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Just amazing and wonderful work, Piet. Your details are breathing life into this model. And just now I noticed the markings on the telegraphs.
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There's no mistakes unless you're talking about that bit of a ding above the sheave axle hole in the second pic. Looks great on the ship.
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I took a picture just check everything... things need trimming up front and some cleanup but there's no rush until I get the beakhead deck and bulkhead installed in the future and get test for fit, etc. Oh..looks like it needs more sanding.. I think the expression is "pfffffff".
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It's great to see you've returned to the Unicorn, Zyxuz. Hope all is going well in life and in the shipyard.
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Great fix that no one but you and about 9,000 of us here MSW will ever know. The last pics look great.
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Super nice pump and guns, Antony.
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Thanks for the kind words everyone and the "likes". I finished the starboard side and it looks good to my eyes also. And more importantly, both sides match when looking straight on. Thanks Grant, err... Sgt. Schultz. I've come to the conclusion that we are our own worst enemies as well as critics. Thanks for that Augie. I'm not going to guarantee it's right but I did what seemed to work. The shipyard is sometimes a lonely place.
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Only one power tool????? hahahahahahahahahah. Not gonna' happen here. But if I had to choose... scroll saw. No...wait... table saw. No.. hold on... Dremel. Scratch that... mill. How about one that does everything? Like mini-version of a ShopSmith? That would work.
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Echo by Maury S - FINISHED - Cross-Section
mtaylor replied to Maury S's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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I'm building using the Hahn method also. Attached some pics of the two main tools I used for setting the frames on the buildboard.
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Thanks Massimo. Those pictures made it very clear. What a great method.
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Bob and John, I think you'll find that the fastest and best way to get help is to open a build log. If you look at the logs, you'll see what I mean. We're all modelers here and everyone is willing to help if they can.
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That makes two of us. I'm learning as I go. I just wish learning wasn't so hard at times.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
It could be that we all are quite "mad". Or at least a little crazy.- 4,152 replies
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Thanks John and Daniel and those who "liked". Daniel, Trust me.. they are there.
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Done... on the port side at least. I'll finish up the starboard side and then attack the quarterdeck outer bulwarks. Thank heavens they're not as radically shaped. I do, however, really hate macro as I see some things that need fixing before final sanding, like a few gaps in the planking.
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As I recall the cost was/is a serious issue also... four volumes worth.
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Pat, I'm not going to hit "like"... I'm glad that the only damage was to the jib boom as Russ said, it could have been much worse.
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Those "ramin" strips in the kits may or may not be true ramin. Some of the kit makers have used a wood different from what they call it.
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John, Have a look through the scratch area. There's a few French 74's that have been built or are underway. As for the ANCRE plans, I have the Bonhomme Richard monograph and I've seen the works by others around here that use their plans. You really can't go wrong with them. As I recall, the shipping for the monograph I got wasn't that bad. Thanks for the kind words on my Licorne.
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I'm sitting and agreeing with Augie. It's a pity they don't make them like that anymore.
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Nice work Danny. For the crowns, if you don't want to carve, find the King from a chess set of the appropriate size. One king would give you two half-crowns.
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I guess then that one should not use a vacuum pump but a vacuum cleaner? Less vacuum that way? I've got a vacuum pump and am thinking about casting.
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If you'll go to the Kits area, there's 5-6 Billings Bluenose builds going on. Those along with Russ's link should help you.
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