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Landlubber Mike
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Well, looks like I won an eBay auction for the Corel Unicorn - that kit looks like a nice one, so hopefully the fittings are ok. I had put in a low ball bid on eBay, and managed to come away with it for a relatively low amount. Thanks to everyone who responded. I also have the Amati Pegasus on the shelf at the moment, but I think I'll start with the Unicorn as I want to practice kit bashing and using specialty woods. I'll be sure to start a build log once my Badger is finished (which, I'm close to the finish line). Thanks again!
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Thanks for all that info. I may end up reconsidering as I'm ok with bashing the wood components, but good fittings are a critical aspect of what I'm hoping to get in a kit.
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I should also ask - I have the Proxxon 250DB mini-wood lathe. Besides working metal, what would I gain from moving up a step to the Sherline lathe? Thanks again! -
For ship building, does it matter whether one goes with the 5000 series or the 2000 series? It seems like the 5000 should do quite nicely, but figured I'd check with the experts here. Also, does it matter whether you go with the English or the metric model? I don't intend - at least right now - to need the digital read out or the CNC capability (even though both look pretty darn cool). Not sure I will ever need the full capabilities of the mill, but I tend to try to buy better quality machines and go from there. I bought the drill press for my dremel which in my opinion is not that great, so I figure going to a mill would help. Thanks!
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Good to know, thank you. Ccoyle, very nice Ghost!
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Ouch - get well soon Mobbsie. That happened to me a couple of times on my build. Part of it was my fault in that the blade I was using was dull. I ended up buying one of these to help protect my fingers: http://www.micromark.com/Straight-Edge-6-Inches-Long,6541.html
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Thanks everyone, that's very helpful!
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Just out of curiosity, what is the quality of Corel kits - materials, plans, instructions? I might have the opportunity to buy some kits at a relative discount to retail, and thought a few of the ships looked like interesting builds. I'm looking to semi-scratch/replace kit wood with better wood, so I'm less concerned with the quality of the kit supplied wood, but more interested in the fittings. Thanks!
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Nice work The Badger is a fun model to work on - small, but lots of details. I'm onto the running rigging on mine, and am happy to answer questions if you should have any.
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Nice work. How do you like the planking screws? I bought a set but never used them, opting to go for push pins.
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Looking great Aldo! You sure set the bar high for the rest of us
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Looks great! Get it nice and smooth and fill in any low spots. Second planking goes on much easier.
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Looking great Gunslinger. Cannons came out nicely blackened. What blackening solution did you use?
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Thanks very much Frank Everyone is good and healthy here, albeit sleep deprived. I'm hoping to get my Badger done by the end of the year so that I can start on my Pegasus. My standing rigging is about done, and I'm up to the furled sails part now. Your Supply pictures are going to come in really handy, just hope mine come out half as nice as yours.
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Hey Frank, glad to hear your surgery went well. Really cool video - your Supply looks amazing. Sorry I haven't had time to check in on you lately - my wife had the twins three weeks ago, and things have been a little crazy. Hope you're feeling better my friend.
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Hey Frank, Badger has been on hold the past month or so while I have been getting things ready around here for the girls to arrive. My wife has been on bedrest the past couple of months, so I've had little time to work on the ship. She's due any day now, but I have a feeling that the end of 2013 will be when I finally finish her. Hope all is well my friend
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Wow, looks amazing Frank! That's exactly how I was picturing my Badger turning out, and you've given me a lot to strive for. Really nice job!
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Wow, looks amazing Frank! That's exactly how I was picturing my Badger turning out, and you've given me a lot to strive for. Really nice job!
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Looking great Frank! I'm going to go with the Hubert way too for my sails. Have you figured out how to do the jibs? I have been trying to figure out whether I need to run a separate line for the jibs, as I don't think that they were attached to the stays.
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My kit came with a black cardboard sheet, similar to standard 8 1/2" x 11" paper (might be different size in Europe). I thought it was the back cover to the instruction manual.
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Looks great Gunslinger, nice job. I highly recommend the Amati Keel Klamper for the initial stages of the build. Once planked, I moved to using the kit's stand. Once I finished with most of the hull and deck items, I set the hull on its permanent display base. Looking back, it might have been easier to work on the deck items with the hull on its permanent display base, but the kit stand was fine. I bought some inexpensive felt from a hobby store that I glued onto the stand so as to not scuff my model's hull when using the stand.
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Thanks for passing that info along. After taking another look at the Chapelle book, the rigging is definitely different from the kit. I'm not going to sweat it though
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There are a couple of pages on the Badger in Chapelle's "Search for Speed Under Sail." Aside from that, I haven't found much. Interestingly, the rigging pattern for the standing rigging in that book looks a little different from the Caldercraft kit (the book also shows a small figurehead). It could be that there were different Badgers at that time.
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Thanks very much Gunslinger. I'm sure you'll be able to do much better than me on this. The kit is nice with lots of details, but the wood strips are not very good. The walnut in particular is prone to splitting, which can be very frustrating. Another recommendation I would make is to think ahead and not necessarily do things in the order of the manual. For example, i would do all of the rails at once, before starting the cannons. I think the instructions have you do some rails before the cannons, and some after, which just led to me continually breaking off the cannons. The instructions also have you completing the ships boats at the very end. I dont think it would be all that easy to install them in the middle of the ship when all the rigging is up, so I installed mine before the masts were set. For the sails, I don't think there are pre-made sails out there for this kit. I'm building them from scratch, either using sail cloth from Model Expo or silkspan (leaning towards the ME sail cloth). It's taking me a lot of research though to figure out whether I need to run extra lines, etc., especially for the jibs.
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