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Nice Mike Maybe matte or satin also, they look very shiny
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Looking good Elijah . Is that a nude stowaway on deck ?
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Try cutting a length a bit longer than needed and turn it so that the heavy end is at the chuck end once done cut off the extra bit that was in the chuck
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Nice to see another build of this fine kit Good luck with yours I shall follow along
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Hi Bryan thanks for the nod You seem to have come to the same conclusion as me about this. The difference being I cannot get up the inclination to start it, not finish it as in your case. In fact that I am very tempted to throw it on gumtree which is a pity because as you say the concept is very good and the finished kit looks great but the only finished one I have seen is by the maker who will not have had the problems they have created for the modeller at home. Such a shame really Good luck with your section deck
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Yes Jax is good but not as easy for me to get hold of here.
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Thanks Mike
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You're rigging looks extremely well done to me so far
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Thanks Robin Not too big 815mm long, nowhere near as big as the Caldercraft Victory
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Thanks EJ Too big, or not i'm happy with them :)
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Thanks Zoltan
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Hi Rob I could easily make them out of walnut but i don't want to be replacing all the wood in the kit (been there and done that) some times you replace it and the stuff that arrives in the post needs replacing too and you can easily double the price of the kit that way. Occre kits are pretty cheap compared to others so i don't mind too much making bits from Lime and then painting them Walnut colour The Occre Endeavour is cheaper than the other Endeavours but it is larger and has the sails included so a bit of painting is ok
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Outstanding Frank Love those little boats fitted on the deck. Are you sure this is plastic
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The crew could probably have lifted them without rings as they are only planks over the hatchway to cover it. How accurate it is i do not know but i am just building it as the manual states with hardly any modifications. Historical accuracy is not that important to me
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Thanks Frank
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Thanks for the comments guys I agree they are oversize, but i don't really care i am building it OOB just for the fun of it. :)
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Many thanks for all the comments and likes they are very much appreciated :) Small update I have fitted the end deck finishing planks and the framing around the rudder hatch Note the free dog hair supplied with the main hatch cover
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Brass is very difficult to blacken properly compared to other metals, and the Birchwood Casey stuff is mainly designed for blackening metal gun parts. Others however have had great success with it
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Thanks EJ The Krick stuff works best if the solution is 50/50 agent to water and it is warm. I put whatever i am blackening in a plastic container and put just enough in to cover it then i float the container in a bowl etc filled with boiling water and keep topping the boiling water up periodically until the desired colour is acheived
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Thank you Sirius You are very welcome to follow along
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All I can say it is an interesting and very effective way of caulking and it also gives the planking a used and aged effect. I may try this myself sometime. Excellent idea
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Thanks Elijah I use Krick brass blackener on my brass work. I tried Birchwood Casey blackener but with no success. Having said that it may well have been the nasty brass I tried it on as some are better quality.
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