraining the quarter blocks using a lashing contrasts with British practice: they used cleats to prevent the blocks from moving out. Beautifully done.
  10. druxey
    Looking good so far!
  11. druxey
    Beautifully rendered!
  12. druxey
    We are cheering you on to the finish line, Steven!
  13. druxey
    Perhaps, when the atmosphere is right and things tighten up, a little shellac. If you use matte medium, the water content will sag the lines. Test one line first before committing!
  14. druxey
    The deck photo: is that something spilled over the decking, or ?
  15. druxey
    Congrats on completing the framing, Chuck. Looks very, very nice indeed! Your problem-solving talent is really impressive.
  16. druxey
    What Allan and Bob recommend I completely agree with. Uncased, the model is also exposed to prying fingers, careless dusters and other hazards. She deserves a good protective case!
  17. druxey
    Next time try 5 minute epoxy instead of CA?
  18. druxey
    A hoy may have been rigged in a similar manner to a yacht, but the hull was a bluff, boxy shape for carrying supplies shore to ship; definitely not built for speed!
  19. druxey
    Looks like silverpoint, Steven.
  20. druxey
    Whoops! I missed the earlier maquette photos. Excellent job, Mark. Sculpey does not shrink in firing.
  21. druxey
    Well done - again!
  22. druxey
    Keep pasting on the ochre on all the joints you wish to protect. Or, if you mean soldering three pieces together in the same spot, you either need to solder them simultaneously or use a lower melting point solder for the second pass to attach the third piece (can be tricky!)
  23. druxey
    Also, consider making a maquette in modeling clay first to figure out the figure in 3D. It will help a lot!
  24. druxey
    Sometimes cannon were lashed parallel to and against the side when not in use. Perhaps this was the case here?
  25. druxey
    Welcome aboard, fellow Ontarian.

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