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    Chris only worked for Caldercraft as designer. He's not affiliated with them in any way at this point.
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    There is an on-line copy here: http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/contents.html
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    Open a new topic, Sue. It'll get more attention than your post here in a different topic. I'd say list them in the post, maybe ask a nominal amount that's negotiable (if you fell like negotiating).
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    I go along with Gregory... use the index and eyeball the buillds. You'll see what's involved and also get a sense of the pros and cons of each manufacturer's product.
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    Years ago (maybe 10 or so), did the same thing anytime we took a road trip. While me lady did what she wanted, I fiddle with bits and pieces of model ship.
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    Enlightening conversation. I read Y.T.s reference "review" an took a look. I do have a "no-name" magnifier visor but it's only one magnification and basically well-used and scratched up pretty bad. I'm looking at this one that was referenced" https://www.amazon.com/Yoctosun-Head-Set-Magnifier-1-5X-2X-2-5X-3-5X-Magnification/dp/B073RFZS94/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8 Looks like a reasonable set, to me and gives me choices on magnification.
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    Tom, That may have been the way it was done or it's just a modeling convention. I've seen it that way on a few plans and in zuMondfeld but nothing from primary sources. Not in primary sources might indicate that there was a "known way" that didn't need documentation.
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    Great work, Eric. Looks like you even got the little view ports on the forward wooden shades.
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    Sweet work, JCT. Looks super nice. I hope you will put her in a case. BTW, I love that jig for the ratlines when you're tying near the top.
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    Have you gone back to the topic that you posted on this before? There's answers to your question there. https://modelshipworld.com/topic/21147-blue-jacket-revenue-cutter/
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    The catch is, we moderators don't know if they've been abandoned. We've had builders who have had to stop due to family things and then one, two, three years later come back. No gold stars. We're pretty much non-judgement here as we have builders from super expert to beginners. As for searching... the downloadable indexes work well and will tell you which builds are "completed".
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    I'll add one... There's more than couple excellent scratch builds on MSW where only hand tools were used. Could be money or perhaps they like the feel and ambience of working wood by hand. And some of us have power tools for the heavy work and then hand tools for the precision work.
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    Looks like an interesting model. 60 to 100 warriors on it and with several, one see why the Celts would have this prayer: "“From the fury of the Northmen, O Lord deliver us.”
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    Don't feel bad about the scroll saw, Denis. I use one also for when I don't want to use laser or for work that is too big for the laser.
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    Thanks for the likes. Pat, ribands are on the menu of "must do". Luckily, I had ordered more plywood last week as I suspected that if I didn't, Murphy would run amok and he did. Somehow, I had two sets of CAD drawings instead of one original and one copy to be transferred to the laptop running the cutter. <double facepalm time). Which means that many of frames were cut with the wrong CAD drawings. Steps have been taken to ensure this doesn't happen again: a good self flogging and a temporary reduction in the rum ration. Any way, when the wood gets here, I'll recut the frames that need cutting, make extra ribs (especially for the bow) and also sort out adding new ones to replace the 6-7 I have to remove for the gunports. I'm probably going to use a mixture if filler woods below the deck line such as balsa and basswood and possibly some much of scrap plywood to align the bulkheads and also strengthen and straighten the false keel. Now to be patient waiting for the plywood to arrive from Maine.
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    The ocre really makes her "pop". Looks fantastic, Steven.
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    Update, finally. I've managed to do the false keel in one piece. Thank heavens for small favors on that one. I've also cut out the all bulkheads, managed to make the keel, stem, and sternpost. In the photos, are the false keel with the bulkheads simply fitted. I'm having a few "minor" issues with the framing bits breaking off but I'm working on a solution. As it is, 6 maybe 7 need to come off anyway due to being in the way of the gunports. I will say that I'm glad I'm doing her in 1:48 but 1:64. She's still a big girl. As for the framing bits breaking, I think I had too much "heat" with the laser and I've have some ideas which is the next couple of days project. I do need to cut "false" frame ends because like pointed out, many will get off for the ports especially the forward 6 bulkheads. I'll either cut new bulkheads (after modifying the framing bits or fix what I have. I'm hoping fixing works better rather than having to order more wood. Anyway, here's photos. So until next time...
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    Yves, If you can take the shafts apart, maybe sliding some shrink tube over them and couplers will work She's looking very good and very real.
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    Hi Michael, Pontiachedmark had some really good advice. Definitely a build log will help with your ships.
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    Don't feel bad. This project was my first scratch build also. Well.. actually I did a 1:24 cannon first, but I digress. I remember redoing the frames. As I recall, I did the first one about 3 times... then started the next one. I think by the time I was happy with all frames I could have built several models from the throw aways.
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    Being a Corel kit and based on the instructions that Anthony has.... best bet without a lot work is just build it as the kit shows. But then again, I like bashing kits.

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