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Le Saint Philippe 1693 after Jean-Claude Lemineur (Ancre) in scale 1:48

RichardG said:
I'm very disappointed. There is one nail near the middle left of the top picture (I think), close to one of the gunports but slightly higher, if you see what I mean, and it is a little bit off angle.
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You are right, Richard. You mean this one that already caught my eye:
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But I rather think Paul did that deliberately. We're not falling asleep and find everything be nice and neat ……. ;)SleepROTF
Regards, Peter
 
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Namabiiru said:
In the oriental aesthetic it is considered an affront to the gods, as the only perfect beings, to produce a work without an imperfection. Better watch out, Paul. There’s a lightning bolt out there with your name on it…
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A number of years ago, I was commissioned to turn some porch spindles for an historic home (now a bed and breakfast) to replace some that had rotted away. The home was built in the 1700's by Dutch carpenters, and as the owners were giving me a tour, I noticed one spindle in the beautiful bannister of the main staircase that was upside down. I was told that it had been intentional and was the carpenter's way of demonstrating his imperfection in the eyes of God.
 
Paul,

What else can I say? All my fellow model builders have already said it. It's great, beautiful... As always, I'm thrilled. :D Thumbsup

Please excuse me, I have a question about your square copper wire. Did you make it yourself or did you buy it? If you bought it, could you tell me where? I hope I didn't overlook the information in your construction report...

Many thanks for your information...
 
dockattner said:
Perfectly imperfect...
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True story! When I do my nailing my British ship will look like it was built in a Dutch shipyardROTF. Richard, Russ, Peter, Maarten and of course Stephan thanks for the banter- a good giggle at Paul’s “expense”……He will certainly give as much as he takes - we know this. :D. Cheers Grant
PS Paul I think your nailing looks pretty fantastic.
 
GIG1810 said:
Paul,

What else can I say? All my fellow model builders have already said it. It's great, beautiful... As always, I'm thrilled. :D Thumbsup

Please excuse me, I have a question about your square copper wire. Did you make it yourself or did you buy it? If you bought it, could you tell me where? I hope I didn't overlook the information in your construction report...

Many thanks for your information...
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Thanks, Gunther. I have more money than time (and often, more money than good sense). Anyway, I purchased the square copper wire (no, I am not a scratch-building purist though I admire the trait). You can find it easily online in a variety of sizes - jewelry makers use it all the time. Just search for square copper wire (I sourced mine from Amazon, eBay and/or AliExpress).

For example: Square Copper Wire

You can also find square wire in brass.

A note: if you intend to burnish/blacken it be sure to get uncoated wire.
 
GrantTyler said:
True story! When I do my nailing my British ship will look like it was built in a Dutch shipyardROTF. Richard, Russ, Peter, Maarten and of course Stephan thanks for the banter- a good giggle at Paul’s “expense”……He will certainly give as much as he takes - we know this. :D. Cheers Grant
PS Paul I think your nailing looks pretty fantastic.
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Thanks, Grant. The forum has many, many great lads that keep me hanging around.
 
dockattner said:
Thanks, Gunther. I have more money than time (and often, more money than good sense). Anyway, I purchased the square copper wire (no, I am not a scratch-building purist though I admire the trait). You can find it easily online in a variety of sizes - jewelry makers use it all the time. Just search for square copper wire (I sourced mine from Amazon, eBay and/or AliExpress).

For example: Square Copper Wire

You can also find square wire in brass.

A note: if you intend to burnish/blacken it be sure to get uncoated wire.
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Hey Paul,

Thank you very much. The reason for my enquiry is that I would like to give my wife something very special for Christmas. I would like to give her the "Body of Christ" to watch over our home. My wife is very religious, which is why I have decided to give her this gift. I have already ordered olive wood from Bethlehem, which I will use to make the cross. I have already had the figure of Jesus carved from maple wood in Italy and it is already in my possession. I will varnish and assemble it myself. The wire is intended to imitate the nails with which our Lord Jesus Christ was nailed to the cross. If you like, I will post photos of it in my construction report. :D Thumbsup
 
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