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    Congratulations, Markus. You deserved it.
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    It's great to see you back, Cedric. Sorry to hear of the health problems and I hope you can have a full recovery. Love the cat on the workbench obviously waiting for you.
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    Nice work on the repair.
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    Some ships used cleats secured to the shrouds. Others had cleats on the bulwarks. Depends on the shipyard and design.
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    Looks good. My only suggestion on your current build is to do some light sanding on that deck to remove the char around the lasered nails.
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    In the kit area, builder RGL does a lot of heavy weathering (depending on what age he's looking for). You might look for his logs and check them out.
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    There's only one tutorial, as such, that I know of here: http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-model-rigging-and-sails.php Most of what I see in sail making is in build logs, both scratch and kit builds.
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    A major milestone...!!!!!!
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    The idea is to "billow" the sail to resemble blowing in the wind. You'll need to jig it up horizontally such that the sides are supported and the center area hangs down, then apply your starch, enamel, or glue/water and allow to dry.
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    Looks great from here.
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    Gary, Is there a port stop along the bottom of the port? I don't remember where I've seen that at this moment. I'll have to do some digging.
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    Great looking carvings. Welcome to MSW. When you're ready start the model, open a build log as it's a great way to get help and meet folks.
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    Stunsails... not often seen here. Obviously you're looking at sailing in light airs? She should look great with them.
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    The Triton cross-section is a great way to start scratchbuilding, IMO.
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    Let's further this a bit... even the "small" saws like those sold my MicroMark, Proxxon, etc. can do some serious damage. Be aware of kickback and also always use a push stick.
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    The full-hull is also available in the Triton area. There's only been a couple that have been finished so I suggest those would also be a good reference.
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    What about the cross-section? It's small even at 1:48 and you will learn a lot of the basics for scratch building POF. Many of us have used that as a stepping stone.
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    Rubbish? Not to these eyes. I do think most of us feel that way though that our work is "mehhhh".
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    John, For "instructions", look for the build logs that are "completed". Particularly these two as they are most complete for the cross-section: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/901-uwek-triton-build-re-post-by-mod/ https://modelshipworld.com/topic/1454-scottacus-triton-repost-by-mod/
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    If you have a hobby shop nearby, go and take a look at silkspan. Non woven and can be shaped, painted, etc.
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    The answer is in your other post:
  25. mtaylor
    Hi Steve. Welcome to MSW. What were you using for sail? Real silk or something silkspan?

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