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  1. druxey
    Looking very good indeed, Bob! Have you decided on a color scheme yet? The actual boats come in a variety of colors.
  2. druxey
    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.
  3. druxey
    Looking very nice so far!
  4. druxey
    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!
  5. druxey
    Welcome aboard. Your English is very good and those are very nice-looking models.
  6. druxey
    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.
  7. druxey
    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....
  8. druxey
    We await with bated breath....
  9. druxey
    Congratulations: lovely work and display.
  10. druxey
    More toys!!!!
  11. druxey
    Plating one side, open the other, perhaps?
  12. druxey
    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.
  13. druxey
    Very, very impressive work, Valeriy! Such a beautiful finish to your metal surfaces as well.
  14. druxey
    When imitating a fiberglass hull, filler is inevitable!
  15. druxey
    Lovely. But I feel your pain. Enjoy the break!
  16. druxey
    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.
  17. druxey
    Looking very nice indeed, Greg.
  18. druxey
    Definitely out of the ordinary!
  19. druxey
    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.
  20. druxey
    The drippings fall into the grease pan, not on the deck! A very nice result, B.E. Now I want to see a LED red glow from inside and a little smoke out of the chimney....
  21. druxey
    Congratulations on yet another fine monograph, Gérard! This looks like a fascinating subject. Coincidentally, I was in Bordeaux last week. Lovely city buildings of the same era....
  22. druxey
    Do read the planking tutorials on MSW as well as study Gary's photos. A bluff bow can be successfully planked using these techniques.
  23. druxey
    Coming along nicely, Alan. When marking out the scores for the counter timbers, make sure that they are spaced equidistantly on both transoms. This will give the correct angles as seen from aft, and the lights will be uniform in size as well.
  24. druxey
    That ceiling plank all the way up to the wing transom has to be the trickiest piece of planking I've seen! No wonder the British ended those planks on the fashion piece....
  25. druxey
    Gary; I recall your daughter was very well behaved at the dinner when we met. So was your wife, but I can't vouch for you!

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