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  1. Longshanks (kevin) kindly lent me a book and plans. Got the plans reduced and then reduced them further to 1/96th scale which seemed reasonable, but when I really studied the subject I realised it was beyond my ageing abilities. Sent back the material with thanks, and then discovered today that Kevin had died. As, so many here, I will miss him. RIP Longshanks.
  2. Saw these and rather fancied one, but thought I'd be clever and do one a bit larger (easier with my ageing eyes etc.) That, I realised was going to b beyond me.
  3. I'm horrified. Just caught up. Kevin had been a huge help to me over my time here. Can't believe he's gone. His builds and humour will be sorely missed. I was hoping I might bump into him this Summer when I go down to Cornwall to see family. So sad.
  4. New to me too. There are a bunch of planking pdfs on this page https://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-model-framing-and-planking-articles.php
  5. May I suggest a dark brown or dark grey rather than black. The photo paper wasn't subtle...
  6. Umm not sure? Just read the whole thread to date. Anyway...Long time ago I built a large Baltimore clipper, used a lot of hide glue and read that one way to caulk a deck was to add black powder paint to the hide glue when you stick down the deck planks it squidges up between the planks and any excess is scrapped off. I used the thin black paper that used to wrap photo paper in them far off days. Made a stack of planks, and if I remember rightly spread glue very thinly on the paper, let it get tacky and stuck the plank edges to it...separating when dry with a scalpel. I had found that paint or, worse, ink would soak in.
  7. From Wikipedia: man-of-war. "A phrase applied to a line of battle ship, contrary to the usual rule in the English language by which all ships are feminine. It probably arose in the following manner: 'Men of war' were heavily armed soldiers. A ship full of them would be called a 'man-of-war ship.' In process of time the word 'ship' was discarded as unnecessary and there remained the phrase 'a man-of-war.'" – Talbot. — Henry Frederic Reddall, Fact, Fancy, and Fable, 1892, p. 340[3] Generally pronounced as you wrote it.
  8. Who knew? Interesting as Aberdeen links to Scottish maid... A lot of beautiful drawings but they forgot lines
  9. Just stumbled upon this project - Been a bit distracted... I shall stayed glued....
  10. Did you build that model? It's gorgeous.
  11. A scholar and a gentleman as always!
  12. It is indeed! Just ordered a copy of British Steam Trawlers by David Smith. I'm thinking small, 1/96, same as my Scottish Maid - makes a nice sized model... PM me with a price, mate, and thank you so much!
  13. Thank you! I wasn't aware that Lambert had done a book on them - If it's anything like his coastalforces books, it'll be brilliant. I'm hoping to do a civvie version, straight out fishing boat. The Steam Trawlers book is really tempting as well. Can't afford them both at the moment so it's probably going to be a coin toss Thanks again, Fraser
  14. Sounds like a movie title. I'm hoping to find plans of an early 20th century steam drifter. Cornwall model boats have a couple, but at rather large scale - 44" Hull. Bit large for the local print shop to reduce. Thought I'd have a go after looking at Neomega's rather nice, but expensive resin kit. It's a waterline which doesn't really suit a more 'active' sea base. Ideas anyone? Fraser
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