mtaylor
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I'm no help on the history of this ship, but I will follow along on your journey. I hope you post some pictures of where she is today and older pics...
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Looking good, Sjors... more pictures please.
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Lovely work, Ian. Even the destruction looks nice.
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Denis, I'm just now catching up.... she is really looking sweeet. Great job.
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John, Rule of thumb... you're the Captain, build it any way you want. There is no "wrong" way... Looking good.
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Dan, Quite a nice tutorial... you make it look easy.
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Per, She's the one who mentioned it when I was ordering ebony a few months ago... so I just added a stick.
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Harvey, Use it for whatever you want. You own it, it's yours. It won't make anything less scarce. Now that I've said that, it's a bitch to bend. I soaked, heated, and re-soak my wales 3 times to get the bend I wanted. Finally after the last soak, I jigged it and it stayed put (1/4 by 1/4 inch). I've done a bit thicker like 3/16 inch, but not going to try it again... The one thing I love about it... it's gorgeous in place. I have a 2-1/2" X 2-1/2" X 24" piece that I'm thinking of using to make my admiral a jewelry box, just for kicks and grins... and Christmas. I still think it's a bear to work with and after the current project, I probably won't use it again.
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Remco, Excellent progress and by all standards, your work area is still neat and tidy.
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Piet, This is just amazing work. I'm sitting here with my mouth open going "wow" as read and catch up on what you've done. BTW, no need to take a sledgehammer to a computer to get them to fall into line. Just do what I do: threaten to turn them into boat anchors. Seems to work very well. However, the sledgehammer is much more satisfying.
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Sweet work, Anthony. Not only a clean build but it appears to be very precise as well. Lovely wood choices.
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Windwagon Smith? Now there's a name I've not heard in a long time, though I remember the cartoon. Mind if I pull up a seat also.... and since Sjors isn't here yet, maybe this:
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I think Dr. Per can help: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/474-therapy-for-shipaholics/
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I moved this to the Wood Ship Model Kit Questions and Reviews as it's more appropriate there.
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Fantastic joinery, Rusty. Are you finding things easier with the larger scale? Or just "different"?
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Nenad, Your work is inspirational in the way you find the answer to problems. The CS is looking better and better everytime I see her. And as for Admirals... they're always right. That's why they are Admirals. -
I like that!!!!! Mind if I steal that trick?
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Remco, I can't say it any better than Rusty. Oh... I can say "wow!!!".
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Sherry, Just amazing work on the grates... and you managed to make Augie speechless.
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Giampiero, Beautiful joinery on the bow, stern, and frames. I'm going to follow along on your build and try to learn.
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NIce work on the Kilkis. You're craftsmanship is excellent. I hope you'll at least take a few photos during Liberty ship build and show us a summary when you're done.
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Jud, You could be right. But that wouldn't explain the jumping on ship borne cannon.
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I'm not sure about the mistakes part.... they were swabbing, loading pre-filled charges, etc. I'm still not finding it.. may have been deleted..grrrrrr.
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I posted this in Daniel's build log... I'm still looking (as time permits) for the video. At first I thought the "hot guns jumping and recoiling" was a bit of literary license on part of some authors. But then, I remembered seeing some videos of American Civil War (aka, The Recent Unpleasantness) where the gunners were firing for effect (load as fast as they could). I believe it was a competition to get 10 rounds off, points for speed and accuracy. Last several shots made those cannon jump also.
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I've just been following along quietly, Danny. Very impressive work.
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