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  1. MrBlueJacket
    At a paint store, you can buy mildewcide to add to your gluey-water slurry.
  2. MrBlueJacket
    For a waterline stripe, have you considered some vinyl striping tape?
  3. MrBlueJacket
    Now all the sky yards have their halyards and lifts. Next comes 6 sheets and 6 clew lines. Then its on to the braces. The end is in sight.
  4. MrBlueJacket
    I've said this before: "Putty and paint- Makes it look like what it ain't"
  5. MrBlueJacket
    Although it is speculation, I think Slocum was a minimalist. To keep the rig as simple as possible, if he had trouble with the jib sheet, I think he would have dropped the jib until he could manage it. Just a guess on my part.
  6. MrBlueJacket
    Hi josh, They go through a block just aft of the mast near the waterway, then back to the stern and terminate at a belaying pin in the taffrail. Nic
  7. MrBlueJacket
    A general word of caution: Using tea or coffee to stain cloth is not good for longevity. The acids in them will very slowly degrade the cloth.
  8. MrBlueJacket
    If you're looking for ideas for a reveal, here's what we did for our display model:
  9. MrBlueJacket
    Congratulations Jami! Your customer file now shows 10% off the next kit you buy from us. Nic
  10. MrBlueJacket
    Royal yards hanging by their halyards.
  11. MrBlueJacket
    Yes, of course! Nic
  12. MrBlueJacket
    Good timing - We're carving Pauline hulls on Monday, will have kits a couple of days after that.
  13. MrBlueJacket
    Just curious - how many hours a day are working on this model? Nic
  14. MrBlueJacket
    Excellent job! Your customer file now shows a 10% discount on your next kit from us. Nic
  15. MrBlueJacket
    CA glue has a shelf life of 6-10 months at room temperature. Not "kicking" is a sure sign of old glue. You can use accelerator for awhile, but at your point, I would scrap the glue and buy fresh. Here at BlueJacket, we keep our CA in the freezer until sold. That way everyone gets really fresh glue. Once opened, you cannot go back to cold storage. Nic
  16. MrBlueJacket
    That's a really good job of kit bashing.
  17. MrBlueJacket
    Over the weekend I was able to finish the royal yards, they are ready to mount. Also worked on the sky yards as well.
  18. MrBlueJacket
    Very creative to tape up the mast hole.
  19. MrBlueJacket
    So here's the start of the royal yards. from dowel to tapered to yardarm. And now all 3 roughed out, ready for saddles, jackstays, footropes, etc.
  20. MrBlueJacket
    Status update: Rigging the sheet and clew lines takes a lot of time, but there's not much to look at. Next up are the Royal yards.
  21. MrBlueJacket
    The late modeler Steve Wheeler has often said "the trash can is your best tool" Having said that, I hate re-doing things. But if you're not happy, I think it's necessary. Go for it and make yourself proud! Nic
  22. MrBlueJacket
    Trim the ends, apply a spot of fabric cement to the back of the upper loop, and install. Very convincing look.
  23. MrBlueJacket
    Then slide the loose thread end through the groove and knot it in the middle of the coil. Use a tiny drop of CA to secure the knot. Then slip the coil off the jig, spread out the upper end a little.
  24. MrBlueJacket
    Clasmp the end of the thread with the clothespin on the right side of the picture. Then put three wraps of thread aroiund the pins, and clamps the left pin with the clohespin with the hole in it.
  25. MrBlueJacket
    Last night I made a few rope coils. Here's how to do it. First, the equipment - a strip of wood with a groove and two pins, two reversed clothspins, one of which has a hole in it, and of course the thread.

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