MikkiC
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Awesome as always. Now I want to redo my ladders. 😀
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San Martin by MikkiC - Dusek - 1:72
MikkiC replied to MikkiC's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1501 - 1750
I must admist that the white dots gave me A LOT of trouble. They were hard to paint and outline, so I cheated on those. I painted the heads of nails. It was a clean solution. That red/yellow combo kills me though. Reminds me of ketchup and mustard and a worldwide fast food chain that used to have red roof on the building with a giant yellow (golden) "m" (arches) on top. 🙃 I'm sure the original ship had little to no blue and white, but I'm giving a nod to the Portuguese who built her. -
San Martin by MikkiC - Dusek - 1:72
MikkiC replied to MikkiC's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1501 - 1750
Well it's been a bit, but I've made some progress. Working towards the railings so I can get to transom galley and beak.
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Well donne Mate! You did a great job, and I enjoyed following this. So....what's next?
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Wow. That's pretty kool. And now I know what Australians call a chop saw/miter saw: drop saw. Drop saw is more fitting for sure.
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Welcome from Pennsylvania! I'll be in TN in September.
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San Martin by MikkiC - Dusek - 1:72
MikkiC replied to MikkiC's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1501 - 1750
Thank you...all. I can always change the ones that are flush. I've seen the flush ones in many logs and plans. Wasn't quite sure what to do. -
San Martin by MikkiC - Dusek - 1:72
MikkiC replied to MikkiC's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1501 - 1750
So I think these are called "standards," but I could be wrong. Please correct me if I am. I need to rename them "the bane of my day." I struggled with these. I also didn't glue them where the paint is in case I have to tear them out (which I really can't see me doing.) In the past, I've cut out the wale and placed them that way. Why I decided to try this method I do not know. Does anyone know why some are higher than the wales and others are flush? Just curious. I've seen it that way on many models.
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Your work is really nice and precise. Should we start a round? 74 frames he needs to make. 74 needs to be made. He makes one more and then a door. 73 frames he needs to make? Or something like that.😁 You did say 88 frames total, right?
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San Martin by MikkiC - Dusek - 1:72
MikkiC replied to MikkiC's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1501 - 1750
Making some progress albeit slow. I opted to keep the wales natural, so I picked the darkest walnut pieces I had. I have one more to install. Pic was taken before I installed a few more. The piece under the holes for the windows is just a temporary level you know like when you install upper kitchen cabinets. 😁 I started on the floor of the stern galley, but I must have removed it before the pic. Oh well. It will show up eventually.
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San Martin by MikkiC - Dusek - 1:72
MikkiC replied to MikkiC's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1501 - 1750
May need another coat and a few touch ups. The other side needs another coat for certain then on to the wales. I at least got the transom attached.
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San Martin by MikkiC - Dusek - 1:72
MikkiC replied to MikkiC's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1501 - 1750
Sanding is donne, so the fun has begun! Wales will border this line of decoration above and below. I'm not sure if the wales will be black or natural.
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Yep. I was a classically trained woodwind player in a local orchestral band. I was not in the city's (Pittsburgh) symphony.
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Mozart is one of my favorites. I know the Marriage of Figaro well. I've played it many times.
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I enjoy those pics as I do so like the great arch. French....I never learned it. Spanish, Italian, a little Latin and I'm in. I always felt like there were way more syllables on the page than being spoken in French. 😁
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And so it begins. Looking forward to following this. I bet it feels good making sawdust.
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San Martin by MikkiC - Dusek - 1:72
MikkiC replied to MikkiC's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1501 - 1750
@Seventynet thanks for the compliment. I went with 1 x 5 for 2nd layer. Up til this model, I've used veneers. I like the 1 x 5 better for a lot of reasons, but what I didn't count on was it shrinking. I have some hairline gaps that weren't there when originally planked. I can fix it, but I was still kinda dumbfounded by it. Oh wood is such a fickle entity. -
I always enjoy the ingenious way builders add lights. That's pretty kool!!!!
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San Martin by MikkiC - Dusek - 1:72
MikkiC replied to MikkiC's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1501 - 1750
Thanks Patrick. As for painting a hull: never gonna happen unless it's for decorations. 😁 -
San Martin by MikkiC - Dusek - 1:72
MikkiC replied to MikkiC's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1501 - 1750
Well the hull is at least planked. It needs a good sanding (outdoors), but since it's about 0 degrees (- 18 C I think ) here, it will have to wait. I'll have to work in other things until a thaw graces the region. I'm undecided how to finish the hull as in stain, clear coat, etc. I'm happy to take suggestions. Some days I like the colour variations in the walnut and other days not so much.
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