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Landlubber Mike
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Hi MSW friends, hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and wish you all the best in 2018. Work and kids have been keeping me really busy the past few months. I made a little progress on the Morgan, but am at a point where I need to figure out what technique to use to accomplish certain next steps of the build. I'm at a similar point in my Pegasus build. So, I decided to turn back to the Renommee. A few months ago I thought about selling the kit so that I could be a little closer to scratch building a few ships on my wish list. But, with the heavy bashing of my Pegasus and Morgan, I thought that it would be nice to have a challenging kit that I could build right from the box. Plus, this ship, which I'm further convinced is a Swedish frigate, is really a gorgeous subject and the Euromodel kit is really fantastic in so many ways (plans, fittings, wood, Euromodel customer service, and PiratePete's great guides). So, I'm back working on her. I'm still thinking about the overall color scheme, but I think I'm going to use as much of the kit wood as possible. I'll probably switch the redheart for the bulwarks and gun carriages, and something lighter like maple or maybe tanganyika for the deck. Depending on how the hull comes out, I may leave it in natural wood or paint on white stuff. Either way, I think I'm going to try and use stains and finishes to achieve a more weathered look if possible. Thanks for looking in! -
Sorry to have missed this earlier Don, just saw your gallery pictures. Fantastic work, thanks very much for sharing!
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Really nice work Jeff. Amati makes great kits (at least in the Victory line which is what my Pegasus also is). The lighting will look fantastic!
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Congratulations on the upcoming arrival of the little one, that’s really great news! I have three which cut into my time and energy to do hobbies like this one, but wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Beautiful Mark. Great work on an impressive subject. What's next?
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Ken, this is a really gorgeous model of one of the most impressive subjects out there. What a fantastic job you did, particularly in less than a year! Your model is a walking advertisement for this wonderful kit - Euromodel should pay you to use your pictures to advertise it I noticed you wrote this in your first post of your log: "I started building model boats from kits about six years ago not as a serious builder with a passion for accuracy or perfection but as a pleasant way to pass my time and that is how I will approach this build." Your RW seems pretty accurate and perfect to me So, I think I speak for everyone when I ask what is next on the list?
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Daniel, were the lines run from the masts to the hull outside of the bottle (i.e., with long slack lines) so that all you had to do was tighten and tie off? I'm thinking about that approach for my SIB build which is using an upright bottle.
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The headwork came out really nicely Martin. Great job! Can you do mine? For the hawse holes, does the 3/8" include the hawse hole lining or is it limited to the opening of the holes (i.e., the space between the lining)? I would probably go with the NMM plans, but I can check my Pegasus plans and the TFFM series if that's helpful. Also, I got some of the Admiralty Ship Models materials (plans on mylar sheets, etc.), and can check those as well.
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Gary, good to see you back! Hope the health issues are past you. Your Alfred is a really beauty. Looks like a pretty big model - can I ask the size and scale? Love the bench too, really nice work!
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Gotcha - sorry, I should have looked back earlier in your build. I have to say, with that planking job, it's a shame you'll be painting and plating it
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Thanks Joe, that's great to hear. Thanks also for the recommendation, I'll have to look into that.
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Very nicely done Don! I take it this is a single planked kit? Just curious as beech doesn't seem to be used too often, but I like the look of it.
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Beautiful, crisp work Joe, very nice! Can I ask what wood/finish you used for the hatch coamings? They look really rich in color.
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Le Renommee is a really nice ship. Looking forward to see your progress on it.
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Looks really great Don. This is going to work into a really nice model under your skilled hands. Interesting planking method by the way, thanks for sharing. I have never had any success with CA - always ends up being a big mess for me Is that your Pegasus in the background? Mine has been dormant while I've been working on my Morgan.
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Looking really great Marcus. I love these Dutch ships from this period. I have the various Seawatch books from Ab Hoving - one of these days I hope to start scratch building a few of them.
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Ah I assumed sawing bigger pieces with a bandsaw would mean more dust. I have a Dust Deputy cyclone for my tools. I was surprised how much dust doesn’t hit the vacuum- has to be over 95%.
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That’s totally worth it. I’d rather not have to buy a bandsaw and deal with all the dust from ripping boards down. Ebony huh? Did you get it from Hearne? It’s not as bad to work with as people say, just have to use good power tools. Are you doing the Big Belly next or one of the French 70+ gun ships?
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Chris, thanks for the recommendation! Why didn’t I think to look at local milking operations. Looks like there are a few in my area, including one that stocks wood we use in our hobby: www.colonialhardwoods.com Looks like a very good solution. I’ll check out Hearne too. Thank you!!!
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Thanks guys. Tom thanks for the tip - I forgot they carried other woods. Great news! Jaager, thanks for your thoughts. I used a General Finishes stain which goes on very nicely. I just took another look at the waterway and it actually looks pretty good. I thought it was uneven but it looks a little better than I remembered. Might have to think about things a bit. World of Hardwoods is about 45 minutes away - hmm, might need to take a little trip....
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People knock AL kits, but this is working into a really nice model. Love the herringbone decking, really nice job!
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Thanks Jim. My experience with Lumberyard wasn't very good either. I reached out to them for African Blackwood, and I felt like it was a huge runaround and not to mention, it almost seemed like when they did actually respond to me, they tried talking me out of it. I'll take look at Ocooch, they seem to have a bunch of nice wood there. If you're looking for holly and boxwood, try www.inlaybanding.com - very nice seller who was willing to take a custom order from me for ebony. and milled sheets of it in various specifications.
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