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Your fix looks great Popeye. I may have missed an earlier post, but are you going go with no cap rails at all to follow the pictures of the real deal? -
Very nice and clean bulwarks!
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You have done a fantastic job so far Sjors. Let's get that bowsprit put together and get some more pictures posted.
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Your deck planking is amazing! I like the idea of including the steps to cover that part of the bowsprit. I haven't really seen (maybe just not paid attention to) that feature on other builds of the Connie.
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That's looking awesome Augie! I want to encourage you to not leave the workshop anymore so we can see more updates.
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My work would be 100000000% more awful if it weren't for this forum. This is what keeps me from yelling and pulling my hair out during work hours. The coffee isn't bad either.
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Kimberly, I think you are referring to the scroll work that is supposed to be gold? I think you may try just using a method called dry-brushing. Just put the tip of your brush into the paint and drag it across a paper towel or napkin until almost all of the paint is off. You will barely see any paint streaking on the paper towel at this point. Then lightly drag the brush over the scroll work. You would have to do this over and over until the scroll work really pops, but it is one way to assure that you are only getting the scroll work. However you do the scroll work, I'm sure you'll do just fine. You've gotten farther than I did when I attempted this same kit.
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The Half Moon is looking great Popeye. The waled look good in place and you picked a great color for them.
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We'll wait patiently for you to complete your gun port framing. It's not going to be easy waiting though. The gun ports you do have complete look great.
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Joe, your masking job looks promising and I agree with you on the grain of the basswood.
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Congrats on the anniversary and have fun with your new toy.
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Larry, that first band of planking looks great. You've done a marvelous job and I think minimum sanding should cure any woes with your planking. From the looks of it, filler shouldn't be necessary; it's all very nice and tight.
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The build log of the Constitution by Cookster is where I discovered the dying process. It's on page 6 or 7.
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Bob, the inner planking looks great. Are you planning on painting ahead with any of the exterior planking? I could see that it may work with painting the yellow planking since most of the planks don't need to be tapered at all. I have been watching another thread on here where someone is dying their planking material with the hopes (I'm thinking) that cutting and sanding won't eliminate the color from the wood.
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Augie, from your framing we can tell that you enjoy. I'm very anxious to see some planking going on this monster. BTW, your Broncos look very tough this year. I'm hoping my Bengals can keep a winning streak for a bit.
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Your Rattlesnake looks great JP. From your earlier pictures I would never have guessed that you gunports were different sizes. For what it's worth, I think you are doing a phenomenal job with your build and providing a mini-tutorial for others.
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Kimberly, I was hoping to see some success with this kit. I had started a build log for this exact same kit and my experience ended in frustration. I do agree that some of the parts are over simplified and some of the parts are ridiculously tiny. Your Constitution is built really well and I think you may find some satisfaction in trying the larger version of her. It is a skill level 3 but given the scale it's really easier to work on. Just my two cents....
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Hey Sjors, very nice job on your masts. This does mean however, that ratlines are getting closer.
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Rich, congrats on the job!!! Great news!
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As is typical with your work on this ship, your gratings and combings are perfect.
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Wes, the grating looks great. I think I will be getting some additional lumber when I get started on my Connie too. The pear and boxwood that you have looks fantastic.
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Sjors, the tops look very nice with the black color applied. This is a fantastic build.
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The bulkheads look really great Popeye. The Half Moon is really shaping up.
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You are doing very nice work with this kit. Are you planning on putting in any of the framing below the decking?
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Hey Augie, you're progress is looking great. The sills look to be the perfect height. Great work so far.
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