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  1. mtaylor
    Very clean and crisp and that stove is great!!!!
  2. mtaylor
    Nicely done, Sjors. She's coming together beautifully. Edit: You might check that chimney... I can't tell but it looks like it is facing aft when it should be facing forward.
  3. mtaylor
    That's good news, Henry. I didn't realize the drydock was that close.
  4. mtaylor
    Just beautiful, Danny. I hope you'll celebrate this milestone because it's a big one.
  5. mtaylor
    Your carvings are breathtaking, Gaetan.
  6. mtaylor
    One way to find plans as such, would be to locate one of the brochures they used to give travel agents that basically showed the cabins on every deck. Some brochures even showed cross-sections and cut-aways.
  7. mtaylor
    Oh.. it won't go to press until Monday? Here I was all set to ambush the mailman tomorrow.
  8. mtaylor
    Beautiful work on those tiny parts.
  9. mtaylor
    Gary needs to reload them. There was an issue a few months ago and some pictures were lost.
  10. mtaylor
    A good idea on the insert. The plastic ones are crap anyway and for small parts... pffffft!!! Seeing the way you made the carriage sides brings a smile to my face... That's probably the best way to make them.
  11. mtaylor
    Keith, I think Jeff was spot on. Hit his webpage and get the info on blades. I ordered blades for my "not the Jim Saw" from Thurston and fuzzies, etc. are thing of the past.
  12. mtaylor
    Just stunning work, Gianpero. The carving work is magnificent.
  13. mtaylor
    Oh... I wasn't sure of the color as things change but Dominican Republic is a different breed all together. It's probably just an armor piercing then as I don't recall the .50 having a "light armor piercing" round. But again.. time and distance... It's hell getting older. 59 is the date stamp then...
  14. mtaylor
    Lovely work Dan. I noting the details as that's where the devil is... If my ship looks half as good, I'll be tickled.
  15. mtaylor
    My first ship was AL's Scottish Maid. Actually worked out quite well as it had good instructions, a great guide on planking, and good plans. However, I'm not sure that they still include all this anymore. It makes a nice model and as some have done, they've bashed it into something most excellent.
  16. mtaylor
    I think you're right on the .50 being a tracer... been too many years since played (read as: used) one. Air crews could make their own belts up so I used 1 ball, 1 tracer, 1 armor piercing, 1 incendiary, 1 armor piercing incendiary. Figured when we went hot into an LZ, we never knew what we'd run up against..... Depending on the date stamp on the bottom of the cartridge, you might want to be cautious on handling it. I love your belfry.
  17. mtaylor
    If no luck on the relevant area (please don't post the full plan sheet as that's a copyright issue), you can buy the plans here: http://www.modelexpo-online.com/product.asp?ITEMNO=MSPL2040
  18. mtaylor
    Unfortunately, that new gun won't work as it's inert. But I like the idea. Is the ship's seal: The Great Seal of Byzantium? Ok.. I'll get me coat. It's the one with "1001 Clever Things to Say on a Monday" in the pocket.
  19. mtaylor
    The spice makes everything blue...... back to sorting this out.
  20. mtaylor
    Marvi, Have look here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/14-building-framing-planking-and-plating-a-ships-hull-and-deck/ The first pinned topic references the database. Have look also at the other topics in the Database. The last pinned topic is captured from a build log on MSW 1.0 is a pretty good starting point.
  21. mtaylor
    I was talking about me.. not the ship. :)
  22. mtaylor
    Simply amazing. I'm waiting impatiently to see all the bits brought together. It should be incredible.
  23. mtaylor
    Frankie, Take Hermione with a grain of salt. Besides being new, she's a replica and also French. I've come far enough in my build to realize that there's many things the French did differently.
  24. mtaylor
    Oh... I don't let mine go "blunt"... every 4 or 5 cuts (strokes?), I re-steel it. Seems to work and Danny says used one blade for quite awhile.
  25. mtaylor
    Proof of life... it ain't dead yet... The main wale needs sanding as does the next stake down (up in the photo) but I'll hold off until I get more strakes done towards the keel. Planking on the "gun port stripe" (such that it is) is done. I'm still sanding and need to finish opening all the ports and get them shaped. The bottom photo shows in blue what will be ebony..

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