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    I am going to use the thread recommended by Rod...

    I am going to use the thread recommended by Rod Langton for standing and running rigging. However, for the extra thick braces, does anyone have a specific thread they use and can recommend that is in...
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    Looking at the spars on most ships, they appear...

    Looking at the spars on most ships, they appear to have stuns'l booms on the lower yards. If so, should these be yellow ochre for Nelson colour-scheme ships, rather than all black? Would spars and...
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    To get ready for my next attempt I: 1. Removed...

    To get ready for my next attempt I:

    1. Removed all the brass shrouds from attempt 1 and 2.
    2. Bought a new Bausch & Lomb Magna Visor with Lens Set
    3. Bought a new set of precision tweezers
    4....
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    I will post some pictures after a few more tries!...

    I will post some pictures after a few more tries! I think I have the Blacken-It issue solved. Now I have to learn to be more careful with the superglue.

    1. Glue the top of ratline under the top...
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    My second attempt to work with these ratlines was...

    My second attempt to work with these ratlines was much more successful. I gently "painted" the fret with the neat Blacken It solution in a ceramic saucer. Within about two minutes I then immersed the...
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    Very interesting discussion. I must admit, I had...

    Very interesting discussion. I must admit, I had assumed that priming/sealing/spray painting would produce too heavy a coating for the very delicate ratlines. I will be very interested to hear the...
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    First impressions: 1. I dipped the fret in...

    First impressions:

    1. I dipped the fret in Blacken-it. First mistake: I left the fret in the solution too long.
    2. I was worried about how to cut the ratlines without breaking anything. I needn't...
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    Thanks you for the clarification. As beautiful as...

    Thanks you for the clarification. As beautiful as the frets are, they will require very careful cutting and handling. Properly done, they should transform the Ares models.
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    Are 5 and 6 correct? 6 looks like it might be...

    Are 5 and 6 correct? 6 looks like it might be lower mizzen....
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    My many sets of brass ratlines arrived. They are...

    My many sets of brass ratlines arrived. They are works of art. After peeling oof the plastic film they blacken perfectly with Blacken-It. But which goes where?
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    Keith How will the pre-order availability...

    Keith

    How will the pre-order availability status be communicated? As an official product in the Store?
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    I managed to test them out over the weekend and all is good on that front. I was not able to get any "finished" ships done up to photograph for the site product image. I did take some photos of...
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    The ratlines are an excellent idea and I will try...

    The ratlines are an excellent idea and I will try my hand at affixing them properly. However I wish there was an Anchorage list of model builders who would be willing to take commissions in the same...
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