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  1. mtaylor
    Beautiful, Bug. Not sure what else to say but you're doing Augie proud.
  2. mtaylor
    The downside of solder is the lead. It will deteriorate with time.
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    It's great to see you back, Ferit.
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    Looks good Ulises. Knotted ropes hanging down is what they used. They were only deployed when the steps were to be used (ranking officers, officials, and dignitaries). The crewman used ropes hanging off the sides (but not the steps) or climbed out one of the gunports on the lowest row. Or at least that's the tale that I've read.
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    Stunning, just stunning work, Johann.
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    Pawel, this is just inspirational.
  7. mtaylor
    The MicroMark is a licensed copy of the Proxxon. So.... they should (operative word... should) be the same.
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    Hi Jim,
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    Good to see your return, Bug. Excellent work.
  10. mtaylor
    Start a log when you do and bounce them off the followers would be the best approach.
  11. mtaylor
    Hi Craig,
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    Ken, Ping Chuck. He's pretty into copyright and since we're US based, I believe US rules apply. He can give you more info.
  13. mtaylor
    Well.... yes. You can buy billets, sheets, strips, etc.
  14. mtaylor
    Hello Irxum,
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    Don't sand.... I doubt you can get the opposing bits perfectly square with each other. Try the acetone as it works a treat.
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    Thanks for the likes and the comments. I'm getting close to an update. Vossiewulf, The blackwood is ebony. I'm not using any paint. I'm am probably at some point toss the ebony (not far but out of the shipyard) and start using Minwax Ebony Stain. The dust from ebony is a real pain and it wears out sawblades real fast. I'll do the sheer rails as I have them ready (strip wood) and after that, I see what I want to do. As for color selection.. I look to the masters of the art and see what they've done, what looks good to my eye and meets my needs. Here's the post where I made my choices... http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/5339-licorne-by-mtaylor-pof-316-french-frigate-hahn-version-20/?p=269711 In Licorne's case.. my only real mental battle was whether to plank her in cherry or swiss pear. The pear won out as the cherry just gets too dark with age. BTW, I thought model shipbuilding in general was a "disorder"... ???
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    Denis, There's a ladder so why would there be ratlines?????
  18. mtaylor
    Hmm.. I just did a quick search... lots of Granado builds with the Caldercraft/Jotika kit... none on the Victory Models kit. Strange...
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    For setting nails, the best way is to drill a hole of diameter such that the nail goes in but is tight. Then just push it in. If you're removing the nails after the glue sets (assuming planking), don't push it in all the way.
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    There's a discussion covering this going on here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/11861-how-realistic-can-one-make-sails
  21. mtaylor
    Good question... off the top of my head.... cannons were rigged differently, the caps at the top of the masts, the shape of the stern lanterns. Also the quarter galleries. There's unseen differences such as the way the framing was done.
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    Just "wow" on how much detail you've packed on that deck, Denis. Just fantastic.
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    Charlie, The polyurethane seems to give a yellowish tint to wood to my eye where as dullcoat is clear.
  24. mtaylor
    Stunning and perfect, Giampiero.
  25. mtaylor
    fmartins, Yes, the second planking would be even with the wales. reading the recommended books is a good idea but... there are aspects of the French ships that don't apply to the British ships and vice versa. You might look for a copy of zu Mondfeld's "Historic Ship Models". While it has it's issues, it does give a good overview of the ships and highlights many of the differences between the various country's ships.

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