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  1. mtaylor
    Just amazing work, Ken. The helmet and breastplate look full-size.
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    I wish there was a "love it" button. Just a "like" isn't enough.
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    Reider, Have look here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6207-greek-bireme-by-bensid54-radio/
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    Just no words, Gatean. Everyone else has said it all. Your work is beyond us mere mortals. As for the next build, I trust you'll just follow your heart and build a ship you love.
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    There is the Loom-a-Line tool.. which is considered a waste of money. The biggest problem with looming is getting everything in the right place including deadeyes, etc. I did a Heller Vic with their loom. Ended up tossing it as it was more trouble than it was worth and doing the shrouds and rats on ship.
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    I'll play Devil's Advocate here.. I've found it's easier for me to hold off on the ratlines as long as possible as many times it's easier to connect up the running rigging by reaching with my tools through the shrouds. Ratlines would prevent that. That being said.... whatever way you think will work best for you is the way to go.
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    Tom, That's a viable method. The best thing is as B.E. pointed out... do a test and see which looks better to your eye.
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    Wonderful work, Jack. I do hope you stay well as it's not easy being the caretaker for those who get the flu.
  10. mtaylor
    Beautiful work, Bill. Your eye for detail is working overtime.
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    John, I haven't seen that. I use http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/contents.html Falconer's. I have 4 of their monographs and all are worth the price.
  12. mtaylor
    True, Eric. Ok.. scratch that then.
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    Jim, Lovely work on that bowspit. I think most of us go from stern to bow for standing and then repeat for running rigging. Rigging from bow to stern means the rigging for the stays, etc, get in the way. The catch of course is... whatever works for you is the right way. As for the connections to the bowspit (red) for the questioned rigging, probably a rope collar. Lee's only mentions those lines being seized to eyebolts in the hull/stem. Hmm.... what I'm not seeing is anyway to adjust the tension on those lines... The ones in green were siezed to a heart/thimble that was attached to a rope collar.
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    It's great to see an update... She's very striking and what Nils said.. It's incredible what you do with paper.
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    I'll add that you really don't want the boat anchored when it's run it's bow on the bank. Debris floating downstream would create some serious problems if the stern couldn't swing if hit.
  16. mtaylor
    Nope.. this is where kit logs go: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-build-logs-for-ship-model-kits/ Read the pinned topic about naming and starting your log first though. Now... get your kit and have some fun.
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    Just amazing, Carl. Your work is way beyond my pay grade.
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    The Constellation isn't small by any means Doris and it is a 3-mast vessel. That is if we're speaking of the same Constellation.... I've got a build log on the AL frigate kit that I bashed into the sloop of war. The AL kit represents the bastardized version that sat in Baltimore before it's restoration to the sloop of war that it actually is/was. I have link to my build down in my signature.
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    Congrats on the Jeep, Lextin!!!!!
  20. mtaylor
    Impressive, Michael. Looks perfect from here.
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    Hi Rob,
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    Hi Bill,
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    Hi Brian,
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    Hello Valter,
  25. mtaylor
    Hello Constant, Lovely work on your models.

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