Jump to content

mtaylor

Moderators
  • Posts

    26,273
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by mtaylor

  1. Impressive ropewalk... and that goes for the tow truck as well. That truck is a novel idea.
  2. Brian, How about a buildlog so we can follow you also?
  3. Last report I've heard is that Augie is still wrestling the squirrel for it.
  4. I just had to go back to your first post in this log. First build??? You're not just doing excellent work, you're better than excellent.
  5. NIce work on the lettering. Better than anything I could (or most of the people I know in real life) could do. I had to look at several times and it still looks perfect. Sometimes, it seems, technology just doesn't work and the "old" ways are the best.
  6. Hank, You should know by now that we are a patient lot... with one or two exceptions....
  7. Daniel... I found it.. I found this: http://nautarch.tamu.edu/Theses/abstracts/simmons.html Basically, everything you might have wanted to know (or not know) about the...um...er.... "facilities" on board a ship.
  8. Matti, Have a look here... http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/468-thank-you-bill-short-for-sponsoring-model-ship-world/?hl=%2Bbill+%2Bshort+%2Bcarving It's not a video but a book and well worth it. Bill is a member here and his log: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1356-sovereign-of-the-seas-by-bill-short-sergal-1637-scale-178-port-side-as-built-starboard-side-as-presented-to-king-charles-i-for-approval/page-1?hl=sovereign
  9. Beautiful work, Rusty. Good wood choices and clean, precise building.
  10. Rich, I think (hope) we're all keeping our fingers crossed for you.
  11. That is some seriously nice etching work. I guess one of these days I'll probably have to look into this process.
  12. Daniel, Are saying there's smaller line than that? If not, you might want to make the shrouds a bit larger in diameter. Rigging looks great.
  13. Have a good vacation, wefalck. I'm looking forward to seeing this all come together, but I'll be patient.
  14. Here's your award: Yes.. onto the case!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh.. fireworks were mentioned....
  15. Thanks guys... ok... the short-timer's calendar is running. Day's like the last two make me realize that I'm getting too old for this work stuff. We have heavy forest fires going on down here in Southern Oregon. About 40,000 acres burned since the 26th of July and valley that Medford is in is filling with smoke. Which causes problems on the air conditioning at work. Which, even though I'm in IT, I have to monitor the switch rooms and temperatures, etc. Long story short, one of the units had some..er... issues. Filled one switch room and my "lab" with heavy smoke. Which has created other problems. Hopefully, everything has been fixed and I can go back to being a run of the mill cubicle convict tomorrow. Hmm... I'm babbling aren't I, when I could be trimming gunports.
  16. Sweet work. What you're doing is something that every kid (boy or girl) should have... practical, hands on knowledge. They may go into some theoretical such as physics but they'll have the bit of confidence that comes this type of education... <ok... kicks soapbox back in corner> <grabs popcorn> I'll be good now and just watch and admire.
  17. That is a wonderful boat, Bob. Coloring, furniture... gives an air of a simpler time.
  18. David, If you'd be so kind, could post that link to the oar lengths to the "Important Links" area. I think it's important enough that it should be preserved separately.
  19. Matti, As I recall, the wood for the towers is a pretty hard wood. Do what's been suggested by starting with a small hole and making it bigger Go slow and check the size regularly as it's easy to make it too big.
  20. Nice try Ferit. What Andy said. Besides, Augie's next ship is the Confederacy. A bigger, more complex project. It ought to be worth a lot more than 100 pages. Augie, I hope no-one hits me....
  21. Piet, Not only is this build impressive but I'm also enjoying following the research going on. She is really coming together well.
  22. Frank, You can post them in this tread if you like.
×
×
  • Create New...