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S.Coleman, Thank you so much for the kind words. I'm progressing slowly, but I really like the look of this ship. I made the forecastle cap rails. Metal ones were provided with the kit, but I prefer the wood. I also bent and attached the cap rails above the upper cannon ports. I still need to finish the ends. I'm also getting closer to drilling out the gun deck ports. Their placement is still bothering me.
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Nick, Good to hear from you. I am looking at some other cannon possibilities. Since the gun deck had 12 pounders, and the spar deck had 6 pounders, I will want them to be different. I am also considering adding swivel guns. Correction: There were eight 1 pounders on the quarter deck, and two 1/2 pounders on the forecastle. Since I don't have a full gun deck, I will also need to match the cannon plugs to the full cannons. There is a lot to consider. On your model, I see that you noticed that the actual ship has 14 gun ports on the gun deck. The kit calls for 15. I think the kit was based on drawings of the Concorde, which had 15. I'm sweating bullets over the gun deck port locations, wanting to be accurate with the 14. Well, I've started on the upper gun ports, and have started some painting. According to Ancre, the only blue on the L'Hermione was on the crest since the price of blue paint was prohibitively expensive. Black was used instead. I still need to add the cap rail above the gun ports.
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Joe, I just found your build log. Wow! You are putting much finer detailing than I have attempted. Could you include a wider shot of your build? I know she is a beauty.
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Janet, Thank you so much for the encouragement. I'm taking the build slowly, trying to do L'Hermione justice. I keep seeing things to modify in the upcoming steps. The placement of the gunports is not clearly shown in the plans. Besides that, I will probably change the cannons. I have some time to decide during my holiday hiatus. I can hardly wait to get back to the build.
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Larry, You are right, I've been getting good information from Donal Dressel's book. At first I found the book overwhelming with all the information about planking, but I'm finding more that I can understand each time I open the book. It helped me set up for the planking. Thanks again. I also have found Chuck Passaro's instructions for building the Mayflower helpful, as well as examples on other build logs. Aqueous1025, I'm glad you appreciate one of my dilemmas in building this model. I am also wrestling with the addition of the wales. Thanks for your kind comments. Jparsley, I welcome your participation. I enjoy following your build, too.
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Tadeusz, I can't thank you enough for your generosity in sharing these photos. They show wonderful detail and diversity.
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Hamilton, There may be better ways, but I use Elmer's Wood glue and apply it lightly, Invariably, small amounts leak through. I let it dry a little, until it gets rubbery, then peel it off with the tip of an exacto knife. I would have preffered wiping off the excess glue immediately, but couldn't get my fingers in the tight spaces. Thanks for your interest and your question. And about your America build, Wow!
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Brian, Boyd, Jparsley, and Aqueous, Thank you so much for the kind words. This has been a great learning experience.
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Hamilton, welcome aboard. I will endeavor to tame the warp beast. Frank, you are right about the veneering. It will hardly show. You can see the frames now, but they will be obscured by a cockpit frame and then severely upstaged by a big steam engine. I got to this stage, in spite of the instructions. I must be dense in the head, because I was just not able to understand the instructions and picture #5. Placing the pin as shown in the picture, blocked the attachment of the deck. I finally glued the deck on first, then pre-bent the wood strips and attached them to it. If I build another one of these, I will even glue the deck before gluing the ribs, so I can get them to fit better. My hat's off to Owend and Mike Dowling, who got past this point so beautifully.
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Captain Al, Thank you for posting this thread. The process is much clearer to me now, thanks to the many fine responses.
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