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  1. mtaylor
    Wow... that is sweet looking. I like the way you adapted to the shape of the bottle.
  2. mtaylor
    That is a beautiful deck, Fam.
  3. mtaylor
    Try this: http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com/acid-free-linen-tape-white-1-x-20yds/archival-adhesive-tapes/ Full URL's never show fully on the page unless you hover over it with your mouse. The full URL usually shows at the bottom of your browser. You're link didn't work because of additional characters at the end.. probably space and period.
  4. mtaylor
    I'm in trouble then... I spent 10 mnutes or so, shooting the breeze with the local mail carrier today. I'll go turn myself in to the local authorities for interfering with the completion of said rounds. :D
  5. mtaylor
    Thanks for the "likes" and to Popeye and Ken. Ken, I appreciate what you said.
  6. mtaylor
    What was I thinking earlier.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!
  7. mtaylor
    Indeed.. what George said. Dave, you are better man than I for that. Looking good,
  8. mtaylor
    I think I found the answer... I have a copy of Planking the Built Up Ship Model by (I think Jim Roberts) and it deals with the bulwark area. Which backed up what I was thinking only his seems a better solution. I'm waiting for planks to soak so I can bend them now... As a self-comment... I'm not one to hide my mistakes nor to quietly correct them. I'm hoping my approach at some point will help someone else in a similar situation. It's wood... it can be fixed and/or reworked. David, I think we all go through that... it's just a matter of time and the "gotcha's" that pop up. I'm back hammering away until I get it 'right'... for some value of 'right'.
  9. mtaylor
    Which one of each? Wikipedia (a good starting place if Google is obscure with it's returns) lists 12 HMS Discovery's and 15 HMS Chatham's.
  10. mtaylor
    A milestone achievement, Sjors. Looking great from any angle.
  11. mtaylor
    Tom, Tilt them. The tilt was a function of setting the trim (along with ballast, etc.) for best sailing qualities. Not too many square-riggers are set with the masts a zero-degrees. Oh... and reference that measurement from the keel or some other horizontal surface as the deck has a bit of sheer to it and will through your measurements off.
  12. mtaylor
    Don't celebrate with a small bottle of champagne. Make it a big one... save the small stuff for the models. Beautiful, Patrick.
  13. mtaylor
    Picture perfect finish on a picture perfect planked hull.
  14. mtaylor
    The chain gets even better... beyond impressive.... Wow!
  15. mtaylor
    I never log in other there and the images show just fine. Then again, I'll never be able to as I use AOHell for email.
  16. mtaylor
    A well-deserved break with the adult beverage of choice.... Very well done, Jerry.
  17. mtaylor
    Thanks, guys... I slept on it some more (the thoughts, not the actual model) and think I've found a solution. I'll document it as I go... Time for some de-construction and re-construction.
  18. mtaylor
    Tim, Before you started planning away, what was the color of the wood? Once you expose fresh wood, it'll take a bit for any patina to come back.
  19. mtaylor
    Small update... After doing the forward outer bulwarks several times, this is best I have at the moment. I'm going to revisit these again after the rear outer bulwards are done and if I have to, again after the planking. I find my skills just aren't quite where I want them in going from 1 plank width to 3 with some compound curves tossed in for good measure. On the plus side, they look a darn sight better than they did the first couple of times I did them. Also, they will end up with carvings, a channel, and deadeyes, maybe an anchor in front of them. They feel smooth to the touch but to my eye, they look funky. Hahn just used a single plank which at full size would have been 8" at the aft end and about 24" at the other. I'm thinking I'll learn a little something doing the stern ones at this point as they go from 8" to 16" without the compound curves so I'll be able to practice some more on doing stealers. Not there yet.. but working on it.
  20. mtaylor
    Thanks Karl. Wow... what a beautiful display method.
  21. mtaylor
    Beautiful, Lee.
  22. mtaylor
    There you go, raising the bar a bit higher... again. Beautiful work, my friend. I love the woods and craftsmanship.
  23. mtaylor
    We all take you seriously, Sjors. We have to because the build and the the popcorn are excellent. Keep the fish off the deck because they will just get in the way of the cannon.
  24. mtaylor
    Steve, when in doubt... cheat. Get some copper wire, anneal it. Bend to shapen and then flatten with a hammer. File, etc. to clean up. A darn sight easier than cutting from plate.
  25. mtaylor
    Nice work, Wes. It's scary using power tools on a hull.. I used an electric variable speed drill on mine... I had to replace a few frames but it fast. I think the numbers Augie referred to are the frame numbers. I think in a previous life, he was a shipbuilder who had to build all the frames. :D

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