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  1. mtaylor
    Thanks everyone. Pat, I think it's more a reflection of "I don't want to start this one over again!!!!". :)
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    George, That book is well worth the price. You might want to hold off buying tools until after you read it as Bill has a lot of excellent ideas.
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    Nils, I haven't been saying much as I've run out of words... but your model is incredible and wonderful.
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    Unbelievable Nenad. I think I have finally seen it all.... forging your own chain. Take care of that Admiral. Doctors.. yeah... we're doing the doctor rounds now. Not fun.
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    Sweet work on those details, Popeye. The chain coiled about is a great idea and looks real.
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    Gaetan, Thanks for posting that on the bitumen. That is probably the best explanation I've seen yet on the how to use it.
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    Wonderful pictures, Tony. Thanks for sharing them.
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    What a clean build with sweet lines, Patrick.
  9. mtaylor
    Those mountains look familiar... Eastern Oregon, I'm thinking. The Nutz brothers continue their fine tradition as that deck looks great.
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    Bill, Thanks for refreshing my brain on the spacing. I had to go peek at the thesis. I'm tickled that you're building it this way. I gave it some thought when I first read the thesis but figured it was too much for a first build with no lofting experience. I do love this little ship.. the story, it's looks...
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    Looking great, Bill. Just curious... the space between the 2nd and 3rd frame from the front. I looks smaller than the other spaces or it could be camera angle.
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    Well said John. I think most of us feel the same way but have never expressed it. I know I feel that way and haven't said it.
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    Not just where, but which way it needs to face, what color, and then there'll be someone constantly wiping any fingerprints off.
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    Do the ports slowly. Don't get into a rush. Measure 5 or 6 times before cutting instead of the usual two ( ). Mark the ports. Use an awl or sharp nail and mark the wood inside the port. Give your self some meat to file/sand. Then drill out the holes using a dermal. Connect the holes and file/sand to shape. Tedious work but rewarding. As for stain.. you'll have to test and test some more. I just planked mine with the factory wood. and poly'ed it.
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    Andy, I do agree... but what Ken said carries a lot of weight around here: We don't judge here, we support and offer constructive criticism. Big reason why I'm here. For our purposes and usage, super-detailing and kit bashing are equally valid terms and the MRRs here will occasionally slip and call these kit-bashes superdetailing. Let's not fall on our swords over a little semantic issue. C'est la vie! It's like the definition of scratch build. There's the contest view and the MSW view. MSW's view has been if you make the keel and frames/bulkheads, it's scratch. The world view is based on contests and their super strict rules. I'd suggest that we're all modelers.... the terms are somewhat meaningless unless you're entering a competition. Sort of like drag racing.. we don't have classes here. Everyone just runs what they brung.
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    I think, like most, the answer is "it depends". Replacing kit parts with other parts really isn't a bash. It is in the broad sense, but it's like putting better tires on a car or pinstriping. Drop a completely different engine and we're talking "bash". I suppose, opening up the gundeck and fully detailing it would be a bash... as would as other have said, about taking a kit and making into something else. Or updating.. such as WWII New Jersey and turning it into a Vietnam era. But... unlike the other hobbies mentioned which have definitions that are pretty much hobby wide, shipmodeling doesn't at this point.
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    Nice and clean, Jay. It looks really sharp.
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    For those interested, I just noted that this monograph is now available in English and Italian as well as the French. http://ancre.fr/en/monographies-en/17-la-belle-poule-fregate-1765.html Usual disclaimer applies. I have no financial interest in ANCRE other than being a satisfied customer.
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    I'm liking your concepts on "making everything myself". Yes, Chuck Rope is fantastic that will be a tough goal to meet.
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    Love it Popeye. Nice metal work.
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    Just amazing.... and you're moving quickly on this. I don't know how you're doing it along with everything else you had going on.
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    Druxey, Jerry's Macedonian is RC and will get wet.
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    Pat, This is terrible. I'm hoping the glue will hold. Is there enough material left that things might be pinned for added strength? I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that the glue holds.
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    She's looking more and more like a warship now, Jerry. Lovely work.
  25. mtaylor
    Nope.. it really is planking... just very small planks. The trashcan is there for this end of the house and all my scrap when the scrapbox gets full...

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