mtaylor

Beauty. She's just fantastic looking, Keith.

I like the way that roller came out. Looks sharp.

I hope your not following too closely. My cross-section warped somehow in the last couple of years. In an air-conditioned and humidity controlled house, yet.

It's great to see you back, Chris. The Confed is looking outstanding.

You have been busy then with all those models, Glenn. Beautiful work on both.

Speechless...

Another award.. just wow!!!! And well-deserved also.

Sorry about the pain... I hope it gets better. What a great looking puppy, but be patient. Sort of like model ship building.. we just have to wait on some things. You get a cat on the lap, I get a dog. Hmm... they pick the most inconvenient times to take a nap.

The chuck is all I ever use with the dremel and it works very well down to the pretty much the smallest size.

Tony, It boils down to your choice and what you can live with. I hacked off the top of frame 5 because I too screwed it up. But I can live with that decision. My goal was to learn and if it came out looking presentable, I was going to be ok with it.

Sweet work on the gallows, Denis. You are moving along rapidly on her.

It's great to see an update, Frank. She's looking super. It's a bit odd to see what looks like a balcony until one sees some of these Chinese ships. The weathering is perfect.

Super nice work, Bob.

Lovely work, Marsalv. It's great to see that you are back.

I'm looking forward to your log also. Definitely double check the copies for accuracy as sometimes (usually?) they don't copy at exactly 200% due to the machine not being accurate. It's a function of copiers and scanners at 100% to prevent counterfeiting of currency and many times that inaccuracy continues for enlargements and downsizing.

Sorry Les. I think it's a lesson we've all had to learn... search first, then ask before buying. Painful at times.

One way around the problem is either blinds on the window or a solid back (even temporary) on the display case. Mike gave a good link and also paints will fade in direct sunlight.

Les, There's more here that you probably don't want to know... http://modelshipworldforum.com/resources/materials_and_tools/ToolsNotToBotherWith.pdf The article database is here and filled with useful info: http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-modeling-articles-and-downloads.php

Eric, Look for EdT's build log here on MSW also. The books are worth every penny, IMO.

Looking at the last pictures, one would never know this isn't wood. I like the lines, Obviously a large hold for the cargo which gives an interesting shape to the rest of the hull, especially at the stern.

Looking good, Patrick. The deck lines are coming out and showing what a beautiful yacht this is.

This is an interesting build method. Will the plug or mold be removed at some point?

Historic Ship Models is an excellent beginner's reference would be my recommendation also..

Nice work so far, Tony. Your progress looks very good.

Thanks for looking in and either "liking" or commenting. Just a bit of an update. Forgive me if I get longwinded as I'm thinking outloud here... and open to suggestion. We're still slogging away at planking the lower (orlop) deck. Thankfully, I have a Proxxon Belt Sander which makes tapering the planks go quickly and accurately. I do finish fitting using sanding sticks though as a few times, things have got away from me ended up chewed up and across the room. Fumble fingers I am. The deck will still need serious sanding but that's on hold until after it's planked and the ceiling has been put it. My thinking is why clean up two messes when I can do the whole thing once and clean up once. The mizzen mast step is in for location only and not glued. This whole process has me thinking further ahead than normal.. like the next two decks worth. I should install two beams/carlings at each hatchway first then fully plank and cut out the hatchways after planking. The center planks do need to be tapered also (the raised planking) The hatches need to sit on top of the deck planks. <facepalm> I've also discovered that not all the hatches on this deck and the gundeck have grates. Many have planks over the hatchways instead of grates. I'm also fiddling with plans and seeing if I can copy the Belle Poule planking scheme onto them. This will let (hopefully) me cut the deck planks from a sheet of wood using the Deathstar. The Great Cabin is still being researched. The Belle Poule had a lozenge type parquet deck there. Some other 8 pdr and 12 pdr frigates, just had straight planks... so I may end up flipping a coin. Nah... I'm leaning towards the parquet and again, running the pattern up in Corel and lasercutting it. I find I'm getting lazy in my old age. Then there's the partitions on this deck and the gundeck (only 1 there) plus the cabins and storerooms. I'm working on drawings to make templates for these. It appears that the partition on the gundeck for the Great Cabin wasn't removable. I'm still looking for info on this. As a sidenote, the Great Cabin was a wardroom and not the Captains cabin. There was a removable canvas partition in the center area for his bedplace which was taken down every morning. The cabin itself and the quarter galleries was used by all the officers as a common room for meetings, rest, and meals. There was a lot of complaining about this by the officers and even more after the edict was passed that roundhouses for the officers on the aft castle were not allowed. They were allowed (unofficially) for awhile but had to be temporary in nature. At the time of her capture, Licorne had quite a few which probably affected her handling. I'm not putting those on as to my eye, they detract from her lines and appearance. I don't have the problem on this deck, but on the next up, using the Deathstar will let me mark accurately where all the eyebolts go around the main mast. Anyway, enough out me. Any thoughts or insights are, as always, appreciated.