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  1. mtaylor
    Thanks Bob. I'm doing what I can to stay indoors. I thought the Alemeda fire we had a few ago was bad and it was but while there's none near me, it's just been very heavy smoke. We had some nice off and on rain the last two days and today, minimal smoke but the crews and water bombers are still working hard down along the border. It's so nice I've spent next to no time in the shiop today and probably won't tomorrow.
  2. mtaylor
    Thanks for the likes and comments. It was a fun build. OC, she's in a safe place. I have on top of one my display cases out of harms way.
  3. mtaylor
    Thanks for likes and comments. Very slow going still but getting there. I've re-looked at the carvings that have completed.... I hate macro shots as they much better just using the eyeball.
  4. mtaylor
    Happy belated birthday, Denis. Good news on your health and on the build.
  5. mtaylor
    I've been through tornadoes and I'd rather take my chances with one of those then a hurricane. And now they're saying there's a storm to the east of Florida which could be just as bad. Just stay save, everyone.
  6. mtaylor
    Is the link missing or am I missing something?
  7. mtaylor
    Aye, it indeed is and I have been. Shop has been cleaned up, Belle Poule plans hung and work has started. I did remove about 10 strakes on each side as I wasn't happy with them and have been putting them back on. With the smoke from the fires and other things going on in life right now it's rough to get any shop time.
  8. mtaylor
    You're right. The ballast and some barrels below it and barrels and some cordage such as the hawses, etc.on the orlop. I had to go check as the while the orlop on some was at the very bottom of the hold, others it was above it but considered the lowest deck.
  9. mtaylor
    Looking very good from here. I think planking is your choice depending on your vision of the finished ship. There's choices from planking everything to very minimal with leaving open area in between the two extremes.
  10. mtaylor
    No point in upsetting the cows. They and the everything else are looking fantastic.
  11. mtaylor
    Basically, anything in casks as it would need to be sealed from water and mold. The first thing in the bottom would be ballast.
  12. mtaylor
    Good to hear from you Keith. Don't sweat us, we're a patient lot and also... family comes first.
  13. mtaylor
    I have this one.... print... double check for accuracy.... adjust if needed and use it. Has a bunch of the more common scales. ImperialScales.pdf
  14. mtaylor
    If you don't have a smart phone (like some of us grumpy old guys) just Google "scale converter". There's tons of them in the results.
  15. mtaylor
    Welcome back home, Mike.
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    To be honest, I don't remember as it was so long ago. We had a massive system crash (aka "The Great Crash" back then and lost everything so have no details. BTW, this is a bashed model from the AL kit to bring it in line from the kit to the 1855 ship. The original was from the 1700's was scrapped and the Navy played some games and called it a "rebuild" due to a battle with Congress. See: https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/NSWC_Carderock/fouled_anchors-1.pdf I would suggest a couple things.... 1) Start a log of your own as it's a great way to meet others and also get help. 2) Hit this link.... https://modelshipworld.com/search/?q=uss constellation&quick=1&type=forums_topic&nodes=135 It will take you to the search feature and display all the logs for this model and you can check them out for how they did it.
  17. mtaylor
    I agree with OC. I'm just in awe of someone doing this.
  18. mtaylor
    The brass looks perfect as does everything else.
  19. mtaylor
    Beautiful. Hard to believe it's card.
  20. mtaylor
    You raise a good point. How the heck would they repair bronze/brass plating on a sculpture? I have no idea myself.
  21. mtaylor
    Just beautiful and incredible to my eye. I hope to follow along on your next model.
  22. mtaylor
    They also used yellow ocre many times to simulate gilding. All depends on the English Captain's ego and budget. Possibly the same for the US captains as money was tight for the first frigates.
  23. mtaylor
    What a great build, Ken. I remember seeing that beast a couple times back in the day at local drag strips. Not something I would want to drive but still... a showstopper. I also saw his twin engine rail a few times.
  24. mtaylor
    I'm pulling up a chair. I'm enjoying your work on these small machines and seeing the skills it takes which are way beyond me.
  25. mtaylor
    You might consider getting some cotton gloves or even surgical type vinyl gloves for handing the ship. Still looking sharp, Kevin.

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