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  1. druxey
    It is amazing what an angled light source can pick up! The photo of your hull looks good, though.
  2. druxey
    Rudybob: There's no shame in asking. There is lots of information on this site as well as folks to help you out. We've all been there!
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    Excellent observation. Also, the curved forecastle beams are a little unusual.
  4. druxey
    Please take a look at the various planking tutorials on this site. They will clarify things for you.
  5. druxey
    These draw plates are designed for pulling metal only. They will not work well for other materials such as wood!
  6. druxey
    I'm beginning to suspect sloppy design and poor proofreading of this book. The descriptions are OK, but obviously the photos are placed incorrectly and belong elsewhere!
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    Looking for thin 'aircraft' ply? I found that my wood supplier (Exotic Woods, Burlington, Canada) had 4 foot square sheets of this at much better prices than hobby stores. Now this was a while ago, so don't know if this is still the case today. Check your own hardwood supplier to see if they might stock sheets. Of course, there may be supply chain issues at present.
  8. druxey
    Lovely work with those tricky joints between the saddle and bollard timbers!
  9. druxey
    This photo is is not of a carronade! It has been utterly misidentified. The photo is of a half-pound swivel gun on its original mount. If you tried to mount a 48 pounder carronade this way, it would blow itself off such a mounting the first time you tried to fire it! In the description, it is obvious that the powder was 'bad', or this would have undoubtedly happened to the merchant.
  10. druxey
    Well, you are learning a lot on this model! Basswood is not a good candidate for wet sanding nor stain. Other model-makers have found this out the hard way. If you want to experiment, by all means do, but try out any new treatment on scrap first rather than your model.
  11. druxey
    A very nice example of clinker planking, Gary. I'm always surprised at how rigid the model is even before adding any framing.
  12. druxey
    Who is to say whether there were x or y strakes of deck plank? But it does point out the value of marking the strakes out before laying them!
  13. druxey
    That is a lovely job you've done on a difficult part of the build, Ian. However, I'd question why you would want to use poly finish on the model?
  14. druxey
    Is that wheel a handwheel by any chance?
  15. druxey
    Lovrly work as usual. Bitao!
  16. druxey
    My 'trick' - if trick there be to it - is to rubber cement a blank strip of the maximum thickness of the molding onto a carrier sheet of hardwood. This carrier acts as a depth stop when the molding is fully developed. The profile is also wave-free.
  17. druxey
    Welcome, Evan! Check out Marine Modelers of Niagara in the 'clubs' section on this site.
  18. druxey
    When using white glue on a thin piece, always dampen the opposite side to prevent curling. Your model is looking very nice at this point.
  19. druxey
    Oh, you youngsters!
  20. druxey
    He's explaining to the other men what a fiddle block looks like....
  21. druxey
    Just catching up. Looking good so far, Håkan!
  22. druxey
    As in any kit, there are some compromises. The builder can kit-bash to his or her heart's content!
  23. druxey
    Have you tried elastic bands?
  24. druxey
    In my limited experience with stains, basswood is not a good candidate. Stain uptake tends to be blotchy. However, you could experiment on scrap. (This is good for trying out any new finish!) See what you think. I just saw: That shows what can happen!
  25. druxey
    Clarification: I was only referring to the angles of the mullions between the lights (windows). I was not criticizing the width of the outer ones!

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