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    Mark, The bow section (as well as the rest of the ship!) looks beautiful. Great work. Congrats and I look forward to seeing more of your model come to life! Frank
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    Michael, I've been having fun catching up on your log today! Congrats on having the courage to go back and improve on your previous work in order to make this ship more accurate! Excellent! Frank
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    Michael, It is always fun to watch you think "out of the box"!! Nice work reworking those beads into something you can use. Looking forward to more picts! Frank
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    Mark, Just beautiful!!! Frank
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    Hi Jan, Thanks for sharing photos of the small boat build for the Vasa. What plans are you using to build the frames? Thanks and I hope all is well! Frank
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    Hi Michael, Very nice job on the upper railing. Your plan "B" was the way to go! I made mine the same way. I hope you are having a great summer! Frank
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    Mark, Beautiful work! Well done. Frank
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    Thanks Pete and Mark for your detailed responses. It is appreciated. I will be taking time this summer to search for what I want to build for my next project and the Royal William will definitely be on my short list, hence my inquiry! I look forward to following this (Mark's) log in the next few months! Thanks again Frank
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    Mark, Very impressive work on the stern so far! I realize it is still early, but what are your thoughts on the accuracy of the kit. I notice that you are doing a lot of modifications I.e. Bending the stern facia etc.? Nice work! Frank
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    Hi Michael, Just catching up on your log this morning! With regards to the installation of the upper railings and at what point they should be done, there is no right or wrong answer. On my build, I waited until nearly the end. This made it harder for me to install the railings, but I think if I did the installation earlier, I would have had a hell of a time attaching the rigging and belaying pins to the lower railing under the upper railing! I remember having a discussion with Mark, who decided it install the upper railings at an earlier stage and was successful doing it. For me, with all the rigging associated with the sails, I think waiting was the correct choice! Frank
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    Michael, I also mistakenly added the pin rails above the guns instead of the kevels! It was a pain to take back out without damaging the sides and guns! Nice work! Frank
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    Mark, The stern section of your model is looking beautiful! Looking forward to seeing the completed stern! Frank
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    Michael, Great looking rework of the kit blocks! Nice work! Frank
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    Mark, Michael, Kirill, and Jan, Thanks for visiting and for your comments! The Vasa was a fun build. I am cleaning up my work room in preparation for my next project! Frank
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    Hello! Here are the last photos for this log! I finally finished with the case. Vasa attached to the case base. Brass name plate attached to holder and screwed to base. Vasa enclosed with plexiglass 3/16" thick Now it is going to cost me a lot of money to have my wife buy a piece of furniture that I can put this large model on !! Thanks for visiting, Frank
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    Beautiful Michael! Frank P.S. What is that black Ferrari sheet you show in one of the photos?
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    Wow Michael! The most detailed masts I've seen! Looks great. Frank P.s. I can't watch GOT tonight, so I will have to go off the grid until tomorrow night! John has to show up!
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    Mark, Very nice detailed work and explaination on what looks like a difficult (and scary to me!) build. Frank
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    Hello Nigel and Michael, Thanks for sharing the pencil process. I am taking notes and hope to apply the process in my next build if possible. Michael, fantastic mast work! Frank
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    Michael, Too funny! Glad to see you still have a great sense of humor after the accident! Frank
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    Hi Michael, Sorry to hear about the damage! You are not alone! A while back I knocked out the bowsprit to my Charles Morgan! Hopefully, things can be repaired easily. Good luck, Frank
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    Michael, Great update! Glad to see that you found a method that works for you with the shroud installation. I look forward to seeing more of your progress! Frank
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    Mark, Very nice job with the 2nd planking layer! Frank
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    Thanks for the birthday wishes Karl! I hope all is well! Frank
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    Thanks for the birthday wishes George and Michael! Each year seems to be going by faster and faster! But better than the alternative! Frank

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