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    Got the hull mounted up on the stand. First time I've used a pin vise. It's a pretty cool tool. Easy to control. The holes in the keel for the pins were 1/16" and the keel is only 1/8" and it was pretty easy to get it centered and straight. I like this tool. I'm showing a picture of the paint samples that I got from home depot for painting this model. 3 bucks for the can.
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    That looks like a lot of fun. A few spares sounds like a good idea.
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    I've been too sick the past couple days to do anything on the model, but felt good enough to post these pics. Hull is almost complete now.
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    I did find a few more references to the kit being short on wood. Don't know why a company would want to do this to themselves, but it sure doesn't make me want to run out and buy the kit.
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    Small progress, but these small things make a big difference in the looks - to me anyways. Toerails and rubbing strips on. Hatches and seats done. The cabin hatch came out a little lopsided, another learning booboo. The hatch rails I made from glued up leftover walnut scraps so they matched the hatch. Those toerails and rub rails are only 1/32" - A little fiddly. Next I'll do the trailboards (? is that the right word?) and there's another rubbing strip to go on with them too.
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    Hope you don't mind if I follow along. Good luck with the build.
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    After seeing what I feel to be a great price for the Mare Nostrum kit I have been researching builds here. I've come across one thing that worries me though. That there may not be enough of the finer (walnut, mahogany) woods supplied to finish the kit. Is this the norm, or maybe just somebody got shorted in their kit? The great price isn't so great at all if I have to buy more expensive wood to build it. Thanks for the input. Tim
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    These do look good natural finished but I'm sure not done or even practical on the real ship. I like the painted look too. More realistic. Any more updates?
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    I got some paint on my lobster smack. I'm trying Behr paint samples from Home Depot. They are 3 bucks for a pretty good size little jar. (7.25 ounces) I'm cheap sometimes.
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    Looking over the kit contents and the plans for the Pinky schooner. I'm really impressed with the plans. They are like you are building the real thing. On a whole different level than the Midwest Lobster smack I'm working on now.
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    I just got that book from my local library. Yours may have it as well. Or if you need me to look something up for you, let me know. Tim
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    I really like the paint colors, how you've weathered everything, and the mounting board. Top notch work imho. Tim
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    I found that downloading the instructions from online and studying them can give you at least some idea what you are getting yourself into. One thing I felt I , personally was not ready to tackle was a lot of complicated rigging, so I shied away from those models. The Emma C. Berry is $100 at Model Expo now I think. Be mindful of that when you bid Good luck
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    Take my advice with a grain of salt as I am just a beginner, but I was just watching some very informative videos that showed the char being scraped off with a single edge razor blade on flat sections, dremel (carefully) on curved sections. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN2PGGwi0NM
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    The launch looks great! And very well done and informative build log. Thanks Tim
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    Thanks for the info. I did order some of Chapelle's books from my library. Just a few years ago I had never heard of Howard Irving Chapelle. Then I got interested in building my own boat and found out about his recording all of these historic vessels, big and small. Really great things he did for us to have and enjoy now. The fact that Chapelle designed and sailed this very craft was a deciding factor in my picking this model to build. And it just looks cool too. And another cool thing is the kit arrived today! I wasn't expecting it for a couple weeks, but when I got home today - there it was! Now I have somehow got to keep my hands off it until the smack is done!
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    I downloaded the instructions and I'm studying them until the kit comes in. So I'll have a little head start. So far it sounds challenging enough, but not too much, I think. It will be more like building a real one with doing the planking. The model I'm working on now is much different. This Pinky should keep me busy for a good long while.
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    I pulled the trigger on the Pinky schooner. At $100 it seemed like the right choice for me. It is on back order so I'll have to be patient for a few weeks. I've got to finish my current model first - so no big rush. But excited to get it. The model is almost 30 inches when finished. I'm thinking a larger one like this should be easier to work on. We'll see.
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    Well, the deal with the cabin roof just became all too clear - after looking through the instructions again I realized my mistake... What I thought was the cabin roof and then I glued on was really just the cabin cutout from the deck sheet - that's why it was too small - dang! So far I have saved it though. I cut it off - shaving by shaving - so I wouldn't screw up the cabin sides. It did come off clean - so I'm ready to start over with the real cabin roof now. I guess they make an ungluer kind of stuff I could have used, but once I found the mistake I was impatient to get it fixed right away. Learning from more of my mistakes - again. Tim
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    Thanks for the info on those kits, and the tip on ME emails & sales. Good to know. I've got to keep the budget under control so I don't tick off my wife - too much.
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    I'm still building my first model kit, and I am already looking at a choice for the next one. You may have seen my posting for my lobster smack, and can use that info to gauge whether you think my choices for a second kit are appropriate or not. I have come to the conclusion that I would need some more advanced tools and a better building place than the kitchen table. So - keeping a reasonable budget in mind - my choices are the Glad Tidings Pinky schoooner and the Benjamin W. Latham by Model Shipways. Do you all think these kit are a reasonable choice or am I jumping in too deep, too soon? Thanks for your experienced input. Tim
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    Great stuff. Following your progress.
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    Got my planking finished up pretty good. The coamings were kinda tricky, and I guess I didn't get them on just right, because the cabin roof was too small. So I had to add some width around the edges to get my overhang back. I'll shape it up to look better than this. Good thing it is all getting painted over. Oh well, learning some stuff the hard way, I guess. It'll still come out OK for a first build I think. I did jump ahead a couple steps and added the cutwater - it just looks too cool on there and I couldn't wait to see it. It makes the boat, I think.
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    Thanks for the suggestions and encouragement. Today has seen a ton of progress and I'd like to show one more photo of how it sits now. The planking is all trimmed up. I'm glad I bought a set of needle files - they worked great for shaping the planking. I've left the turn of the bilge looking a bit like a hard chine boat for right now. I plan to add and shape the blocks up front before I attempt to sand it all smooth at once - including carefully rounding those chines! I'm having a great time working on it today.
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    OK! The port side planking glue held just fine. I got it trimmed up and the starboard side is under the clamps now. They both went on without too much trouble, and that's a relief. There is a lot of bend there. You seasoned veterans know all the tricks, but, my way of getting the bottom planks in place involved simply placing a pencil mark midway along the keel and the bottom plank so I could get them in the right spot before the glue grabbed. And I glued and clamped the back half first, and then did the front half. Worked for me! It's kind of amazing how stiff the whole hull gets after it's glued together, when the individual pieces are so flimsy.

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