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  1. mtaylor
    i'm going to pull up a chair also.
  2. mtaylor
    That is a sweet looking fleet of ship's boats, David. Well done.
  3. mtaylor
    Hi Scott,
  4. mtaylor
    I presume the cascabel was there as the same/similar cannons were used by the army and fortifications? Then again...
  5. mtaylor
    Very common on the French ships. I'm not sure why but that seems to be the way they did it.
  6. mtaylor
    Fantastic rigging, Sjors. Well done and congratulations.
  7. mtaylor
    Beautiful and breath-taking work, Bob. I'll have to go find a seat for the Halifax build.
  8. mtaylor
    Sweet work, Denis. Everything just looks super.
  9. mtaylor
    Bite the bullet and digitize. Once it's in the 'puter, it's not that hard to manipulate it. I use CorelDraw (2D for use on the laser cutter) and once you get the rhythm and workflow, it goes pretty easy.
  10. mtaylor
    I'm sorry to hear about your iPad. Is there an Apple store near you or a repair facility? They can probably open it, dry it, clean out the salt and hopefully get it operational again. Indeed... an external back up device (and NOT the cloud) is highly recommended. Disconnect until ready to do a backup as the bad guys out there will nail your connected backup if they get a chance.
  11. mtaylor
    I note that Ken Forman is featured in the gallery of the new Scale Hardware site. Congrats to Ken!!!!
  12. mtaylor
    Fascinating research and work, Marc. I'm looking forward to your progress in the design/reconstruction.
  13. mtaylor
    Stunningly beautiful... Nils. The amount of detail is amazing right down to the tiny grates on the funnel supports. Takes my breath away.
  14. mtaylor
    It's great to hear from you Nenad. I was beginning to worry a bit.
  15. mtaylor
    She appears to be aging well, Greg. Nice touch on the green.
  16. mtaylor
    Looks great, Chuck. That's probably a valid fear and I would follow it. As for changing the title... go back the very first post and find "edit" and click on it. You should be able to change the title there. Edit: I just checked and you can edit it there.
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    Chris, If you use the recommended blades from Thurston for the Jim saw (or any saw they'll fit and Thurston has a lot of different sizes) all will be well. Having a back up saw isn't a bad idea as I'm sure there's things you'll want to use the Preac for. Seems we all have to find out what works for us in tools.
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    B.E. A thanks for what you're doing. I was expecting the "executive summary" like many of did after the Big Crash of '13. This is very well done. I'm happy to see it back as I'll be using some of your methods (especially the boats) on my build.
  19. mtaylor
    Most kit models? Probably yes there are more. But all kit makers have their own way of doing things. If MS didn't do one then that's correct for the kit. As for scratch.... very few do double planking as the real ships weren't double planked.
  20. mtaylor
    Looking good, Keith. I'm curious how this will come out. I've seen other methods but yours is just different enough due to the brass part to make me want to try it.
  21. mtaylor
    Thanks for the link, Jack. Interesting read.
  22. mtaylor
    I think we've all done that... it seems to go with the territory. I'm currently ripping up a deck and reworking it for that reason and it's the second iteration of the deck that's being re-worked.
  23. mtaylor
    As thin as the 2nd planking is, maybe it's better to not do it? I went the other way on my Wasa... added a second layer of paper thin planks. Unnoticeable.
  24. mtaylor
    I love her looks, Jack. I have no idea what you're talking about on the lazy jacks, but i'm assuming the rigging. Can't wait to see the sails.
  25. mtaylor
    Nice work, Maury. There's the disadvantage of power tools (lathes, mills, and laser cutters). They do the job very well, but the setup and teardown takes longer than the job itself.

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