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  1. mtaylor
    Looking pretty darn good to me, Per.
  2. mtaylor
    Nice work, on the carriages, Mobbsie. A pity on the split wood but I think you've got a great attitude. The next two will probably be perfect.
  3. mtaylor
    I think the "original" boxwood that everyone craves is the English and that's a shrub-like plant.
  4. mtaylor
    Now that is exceptionally devious and sneaky. I like it!!!!!! And the decoy looks great from here. I think this anonymous quote works: "Youth and exuberance is no match for old age and treachery." :P
  5. mtaylor
    I think dynamite or an air hammer? :D On the serious side, there's nothing I know of that's readily available to do epoxy and not damage the wood.
  6. mtaylor
    Nice work on the barrels and anchors, Sam. Actually.. not "nice" but fantastic.
  7. mtaylor
    Congrats are indeed in order. Building large structures off-ship and getting it to fit is a scary thing. Well done, Jay.
  8. mtaylor
    Somehow the words "hospital food" and "quality" just don't seem to fit together in my experience. I think I'll move to Oz if I need to be in one.
  9. mtaylor
    Beautiful plating, Nils. At some point in the future, someone will look at her and wonder if you built her like the original. The plating is that good.
  10. mtaylor
    Best wishes on the surgery, Patrick.
  11. mtaylor
    Holy crap.... I thought it was bit bigger. That is impressive and detailed. I think I'll take up a different hobby... underwater basketweaving, maybe.
  12. mtaylor
    Nice work on the rats, Tom. Looking very ship-shape.
  13. mtaylor
    I'm smiling Nenad. You learned something and are not in a hurry and admit it.
  14. mtaylor
    Congrats on getting the tube out. I hope you didn't jump and down and clap your hands in the doctor's office. That always seems to shake them up. Have fun on the golf course.
  15. mtaylor
    I'll add my wishes for a speedy recovery. And no shipbuilding until you're off the meds!!!! Been there.. kidney stones are not fun at all.
  16. mtaylor
    Congratulations again... wow.. two medals for two ships.
  17. mtaylor
    Congratulations, Thanasis!!!! That is wonderful news.
  18. mtaylor
    I "liked it" when I first saw it. But I just had to come back for another look at the deckhouse... Wonderful!!!!!
  19. mtaylor
    I ran into that also, Mark. Seems "scale" figures mean different things to different manufacturers. So if he's a scale 6' then in reality it's 1-1/2" (38mm) high? I'm wondering if there's 32mm high figures? That would get him to 5' even. I found 4 old AL figures for the Constellation, a 1:85 or so model but the figures worked out almost exactly for 1:64. You might have to go the Hahn route and carve your own....
  20. mtaylor
    Mark, I think 6 foot was/is a bit tall for the period. Nelson was 5'8" or so as I recall and tall for the era. Even so, if the height from beam to beam matches the plans than it's probably correct. Some of the deck spaces were pretty cramped. I go down below the gun deck on "Licorne" and some of those spaces are only 2-3 feet high.
  21. mtaylor
    Daniel (aka Dafi) does 1:100 etch for the Heller Victory which work for the very small hooks I'll need for my 1:64 ship. http://dafinismus.de/index_en.html I've got both his and Chuck's hooks. Different parts for different items and both are great.
  22. mtaylor
    If you need something smaller that what Chuck sell, Dafi has photo-etched hooks.
  23. mtaylor
    Thanks for the "likes" and comments and for helping me push the envelope a bit further. Sam, no sand blaster here. The alcohol soak gets the smoke and much of the char off. A bit sanding takes care of the rest. It's not so much the char that is the problem but the Euro Boxwood seems to have a lot oil in it that turns into a black glaze when hit by the laser. Not a serious problem though. Jack, I've got chisels (Dockyard brand) down to 1.5 mm and a couple of micro-surgery scalpels even smaller. The lettering on the plaque is <1mm high.
  24. mtaylor
    Dooohhhhhhh............ Now that the gauntlet has been tossed, I must try it. Yeah... leave the letters and burn the area I want to shave down.... hmm... rats... still leaves clean up around them. That probably won't work either. Good idea though.....
  25. mtaylor
    Thanks for the comments and the "likes". Exactly Pat. I couldn't (and I did try) cut something out that tiny to save my soul. I did do a clean-up and relieve between "La" and "Licorne" but it was touch and go as even the smallest scalpel I have was almost too big.

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