clearway
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Looking good- wierd how they used extended ply formers from the frames for the bulwarks on Nina and not their Santa Maria kit. Keith -
A few people have asked me to start a build log for my billings victory so here goes! Decided to add part of the middle gun deck for at least one of the sets of ladders from the main deck- will cover the other hatchway with a grating- didn't want to weaken the framework in this area to avoid "hogging". work so far- building up courage to start the planking next! Keith
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Excellent work there and well done. I recently re-masted and rigged an old mantua 1/96th victory for the local model shop owner and fully understand the fun with the rigging! Keith
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good work so far. we need someone to start pinta now! I always sand frames after assembly to check the run of the planks. Keith
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ty shihawk- i have always had a couple of projects on the go at once as well as building military vehicles and railway modelling- stops things getting stale! planking of hull in place- next the waterways then the bulwark planking- will need to make frames for the overhang on the stern as i am not using the "double skin" method. Keith
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frames sanded and planking commenced- note to new starters, i am not following the instructions here! keith
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i used home made stud link chain using a set of needle nose pliers- still hurts thinking about it- but is over scale- to be honest though doesn't really stand out and figures out at about the same links per inch as yours. by the time the ships bell, jib sails sheets, forestays and heads are put in the windlass isnt really noticable as they all distract from it! Keith
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When i come to do the stern windows will use darker stain and cut the strips narrower- used the cabin windows as a test bench as they wont be as noticable. Keith PS dont know why its upside down !!!!!
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looking good- just bstarted sanding the frames to shape on mine. I used self adhesive strips of paper from franking labels and stained them for the windows- can post a pic on here if you like? Keith
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Decided to fix the deck beams in place before sanding. Hopefully have nice weather this weekend so i can sand the frames to shape outside (don,t have an extraction system in my workshop). One thing i was dissapointed with was the amount of timber to remove from the deck edges and the amount of space around the frames when the deck was fastened in place- being laser-cut i thought they would have got it a bit "tighter" Keith
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half way through a build does anyone else ask themselves "why do i keep doing this to myself?"
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Ahhh the secret of stopping paint developing a skin- store the tins upside down and it seals the top and stops air seeping in- some tins of paint are nearly 15 years old and still usable! Keith
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deck planking underway. have laid a 6" rule on deck to give some idea of size.
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box of goodies! note i have already removed the main deck and frames. frames and deck assembeled. Next decision after planking is whether to install the deck beams before sanding the frames to shape to offer some support to the bulwark timbers as they are rather flimsy- especially the poop deck ones (instructions suggest sanding frames first). Keith
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ouch bob- reminds me of when i completed the wheelhouse on my scratchbuilt model of "clearway" only to find the plans didn't follow the same dimensions as the real thing as to height! It just didn't look right compared to photos so i had to scrap several weeks work and start again- fun isn't it aaaargh. Keith
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a bit of stain and varnish will disguise that nicely- been there myself! wish i had done the bulwarks the same as you instead of just using the billings method. On the subject of fittings, yeah the fittings came as a seperate entity which you had to buy seperate from the actual kit itself hence why there was none in the box. As mentioned though the billings winches were very basic and innacurate hence the replacement ones i got in. Keith P.S. hope you didn't mind me posting the pic on your log of my cutty.
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link to a pic of my cutty sark (file too big to upload on here)
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did find this pic on the laptop of the mizzen mast though- its an old laptop from home and still had pics on it
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Hi, i usually log on here at work but will try and get some deck shots and load them into the comp here for you- time permitting and no boss looking! I also scratch built an anchor windlass and new whisker booms as billings just used a two rail stantion for the booms. Keith
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nice work so far. at about the same stage with my billings victory. i used strips of self adhesive label (franking labels in this case) for the window frames and sandwhiched the acetate between the carcase and decorative external panels. wish i had bought the jokita one now!!!
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excellent work- i bought the billings kit back in 1995 when it was still die-cut- oh the joy of laser cutting!!!!! i used the original decking pieces but planked over them and built up the deckhouse panelling with uopto 3 layers of venneer strip also replaced the billing winches and wheel with sergal/ mantua fittings and altered the innacurate anchor deck. keith
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Nice work- i built the same kit a couple of years ago. I didn't plank as per the instructions but planked her "properly" with a single skin which did lead lo an interesting time with the transom! i also squared off the masts at the doubling. Keith
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have built a few billings kits over the years and normally replace the plastic parts with scratchbuilt wooden fittings where applicable. In the case of the cutty sark i replaced the billings dolly winches and ships wheel with sergal fittings. Keith
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