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Kevin Kenny

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    Silkspan drying
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    I suppose you don’t want to try carving them yourself. These task that seem so difficult usually end up very doable if you know what you are making
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    Block for the top gallant flag or burgee
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    Having trouble figering out what these set of blocks are for. If anyone can figuer it out let me know.
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    Adding all the mast blocks
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    She looks beautiful, a rich deep mahogany look.
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    Some of the standing rigging attached to the mast
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    Rigging going on the scratch built model
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    I try to prepaint every thing before i install as a rule. Its simple to hard to paint parts on the model. This of course requires a bit of planning. Having said that it is almost impossible to do this with all parts. Masking as you have done will help. I use acrylic paint so it is easy to undo a smudge when i make a mistake. I think your model is coming out just fine.
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    This is one of my very early videos that you may find useful on the topic.
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    Measuring the rods to hold the model on its base
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    Rings installed on the mast.
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    Different size mast hoops
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    Making mast hoops
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    These are some real life shots of how they are installed on a real ship
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    This is the finished mast loop
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    Making mast loops using wood shavings
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    Hi Neil there are lots of great videos on YouTube and Vimeo than can guide you on how to start the build log. I even find myself going back to some of my videos asking “How did i do that again” the learning curve is so steep and the experimentation so diverse that sometimes i forget the finial solution. Good luck to you sir kevin
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    Hi Gary since there is no known confirmed plan of the boat there is no way of knowing the size of the deck planks. Having said that they do look a bit over size. In terms of your approach to planking i found it much easier to plank the entire deck except the cockpit placing the various fieces of deck furniture on top of the deck. This allows for a clean line bewteen the deck and the deck furniture. The only area where this was not possible was at the cockpit . i had to instally a moulding to get a clean transition between the external wall of the cockpit and the deck. She looks beautiful and you should be very proud.

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