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On 7/1/2020 at 1:03 PM, glbarlow said:

Three months ago I couldn’t rip planks worth a darn, now I’ve ripped 5/32nds at 1/32nd thick, .79mm, which is thin...so yay. 

This is one of my concerns.  Nice to see your progress.  I am going to have to practice a ton before I start using the good stuff

On 7/1/2020 at 1:03 PM, glbarlow said:

and have ripped off planks below the wales more than once

good to see you fix those things you are unsatisfied with.  It will be worth it in the end

Welcome Kevin!  Sherbourne is a great little ship

That work look really nice.  Welcome to MSW!  

I like the look of mica.  You find it in craft stores and it is layered and you can easily peel off a bit and cut it with regular scissors. It looks brown when thick but the thin slices are very clear.  It gives a very nice period glass effect

something like

5 hours ago, Bill Brown said:

A brief note on ship model clubs.   In my opinion, a good ship model club is by far your best tool in the workshop.

Absolutely!  If you can possibly join one, the benefits are definitely worth it.

As a lover of small boats I thought this one was especially nice.  I am glad there is a full build log to go along with the book.  The book is very nice with lots of tips and techniques.  This is a strong contender for a future build once I acquire some more skills.  Or if Chuck wants to expand Syren's line of small boats........

7 hours ago, dvm27 said:

Haven't seen your log for awhile Michael. She's looking beautiful. Will be quite a showpiece when you're done.

Thanks Greg.  Every one of these steps is a learning opportunity.

7 minutes ago, Chuck said:

use a hair drier

Yup that's what I did.  I just held it in my fingers and passed it through the hot air 2-3 times.  Had to have been less than a second of total "heat" time

I figured what’s the worst that can happen. I display my ignorance for the entire world to see and everybody laughs at me. And then I pay Chuck for another set

3 hours ago, jdbondy said:

The floral trailboard at the bow, did it need to have any contouring of its backside to get it to lie fairly against the bow planking?

It was just a carving out of the trim pieces very carefully to keep it tight and then I did sand very slightly the bottom edge of that plank so it would lay flatter. Also (probably going to make Chuck’s head explode) I very very very carefully heated the peace and the resin soften just a little bit and it was able to become flexible enough to glue closely.  And by very carefully I mean probably less than one second total time. Also did the same with the rear mermaids and they seemed to come out fine

Looks like a nice job for your first planking.  I grew up in Baltimore and was around for the building of this ship so I have always loved the PoB II (and also I) 

I always love seeing more Cheerful build logs.  Can't wait for the next installment.

14 hours ago, Chuck said:

The surface quality looks excellent and its not “over-weathered” and blotchy which is what happens sometimes.

Thanks Chuck. It was interesting using the powders for the first time and they did seem to work out pretty well.

9 hours ago, davec said:

Your paint and carving look great!!

Thank you Dave.

I like it.  The pictures really show the dust but here is the attached transom area

Greetings from another Michael in Ohio!  There is certainly lots to see and do here.  If you are ‘relatively’ close our club meets the 3rd Saturday of the month at the Westerville public library just on north edge of Columbus.  Unfortunately the library has been closed during the pandemic. We are still having zoom meetings though. Hopefully will be back to meeting in person soon.  If you’re interested the link to the website is in my signature. Also you can direct message either myself or our club president @Feathermerchant for more info.

14 minutes ago, Ryland Craze said:

I made a jig from some scrap wood to drill the holes for the thole pins so that I would have consistent  spacing between the pins and also from the edge of the cap rail. 

Great idea it looks much better than free handing them and "eyeballing" it

Thank you for the link the information is excellent

Looking great it is really starting to come together

Excellent work and very nice progress

Great choice in kit.  There are quite a few nice build logs of her in the kit section.  When you are ready you can start one yourself and there is always plenty of people to answer any question you may have

Nice to see you back Patrick.  Nice subject will happily follow along

Definitely great progress here.  I only hope I can do as well when I start up my Cheerful 

nice little mini kit.  breaking up the build and doing these little projects in between the "main" progress seems like a good idea

Those look really nice especially if you were able to whip em up over the weekend.  Properly scaled figures always add life to a static model and really help with visualizing the scale of the project

Great progress

Those looks great