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  1. mtaylor
    The only words I can think of is "wow! wow!".
  2. mtaylor
    Good on not asking "why"... I've made that deep dive into the Internet some time ago and ended up in many places. Some were not a good place to be.
  3. mtaylor
    Beyond amazing work, Gary. As pointed out, this is a relatable world for many of us.
  4. mtaylor
    Allan, that's the top timber only. Thanks James. That's basically what I'm doing.
  5. mtaylor
    Yep, I had the building maintenance guy run his humidity meter for a bit. Foggy outside, inside it's dry as a bone. Picked up a humidifier and have it running. I'll re-fill the cracks, sand and go for the paint again in the morning.
  6. mtaylor
    Ah... thanks for that explanation. I'm not very familiar with that era.
  7. mtaylor
    Well.... I made a dog's breakfast of painting. Call it lack of experience as I haven't spray painted in decades. Need to sand and fill some spots. What looked ok yesterday showed that the low humidity here is creating a few problems. I'll sand, re-paint, and see what happens. I'm not upset, just focused on learning more and mistakes are part of learning or re-learning.
  8. mtaylor
    Nice stove. Love it Would there have been a sheet of metal under the stove or brick?
  9. mtaylor
    I both amazing and a feast for the eyes the amount of detail you're packing into this model.
  10. mtaylor
    Looks good. I like the idea of the tiller ropes as you are doing them. Yes, artistic license but how many folks would know the difference?
  11. mtaylor
    I'd use one of those cloth sewing tape measures and not a metal or plastic one. The cloth will follow the hull shape better.
  12. mtaylor
    Excellent display of wisdom, Chris. Sometimes knowing when to stop is best solution at the time.
  13. mtaylor
    Looks to be about 4mm, Allan.
  14. mtaylor
    Very neat and tidy and infinitely small, OC.
  15. mtaylor
    Thanks Bug, and BE. Looks like tomorrow is masking and start painting day.
  16. mtaylor
    Question for the group and maybe I should have asked this in the painting area..... I did make a decision that I'm not going to paint the keel, stem, or stern so as not to hide the nice details Chris etched into the bow and rudder units. And yes, I'll be doing black from the black strake to the waterline and white from the waterline down. The hull is well sanded, filled some cracks that showed up (lack of humidity?). So, my question is, should I put some varnish or clear coat first to the wood before painting? At the local hobby shop, I got mixed messages.... some say over the final color only, others say do both. I'm using acrylic paints, both spray (for the white) and brush for everything else. I have the brush on varnish from Vellejo and Tamaya flat clear spray. Opinions and thoughts are welcome as I haven't painted my wooden ships in the past... this is a first.
  17. mtaylor
    Those illuminated panels will really pop when installed. Just curious here.... should then be red? Or did the subs have dual colors for night and day use?
  18. mtaylor
    I'm not sure, Allan by what dimension you're looking for.
  19. mtaylor
    Looks great, Christian. I like it that the nails for the copper aren't visible.
  20. mtaylor
    Tom, open a build log for this in the appropriate area. You'll get more "eyes" on it there. This area is just for introductions.
  21. mtaylor
    Where did you find it?
  22. mtaylor
    This is a total bummer. I hope there's a solution somewhere even it's using a re-seller.
  23. mtaylor
    Well, for now, I'm going with them I think. I do have a lot of filling, sanding, and painting coming up but that's a project I'll start tomorrow after the meds wear off from today's medical procedure. AD, Thanks for the observations. I think it's the angle of the photo. I'll flip the hull over tomorrow and put in it's proper position. The cobbled together upside down mount isn't the best setup. I do note that my "roof" on the quarter panels is a bit thicker at the stern than at the forward but everything else is pretty much determined by the slots in the hull lining and the pre-cut/pre-marked wood and matches the photos. I'll take a another look for those "tags". I thought I removed them all.
  24. mtaylor
    Looks you nailed that beam and all it's curves, etc. Well done, sir.
  25. mtaylor
    Looks wonderful from here. As for dealing with bits and pieces and needing them fitted to check everything, there's two ways for this. One is a few drops of something like Elmer's Glue All (a white general purpose glue) or rubber cement. Once checked, the glues can be removed. Alcohol for the white glue . Rubber cement can be rubbed off. Use either but very sparingly for test purposes. As always, test on scrap before committing to use on a build.

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