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    Beautifully stunning, Alan. Taking what Druxey said, I think someone at somepoint will comment that you were a trendsetter. It may not be authentic but it does stand out.
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    You need not be afraid. Everyone has been where you are and the amount of help is incredible.
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    Hi Mike. Welcome to MSW. That's the first time I've seen a model of one of those. I see them on Rogue here in Medford a lot and they just seem to be the peaceful way to fish...
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    Bucklers were port lids that were installed and then lashed into placed. No hinges or hardware to speak up. I hope the info helps. Very confusing times on the details back then. Even into the late 1700's, some French ships had port lids, others didn't. May have been Captain's discretion?
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    Marc, As I've discovered, the French usually didn't arm the first port on any ship. When no gun in place, they used it for ventilation and also during anchor handling. On many vessels, this port was somewhat smaller than the gunports. It was also, speaking generically, the only gun port with a lid on the upper gundeck. The other ports used bucklers. As always, your mileage and research may vary.
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    Ah.. the original "check the scrap box, mate" when looking for lumber.
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    No worries, Eric. I think I have the same disgust as you.
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    Jeff, Just a gentle nudge to do a build log. Also I also see in the Index that there's 8 unless I miscounted Billings kits, with one completed. Index is here (pick the ship kits):
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    Can you find a larger photo or circle the area in question? That whole area looks in shadow.
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    Welcome back, Keith and it's great the recovery went well. The model looks great.
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    Valid point. Plus you'll have two deductibles to meed.. this year and next year. The sad part is, it's probably going to get worse than better.
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    I hope youi've had your shoulder looked by some medical types. Take your time and let it heal.
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    Wow. That level of detail is fantastic.
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    Hellmut, I hope the hospital time helped your health. Good luck with the project. AI is still pretty new and experimental. If you can get the memory and processing down to small enough physical size, you might be onto something.
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    It's been awhile since I've Adam post. I hope he's okay and just busy.
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    I think we all know that one about magnifiers. I get dizzy and have headaches in about 5 minutes, yet they sit on the bench if I need to examine something up close.
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    Or, you can do it the hard way, manually (on the computer). Scan the image, open in appropriate program (I use CorelDraw) and manually trace what I want. Takes time but no artifacts, no clean up. And a sense of satisfaction when I pop on the laser and cut. I'm just cheap so my method is good for everyone.
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    It's possible that this is BHR. As I understand it, ships to the northeast of Britain and even in east part of the channel were considered safe from the worm due the temperature of the water. How true this is, I have no idea. I hope additional research is forthcoming with some solid info instead of what these articles give us which is eyewash for the most part. For now, I'll keep an open mind and some fingers crossed.
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    If I hadn't seen the build log, I wouldn't have believed it was wood. Just impeccable.
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    I looked in here and no Sprays are listed. Maybe someone has built one but didn't do a log:
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    Do have a look at the manufacturers as AL and Occre are very similar. Occre was started by former designers of AL when the owner moved the company to Vietnam. So there will be differences.

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