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  1. druxey
    Looking quite delightful in its setting!
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    Certainly British Naval gun carriages were not iron shod: only land-based guns were. Whether the French did the same, I do not know.
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    Ye gads! That looks like a medieval torture instrument, Kevin. It should simply scare the plank into shape! Ingenious.
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    Nice photos and looks like a great trip, Marc. Hopefully you can move those pesky heads inboard a bit!
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    Thanks for your comments on Canson paper., Eberhard. I've never seen Iris/Vivaldi over here' only the much heavier, through-dyed paper which is excellent for colored pencil work. Hopefully you will stay healthy now....
  6. druxey
    Hmm. The dictionary definition of 'cavil' is....
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    One can build models with very few basic tools, it just takes longer! The magnificent models of 300 years ago were built entirely with hand tools. The main thing is to know how to sharpen edge tools properly and when to use which one. Yes, power tools are nice to own and speed up certain operations, but....
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    Hopr you are back up to speed now, Eberhard. That virus is no fun, even if you are fully vaccinated. That planking is something at that small scale. One question though: Canson paper (at least the kind that I know and use for art) has one side smooth but the other side is heavily textured. Isn't this an issue at micro scale size?
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    Complete with condenser! Too much, Chris!!!
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    Enjoy your new toy, Gary!
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    Just catching up with your work, Ron. Beautifully done spars at 1:96!
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    Looking good. I'd suggest a round Swiss file to shape those inside curves to the standards.
  13. druxey
    Brilliant deductions and research. Seafood and steaks all round!
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    Yes, it's the opposite of a line running foul - it runs fair. There is also a line from the weird sisters in MacBeth: "Fair is foul and foul is fair, Hover through fog and filthy air." They wish to turn things upside down.
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    Fairleads is usual: the lines run fair through them. They neither eat or pay, as in 'fare'!
  16. druxey
    Hattery? Is there no arcane skill that you do not possess? I hope you stay away from mercuric compounds - wouldn't want you getting hatters' syndrome. Lovely work on the model as well, SHJ.
  17. druxey
    Sweet! Good to see progress on your model, Ben.
  18. druxey
    Welcome and accept the excellent advice from Keith and Chris.
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    Yes, rigging looks like a rat's nest or intricate maze and seems very intimidating. One needs to take each line soearately, one at a time, and it will become less daunting.
  20. druxey
    To use Silkspan, it must first be wetted and stretched like watercolor paper. If you do not do this properly, wrinkles are inevitable!
  21. druxey
    And druxey has a big scrap box!
  22. druxey
    Benvenuto, Piero! Love is wonderful at any age.
  23. druxey
    Extraordinarily lovely work, Valeriy!
  24. druxey
    Producing these timbers involves a large learning curve if you have not done these before, so don'r beat yourself up over them. Every good model-maker has a scrap box for a reason! Keep at it and you will get there.
  25. druxey
    Thank you, Toni! I was looking for brass, so missed seeing copper.

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