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Coming along nicely jesse. When the planking goes on it will re-enforce the repair job too- we all been there with dem pesky bulwark timbers! Keith
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Nice work on the oars Frank- That keel clamp looks handy- when coppering my Vic i laid her on a folded up teatowel and propped her with offcuts of would to stop her toppling too far over! Keith
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Ty for the likes everyone- Lawerence the Vic at the top of the page is not mine but a couple of pics someone posted on my log to show their progress. Mine is a long way to go before the chainplates are in place sorry for any confusion caused. Was going to say wont ever copper a hull again, but i said that after my Cutty Sark! Keith
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Ty for the likes folks and Ty Olaleon- nice work there. Due to the weather being nice over the weekend (despite the forecast and a dodgy start to the day Saturday) the garden took most of my time- However managed to get most of the Port side coppered- the end is in sight (for that side anyways!). havn't counted but theres over a thousand so far i think. Spring in Cumbria and they are forecasting snow for the next couple of days!!!!! Keith
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Nice work Frank- no boats supplied with the billings Vic so i've been looking at the quaycraft resin boats. Keith
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it's all about trial and error and getting it right for you Boyd- she is looking great m8 Keith
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Made a start with the coppering- forgotten the joys of doing this! Have cut the plates 5mm x 15mm- couldn't find a way to re-create 1/75 nails that didn't look like scaled down golfballs and i rub the self adhesive copper strip down wityh some dowel so it would obliterate any detail i added anyways- am open to ideas though- was thinking of maybe using a scriber to dot nail holes in after fixinf all the plates on if i havn't gone bonkers by then . Have fun all Keith
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Yep if following the destructions only 10 "full" cannons needed for the upper gun deck, six for the quater deck and two for the fore deck Keith
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looking good there- this should be in kit build logs in progress though methinks where more people will notice it. Keith
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Ty Lukas- will be 1.4 metres long when finished- don't know where she is going to live when finished though! At last the catheads, the rest of the rigols and the timber for the hammock netting alongside the forecastle knightheads is in place. All that is left are the steps and i can start painting the hull and coppering her bottom Keith
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definatley recommend leaving the cannons on the upper gun deck till all the woodwork is finished and sanded- the amount of sawdust and shavings that gather under there is sick!- i am waiting for better weather so i can clean all the rubbish out of there now all the major woodwork on the hull is finished. Keith
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It was still like that in the 90's as well- not sure when Billings moved over to laser cutting for their Cutty Sark. Keith
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