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Sweet! I bet you are enjoying your airbrush as you obviously have the hang of it.- 111 replies
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Welcome aboard, Steve. As Chuck mentions, you have many resources in your neighborhood!
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Don't trust your eye for leveling frames! A heavy card construction will do for a jig.
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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. -
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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We await with bated breath....
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More toys!!!!
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SD 14 by RN77 - Marcle Models - CARD
druxey replied to RN77's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
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I wonder if it's the photos, or has the upper stern spread a bit? Do check the athwartship distances across the transoms and compare to the plans. I've found that there is a tendency for the framing to open up a bit over time if not constrained by cross-spalls.
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Very, very impressive work, Valeriy! Such a beautiful finish to your metal surfaces as well.
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When imitating a fiberglass hull, filler is inevitable!
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https://www.bonhams.com/auction/27375/lot/53/duhamel-du-monceau-henri-louis-elemens-de-larchitecture-navale-ou-traite-pratique-de-la-construction-des-vaisseaux-paris-ca-jombert-1758/ For anyone interested in this era. A second edition copy.
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SD 14 by RN77 - Marcle Models - CARD
druxey replied to RN77's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
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I go away for two weeks and - you've completed her! An absolutely fabulous model, Rob. Hearty congratulations on the time, effort and research that you put in, in order to get this result. Well done indeed.
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