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cobra1951 reacted to Seventynet in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Nice work on the hatches, doors and steps. The cherry looks great.
Best, Ian
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cobra1951 reacted to donrobinson in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Thanks Denis, I appreciate you stopping in
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cobra1951 reacted to DenPink in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Hi Don
Nice work on the steps and hatch.
Nice fix on the hatch.
Denis.
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cobra1951 reacted to donrobinson in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Hahahaha, You have a good point there Robin. I'll maybe re-think my strategy
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cobra1951 reacted to Robin Lous in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
I'm pretty much new to this, but I think deck goes before mast.
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cobra1951 reacted to donrobinson in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Here is the last little bit for today the aft hatch, again there is a lack of pictures. Not sure what I was thinking this past week but it certainly wasn't about photography
in this picture it is finished but I wasn't happy with how it looked. Where top meets up with the frame just did not look finished and I never noticed the chip in the front panel until it was too late............so here is my fix
Added a handle and another step.............it's step week . I think it looks ok, then I sprayed it with four coats of satin varathane.
And the ladders for both hatches, both made from all kit material. I have cleaned off that piece of dust on the one rung after seeing this picture . These also have been sprayed four times
So I guess it's now time for the deck, or I could do the masts
Thanks for stopping in
Later
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cobra1951 reacted to Robin Lous in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
That's beautiful! ....bordering cute.
A lot of skill went into that little thingie!
Robin
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cobra1951 reacted to donrobinson in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Hello All, Thanks to all those who have stopped in, given likes and for all the compliments.
With this post you may have the idea I am stalling on cutting open and planking my deck..............you are right!! But it hasn't been a total waste I have accomplished a little.
Here I am making the porthole covers for the forward hatch, Simply a walnut dowel drilled out, then shaped with a sanding stick then parted(the wire is held in place to stop the piece from flying away)
I apologise for the lack of pictures but here it is almost complete with covers attached. The trim is walnut from the kit then finished with cherry. The front step was an addition I added as the height of the ledge would have been almost two feet, much too high when one's belly is full of grog or probably wine in the Adriatic
Here I have laminated some 1.5 x 5 mm cherry then cut to size for the doors. Also I have made the hinges still needing some cleaning up and paint.
Doors attached and working. I first tried brushing on wipe on poly but not paying attention I broke off a door. After repairing door I decided that spraying was a safer option, so it has four coats in this picture
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cobra1951 reacted to puckotred in Vasa by puckotred - DeAgostini - Scale 1:65
Thanks all.
Don: Ah, yes it's a new day and unfortunately there's something called work and family that gets in the way.
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cobra1951 reacted to donrobinson in Vasa by puckotred - DeAgostini - Scale 1:65
Yup, she is looking cool. Keep up the good work and.............it is tomorrow your time.............where is update?
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cobra1951 reacted to Nirvana in Vasa by puckotred - DeAgostini - Scale 1:65
It start looking like a ship! Very nice!
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cobra1951 reacted to puckotred in Vasa by puckotred - DeAgostini - Scale 1:65
Here's the first part of this shipments build log.
I'm afraid this part is not very exciting but...
The dummy barrel supports continued:
Next decks dummy barrel support:
Also the reinforcements for the former parts act as... well, support for various other parts.
Deck beams etc for the stern frames:
Could be deck supports at the bow:
More to come tomorrow and I think that part will be a bit more interesting...
So stay tuned...
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cobra1951 reacted to cog in Greek Bireme by Robin Lous - FINISHED - Dusek - Scale 1:72 - First wooden ship build
You've been very oaring, Robin. Hope to see some images from the Hoplites
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cobra1951 reacted to Robin Lous in Greek Bireme by Robin Lous - FINISHED - Dusek - Scale 1:72 - First wooden ship build
Behold my self inflicted misery!
And so I invented the word "boaring".
Well it's actually not that bad, only mediocre stamina involved so far.
Finished the turning and I'm now glueing on the side strips, so I think I'm doing pretty ok.
I lost 3 while turning, but I still have 61 left, so I can mess up another 3 down the road.
Today I received the 1:72 scale Greek hoplites from Caesar Miniatures. An obscure brand, but they're the nicest available. The Zvezda hoplites are ok also, but I don't need a charging phalanx...I only need a couple of hoplites at rest.
Truly beautiful are the Victrix miniatures, but they're 28 mm scale (at about 1:60), so I can't use them.
More about this on sunday or monday....until then...oars, oars and some more oars.
More soon guys!
Robin
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Elijah in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Thanks Don
It took a day and half but i cut down the work involved by using the same method i used to fair the frames on my defunct Bounty. Get a belt and using double sided tape stick some sandpaper to it, you can then wrap the belt round the bow and along the edges of the hull and just pull it backwards and forwards. Altering the pressure either side as needed keeps it all even
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Elijah in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Hehe Carl
Make sure the heating is on as it gets a bit drafty down in the bilge area
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Sirius in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Thanks Don
It took a day and half but i cut down the work involved by using the same method i used to fair the frames on my defunct Bounty. Get a belt and using double sided tape stick some sandpaper to it, you can then wrap the belt round the bow and along the edges of the hull and just pull it backwards and forwards. Altering the pressure either side as needed keeps it all even
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Elijah in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Thanks Per
Yep, waiting made me more in the mood to get on with it once they arrived
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cobra1951 got a reaction from canoe21 in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Received my replacement bow filler blocks yesterday
As you can see the replacements are quite a bit bigger than the supplied ones
Fitted them in place and shape the bluff bow
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cobra1951 got a reaction from popeye the sailor in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Hehe Carl
Make sure the heating is on as it gets a bit drafty down in the bilge area
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cobra1951 reacted to cog in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
So with your trousers at your ankles, you were sanding lustily ... Thank you for tip about the belt, I'll have to get some suspenders as replacement
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cobra1951 got a reaction from EJ_L in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Thanks Don
It took a day and half but i cut down the work involved by using the same method i used to fair the frames on my defunct Bounty. Get a belt and using double sided tape stick some sandpaper to it, you can then wrap the belt round the bow and along the edges of the hull and just pull it backwards and forwards. Altering the pressure either side as needed keeps it all even
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Robin Lous in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Thanks Don
It took a day and half but i cut down the work involved by using the same method i used to fair the frames on my defunct Bounty. Get a belt and using double sided tape stick some sandpaper to it, you can then wrap the belt round the bow and along the edges of the hull and just pull it backwards and forwards. Altering the pressure either side as needed keeps it all even
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cobra1951 got a reaction from EJ_L in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Thanks Per
Yep, waiting made me more in the mood to get on with it once they arrived
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cobra1951 reacted to donrobinson in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Well that didn't take you long to install and shape . Looks real nice and true, good stuff.
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