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  1. CaptainSteve
    Just proves that you cannot please EVERY critic, Dave. (At least we like your work.)
  2. CaptainSteve
    Thanks, Guys .... Well, in lieu of actual sailing knowledge, Our Hero didst try to always consider two points: Firstly, he didst wish-eth to raise the foot o' his sails a tad to better show-eth off the various detail items (oars, spears, tool-chest, mangoes, hairy coconuts, cutlasses, rope coils ....) that be to come. And, secondly, he didst doeth his very best to ensure that lines did not cross o'er each other. "At this late stage o' the build," CaptainSteve were heard to complain, "I shall not-eth be adding the bow-sprit to this boat." But, were Our Hero ever to consider a re-build ... ("Not gunna happen !!!", didst he assert, most forcefully.) ... but WERE it to be a-happening, or if ye be a-wishing to give yer own Launch a more "proud" look, then CaptainSteve wouldst, most verily, recommend-eth the adding o' a sprit ... "Runneth the fore-sail clew-line out to ye 'sprit," he didst postulate. "And yer sails shall be a-standing better, me-thinks !!"
  3. CaptainSteve
    And since I be explainin' things, I really should briefly mention the lines that I didst be using .... Each sail doth have: (i) a tack line (at foot) (ii) a clew line (also at the foot of the sail) (iii) a lift (running through upper block on each mast) (iv) two bunt-lines (running through blocks attached to the spars) These are in addition to a pair of back-stays for each mast. This gives a total of 14 lines to be tied off, with the kit supplying 20 belaying pins.
  4. CaptainSteve
    Most verily, CaptainSteve doest not get to spend-eth much time a-modellin’ throughout the week … “At best, I be casting a most critical eye o’er work done thus far,” he didst begineth. “And, on occasion, I has been known to take-eth up me knife and remove-eth that which doth displease-eth me.” However, with this build (finally) reaching its’ end-game, over these last few days Our Hero didst findeth a few minutes to work on a-fashioning his boat’s rigging lines. "I didst use-eth the kit supplied belaying pins," he were to offer. "Here they be a-soakin' in vinegar to weather 'em a little." Now, many o’ ye may-est be aware that CaptainSteve be not in truth the Old Salt what ‘is name doth suggest. “As such,” he didst plead-eth, “I wouldst be most grateful for any comments and suggestions regarding the following series o’ pictures.” “Well, here they be …” "I do-est wish to give-eth a sense o' the working rigging," Our Hero were to drone on. "Further, adding bunt-lines didst help-eth to gi' me sails a billowed look." Note: Despite the way they look 'ere, there be no lines attached to the tholes. By way of explanation, Our Hero forgot to mention that these lines (wi’ the exception o’ the back-stays) can be untied and moved, if the Horde doest think it necessary.
  5. CaptainSteve
    You are doing a fine job, there. Crisp and clean work, as always, Paul. I'm curious to know if you were considering using any of the metal-blackening agents on your cannons ??
  6. CaptainSteve
    Thanks, Bob ... Unfortunately, my camera doesn't take pictures as well as yours does.
  7. CaptainSteve
    Whilst I see Alexey Domanoff has a couple of very nice serving machines on offer (which I have been considering), I'm yet to purchase one, George. Thusly, all of the seizin's, servin's, and wormin's done here (there be no parcellin's) were made by wrapping each line individually, by hand. I do have meself one o' them Third Hand (also known as "Helping Hand") arrangements.
  8. CaptainSteve
    Thanks, George. Yeah, the Syren ropes are far better than the kit-supplied stuff. I had to swap out the back-stays because I had used too thin a line the first time. With a slightly thicker line, the rope appearance is much more visible. Oh, an' as I did wish to show off the contrast of colours, the back-stays were served and then "wormed" about one-third the way along their length.
  9. CaptainSteve
    Someone suggested using the bristles from a broom in the Kit-Basher's forum ...
  10. CaptainSteve
    In the real world this weekend, CaptainSteve didst have to work. Thus he were late to the modelling table. However, once there, the first order of business were to be the replacement o’ the back-stays. “During the past week,” Our Hero began, by way of explanation, “I didst taketh up me knife and didst removeth the stays put in las’ weekend,” he continued. They had to be a-going, as CaptainSteve were most unhappy wi’ the size of the ropes he didst use-eth for these. “Ne’er fear, I didst purchase a goodly supply of varying sizes from the Syren Ship Co,” he didst state. “They now be replaced, and doth now appear-eth in this manner …” As Our Hero didst happenstance to mention, he hath chosen to attach-eth his spars using parrels … “Here be me boat as she doth stand this eve,” yawned CaptainSteve. “The riggin’ lines still need-eth tying off … but it be late (or early) and I shalt be a-getting to them on the morrow."
  11. CaptainSteve
    No criticisms, Tom. She looks superb !!
  12. CaptainSteve
    Al !!! Good to see you back at your work-bench !! (PS: I still haven't finished !!)
  13. CaptainSteve
    Thanks, Boyd. Feel free to raise that bar ... and throw it completely overboard !!
  14. CaptainSteve
    WoW !!! Such a stunning contrast from the black, to the buffed copper, and then the open frames.
  15. CaptainSteve
    Dunno if this helps, but I remembered seeing it in my copy of AOS Constitution by Karl Heinz Marquardt ... Also, have you had a chance to check out these carronades in Dafi's HMS Victory build ??
  16. CaptainSteve
    Your stern decorations are just exquisite, Tom !!! Stunning work, indeed.
  17. CaptainSteve
    Lookin' real good, Matt !! Re: Tiny screws. Have you got any old eye-glasses/sun-glasses that could be sacrificed to the Gods of model ship-building ??
  18. CaptainSteve
    Indeed, they were delicious, Nenad ... and there most definitely was beer !!
  19. CaptainSteve
    Just back from a visit to CaptainAndrew's, whereupon many, many BBQ'd chicken wings (marinated in a subtle, yet powerful, chilli sauce) were consumed by one and all. Oh, and I took my new Proxxon lathe along, so I could take it for a test spin. Once the matter o' the chicken wings were to be dealt with, we didst cracketh the box to find everything was pre-assembled (a great relief) and ready to go, pretty much straight from the box. I had never used a lathe before, but found it remarkably easy to learn using the chisels (bought separately). I was quickly scribing all sorts of ruts and grooves. Although I am yet to turn out any barrels, I'm sure it will not take more than an afternoon to do so. At one point, I did attempt to stop the lathe from spinning by applying additional force with the chisel. I didn't want to burn-out my new toy, so this was only done the one time, briefly, to test something I had read in an online review. Certainly, it is possible. But this lathe be not intended for machining large pieces, requiring excessive force. Indeed, in my limited experience, I feel the DB250 will be just ideal for my own modelling purposes. Once I get a handle on using it, I am confident that it will be perfect for tapering masts and spars, turning my own belaying pins, or stanchions, or cannons ... barrels ... oar handles. [THIS HAS BEEN A NON-PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE PROXXON POLITICAL PARTY]
  20. CaptainSteve
    Serious ?!?!?! You made that from bits of brass tubing and wire ?? It looks far better than any kit-supplied ones I've seen. A fine job, indeed, Matt !!! Now .. it be off to Kit-Basher's for you, my friend !!
  21. CaptainSteve
    Using tiny pieces of clay to make your bow decorations is a pretty clever method. They look very good !!!
  22. CaptainSteve
    Meticulous research you are doing there, Matt. And Mark's table has some useful information. But it occurs to me that, if you are actually aiming for a "pirate bash", then you may want to consider that a rag-tag bunch o' murdering scum probably would not have been too worried whether all of their guns were the same size/bore. Indeed, far more than on a navy ship (of any nation's fleet), I would think that a privateer would most likely have a mix of gun types and sizes, depending on what they had managed to salvage from captured 'prizes'.
  23. CaptainSteve
    This past seven-day, Our Hero hath been contemplating deeply upon the matter o’ his rigging. With his much-publicized lack of actual sailing knowledge, Our Hero were to cast his net far and wide in his quest to learn more on this matter. Much were to be learned from the Squirrel Whisperer, and further information were to be gleaned from the build log of the One known throughout the Seven Seas as Meredith. “These pictures 'ere, 'ere and ‘ere (also, 'ere) be most goodly,” CaptainSteve didst espouse, most gratefully. Verily, CaptainSteve doest wish to showeth the rudimentaries o’ sailing. A further issue, as discussed previously, will be the servin’ o’ all lines. “Fer example, I doest intend to include bunt-lines to raiseth the foot o’ me sail,” he were to begin-eth, “to show-eth off the internal details that little bit better.” Blocks for the lifts were seized and added, together with a loop-and-peg arrangement for the stays … At first, Our Hero didst installeth a double block in the middle o’ each spar for the bunt-lines. But then, CaptainSteve didst confesseth, “I be not liking them !!” And, thus, in a fit of pique, he didst taketh up his knife and removeth them. “I didst decideth that single blocks be better, fer the lines should runneth vertically up ‘n’ down,” he were to summarize. One area which didst causeth Our Hero a great deal of consternation wouldst be the matter o’ a-fixing’ the spars to the masts. Whilst many didst chooseth a more simplified system, this wouldst be too, err, simplified for CaptainSteve. “I tooketh more o’ the beads used for grommets and pommels,” he began to finish, “and didst create-eth me own parrels.” And, thusly, with all lines attached and served, CaptainSteve doth be readied to begin-eth the masting … Noteth it has not escaped Our Hero's attention that a touch-up may be most needed with the bird poop ... Stay tuned.
  24. CaptainSteve
    Spectacular ... as always !!
  25. CaptainSteve
    Mighty fine looking boat !!

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