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You ever have one of those days. Well, I did. I had rip some planking off of one side because I had gotten some of the white wood planking mixed up with some old stock that I had that was different thicknesses. Fortunately I caught it not in time but close enough and only had to rip, pry and talk dirty to the three pieces in order to replace them with the right planking. No harm no foul there. But while cutting out the top row of dummy gun ports planking, my hobby knife slipped and punched out the dummy cannon mount on the first gun port towards the bow. You know that one, that is now covered by the top deck and sealed at the bottom by the lower deck. Fortunately I was able to cut a hole in the lower deck and with a little fussing and cussing, I got the gun mount back into position and re-glued. This has always been my fear when it comes to dummy gun ports that are sealed by two decks. But since the opening I cut will not be visible after planking, again no harm, no foul. But I think I will take the rest of the day off. mike
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If not mistaken, I think it was like 1x3mm in like walnut or sapeli they call it. It's a nice wood if you decide not to paint the liners. If I were you, since this is a very complex build, I would get to certain stages and then wait or take a couple of weeks break because I know with the Latina kit, which I believe Model Spaces uses for their installment kit, I needed to read several steps ahead to make sure of certain things before I did them. Now if you go to Model Space forums, they have or had all of the steps to building this model and I even used it at times to verify something that I needed clarification on. I like Model Space because it actually breaks down different steps making it a bit easier to understand. mike
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To paint or not to paint, that is the question?
mtdoramike replied to ratskiss's topic in Wood ship model kits
I have built more than a couple of Artesania Latina kits and will add here that their choice of woods are great. I have never had to replace any wood from any of the kit manufactures that I have built. So you will not have a problem going with the natural wood look. If you choose natural wood look, please do not make the mistake of doing a high gloss finish on the model. I usually use semi gloss or satin for ship models and save the high gloss finish for the display board. But like mentioned above, unless you have built a few models similar to the hull design of this ship, or you are a born natural hull planker, painting or coppering maybe your only option if you have to use a lot of wood fillers. No matter how well you match the wood filler, it will still stick out like a sore thumb. Good luck with your choice. mike- 11 replies
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No, I really didn't enlarge the gun port openings. What happened was, I forgot to paint the gun port liners red BEFORE I installed them and painted the sides. So once the sides were painted, the gun port liners were basically lost. So I went back and dug out the liners and then replaced them with painted gun port liners, which took me about 15 hours extra time and one big head ache. So if you want painted gun port liners then I would whole heartedly suggest you sand down the sides FIRST, then paint the sides SECOND and then third is to install the PAINTED gun port liners. But this is only necessary if you are painting your Vic and want painted gun port liners. If you intend to leave natural, then make step three to install natural wood liners. also had to go by Hobby Lobby and get extra wood because I ran out of the natural wood for the gun port liners. mike
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Beautiful workmanship. mike
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I happened to be looking for build logs on the Trinnie and came across yours. She is gorgeous so far. mike
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I have always used a coping saw, which is a lot of hand work, but I have found that I can speed up or slow down as I need and I have a lot better control over the cut than with a scroll saw. I have owned two scroll saws, a Harbor Freight and a Craftsman and neither one was worth a plug nickel. Try a coping saw, I think you will have better success and their about $5.00. But I believe the problem is coming in with the age of the kit and the plywood, which appears to be possibly separating due to failing glue. If this is the case, you may have to make new bulkhead patterns on new wood if the kit came with the patterns drawn on the plans at full scale. I know you probably don't feel this way now, but you are one lucky individual being given the opportunity to build this older beauty. Good luck with the build and look forward to plenty of updates. mike
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I got a little more work done on the stern section cabin. I love this blue color. mike
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WOW, what beautiful workmanship. The Trinnie is absolutely beautiful. mike
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Absolutely beautiful build, if this is your third build, you should never give it up this hobby for quite some time because it looks like your calling for sure. mike
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Any progress with this build? Hoping to see updates. mike
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It's winter, so, how is the build going? mike
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Now I have to say that I really do not like preformed sides and bulwarks because they just never seem to fit right and require a lot of attention just to get a good look out of them. But I have to say that these seem to be the exception to the rule. I had went back and forth about ditching the preformed sides and just plank it and cut out the gun ports and mount the dummy supports from the back side of the planking, but I decided it was a lot more work than I wanted to do unless once I tried to put them on and find they look like crap. But I'm satisfied with them. mike
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Constructo Dos Amigos / Fair Rosemond - need instructions
mtdoramike replied to BIGMAC's topic in Wood ship model kits
No, I don't, but it will be something to research and try and find out though. mike -
WOW, I didn't realize Augie had left us. He will be sorely missed. To you Moonbug, what a wonderful thing you are doing for our friend. I didn't personally know Augie, but will offer my services to you at any time that you feel the need of assistance. I will pm you. mike
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I always loved Constructo cannon, they always looked great no matter what kit I built of thiers and I can't say that with all kits Artesania Latina being one of them. This Victory is going to be a real beauty when she is finished. I can't wait to see her sitting in port waiting for her departing orders. Your doing a great job on her Paul. mike
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Constructo Dos Amigos / Fair Rosemond - need instructions
mtdoramike replied to BIGMAC's topic in Wood ship model kits
If you read up on the history of the Dos Amigos/Fair Rosamond, I think you would feel a bit differently. She had an amazing history, first as a slaver, then ran dope around Asia, purchased and turned into a slave patrol ship off the coast of Africa WOW. It's not the fault of the ship what she was used for, kind of like a gun didn't kill someone, a person pulled the trigger. But if you did this build trying to represent her history with accompanied with documentation to show her history, I think most anyone would like to have her in their collection. I find this ship and her history amazing. Now I'm sure that if she was just built as a slaver and no mention of the other half of her history, then yes, I would also find the subject a bit offensive. But it is apart of history. mike -
Bit more work done on the Monte before the Super Bowl starts. I hope it was worth all the extra work involved, but I won't know for sure until I start planking the sides with 1/8 planking, which will also help in pushing the cannon back a bit and not stick out so far. I hate when cannon stick out too far. I painted the inside of the gun ports with black paint. mike
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Is the Caldercraft HMS Victory still the best?
mtdoramike replied to yangliyuan's topic in Wood ship model kits
Thanks for the link Mark, but they have been teasing us with that carrot for quite some time now. I'm hoping the release will be soon since the release of the Revenge though. It sure makes me want to build another Victory. mike -
I've started the second row of dummy cannon supports. I have had to drastically notch out like 4 bulkheads for the modified cannon supports to fit. I just hope when all said and done, it was worth the extra work involved. mike
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