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Thanks Andy for taking your time looking at my wip, are you working on the Mosquito down in Nanton just noticed you are from Calgary, lived there for 30 + years been to the Museum many times to see the Mossie Regards Richard

Great start Rob Regards Richard

Thanks for showing those ships wow just wow, same as your stuff Regards Richard

Like the finger to show scale very nice Murdo Regards Richard

Thanks Beefy for showing how you did the water looks brilliant , and you detail on the ship looks fantastic Regards Richard

You are doing some micro scratch building there Jeff lovely job Regards Richard

Wow brilliant Warren the hull looks Regards Richard

Wow all that detail will just shine once you get a coat of paint on them, lovely brass work Regards Richard

What you have done so far makes a huge difference Crisp brilliant job Regards Richard

Just trying to do as per the drawings Beefy but I tell ya it's the tools I have collected over the years helps me get to the detail I want, I can tell you your standard is right up there mate you don't have wait one day That is brilliant Stuart finish that one and then start a wooden Bounty, have three of those Anatomy of a ship books they are great. Regarding rigging you should buy this book it is brilliant will be using it when I do the rigging on the Endeavour It is full of pictures, here are a couple, this is just to show whats inside if this is not allowed please delete Do have these two as well I too have not done much rigging myself Stuart started on the Endeavour, 13 years ago will be doing the Bluenose, I'am going to do as per Martain said, "do it in stages" Always appreciate your comments Kev that word, its coming along eh I think this is one of my favorite hobbies (Wooden Ships) I do appreciate your comment Off to visit grandkids in Fort St John for the long weekend so until then Regards Richard Thanks very Much Murdo

Time for an update, added the Bobstay plates with links Then carved the star out of boxwood Was looking at a picture of the real Bluenose and I noticed the back mooring chock had a lip around it so went back to the drawings and it is not mentioned so I took a piece of boxwood and made two, image it to help with my model please delete if this is not allowed. This is what I had And this is what I have done Masked the bottom sanded and repainted it to be close to copper Red Once this was dried masked the top and painted white Now got the black painted That's it for now Regards Richard

Nice start Kev, you don't like to do things to small eh Regards Richard

I agree with John, both are coming along brilliantly Darryl, Regards Richard

Nice scratch work Roger will look forward to you presentation of the Detroit Diesel it is a lot of fun to build from scratch. Regards Richard

Brilliant job John Regards Richard