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  1. Jeff, Nice work on the bits and pieces and everything else... On the order of the pictures. after hitting "attach", put the cursor on the screen where you want the picture. Hit the little "add to post" under the thumbnail. The order you hit "add to post" is the order they will appear.
  2. Jesse, After you hit the "attach this file" button, under the thumbnail is "Add to Post". Put the cursor where you want the pictures and hit that button. The order you hit them will be the order they appear. I'll this update. Wooden hinges... wow.
  3. Thanks for the comments and "likes". Just a small (by MSW standards) but a big one for me. Sadly, I forgot to take pictures during this process as my mind was on the process and not much else. I lined off the hull starting a frame 20 (dead flat) and then went fore and aft from there at every 4th frame. At the dead flat, I needed 27 strakes to cover the hull, at the sternpost, 27 also with a dip to 25 a couple frames in front of the stern post. At the bow... 18. Note that these are "full width" measurements. I grabbed the planking fan and began lining it off bow to sternpost based on "27 planks" and realized I should be able to plank without stealers or drop planks.. Happy dance... My next step was to lay some battens (3 on each side) and check the run... looks good but I needed to tweak the lining off a bit. I've since pulled off the battens and the garboard plank and started planking. I'm working from the wales toward the garboard. I made this choice based my feelings that I can use the wiggle room provided by the extra-wide garboard for adjustment if my planking doesn't quite match the lines. Back to sawdust, planking and trying not to overthink this too much.
  4. Congratulations on a fantastic model, Danny. The flags are just icing on already wonderful cake.
  5. Excellent explanation, John. This helps put a lot of things into perspective...
  6. Indeed...one can smell the powder smoke... and sense the action going on. Awesome work, Daniel. This is the ultimate teaching tool...
  7. Oh my.... I can't imagine doing something that small. Perfection in sub-sub-subminiature.
  8. I'm with George.. very nicely carved. You're doing some amazing work, my friend.
  9. Sweet work on the planking, Keith. I like the way you blended in the planking with the open areas.
  10. Beautiful metal work. What I find surprising is that it's functional and everything works. You have a good eye and good hands.
  11. SOS, Try this before jumping with the carbide burr... Chuck up a drill bit in the dremel and drill on the inside of the line as many holes as you can around the inside of the gunport. Use a small saw and connect the holes. Then file the opening to the lines. As always, test on some scrap first. This seems to work well for many of us.
  12. Grant, You have my sympathies as well. I feel the sorrow but also the joy of knowing Sam. Dogs just aren't a pet, they're family. Many times better than family. Remember the good times with Sam... those are what count.
  13. Well... this sounds pretty wonderful to me. When will start abuilding????
  14. Very well done on the flags, Danny. You didn't pretreat the cloth with anything to prevent bleeding?
  15. I like it Danny and can't wait to see it.
  16. I wonder if the Army was involved in this set-up. One would think the Navy types would understand since all their guns (except on the weather deck) were "casemented" (as the Army called that type of mount). Then again, I saw an Navy project where cabling for the whole turret didn't have any connectors. To remove one of the guns or any of the fire control units essentially required the entire turret wiring harness be removed.
  17. There's also a couple of places online where you can download and print the flags. A little finicky to print both sides in register but it can be done. I used one of those sites (and lost my bookmark.. rats) for my Constellation flag.
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