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  1. GaryM

    Bourbon Nearly Paddlewheeler

    700 Construction Hours and 6225 parts
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    Queen Anne Doll House

    1 piece foundation adds strength and portability 24” x 50” x 50” with 14 rooms Planked porches and widow walk Almost 5,000 shingles in 8 different shapes Over 800 individual bricks surround the foundation using scale mortar Over 100 feet of electrical wiring for maximum flexibility Many other...
  3. GaryM

    Happy Birthday

    Thanks my friend. Hope I don't start the day of with that type of a bang. :lol:
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    Maine Lobster boat fiasco - the Phylly C.

    A very nice build. If I did not know it was a model, I would believe it was a great looking pleasure craft.
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    Rigging line for more realistic looking vessels

    It is always a good idea to stock up on rigging line. Amati makes some of the best. Mamoli makes different sizes and is good quality. Mantua rigging is also good. Model Shipways makes some of the best and does have a .08 mm that is great for ratlines and since there sizes are in inches, their...
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    Mantua Sergal's Sovereign of Seas

    Since the level of detail a person may add and the availability and amount of research a person may chose to perform will vary with each modeler, the times I show are related to the actual work performed on the vessel. Each person’s ability to read and interpret plans can vary a great detail...
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    R.M.S.Titanic by Billing's

    Since the level of detail a person may add and the availability and amount of research a person may chose to perform will vary with each modeler, the times I show are related to the actual work performed on the vessel. Each person’s ability to read and interpret plans can vary a great detail...
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    Mantua Sergal's Cutty Sark

    Since the level of detail a person may add and the availability and amount of research a person may chose to perform will vary with each modeler, the times I show are related to the actual work performed on the vessel. Each person’s ability to read and interpret plans can vary a great detail...
  9. GaryM

    Le Soleil Royal: kit bashed Mantua Sergal model

    This was constructed in 1,615 hours and contains 6,503 parts. Le Soliel Royal is French for The Royal Sun.
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    Taking part in this community

    I have noticed that too Anna. Hopefully, your message will get more involved, even if they do not have a project they are currently working on. Just sharing their thought to let us know who they are would be nice. Also, not many are filling out the user control. Just selecting the country they...
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    Seizing size for serving model rigging

    There is heavy seizing that is used to secure anchor rope, lower stays and on larger ropes that can be subjected to tons of force. These were less than 1" in circumference and were a maximum of 8 mm in diameter. Light seizing was about half. Even heavy seizing was smaller than the ratlines. To...
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    Welcome Mahuna

    Hello Mahuna: :text-welcomewave: Total agree with Anja. Enjoy
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    Welcome Per

    :text-welcomewave: Per. I agree with Anja. Lots of knowledgeable people and very friendly.
  14. GaryM

    Welcome aboard Cog (Carl)

    Welcome Cog. Good to have another member join our team of modelers.
  15. GaryM

    Happy Thanksgiving

    Thanks. Hope you have a good day and weekend also.
  16. GaryM

    Welcome Kervin

    Welcome to a warm and friendly site of dedicated builders. A lot of great work can be viewed here and everyone will answer any questions you might have on a build. There is a lot of information that people share on their builds and the logs are interesting to read to see styles that others are...
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    A warm welcome to our newest members Frederica & Bill

    I second that. Welcome to a friendly dedicated group of modelers.
  18. GaryM

    Foot powered lathe and Scrollsaw

    Pretty interesting article. Thanks.
  19. GaryM

    The ' Prins Willem' - A 17th century Dutch East India ship

    Re: The ' Prins Willem' - A 17th century Dutch East India sh <t>Looks like an interesting model that Corel makes. Beautiful ship that will make an nice model.</t>
  20. GaryM

    Lanyard spacing for deadeyes

    The lanyard spacing between dead-eyes was 5 times the diameter of the dead-eyes, 4 times was somewhat common and infrequently 3 times was used. I believe the dead-eye lanyard spacing of 3 or 4 diameters was used on some smaller ships that did not have high rise sides and tall, thick, lower...
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