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I have to say that I am truly humbled and amazed at the generous and supportive comments that I have received! They are greatly appreciated! Almost makes me want to break something and fix it again..........on second thought, maybe not.

 

Crackers: Wow......Thank-you!

 

S.os: Thank-you! Never been one to quit easily.

 

Mark: Thanks for the support, now it's not just Anja and I.  :D

 

Danny: Thank-you! As already mentioned in an earlier post, I was inspired by your "fix".  :)

 

Sailor: Thank-you! I decided if I didn't fix it...who would? Shubenacadie is a lovely spot, I grew up in the Annapolis Valley.

 

Wayne: Thank-you! I am satisfied with the repair.

 

Theo: Thank-you! If everyone doesn't see the repair in the photo than that makes me happy, or everyone is just being very kind. 

Sherry

 

Every goodbye is the birth of a memory...

 

Current Build: San Felipe

 

Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log

 

Gallery: Mayflower

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i cannot see the repair either, it has been great to catch up on your build as well, i love the blue you are using, - lovely work

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Sherry,

 

I can magnify the picture that much that I see it on the whole screen of the computer ( Apple )

I DON'T see any lines of where it was broken.

The repair is better then the original.

 

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That fix is perfect!!!!, for the rest of the world, no one will notice unless you point it out to them. I love that leaf idea, definitely going to steal it for myself!!! :P

Robbyn

If you risk nothing, you risk everything!

 

Current builds

Syren (Model Shipways) version 2.0

AL San Francisco II

Mordaunt (Euro Model)

Completed Builds

18th Century Longboat designed by Chuck Passaro
 

In the closet

Battle Station

Al Charles Morgan (1980s version)

 

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Kevin: Thank-you! The blue was brave for me, I would normally lean toward more subtle colours and natural wood.

 

Sjors: Thank-you! I can see the repair, but I'm happy no one else seems to see it.

 

Robbyn: Thank-you! You're right about the rest of the world and I won't point it out to them. 

Sherry

 

Every goodbye is the birth of a memory...

 

Current Build: San Felipe

 

Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log

 

Gallery: Mayflower

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Sherry,

 

I think that you are fooling with us  :D  :D  :D  :D

You just take a few pieces of wood and tells everyone that it is broken...... :P ( just joking )

But still a great job !

 

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Just a small update. The quarter gallery doors and windows/lights have been carved, painted and installed on both the port and starboard. 

The wood bases for the quarter gallery taffrails has also been installed - now to make approximately 120 tiny spindles for these railings. (spindles is probably not the correct nautical term - please feel free to tell me the correct one)

 

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Sherry

 

Every goodbye is the birth of a memory...

 

Current Build: San Felipe

 

Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log

 

Gallery: Mayflower

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wow very nice sherry :)

 

Current builds : HMS Bounty, Constructo Pilar

Next build : undecided

On the Shelf : AL San Juan, Mamoli HMS Victory

Builds on hold : Ochre Gorch Fock, Hachette/Amati Black Pearl

Previous Builds Gallery : Virginia; King of Mississippi

Previous Builds logs : AL King of Mississippi 1/80

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Yup....too nice for the 'like' button!!!!!

Augie

 

Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64

 

Previous Builds :

 

US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery)

Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery)

Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988

Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976

Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956

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agreed........looking very nice Sherry  :)       can't think of a better word for your rail stanchions

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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Sherry,

 

I was a bit behind on following your wonderful build. I saw the lastest photos and thought Whoa so beautiful. It then occurred to me that I must have missed something, so I back-pedaled and saw the "crash" Oh no!!

 

That being said, had I not gone back a few pages Hmmmm. Your fix is invisible (:-)  Beautiful work!! Now just be sure to avoid enemy cannon shots to the hull.

 

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You folks certainly have had a real winter north of us. Though our East coat has been blasted as well. In the West we are still waiting for a bit of rain.

 

Regards,

 

Michael

Michael

Current buildSovereign of the Seas 1/78 Sergal

Under the table:

Golden Hind - C Mamoli    Oseberg - Billings 720 - Drakkar - Amati

Completed:   

Santa Maria-Mantua --

Vasa-Corel -

Santisima Trinidad cross section OcCre 1/90th

Gallery :    Santa Maria - Vasa

 

 

 

 

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Nautical term for spindles on a ship....spindles aye! ;)

 

 

Anytime...anytime!

Built:

Charles W. Morgan - Artesania Latina  1/50

Pilgrim 40 Trawler - Scratch  1/24

RCMP 40' Trawler - Scratch  1/24

Flower Class Corvette - Matchbox/Revell 1/72

 

Current:

HMS Serapis - Aeropiccola 1/60

 

Future:

NEW! Just Added: Friesland - Mamoli  1/75

San Felipe - Mantua/Panart  1/75

BonHomme Richard - Aeropiccola  1/50

Wasa - Corel   1/75 

HMS Victory - Mamoli  1/90

HMS Unicorn - Corel  1/75

 

 

 

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Adrieke: Thank-you very much!

 

Augie: The like button and a comment - Thank-you!

 

Popeye: Thank-you! I thought of stanchions but didn't know if that applied to wood as well.

 

Michael: Thank-you! I'm going to try to avoid any kind of shot to the hull - it's been through enough already. :P

Yes, we are definitely ready for winter to be over.

 

Steve: Spindles it is then. :D

 

Forgot to thank everyone for the likes!

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Sherry

 

Every goodbye is the birth of a memory...

 

Current Build: San Felipe

 

Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log

 

Gallery: Mayflower

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Like this,like this,like this !!!!!!!!!

 

Great job Sherry !

What Doris are doing with paper is what you are doing with wood !

You both are not from this world !!!!!!!!!!

 

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Sjors: Thank-you for the generous comment.  :blush:

"You both are not from this world" - oh dear, did I get off at the wrong bus stop again?  :P  :D

 

Wayne: Thank-you! I'm not sure that I'm deserving of all these "wow" comments.....but I like them.  ;)

Those 120 itsy bitsy things are already driving me crazy - I spent most of last evening chasing them across the floor as I trimmed them with the scalpel! If just the right amount of pressure is applied with the blade, the spindles are launched like rockets.  :o

Sherry

 

Every goodbye is the birth of a memory...

 

Current Build: San Felipe

 

Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log

 

Gallery: Mayflower

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Stunning work Sherry! I really hope you have a smile on your face when you look at your accomplishments to date!

Robbyn

If you risk nothing, you risk everything!

 

Current builds

Syren (Model Shipways) version 2.0

AL San Francisco II

Mordaunt (Euro Model)

Completed Builds

18th Century Longboat designed by Chuck Passaro
 

In the closet

Battle Station

Al Charles Morgan (1980s version)

 

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Wayne: I think I could win the gold!

 

Robbyn: Thank-you!  I am smiling :) I'm also relieved when things actually turn out close to the way I wanted. 

Sherry

 

Every goodbye is the birth of a memory...

 

Current Build: San Felipe

 

Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log

 

Gallery: Mayflower

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Hi Sherry,

 

"Spindles" = "Balusters"  :) .

 

Here are a couple of easy tricks to prevent your Balusters from becoming part of the carpet.

 

1. Hold BOTH pieces between your fingers when cutting.

 

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2. Use a piece of double-sided tape. This will need replacing every so often as the glue gets dirty.

 

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3. (no pic) Set up a box (open end toward the piece to be caught) lined with something soft like cotton wool or crumpled tissue behind the piece. This should at least give you a target :D .

 

:cheers:  Danny

Cheers, Danny

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Danny: "Balusters" - I knew I saw a different name for these somewhere here on MSW, but couldn't find it - thanks!

 

Thanks for the tips! 

Idea 1: These tiny things are 9mm long and by the time I hold both ends, there's nothing left visible! They're also from round stock rather than flat, so a bit of rolling was involved in the cutting process which meant holding only one end. 

Idea 2: The tape is absolutely terrific for the trimming and tidying up I needed to do - worked like a charm. So simple and yet so effective!

Idea 3: This is actually similar to what I ended up doing. I stretched a towel over a nearby chair with a little slack, and placed the chair tight to the table where I work - it "collected" the balusters like a football/soccer net!

Too bad no points were awarded for hitting this "target"!

Sherry

 

Every goodbye is the birth of a memory...

 

Current Build: San Felipe

 

Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log

 

Gallery: Mayflower

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Thanks to the tape idea, I've finished the first 60 balusters for the top taffrail. I'll be making the railing and installing these soon.

 

 

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Sherry

 

Every goodbye is the birth of a memory...

 

Current Build: San Felipe

 

Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log

 

Gallery: Mayflower

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That's a nice looking set of balusters Sherry. Love the soccer net approach! :)

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could be a new Olympic sport.........baluster toss  ;) 

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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No one will ever beat the Scots ---- they've been practicing with that caber for a long time!

Augie

 

Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64

 

Previous Builds :

 

US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery)

Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery)

Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988

Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976

Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956

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Ok ok ok! Seems like you all missed the essence of Sherry's question about the "NAUTICAL" term for spindle. Now a spindle is a baluster, and a spindle/railing and newel post = a balustrade. But these were Architectural terms from a long time ago. Now, a spindle on a ship is not a baluster...it is a point that something rotates around like a capstan rotates on a spindle and the pins used to manually rotate a capstan may also be referred to as a spindle. So, let me put it out there again, is there a truly nautical term for a baluster other than baluster?

 

BTW my term "spindle aye" means spindle yes! And it was meant as a joke! ha ha!  lol

 

Cheers

Steve   ps carry on freaking us out Sherry!

Built:

Charles W. Morgan - Artesania Latina  1/50

Pilgrim 40 Trawler - Scratch  1/24

RCMP 40' Trawler - Scratch  1/24

Flower Class Corvette - Matchbox/Revell 1/72

 

Current:

HMS Serapis - Aeropiccola 1/60

 

Future:

NEW! Just Added: Friesland - Mamoli  1/75

San Felipe - Mantua/Panart  1/75

BonHomme Richard - Aeropiccola  1/50

Wasa - Corel   1/75 

HMS Victory - Mamoli  1/90

HMS Unicorn - Corel  1/75

 

 

 

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Popeye and Augie: Don't think the I.O.C. will be considering the "baluster toss" as an olympic sport any time soon. :D  I'm also picturing a big burly Scot with one of my tiny splinters.....er....balusters. :huh:

 

Anja: Thank-you! Looking forward to an update on your Half Moon. :)

 

Steve: Thanks, don't you know my goal in life is to "freak" you all out! And yes, I caught on to the "spindle aye" crack.

You also nailed the essence of my question!! I'll probably call them spindusters or balustindles so as not to offend anyone.

Sherry

 

Every goodbye is the birth of a memory...

 

Current Build: San Felipe

 

Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log

 

Gallery: Mayflower

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Hey Sherry

 

I think I see a new pole coming, spindusters or balustinders? Spinduster sounds like a new product by Swiffer! I like the balustindles myself!

 

And to add to the mystery aren't Balusters those bubbles you get on your hands and feet when you work too hard.   :D

 

Still and always "freaked out" by your mastery or is it misstery?

Steve

Built:

Charles W. Morgan - Artesania Latina  1/50

Pilgrim 40 Trawler - Scratch  1/24

RCMP 40' Trawler - Scratch  1/24

Flower Class Corvette - Matchbox/Revell 1/72

 

Current:

HMS Serapis - Aeropiccola 1/60

 

Future:

NEW! Just Added: Friesland - Mamoli  1/75

San Felipe - Mantua/Panart  1/75

BonHomme Richard - Aeropiccola  1/50

Wasa - Corel   1/75 

HMS Victory - Mamoli  1/90

HMS Unicorn - Corel  1/75

 

 

 

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