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  1. mtaylor
    Stunning Alex. Is that a museum by chance? A beautiful setting for your ship and very appropriate.
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    Deck house is looking good, Nenad. Hmm... healthy food... I always thought that was the woman's version. The man's version involves ham, bacon, or beef, and other things like gravies and potatoes. Yes, my admiral does that to me but not often but then she wonders why I'm never sick so maybe I'll convert her yet.
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    I love that area. Have a great time.
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    Crackers, If you're using Windows, highlight the text and right click on it. You should see and entry like "Translate with Bing" or "Translate with Google. IF not, you can click on Tools and then "Manage Add-ons". Find Accelerators. The online translator should be in there and may need to be enabled. But, this is an English forum... I would suspect that if you went to a Russian or say, French forum, you get toasted a bit for writing in English. I've gone to some with questions, but I use Google Translate and note it in the text to help anyone wondering why my French/Russian/German is so bad...
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    Good question.. On a working ship, no as the lines will be resecured and/or replaced regularly. On a model.. I'd say "yes' because of peace of mind and given humidity, temperature, etc., knots do come loose. The choice of glue/adhesive is up to you.
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    It's good to see you back and even better to see you making sawdust, Mario. Nice looking keel.
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    I'm like Danny.. AL but my case it was the Constellation. A nightmare for a lot of reasons, but it pushed me into scratchbuilding. But finished, I'm tickled with it. The only kit that didn't have a negative side for me was the Billing's Wasa. I went into it open-minded and learned a lot since the written instructions were the pits. The plans were great and the photo/drawing instruction book was actually pretty good. My current project has had it's up and downs but overall.. I'm still chuffed with it.
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    There's that one and others. Here's a couple of links to two topics along that line. I think the MM one is a version of the Proxxon. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6506-sanding-the-inside-of-boat-hulls/?hl=sander http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/341-micro-power-sanders/?hl=sander#entry241789
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    That looks like an engine from here, Ben.
  10. mtaylor
    If the lightbulb method that Buck mentioned is too scary, see if the Admiral has an old curling iron she willing to part with. I've also seen them at garage sales for less than a dollar in my neck of the woods.
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    The galleries came out very well, David. I like the colors and treatment.
  12. mtaylor
    That is one pretty longboat, Erik.
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    Water? A bit of plexiglass but it would need a bluish hue to it, I think.... not sure how to do that. I guess goldfish would be out?
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    Cees, Try taking to sheets of wood at half the thickness you need and laminate them together at 90 degrees from each other.
  15. mtaylor
    Welcome back, Bug. I missed this build. The new room looks great as does the work you're doing on the SM.
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    Phenomenal work, Siggi. I think you're right on storing the tools with some on the beams. Where there are no beams then wherever the Captain says to put them.
  17. mtaylor
    You have a good philosophy my friend and yes it seems that the spice must flow. Deckhouse exterior is looking great.
  18. mtaylor
    That's a place I have never seen chicken coops (houses) in before. Very different. Many times, the French put them on the quarterdeck behind the mizzenmast and wheel. I was under the impression is was because the chickens and eggs were the property of the officers.
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    Have a look here: http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-model-materials-and-tools.php What the others said applies. There's two articles. The first is Basic Hand Tools... as Druxey said, buy them when you need them. The second article is Tools Not To Bother With. There's others than what's in the article but it's a good primer. Edit.. I just caught this.. I pasted the wrong link in here.. <sigh> I'll go stand in the corner for penance.
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    Bob, Here's the best explained definition I could find.. But I'm not sure if that's what the drawing means... http://ezinearticles.com/?Rigging-Blocks-for-Model-Ships&id=7684885
  21. mtaylor
    Have you seen Doris's Royal Caroline? We have quite a few builders here doing that level of work.
  22. mtaylor
    That is a sweet looking tub, Buck. I hope you get some more shipyard time.
  23. mtaylor
    No doubt cutting away planking and framing is going to be mentally hard, but I think you'll be up to it. I don't think I would be, however.
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    It will take some time for those things to come in. A lot will depend on what kind of Guard units are in your area.

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