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  1. mtaylor
    That looks like an engine from here, Ben.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    You have a good philosophy my friend and yes it seems that the spice must flow. Deckhouse exterior is looking great.
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    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
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    Have you seen Doris's Royal Caroline? We have quite a few builders here doing that level of work.
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    That is a sweet looking tub, Buck. I hope you get some more shipyard time.
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    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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    Sorry to hear about the re-do's Denis. But the fix for the rigging looks great... from here, I can't tell what was broken.
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    A big milestone and well done getting there, Bob.
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    Matt, good work on the serving and that's a good looking serving machine. How are you making the blocks? I might have missed that somewhere.....
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    Pat, I was on the verge of cutting in grooves but in looking at it I realized that sanding might hide some and maybe all of the grooves. Part of the "problem" is that these frames are so small. I'll have fiddle some with this one and give it some thought. I do have 2 more ship's boats to make and they're a lot smaller than this one. I'm just applying what I've learned so far and still have much to learn. On those holes, I fit a piece of dowel through each one to lock the pieces into alignment when gluing. I came up with that as I've found when clamping, sometimes the clamps shift things a bit. I've been using the other logs for inspiration... Danny's, Archijofo to list two. And basically everyone else in scratch and kits as there's great ideas and methods. The hard part is sorting out which ones work for me.
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    Tom, Locate a copy of zu Mondfeld's "Historic Ship Models". It's pretty comprehensive, there's a lot of generalities in it for both sides of the Atlantic. However, it is reasonably priced (you'll have to shop around a bit) and does a good job of providing an overview of the tall ships. The rigging section is pretty in depth but not to the depth of other books.
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    I'm glad you made it back home with that drive. I guess if it was weekend trip it would be fun... Deckhouse is stunning.
  24. mtaylor
    Thanks for the "likes" and the comments, one and all. I guess I need to clarify... this is a plug. I'm planning on adding the frames to the outside and then planking that. Sorry if I gave the impression it's a bread and butter build. I just felt this method "looks" better but that's me. Now to see if I'm up to the challenge. Jaager, I have a couple of old leather belts cut into pieces.. I strop a lot.. x-acto knives and now carving tools. Dan, I have a good selection of micro-burrs and micro-sanding bits. I've just barely scratched the surface on the next piece I'm carving...
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    I guess more info in needed as every manufacturer has it's issues as well as it's good points. Also, even models of the same ships vary from manufacturer to manufacturer and present different challenges. What ships interest you? would be a good place to start.

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