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My condolences to his family and friends. This very sad news.
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I'll have to try the shellac. I'm in the mood to try some different things.
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I too have limited space so my only comment is combine where you can. I don't have drill press but end up using the mill for most things. It does have a "handle" for manual operation so that works for the drill press.
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John, Type text. Upload photos. Put cursor where you want the photos. Hit the "+" and photo should go where you want it.
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That amount of detail is super incredible for a kit and especially for one that size. Amazing, Chris.
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It looks like the others to me. It's good.
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There were some reasons for tumblehome (the French especially) with one of the main ones (besides stability in heavy seas) was to make boarding difficult. The Great Lakes had different issues, with small yards often very temporary. A lack of shipwrights and the quick building of these ships on both sides. You may be right on your interpretation, though as drawing in many cases were "after the fact".
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Being able to 1:48 would be great but for room to display them. A lot of us do 1:64 as it's a good compromise.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
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You might try annealing the brass. That should soften it. It will work harden as you bend it so the annealing will probably need to be repeated.
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Welcome to MSW, Tim. I too like what you've shown us and hope you'll do a build log here.
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Congratulations, Gérard. Will there be an English version in the future?
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Done, I merged them and deleted one so the responses wouldn't be lost.
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Thanks for the explanation Steve. It wouldn't surprise me if some of the pictures were misnamed. They were documenting everything so fast and such volume in WWII that things did get mixed up. Lead shot is probably the easiest way. Way back in the dark ages of my youth, we used the tire weights. A royal headache but free. The pill canisters are ideal, anymore. Check with your local pharmacist. If you know each other well, he/she might sell them for cost. As pointed out.. definitely secure the ballast. I have vivid memories of watching a destroyer I built as kid get hit by a wave and slowly roll over and dive to the bottom. I suppose it's still there as we never did find it. Went down in 10 feet of water.
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Tim, Have a look at this one: Rif Winfield's "The 50 Gun Ship". It's available on Amazon. If you decide to dive into the rabbit hole (most of us have done that more than once ) there's other books detailed such things a rigging and fittings, etc. But I think Winfield will get you started.
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Welcome to the dark side. It's really a fun place but it has it's moments.
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Welcome to MSW, Calvin. As the others have said, start small. And I'll add: Open a build log. It really is the best way to get help and make some friends.
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Extra opening? These old eyes are gong blind as I don't see it. I'd guess it was because of the passengers they were intending to bring to the States. How hard would it have been to cut a hole and hang a hatch? (Serious question there).
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Messis, One of the biggest resources MSW has in knowledge our members. Your sharing has increased that resource so no need to apologize for sharing.
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