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mtaylor

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  1. Welcome to MSW, By all means, open a build log for this model. You'll get help and encouragement and make some friends along the way.
  2. Look behind you... last row. Feet up, popcorn machine running and coffee cup in hand.
  3. I'd go with the planking plan you drew up. It's probably pretty close to the way the planking was actually done.
  4. Godspeed, John. I hope it all works out well.
  5. Oh... I thought that was shadow. I really need to have my eyes and brain examined. Are you planning on painting anything else on the hull? Maybe some ebony stain would look good.
  6. The black and white looks fantastic even blown up. The photo Dubz did looks pretty "old timey" (is that a word?) in the sepia.
  7. Al, The stern planking doesn't look thin from here. Are you thinking fill with putty/filler and then sand and paint? I guess I'm not grasping the problem.
  8. Just wow! on those boats, Dan. They look darn good like you had a miniature assembly line with tiny workers putting them together.
  9. Wonderful work on the figures. You have an eye for the details.
  10. Marcus, If you can, leave the plan on what will be the top of the frame for now until after it's glued up. Cut outside the line (about 1mm should work). Then sand and fit the pieces together using the assembly drawing for the frame. When you're happy, glue it up. There is a learning curve and it looks like you're getting there. I must say that your first frame looks a lot better than my first attempts.
  11. Hi Mark, I do hope you'll start a build log of your Serapis. I vaguely remember that kit and I think I might have built it as kid. Too many years, too many miles to remember, alas.
  12. My bad then. I obviously missed the timeframe somewhere.
  13. Lou, Carl knows me.. yeah a large scrap box and when it gets full, it becomes kindling for the fireplace.
  14. I'm following along also Daniel. I'm smiling also but because I haven't heard the term "notions counter" in a long time.
  15. My previous work area had carpet. I find a vac with bit of filter paper works well for finding lost bits as does walking barefooted.
  16. Fascinating work, John. And my, you're a fast builder.
  17. The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself. Hmm....eerr... <looks at scrap box overflowing> Yeah... just fear itself.
  18. Larger move, Sam, across town. The DeathStar is just about operational just needs some tweaking of settings and final leveling. I'm going to let is sit overnight so everything settles in because the floor is carpet.
  19. Close will count on measuring. What I did on my current build was measure to "about" 20-20 feet and cut the length so that the end landed on a frame. Each plank was cut to length off of a much longer strip. I guess I'm just cheap and hate wasting wood.
  20. Have save trips, Joe. I hope all goes smoothly.
  21. Jim, Looking great and I like the way you made the fairlead. As for the photos... upload them. Then move the cursor to where you want the photo. After that, go down to the photo you wish to "paste" and move the mouse down near the bottom of the image. Two "buttons" should show up. On one side is "delete" and on the other is "add". Hit the add. Then scroll down to the next place for a photo and repeat. I hope this helps.
  22. You have some great woods available then it would seem. As for specifics, well that, as they say, depends. It depends on how you want the model to look. Not so simple answer, I know. I'd suggest looking through the scratch area and see what "looks" are appealing to you. The Russians have theirs as do the French and you'll see the differences. Everyone else, it's pretty much what the builder likes.
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