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    Russ, Gerty, thanks for the compliments Gerty - I've been making heavy use of your excellent build log and photos in trying to figure out how these deck structures look and what size they are. Have had a couple of oops re-dos already. Had to substitute 1/32 baltic birch plywood to make a couple of the roofs - their stock was not wide enough. The engine cover has been giving me the most trouble - can't see all sides of it - your photos have helped me a lot tho.
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    Beautiful job Bug - looks fantastic. Augie will be proud.
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    Sal, regarding the Armenia, contact the Hudson River Maritime Museum. It's in Kingston NY not far from me (maybe 15 miles). They should be able to help with any research. They have a pretty good collection.
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    Congratulations Sal. I'm glad I got to see it in person and also meet you. Great job !
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    Michael, congratulations on the Art Show and best wishes for a great success.
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    Mark, George, Popeye, thanks for the words of encouragement. And also all those who clicked on the LIKE button. Popeye, yes the wood shortage is fixable - I still have short piece of the deck material I can use to cover the open area where it will not be covered by a deck structure. I'm also using the several excellent Skipjack builds here on MSW as a reference, especially GERTY's. I have photos I took several years back when I took my granddaughter to the Chesapeak Mariners Musuem in St Michaels MD. Of course, I have to figure out which "CLOUD" they got stashed in. I figured since most people are doing the model in the color scheme shown on the box art, I would depart from that and do my own thing as they say.
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    Lawrence, Popeye thanks for the compliments and for looking in and all the LIKEs . A small update. I'm still foraging around in these blueprints for the dimensions and layouts of the various deck structures/components. But progress is slowly being made. I gave the entire hull a coating of Gesso to seal the wood followed before painting the upper parts Titanium White and the below waterline area Vallejo brand Hull Red. I still need to tidy up and straighten the waterline a bit. I stained the deck itself MinWax Colonial Pine. The roof of the deck structure is painted Vallejo brand Green <there's too many red Skipjackets so I decided to at some diversity>. The open area in the deck will be planked over once I figure out where all the deck structures are placed and what can be hidden by structures. The kit kinda shorted me on planking stock. Photos follow
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    Looks good Mark.
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    Wow ! Incredible detail in such a tiny badge.
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    Glenn, I have to agree with Druxey. "Handyman" grossly understates your amazing talents and gifts. Your build is a fascinating journey. Thanks for sharing it.
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    Glenn, I've run out of adjectives - Awesome detail and workmanship !
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    Beautiful !
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    Thanks Carl. Maybe it is good they are not visible - they are installed on a bit of an angle - not aligned perpendicular to both sides. At least we can "bury" our mistakes
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    Not brass George, they are magnetic - I stick them to my magnet strips on my work table - the threaded rod is 3/32 inch in diameter - it strips where it passes thru the clamp itself - the threads are very very fine
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    These are the ones, George. http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=68938&cat=1,43838,47843
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    Those are from Lee Valley - do a search under "Machinist clamps" - they come 2 to a package - just received another shipment this week of 5 packages (10 total) - they work great but be careful not to put too much stress on the screw threads when clamps, I've stripped two of them already. There metal but the threads are real tiny.
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    Nice job, Mark.
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    Small Update: I finished planking the deck and as I had feared ran out of wood strips just before completing the entire deck. I anticipated this so I left the section over the center board unplanked - for now - since I may be able to hide most or all of it with the deck houses, cabins, structures, etc. The second photo below shows the amount of scrap planks I have left to work with. For now I will move on to the deck structures and come back to the deck planking after I have a better feel for how and where the structures will sit. Of course I had to hunt thru the clutter on the plan sheet with a hi-liter pen to find the layout and dimensions for these various structures. Photos below:
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    Likewise - I have this model kit in my to-do pile. Pulling up a hay bale to watch also.
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    Beautiful, Druxey. Absolutely beautiful. I love the roof color. Really makes it stand out.
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    Hi everyone. thanks for the comments and likes. Yes Elijah it is a bit of a challenge dealing with these plans Small Update: Installed the samson post - worked on the bowsprit - needs a little more work I think - as many times as I've read tutorials and watch videos on how to cut an octagonal post I still can't get my mind to visualize the steps and do it right. Installing the decking - feels like I'm building the deck from matchsticks - these "scale" Planks measure 1/16 x 3/32 inches x 22 inches long - progress is sloooow - I'm also having difficulty keeping the planks from skewing off to one side or the other requiring a "wedge steeler" plank to get them back in alignment. Pictures follow: The "string" in the photo is to keep the dagger-board aka center board from dropping down and getting broken while I'm moving the model around.
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    Happy Birthday Michael !
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    Don't know about "mastering" them George. I feel like I'm still groping around in the dark. The 3-in-1 printer/copier is getting a lot of workout making copies of small sections. Once I get to the decking I should be able to move along a little better.
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    As promised some pictures of the small progress. Installed the side guards - to bend them I soak them in water for about 12-18 hours then bent them to the hull using a hair dryer for assistant and some screw clamps, left them to sit for 24 hours before I glued them in place. Installed the cut-water, then the head rails. Had to wing it on the trail board cross piece supports. I guess the next thing to install is the bowsprit.
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    Hi Lawrence, thanks for stopping by. Yes, progress has been a bit slow - I seem to keep losing my way in the clutter of the plans -Had to deconstruct and reinstall the head rails for the cut-water. Now I need to find the cross braces for the trail boards in the plans and build them. More pictures to follow shortly.

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