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The Trawler by MrBlueJacket - FINISHED - Laughing Whale/Midwest Products - scale 7/16" = 1' (1:27.4)


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Really looking excellent. The transformation from the early stages

is amazing..Moab

Completed Builds:

Virginia Armed Sloop...Model Shipways

Ranger...Corel

Louise Steam Launch...Constructo

Hansa Kogge...Dusek

Yankee Hero...BlueJacket

Spray...BlueJacket

26’ Long Boat...Model Shipways

Under Construction:

Emma C. Berry...Model Shipways

 

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So the rigging is done, and it's time to add the battens to the port shrouds. Now, that's a job I don't particularly like. After attaching hundreds of them on the Charles Notman, I decided to try something new and novel. Why not laser cut the battens at the correct spacing, and leave a support strip on each side? That way you have a single piece, correctly spaced, that you can glue to the shrouds. When the glue dries, all you have to do is snip off the excess, and you have perfectly spaced battens the easy way!

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Great idea, wonder if that solution would work without laser cutter?

 

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6 hours ago, MrBlueJacket said:

And guess what? IT WORKED! So well, in fact, that we will be adding this into the three kits we offer that have battens (Pauline, Bowdoin, and Notman)

 

For those of us currently building one of these kits, might you make the battens available separately?  Failing that, your solution should provide some inspiration for easing the task.

Andrew Bodge

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