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Nice work, Bob. Those wishbones are a little tricky to shape, no? BTW, i never keep my coffee or any other drink in the workshop area. All it takes is one spill....
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Those illustrated certainly seem to be Dutch style, not British.
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Well, another lesson learned! We all seem to learn the hard way. I did, too!
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According to Lees, catharpins of the style where a single block was lashed to each shroud with a zig-zag line laced back and forth, the ends seized together, were in use until about 1730. This applies to British ships. Not sure about Spanish, but most European rigging was similar. Anderson does not mention Spanish ships, unfortunately. He says there is very little information.
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Good repair job, Bob. The hull looks great. I usually leave paint to cure and harden at least 24 hours before attempting to use masking tape over it. Preferably several days. Did you mask too soon, perhaps?
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Late to the fray, another consideration: If a square tuck, the fashion piece needs to join the sternpost at about waterline level in order for the rudder to act effectively. Look at the Lely painting again: If that were a square tuck the lower end is well submerged and rudder action would be severely affected. That image, together with the Boston one, lead to the inevitable conclusion that she had a round tuck or just possibly a transitional one. It cannot have been a square one. I rest my case, gentlemen!
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Sweet! I bet you are enjoying your airbrush as you obviously have the hang of it.
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Welcome aboard, Steve. As Chuck mentions, you have many resources in your neighborhood!
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The boats were built very close to where I live, Bob.
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Looking very good indeed, Bob! Have you decided on a color scheme yet? The actual boats come in a variety of colors.
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Swan-Class Sloop by Stuglo - FINISHED - 1:48
druxey replied to stuglo's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
TFFM suggests 56 inches (about 140cm) of line for gammoning, not 30cm. And yes, "Do you dress to the left?" was a question tailors used to ask. I guess that I'm elderly, then.- 475 replies
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Looking very nice so far!
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Those front-hall photos make me cringe. Not because the models are not good - they are lovely - but where are their protective cases???? Even if the cat doesn't play with them, the dust that will accumulate on the rigging.... Oh deary me!
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Welcome aboard. Your English is very good and those are very nice-looking models.
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Just catching up with you, Mark. I didn't realise that you were having health problems and hope that the stent has done the trick. As for future projects, there's nothing wrong with 1:48 scale - or even larger. I've been working at that scale for decades. However, one has to allow for anno domini and, in my case, I don't think I'll be rigging any more models. The main thing is to enjoy model-making rather than get frustrated. All the best to you.
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Who will notice a slight acanthus mismatch once the model and sea are complete? Nobody but you, Ron! My favorite cartoon attached without further comment....
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Congratulations: lovely work and display.
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