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The last two photos of MR T's official build shows lashings to secure the top dead eyes instead of knots. I am up to issue 68 and have just started to use .25 mm natural thread lashings to secure all my blocks. Apart from looking better, I am finding it easier to get the correct lengths to the blocks each time. I use a fishing fly tying method to make tubes on drill shanks using 2 x the diameter of the securing thread by glueing them with thinned down super glue and then cutting the tubes to length with a new razor blade. I then glue them with thinned PVA glue onto the securing threads. Is anybody else doing this and/or what method are you using. I think I will be replacing most of the knotted blocks I have alredy tied especially on the hand rail ropes. The photos show a black lashing on one block for illustration purposes.   First Build HMS Victory and HMS Endeavour Also Krick steam boat "Victoria" Cheers Ivan (Ordinary Seaman) http://www.old-glossop.com
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Hi Ivan,
This is the way I use on some of my builds. It is so much quicker to do and looks neater too.
Chris.. On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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A great idea and I will certainly have a go at that You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
Built:
Golden Star, English Brig. RMS Titanic. (Academy 1/400 Centenary Anniversary Edition) Revell-Monogram 1/48 B-29 Superfortress 1:8 Baron von Richthofen's Fokker Tri-plane. HMS Victory. Nelsons Flag Ship. Sultan Arab Dhow. Artesania Latina Carmen II. The Battleship Yamato. Model Airways Wright Flyer 1:16 Scale. Trumpeter Bismarck 1/200. HMS Sovereign of the Seas. The Black Pearl.
Building:HMS Surprisel. Hatchette U96. Soleil Royal.
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My build simply reflects that of the magazine., presumably you mean issue 92 rather than issue 96, because 96 is way off being posted up 
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Tomick wrote:My build simply reflects that of the magazine., presumably you mean issue 92 rather than issue 96, because 96 is way off being posted up You are correct Mr T First Build HMS Victory and HMS Endeavour Also Krick steam boat "Victoria" Cheers Ivan (Ordinary Seaman) http://www.old-glossop.com
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hi deepsea,yes this is a way of doingit,if you go to index,and look for 'karls tips and tricks,you will see I covered this subject on how to'. choosing the right colour thread helps to keep thing looking right,when I get to that stage,all the shrouds and ratlines and also dead eyes will be black,so the whippings will be black also.the landyards(between both deadeyes) will be natural colour. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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