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  1. druxey
    Welcome aboard, fellow Ontarian.
  2. druxey
    Only 3/32"? Pity. Just kidding, Chuck. It looks excellent.
  3. druxey
    That will be a bitter-sweet experience, for sure, Marc.
  4. druxey
    Not bringing the model to New London? Je suis désolé!
  5. druxey
    Display the other side of the model instead, perhaps?
  6. druxey
    In the left image, the yacht has a bezan stern and, unique amongst Charles's yachts, a rectangular light in the side. This represents the new Henrietta of 1679. The light is absent in the right image.
  7. druxey
    Impeccable. I think that's the only superlative that hasn't yet been used. Thank you for sharing your journey, Keith.
  8. druxey
    Lots of blocks to strop! Very nice and neatly done.
  9. druxey
    Block/plow plane conversion was a clever trick! Well done. Nice clean work, by the way.
  10. druxey
    Please dispose of those as hazardous waste!
  11. druxey
    Was the stuff past 'best before' date?
  12. druxey
    Yes, I can see why your mind would drift to the Goon Show while working on this rigging job! I, too, would have thought that the combined fore and aft martnets would have been a bright idea. Too bad practice did not equal theory.
  13. druxey
    Grey or grey-white powder is not a good sign. This sounds like lead that has deteriorated to lead oxides and carbonate with time and air. Replace them with either wood, resin or pewter ones.
  14. druxey
    Making very nice progress, Greg.
  15. druxey
    Don't feel too 'stupid', Greg; the story is an excellent cautionary one to your readers here. You may have saved a finger or two by posting it.
  16. druxey
    The nearest I know of is the Wespe log here by Wefalck. Not Navy Board era, but exquisite small-scale work.
  17. druxey
    Remarkable how the saffron has retained its color!
  18. druxey
    Ow! Painful. Glad it wasn't worse though, Greg. At least you had the presence of mind to hit the switch. These things can bite....
  19. druxey
    Brilliant diagnosis, Dean and Allan! So that's why I mentate more slowly than thirty years ago. Thousands upon thousands of treenails....
  20. druxey
    A very good and methodical approach to the build! Definitely not major chaos!
  21. druxey
    Welcome aboard, Andrew. Which side of the Niagara River are you on? There are two clubs not far from you: Marine Modellers of Niagara (Ontario side) and Model Shipwright Guild of Western New York (Rochester). Both can be found in the 'clubs' section on this site, so take a look.
  22. druxey
    Typically these indicate a cross-section between the arrows. The arrows show from which direction the cross-section is viewed.
  23. druxey
    After you've flexed your muscles with one of the above suggested kits, think about the literally thousands of plans still extant for ships of the 18th century. Nearly all have never had a model built from them. Choosing one of those would be more than 'vaguely unique'.
  24. druxey
    I believe so, Giampiero. Only standing rigging was tarred.
  25. druxey
    Nicely spliced breeching line! I don't believe that it would have been tarred, though.

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