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Nice bit of work there Josh- i have fitted 11 belaying pins on each pin rail but i think they should be split though not as far apart as occre have them- there will also be 8 belaying pins on the collar near the base of the mast. Keith -
equates to about 3 inches give or take so won't look too weird- upto you really. The Caldercraft wheel is 24 mm across the spokes so made my brackets to fit it- look at the pics on my log of the wheel assembly to see the gap between spoke and deck which is only about 1mm or so.. Keith
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Nice work on modifying the mizzen top Hake- if everything stays together without glue the gluing will only make it stronger. Regards the weather we are catching the back end of the two hurricanes in the Atlantic now with rain followed by rain and wind followed by rain .......... sods law last weekend when we had nice weather the builders merchant didn't have the mineral felt capping sheet in stock for my mother in laws shed (base layer is already nailed on though) - i said to her it will be in stock this weekend because the weather is rubbish and sure enough! Keith
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Well done- think it took me versions 1.1, 1.2 then 1.3 till i was happy and might even alter mine again! I used the caldercraft 10 spoke wheel but not sure how readily available they are outside U.K.- Keith S and Daniel D used 10 spoke wheels from Syren on their Terror builds. Keith
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i was thinking of using thread dyed with heavily diluted humbrol matt 53 gun metal paint (the enamel type diluted with white spirit). Keith
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i have yet to go on a boat or ship that didn't have handrails both sides of a laddrway so you were right to add it. Keith
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coming along nicely craig- you could add a couple of forward facing bulkheads and just plank to the bows like on my Terror- i have to agree on the instructions with these early kits , i bought Panart's Lynx in the 90s and they had modified and laser cut the parts but had included the earlier instructions! Keith
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looking at the model of her as built in the topsham museum she didn't have one from the start- but very common on ships (especially merchant sail)- HMS Beagle had the same set up- i suppose with no other masts up there and only the one sail (i think Matthews plans are wrong to have a mizzen topgallant mast) you didn't need a platform for the yard crews to pass? Keith
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Don't forget Hake - no top on the mizzen mast just the cross trees and trestle trees but nice work on the tops. Keith
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Good ole Cumbrian weather- from rain and cold to heatwave then back to cold and rain all in the space of a week! The 2nd walnut planking slowly making progress down the starboard side- will start on port side now to keep the hull even. Thanks for the likes and looking in everyone. Keith
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looking great Daniel- i bet occre hate it when we start build logs on here Keith
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Yeah i have been caught out like that as well Greg- unfortunately when fresh evidence comes to light it is way too late without resorting to completely scrapping all the work to date- will have to check on My Billings Pourquois Pas where they have them- on the heller plastic kit they just have a raised plank running under the capping rail. Keith
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I have had this when using CA on my rolling stock and armour kits- i now leave any areas glued with CA facing upwards if possible to allow the vapour to evaporate off (doesn't always work though but leaves less mess)! Keith
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clear matt acrylic varnish here
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well done Daniel- i remember the fun i had when applying the yellow/ black stripes to my billings HMS Victory. Keith
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welcome back Richard- i am amazed Occre havn't updated their kits with the deckhouses by now- certainly makes it look more Terror like (just reakised when i logged in my Erebus was in a Terror sandwich build log wise😁 Keith
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Hi everyone- wow this heatwave hitting the U.K. at the moment is making up for a dismal July/ August! Not much happening with Erebus as either too hot, sweaty and exhausted or doing out door jobs. Started on the 2nd planking below the shroud protector using a slightly darker less oxidised walnut but lack of energy with the heat at the moment. Take care all and thanks for the likes and comments. Keith
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If painting i would paint the top white except for the upper surface of the floorboards - also the mast doubling will be white on the lower masthead and the topmast head along with the crosstrees on the topmast. I scratched new tops and cross/ trestle trees because occre had the fore and aft ends tight against the mast- you will find out when rigging the shrouds why they left a gap on the real ships- hope this makes sense. Keith
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coming along now- the supplied 2nd planking in occre kits is splintery overscale nightmare stuff! That is why i replace it with walnut strip- but i do like to go for a varnished finish if going through the hassle of adding a 2nd layer on occre kits. Keith
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Hi geowolf and thank you- yes it is very deja vu😁. As you can see i have already altered the wrong shape of the hull and heightened the bulwarks- you can't do Terror without having Erebus as well! Keith
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Welcome back Hake- somewhere in my log somewhere are details of the jib boom and dolphin striker- unfortunately i didn't realise til too late she needed the flying jib boom but it will be included in my Erebus- be careful as the design of the bees battens changed and would have been altered to the 1840s pattern when they rebuilt her bulwarks and altered the position/angle of the bowsprit. Ahhh takes me back to the fun we two keiths had 😁 Keith
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I blackened my studlink brass chain for my terror build using "birchwood casey brass black" but it took a few goes - if you look at the pic Jorez added on bottom of page three you can see the conrods leading to the drive shaft from the cylinders. Keith
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It was certainly that Keith and i was really glad of the Band of Keiths during the dark days of the lockdowns! Back in the now and suddenly summer has returned so its full steam ahead felting my mother in laws shed😁 Managed over previous couple of evenings to plank the bows diagonally downwards like the reinforcing planking on Erebus and Terror's bows (didn't see point of wasting walnut planking under the metal bow plating). Yet once more i am so glad i managed to correct the run of the bilges on Erebus. Take care all, and thanks as always for the likes and comments Keith
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