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  1. I can't imagine drilling at this point in your build. Bravery and skill of the highest order. A salute...
  2. Ioannis, Have a look here for how to post pictures: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/540-how-to-add-pictures-in-your-posts-and-pms/ If you are typing the text in Word and pasting it into MSW, just paste in the text only and then follow the instructions on how to add the pictures.
  3. MGST, If you'll go here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/14-building-framing-planking-and-plating-a-ships-hull-and-deck/ There's 3 pinned posts on planking tutorials. Those should help.
  4. Thanks for the "likes" and the comments. That's re-assuring, Druxey. I didn't know that. Not as hard as the first time, David. With advice, they're not that bad once I got my mind wrapped around it. Indeed, Carl.. lots more adzing and shaving. I don't want to get too far ahead on getting this area as it should be since it needs to blend with the next round of planking.
  5. Fascinating work, Mark. You're also teaching us or me at least. Good luck on the Sprint Tri.
  6. Still hammering away... Thanks for the likes and comments. Here's the latest pics. Starboard side wide wale planking is complete. Needs final sanding and bit more caulking ( ) of some planks that I didn't quite get fitted right. Relatively minor fix, in my opinion. the splotchiness is from wiping it down with water to raise the grain for the final sanding. An interesting effect is that not all Swiss Pear is the same color.. some is darker than the others. Interesting. Next comes the narrow planks. per measurements, I need 28 strakes. Seven strakes at the stern to the deadwood so I need to take those into account as they are 9" planks on the counter to the deadwood. After that, they can be wider as they run to the garboard. The bow will need serious tapering and I'm starting to mark everything out. Any tips, oops, or advice appreciated.
  7. Walt, If you're running Windows 7, goto Start menu, All Programs, Accessories and look for "Snipping Tool". It does a good job on screen shots where you only want some or even all of the screen.
  8. Looks like an interesting topic for modeling, Michael. I think I'll follow along...
  9. Misery loves company, Jack. Us pensioners in the US have issues also. Nothing is ever easy, is it? Nice looking boats.
  10. Go for it, Jay. Sounds like a good plan. Lake Shasta? Yeah... it's pretty low from the reports I've heard. We were there about 5 years ago and I wasn't sure how they were launching boats back then.... Are you doing the houseboat thing?
  11. Interesting... the Ware plan shows the forward filling room but nothing aft. Unless #7 is the magazine. There would have been a lot of powder both as barrels and as bagged. I read an account of (I think it was the Billy Ruffian) leaving port with magazines filled with bagged powder plus barrels. I forget the number of barrels but that was a 74 and it was an large number. You're right, powder barrels could be stowed anywhere that there was no flame or water but the preferred area was the powder room.
  12. Jay, I think also, that both rooms would have been coppered. There's some ships where the floor was palleted and the pallet could be pulled up to clean up the spilled powder. But at that point in time, the walls/bulkheads would have been plastered in an effort to keep the room dry.
  13. Bob, Think about canopy cement from the local hobby shop. That stuff doesn't craze or fog the clear plastic. I like the way your stern is shaping up.
  14. Jay, I can't speak certainty, but from other ships and plans, the aft was generally the main magazine and fill room, although some had the reverse. They would only store the barrels in one area and fill in one room. The needed amount would then be moved to the other mazagine for serving that part of the ship. I believe things could be controlled better by storing and filling in only one area. Two filling areas would have created twice the hazard. There would have been scuttles for handing the bags to the powder monkey for serving the guns.
  15. Her Majesty is coming alive!! Tiny work, tired eyes, and suicide for the parts. Yep.. it's what we do. Have a great vacation.
  16. Jack, What Carl suggested is done by lot of builders. Copper roll, some homemade tools for embossing the nails and go from there. Check Amazon and/or Google for suppliers.
  17. Have fun and be safe, Nenad. Hmm.. sometimes one can not have fun and be safe... Ok.. have fun and I hope it's a great trip.
  18. Ah.... not the devil but the "ghosts made him do it" then? Those are solid stairs, aren't they?
  19. I'm glad you got some shipyard time, Popeye. I was beginning to worry. By the way, you forgot the "goesunda" pieces.
  20. I did a bit of digging on this a bit... http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/270-uss-constitution-by-force9-revell-plastic-revisiting-the-classic-196-kit/ Googling "uss constitution powder magazine - seems to have only pics of the aft magazine... and a reference to Force 9's log. Very strange that there's not more out there.
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