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druxey

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  1. Welcome aboard. Nice that you're keeping the model in the family. There is friendly help here as a when you might need it.
  2. Well, that is bold! Also, 1:48 will be easier to build, I think. The beginning of the new model looks great.
  3. I seem to recall coming across other 'made' yard plans such as Mark describes, Allan.
  4. Nice discovery! Thanks for posting this, Steven.
  5. Be aware that most paintings were by artists who were probably never on board, particularly during battle. Furniture of any kind was stowed below in action; the less sources for splinters, the better. Officers and captain would have been above on the quarter deck, not sitting comfortably at a table with a tablecloth, yet!
  6. Privy was usually only to one side - the port side on Victory.
  7. Looks very good so far. Rewetting basswood as required will not harm it. Aso, if you dent it while clamping, a judicious remoistening of the depressed area will re-expand the wood fibers.
  8. Your drawing looks very good to my eye. The solid upper wheel with sprockets is correct for the period. The hole through the center of the wheel should be square, not round, as is the axletree that runs through it at that point. Blanckley mentions wedges driven on all four sides to keep the wheel secured. The rowle at the lower end is shaped with a concavity; it has a smaller diameter at the center than at the ends.
  9. Headroom would probably have been lower than in the painting!
  10. Sorry about your weather related woes. Hopefully all be well for the New Year.
  11. Explore this site; there are incredible sources and resources available here!
  12. The priniciple that you used is a good strategy, though.
  13. Unless you are leaving the wood unpainted, the sanding off of char looks fine the way you have it.
  14. My condolences on the loss of your friend, Håkan. ALS is an awful way to go. I, too, lost a good friend four years ago to the same disease. Strangely enough, we had met through choral singing as well. Sitting and working on a model while meditating is a healing exercise.
  15. I couldn't either, yancovitch, until I had to do it! With time, patience and several attempts, it was possible....
  16. Chris is absolutely correct. We see enquiries for these kind of models quite frequently.
  17. The caveat on AOTS books is true. They all have a number of errors in them, unfortunately. If you aren't fussy, no problem. However, if you plan to spend a considerable investment of your time on a model, it woulld be a pity not to get things 'just so'.
  18. Well done, Keith! Looks great. Is the netting stiffened at all with acrylic matt medium or similar?
  19. Absolutely superb and top-notch, Valeriy! Congratulations on not only completing this amazing model, but doing so under very trying circumstances. I wish a better and more peaceful year ahead for you.
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