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  1. mtaylor
    Hello Dave,
  2. mtaylor
    Looking good, Bob. Just curious... are plans proper size? I had some distortion in the Licorne plans.
  3. mtaylor
    Hello Miles, Welcome to MSW. By all means, when you're ready open a build log, as it will be the best way to get help and also over those "blah" moments. Semper Fi.. '66-'70 HMHT-301 & HMH-463 (RVN)
  4. mtaylor
    Congratulations on a beautiful build, Sjors. Very well done.
  5. mtaylor
    David, Have a look here and follow the links on some of the posts:
  6. mtaylor
    It's great to hear from you Nenad. Those beasts are more than ball of fur aren't they?
  7. mtaylor
    Hi Sterling, Welcome back home. We have some new paint, the decorators have been in, but it's still MSW.
  8. mtaylor
    Nice looking frigate. I had to look twice as the pictures show enough detail to be a much larger model.
  9. mtaylor
    I'm beginning to think you need to start a tool company, Michael...
  10. mtaylor
    The fix is so good, I didn't know it needed fixing.
  11. mtaylor
    Nice work. She looks like she's been out on the river for quite a while. And like the way you didn't blacken the stacks but added some rust
  12. mtaylor
    Nope... not going to like that. What Denis suggested for fixing. Before drilling in "new" material if you decide to scratch build it, paint the wood with white glue and water (50/50 mix). When it dries it hardens and strengthens the wood.
  13. mtaylor
    The detail on that wheel alone just blows my mind. I won't even get into the rest of the detailing at this point.... Wow!
  14. mtaylor
    Thanks for the support with comments and likes. I've become a believer that ripping things out and re-working them works best for me. I can think of too many places on this ship that it was make, finesse, offer up and scrap box. Some areas were pretty radical or seemed at the time, but worth it.... like those pesky stern transom timbers, etc. I ended up taking up more of the planking than I originally thought. Things just didn't look right on the drawing so.... ripped and redrew much of the planking. I received a much needed re-supply of boxwood from Jason at Crown and was pleasantly surprised at how fast and how nice the wood is. So... I did more research and staring at other people's models on the web for inspiration along with Frolich's book. Seems to a bit of a pattern in that plank butts on one beam must have 2 strakes between them. If possible 2 adjoining planks must have 2 beams between them. But... there's the random factor. So, had to think like shipwright in the yard and look at the pile of what was available. I took 5 planks varying from 25 feet to 50 feet in length and then randomly picked one up. Drew it on the drawing and the repeated the process until the whole strake was cut and installed. Duplicated that strake for the other side. Lather, rinse, and repeat as they, until done. There's some gaps that need attending to, but I'm sanding and scraping away. Getting there.... The char on plank sides seems to be working out. Just lightly sanded off the loose stuff. In the pictures, the lighter "caulking" is where everything came together perfectly. The black caulking still needs more sanding to get the fit flush. There's a few areas that need some filling. Overall, I'm pretty pleased with the deck. Here's the pics.... as always, I'm open to discussion and learning.
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    She's looking perfect in her new home, Jack.
  16. mtaylor
    Yep.. it's easier with a kit and with fewer headaches... unless you're bashing it.
  17. mtaylor
    Keith, I'm far from perfect and just a newbie at scratch building. I didn't know you had departed from authenticity, but the work is still beautiful and pleasing.
  18. mtaylor
    Your choice on the hull planking. I completely planked for several reasons and am happy with it. I can see the merit of either way.
  19. mtaylor
    Tony, your cannons look great. One has to remember that macro is not our friend and usually no one ever gets that close. Excellent work on the frapping.
  20. mtaylor
    All I can do is echo the others Bob on your masterpiece. Congratulations.
  21. mtaylor
    I hope you got lucky and the hard drive(s) are ok... I'm keeping an image of mine as well as backups of the data, just in case. What's the old saying in IT... "not if, but when"...?
  22. mtaylor
    Kenny, I quite agree on the Raleigh having the plans and the article. I too like the "ship less modeled", shall we say. I also agree with Greg... leave her on the build board as long as possible.
  23. mtaylor
    Congratulations on a great SIB.
  24. mtaylor
    You have some sweet metalwork going there Keith. That boom crutch is as perfect as it gets, just like the rest of your build.
  25. mtaylor
    Hello Richard from across the pond..

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