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Thanks Mike! Yeah I stored the Pegasus in the attick, so I can always return to that. But this kit is indeed so different then everything else. It just feels like play, how everything connects and clicks. Don't get me wrong, you still need skill to get a neat and tidy result, but it's a lot of fun working on it.
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I think I reached the point that the hull has her final shape after fairing. It's for me a bit of a uncertain point...because you always think...is this enough, is this her shape? Did I sanded too much or too little...and reading through other build logs, I'm not the only one experiencing these thought in his building process. But there comes a point in which you say....I think this is it I found it a enjoyable process to see her lines slowly emerge out of the rough shape. So after a lot of sanding, producing a big heap of sanding paper this is the result, and i'm looking forward to the next stage
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You would say that eyebolts or ringbolts doesn't make such a difference....but apparently it does by the looks of it. It gives more sense of scale or something
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That is a really nice end result! And she won't take a lot of room to display this way
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That's a beautiful result! Especially considering they are so small
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The color choice of the skylight is nice.
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Have fun with your new build! It will become a nice one in your skilled hands!
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I let the lasered gun deck drying for 2 days and it's flat again, so that's good. But what I noticed is that the diluted PVA fixated the wood in such a way that it is substantial larger than it was. It doesn't fit anymore. I need to sand it quite a bit more to get it right again. It's even bigger then the other gundeck that I replaced with this one and that one isn't even sanded haha. So this morning the idea slipped in my head that maybe planking the deck myself would be a better option for me. It's a bit easier to handle, only more work...but that's not a problem. I'm first going to plank the outer hull so I can let this idea sink in a bit and decide later on.
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That is a fantastic build! Love the colors you used.
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Thanks Chuck! And everybody else for the likes! First glue attempt of the main gun deck failed 😂. It's really a tight fit and with the diluted PVA....lot's of warping etcetera...I couldn't get it flat on the false deck. So took it quickly off. Tried to clean as much glue off the parts with some acetone. After that I made the lasered gun deck a bit moist with some water and put something heavy on it so I hope it's getting a bit flat again. Maybe need to do that several times before it's flat. We'll see...
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Before I glue the lasered main deck I wanted to do this little job at the stern cabin. These two patterns give the cabin a nice clean finish. Because the patterns are both a bit oversized due to individual building differences, I traced both pieces on some card, cut them out and tested them where they need to belong. Just removing a little bit every time until I had the right shape. That final card shape onto the wooden pieces....and well you know the rest. Happy with the clean result and placed some purchased furniture from Vanguard Models to see how it looks. I like it a lot! I have also a desk, but I think...with also the cannons in the cabin I think it would be a bit overkill...but that comes later.
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Update: first the montage of the gundeck bulwark patterns. Went really well. The tin pieces bent nice, so no soaking. (pictures are a bit dark because of the sunblinders are down) Next step was to test fit the gundeck and chequer pattern. I found the gundeck quite a difficult part to get right. First I tried a bit intuïtif, but that to unclear where to sand the edges a bit off. Then I saw in Glenn-UK his Sphinx log that he used a card pattern for this. This was a good solution and gave me more steering about how much to trim the edges. The Chequer pattern looked a good fit so no trimming there. The gundeck pattern just lays at a very small angle on the false deck. Personally I don't think it will matter much and i'm not daring to sand anymore of the edges because then there would appear gaps between the deck and bullwark that are to big to hide with the spirketting strips. You can see the gap here in the lower picture. Don't know if other people noticed it too that the outlining of the lasered gundeck lays in a slight angle in comparison with the deck planks. Because I measured everything from the middle plank of the gundeck and with a triangle I saw the lines at the back of the deck and the little notches at the front were a bit in angle. Not a problem I think because the cabin bulkheads will cover this gap or I fill it up a bit with a scrap piece. I read in Glenn-UK his Indefatigable log about 3M spray mount so that thin pieces of wood wouldn't curl when you use PVA. At first I didn't really understand it why and how, until I smeared some PVA on the chequer pattern....wow that curled immediately! That was quite a panic situation right there . But with a lot of clamps I got the thing flat on the false deck. So after learning the hard way haha...need to have that 3M spray mount asap! Just for my information...will this curling happen with all the thin pieces of wood? Or is it with specific pieces? And has this glue a strong bond on wood? Some reviews on the internet say that it comes off after a week or so. (not sure if they use it on wood, because it's normally for paper?) I see that "Pattex" and "Bison" also have a glue spray. Most important quality is that it's not PVA I asume. Also painted the inner bulwarks with red ochre Admiralty paint. Thinned it down with some extra water so the details wouldn't get lost. So this is the state she is in now...I haven't glued the main deck yet, so that will be the next step. ( Big step!)
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Congratulations with finishing your Victory. A real masterpiece! Well done!
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