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  1. Gahm
    Dirk, Richard, Michael, John, Carl . . . thank you for the excellent input and your kind comments! And thanks for all the likes! They are all highly appreciated. I guess I need to research a little bit more the rudder pendent mechanism to determine whether some additional effort needs to be invested there Thomas
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    Hello Dirk, thank you for your input! As always it is much appreciated! Where the rudder pendent solution is concerned I did a little research of my own. My findings agree to a big extend with what you are saying: big ships all seem to have a similar solution like what you have realized on your Syren. This also makes sense as chains are much better suited to hold a big rudder in case it is torn off in a storm than ropes. However, for smaller ships (e.g. brigs) beside the solution realized in your Syren I found a good number of images of historic models which show the chain/rope solution featured by Chuck in the Syren kit (see examples in images 1 and 2). It looks to me that both solutions are historically correct for smaller ships such as Syren, whereas for larger ships only the one featured in your Syren would work. Thomas Image 1 Image 2
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    As a next detail I added the rudder pendent. I built it pretty much as described by Chuck. Instead of serving the rope, which was used to form the eyes, I inserted blackened brass thimbles (image 1). I thought this more appropriate for a part, which is constantly in motion and where metal rubs on rope . . . and doing it this way was more fun, too . The completed rudder pendent is shown in image 2. On the inside I added the corresponding rope coils (image 4). The jig to form these coils is shown in image 3. It basically consists of a block of wood covered with brass, several holes and a couple of bolts, which can be moved around. In this way I can form coils of different sizes and shapes. The brass cover makes it easy to clean the jig from diluted white glue with steel wool after its use. Thomas Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4
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    Beautiful job, Richard! Thomas
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    These are great-looking guns! Very well done as usual ! Thomas
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    Your long boat is looking VERY good! Nice, precise work! Thomas
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    Outstanding work, Johann! Thomas
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    That is very impressive! How do you build all these crew members? Thomas
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    Beautiful job, Bob! It is a worthy complement to a magnificent model! Thomas
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    Mike, fnkershner, B.E., Dirk, Zappto, thank you so much for your kind words! And thanks for all the likes! Unfortunately progress on my model currently is very slow due to too much other work and traveling. But as Dirk noticed I am creeping towards the status his Syren had reached months (or years?) ago. So Dirk, if you keep on running additional projects I may eventually catch up Thomas
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    I added the timber heads and corrected the steering mechanism. The timber heads were made out of walnut as it is easier for me to form clean edges on a piece of hardwood than on basswood. When mounting the timber heads I lined them up with the existing trenail pattern and cut the appropriate angles to have them sit vertically on the cap rail (images 1 -3). My initial realization of the steering mechanism would not have been quite functional. The tackle ropes should have met the drum of the steering wheel at right angles, which was not the case in my first attempt (img 4). Luckily some of my fellow modelers made me aware of this. As I had to redo the arrangement anyway I used the opportunity to make the tiller a little bit longer and thus generate more operating room for the long guns in the chase position. I also made the angles between the tiller and the tackle ropes a bit more pronounced (img 4). The final arrangement can be seen in images 5 – 7. Thomas Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image 5 Image 6 Image 7
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    This is just amazing work, Johann! Thomas
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    Excellent work, Mike! These hawse timbers look great! Thomas
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    Wonderful job, Bob! She is a beauty! Thomas
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    Beautiful work, Mike! A pleasure to watch! Thomas
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    Well done, Bob! The stern looks beautiful! You really know how to match that wood color. Thomas
  17. Gahm
    Outstanding work, Johann! Thomas
  18. Gahm
    Hello Rich, when building the gratings keep in mind that the 'continuous bars' are pointed parallel to the length axis of the ship, the 'interrupted' ones go perpendicular to the length axis. The Syren plans are a bit misleading in this respect. Not that it makes a big difference for the final looks. But I redid all my gratings when I figured that out. Couldn't stand the thought that I had it wrong Thomas
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    I can only repeat what everybody else already said: wonderful work on the transom! Thomas
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    Beautiful work, dafi! Clearly worth another medal Thomas
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    Great progress, Jesse! Your masts are looking very good! Thomas
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    Just awesome . . . ! Thomas
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    Wonderful work, Bob! A pleasure to watch! Thomas
  24. Gahm
    Another little gem from master shipwright B.E.! Congratulations on a very fine job!! Thomas
  25. Gahm
    Beautiful work, B.E.! And thank you for all the research you are doing . . . this will come in very handy when I have to do the longboat of the Syren Did you carve George the oarsman? He looks very good! Thomas

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