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  1. mtaylor
    Beautiful work on the boats, Nenad. I'm smiling that you'll get your cataract surgery. I wasn't sure how you were seeing something that tiny.
  2. mtaylor
    Thanks for the likes and comments. A brief update... sanding like mad when I can but time has been rather precious this last couple of weeks. Replacing planks that popped loose (not sure why though) and some decision making gong on. I looked inside my head, and realised that I wouldn't be happy if I didn't do the max that I'm capable of. I did on the the Constellation and next to nothing can be seen on the gun deck... so full speed (for some value of "full") ahead and I'll be adding more details. Once sanding is complete, I'll pop a couple of photos. Footnote.. I think I found a major (?) boo-boo. Hahn shows a tiny window between the 2nd and 3rd gunports from the stern. Inspection and reflection of the Belle Poule show that there's some (I'm grasping for the right words here) a beam with brace for securing the lower end of the main course sail. Apparently of iron. I'll sorting out how to fill in the hole.. maybe a bit of ebony with the piece coming outboard. Make all look like blackened iron? I'll sort this out one way or the other as there's no rush.
  3. mtaylor
    Just wow....
  4. mtaylor
    I would be cautious on using current ships as a reference because they more and more seem to be using artificial rope that has the color in it the material.
  5. mtaylor
    I've found that once the coil is shaped (either on a jig, my preference, or on ship) a nice coating of 50-50 water and white glue will let it be shaped and draped and when dry, it holds the position.
  6. mtaylor
    Beautiful work, Mark. I'm in complete awe of your work.
  7. mtaylor
    It may not be the glue. Try roughing up the bonding area with some sandpaper to give the wood some "tooth".
  8. mtaylor
    Start by posting here on MSW, Dave. There is a forum for clubs and maybe put a "teaser" in your signature.
  9. mtaylor
    What Frank said, Patrick. She looks great.. and very tiny or you have very large hands.
  10. mtaylor
    Looking very good, Derek.
  11. mtaylor
    Some of that is artistic license. There's other times the guns were fully run out such as stoning the deck or just to provide room for the crew to move about. Even for ventilation.
  12. mtaylor
    I think a bit more information is needed... warship or commercial? How large is the ship? Rigging dimensions would have based on era, type of ship, and size.
  13. mtaylor
    Wonderful work, Nenad, and they are so small. Almost ship-in-a-bottle scale.
  14. mtaylor
    You don't have save the PDF as it gets updated regularly.
  15. mtaylor
    Derek, I think you're looking for this one: MidshipCrossSection481.pdf and this one: MidshipCrossSection@48-12.pdf
  16. mtaylor
    To search for kits, go here: Pick "wooden ship kits" Under "Fly", you'll find 10 logs listed. Sadly, the search engine here at MSW needs 4 characters to search on. It's actually not a bug.
  17. mtaylor
    Hi John, Welcome to MSW. Post your finished build pics in the Gallery https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/
  18. mtaylor
    I wouldn't try polystyrene just because of the fumes.. there's also the possibility of it catching fire. I've heard some horror stories of late.
  19. mtaylor
    Try zu Monfeld's "Historic Ship Models"... gives a good overview of this without being too specific.
  20. mtaylor
    Ah... the tech has really improved from the film days and working in darkroom. We often didn't know what we would get until the image had been developed and printed. Today... pffft... we click, we see. I do like your set up for photos. Make that I do like your shop and the set up for photos.
  21. mtaylor
    As too the sails... I'm not sure. Someone more versed in sails and rigging than I would be needed. Up until my last (Triton Cross Section) and my current project, they've all been kits and I blindly followed directions although I had help sorting out getting Constellation's rigging right. AL's instructions were sorely lacking to say the least. But then, that kit was lacking anything resembling accuracy. As the story goes, AL didn't spin Oocre off. AL's owner moved to Vietnam and took the company with him and left the staff behind. I'm not sure that's the 100% truth but given the number of times I've heard it, I suspect it's something those lines. So other than "former employer" and perhap wood and style choice, Oocre is a different company.
  22. mtaylor
    I shudder to think about using buckets. Thanks for the reminder about not being armored on top. And 26" isn't much room. I'm thinking the gunports sound reasonable for provisioning. Rate of fire didn't seem to be an issue with guns of the time as the few battles involving them were rather slow affairs and the guns did more damage than old 32 pounders. Merrimac and Monitor's famous confrontation seems fit this but crew training was blamed there. For the rivers, it would seem a broadside would be impractical.
  23. mtaylor
    Nicely done. The joinery on the comings is impressive.
  24. mtaylor
    Pavel, IF shortening the sail would "solve" the problem (for some value of "solve), could you trim it and re-stitch. AL in the past pulled some sloppy quality control (still do) and Occre is all former AL designers, etc.
  25. mtaylor
    Sorry about the Admiral, Denis. I know how that goes. But, you've done some very nice work (and a great fix on the stern).

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