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  1. mtaylor
    Impressive piece of woodwork, Nenad. I find the corkscrew very hard to do.
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    I find magnifiers are my friend for detail work, but as the others.. I limit my time.
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    No liking that from here but one of sympathy. I think we've all nipped shroud lines when doing rigging.
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    Welcome to the rabbit hole. This is one of the good ones to crawl into.
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    During or just before WWII. Eleanor Roosevelt pushed very hard for the ban and succeeded. Something about drunken sailors and image as I recall.
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    It does look that way, but luckily for Keven there's no miniature rivets.
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    The "like" button isn't enough.. we need a "love it" button. Your base is fantastic.
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    I think he works weekends.
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    I too believe you nailed it. As for that overall photo, it's an incredible sight to my eyes.
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    Run silent, run deep seems fit what I see. Great looking paint, OC.
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    Have a safe trip, Ken. The Detroit is looking great.
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    Love the workshop, Aviaamator. How did you do the stern carving? I looks wonderful.
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    That is a masterpiece in miniature, Doris.
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    Nice work Jack. The work around is sometimes the only solution.
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    You might ask this in the Rigging area as more folks will see it.
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    Doug, For the yellow, go to an auto parts store. They do (or did) sell the colors for front running lights that need to be yellow.
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    Great looking wheels, Jerry.
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    Life does get in the way of somethings, my friend. Been there, done that, still trying to find time myself.
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    I do? I don't remember jumping into this fray. Even passersby end up as collateral damage.. sheesh...
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    The thinning out of the smoke added something. All I could think was "running fast and in harm's way", Piet. That is a powerful work of art.
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    The last horse does look more like a war horse. Beautiful work.
  23. mtaylor
    Welcome to MSW. Plank bending can be done with soaking or steaming the wood. If soaking, use hot water. Once pliable, clamp into plasce. Nailer? Depends if you leave the nails in place. Some folks drill a small hole and then insert the nail (or better yet, wooden treenails) for the planking.
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    Needs a bar... then the crews will be happy.
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    There's a couple of other ways for mass producing them. It all depends on scale of the ship and how visible you want then, 1) One way I'm seeing is to drill the holes and then fill the hole with wood putty of the color you want to use, matching or contrasting. Let dry and then sand. 2) Another way is toothpicks. stick them in the hole with small bit of glue. When dry, cut the toothpick as close to the hull as you can get. A light sanding is next. 3) Some just mark them on the plank with a pencil. 4) Have a look here also shows a different method for mass producing using a mill or drill press.

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