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  1. druxey
    Bob: As you obviously have the interest, I suggest you are well on your way to scratch building and research. Fortunately there is a lot available online these days. Due to economic constraints, there is a limit to how accurate any kit can be. The more costly, the more you should expect, but that is not always the case. I applaud your efforts to get it right, or closer than the 'out of the box' kit can be.
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    Cheers! Well done, Kevin. Except that the box description should read 'its', not 'it's'.
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    As long as you don't navigate yourself onto any rocks.... That is pretty good accuracy, Alan. Well done!
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    Excellent!
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    Ye gads, Kevin! Some really heavy duty silver soldering to come? Seem a pity to hide all that framing, but the planking job looks very good.
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    Sorry about the travails of breakage and failed glue, Steven. Kudos for persisting and overcoming!
  7. druxey
    The standing rigging will do its job and keep the masts in place - just like the real ship. No glue required!
  8. druxey
    Perhaps starch painted on and allowed to dry while the 'wind' blows?
  9. druxey
    Many instances of 'doubling up' would be to resist greater forces on the beams where there will be stress or weight.
  10. druxey
    Perhaps you got more done than you know....
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    I've had good success by drilling a hole in brass sheet of the thickness of the ring I need. The hole is the OD of the tube 'slice'. I insert the rough-sawed ring and file the surface flush to the sheet using a fine file. Your turned result using lathe and wood mandrel is very nice indeed.
  12. druxey
    With that hull form, this makes perfect sense to keep weight down - even if there is a high stern!.
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    Looking good!
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    Oh, my ears and whiskers! Outstanding.
  15. druxey
    Very ship-shape, Toni!
  16. druxey
    Nice start and neat work!
  17. druxey
    I suppose slightly oxidized silver might be another possibility.
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    Superb, Valeriy! How thick is the electro-deposited shell?
  19. druxey
    The learning curve is well under way!
  20. druxey
    Just found your log. It's nice to see an unusual subject modeled, and so nicely as well!
  21. druxey
    Try jeweler's supply companies online.
  22. druxey
    You could try using a low coffee table or similar. I hate the idea of a stack of boards falling on your model!
  23. druxey
    Might I suggest using pewter, not lead? Lead will deteriorate to lead salts over time. And that would be a pity on such a terrific model.
  24. druxey
    A lathe is certainly not needed! There are a number of logs on this site where various methods of making anchors are shown. Just because the original was iron, it doesn't mean that you have to smith your anchors. Wood or plastic painted are valid solutions.
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    It could just have been a convenient short cut. Something none of us ever do, right?

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