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    When the Bluenose II was built back in 1963, the family of the original Bluenose saw it was a direct copy of the original ship. This led to a lawsuit started in 2012. So it's not only our models that becomes victims of IP theft. I haven't found any records that the case is close, but considering the timeline I guess it has been closed.
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    Moving forward with the mast project. The trestle is almost finished, the fit almost perfect. Getting the cheeks parallel with the longitudinal line of the ship was tricky but I got the first two in place. The trestle is just dry-fitted.
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    Kevin, that's an incredible picture. The angle makes the ship to look much much bigger than it is, specially with your house in the background. If you wouldn't had the towel in the picture it would had been even harder to tell.
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    And with Heller's HMS Victory there are a lot of aftermarket parts available. Like better cannons, wood deck etc. Look at this website. Once I am embarking the journey of building Revell's Constitution many items will be come from that place.
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    Ed, your building documentation will certainly help me and future builder of Bluenose. I am working on my masts.
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    Very very nice!
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    Jim, I planked the lower deck and used 2b pencil for caulking. However, 2b pencil do smudge badly if not careful. Looking good and it brings back memories of my build.
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    That's why I bought some lego squares, rectangulars. It has helped me.
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    In the latest issue of the Nautical Research Journal, Kurt Van Dahm has a very nice article when it comes to maintaining your airbrush, sure this is written with his experience of the Badger brand. But what he writes is applicable to any brand. Well worth reading. Thank you Kurt, this will help me.
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    Amalio, what is the finest grit of sandpaper you use in order to keep the material so "fuss-free"? This is art not shipmodeling at my level. Beautiful done!
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    Zeno, One method used by many of us when it comes to bulkheads ( and yes, the less "play", the better) is using lego bricks to get perfect 90 angle between bulkhead and false keel. This can also help to straighten up a lightly warped keel. You will find out that clamps are a very good friend to get items secured while waiting for glue to dry.
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    Maybe a sherline mill isn't so expensive after all, take a look at this unit!
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    My bowsprit is all done by hand, lots of sanding and manual carving with knife. Not as beautiful done as yours but I think it will pass for a less picky eye than mine.
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    Dave, that is beautiful milling. Now I want a milling machine as well. But IRS wants my money first🤔 Cherry is very nice to work with and available at stores like Ace etc.
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    Zeno, this was my first kit as well, now sitting on a shelf in my old room in Sweden. i built mine in early 80's. Good luck I am intrigued of how you like this model, btw are the pieces laser cut? Welcome to ModelShipWorld!
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    Ed, this will be extremely useful for me as I am at the very same stage of my mast building. The trestles are two very delicate pieces to build and also the creation of small rings. I didn't like the provided rings so I made my own, they are very tiny.
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    Richard, those decorations are amazing. I am going to try the same, thank you.
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    Slugger, Warm
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    Ed, that is very nice and clean build, much better than mine.
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    Toni, that's inspirational job you have done. Beautiful as well, best part - once finished it will be easy to display without taking up a lot of space.
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    This has happened to me a couple of times using Android phone. Don't know why this happens, I think it may have to do with resolution setting in the camera when uploading directly. Most of the times I download the pictures to my computer to do some editing, and then the picture is correctly shown on my screen.
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    I am using my scanner/printer to get the details on a separate printout. Yes, the copy is a 100% match. Pinning it down on a corkboard and adding on with kitchen wrap to make notes on. Works for me and the result are more than okay.
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    Working on the spreaders trestle tree. Squares along with lego becomes handy. Sorry for the sideway picture.
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    Beautiful work!
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    Working on the mast and details, some of the items are extremely small but still have to have detailing added. With my little razor blade saw I was (hehe, just made a palindrome) able to rip a 0.42mm out from a 3x3mm stock.

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