On Mon, Apr 3, 2006, David Rastall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> In reference to modeling, specifically shipmodeling: even though > It's possible to build a model ship without ever actually having put > to sea, wouldn't some sort of sailing experience constitute part of > the accomplished ship modeler's stock in trade? one would hope for that as well as many other refinements in perspective, but in some respects seagoing experience can be a detriment. Many of the models built by seamen are inaccurately scaled - a man aloft sees the hull from a distance, and often builds a model with rigging features much larger than the hull. -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
