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Update: All the channels are mounted, including their knees. It wasn't a difficult job, only the knees were a bit fiddly when it came to removing the laser char. They're small and difficult to hold, etc. But I'm happy with the end result. The color of the channels turned out a bit darker than I'd like, but that's just how it is when you're dealing with different sheets of pearwood...they're not all the same. But it's not really a problem. I initially thought the channels should be flush against the decorative moldings, but I discovered in other build logs that several people didn't have this. So I abandoned that idea. By the way...the manual advised to paint them black, which looks indeed nice with a painted hull. But I have chosen to leave them natural, I think it looks nicer with a unpainted hull. Here's a brief description of what I did. First, I used a needle to center the channel, which will soon be drilled with a hole for a reinforcement rod to give the channels some extra strength for attaching to the hull. Drilled a 0.7 hole (with a dremel in a vertical drill stand) so that it is straight. Small cut nail with CA glued in it Some channels still needed a bit of sanding to fit (which is understandable, as every hull is slightly different, of course). You could clearly see if they fit properly from below. Then, I pre-coated the bottom of the channels that are against the painted hull with WOP (so the varnish doesn't touch the painted hull). I didn't put the entire channel in the WOP because so many parts still needed to be glued. I thought that would be better on bare wood. I made a mistake here... somehow I didn't thin the varnish or even stir it (my mind was elsewhere). This resulted in a very thick layer, which is still visible in the final result. I could have sanded it down and re-varnished it, of course, but since it's on the underside and I almost never look at a ship that way... I just left it as is. The respective knees used as guides to glue the channels at the correct angle (parallel to the waterline). End result after putting 2 layers of WOP on the channels Here you can still spot the error between the diluted and undiluted lacquer I'm really looking forward to the next step...all the prow/bow stuff. HMS Pickle didn't have any of this; it was a very simple bow, so this will be really fun to do for the first time (I think ).

So I'll guess you are going to display her at starboard side 🤣

Welcome! Good nickname and nice little project in a bottle! 👌

I like the look you have for the coamings/hatches with the unpainted cannonball racks (there is probably a real navy word for this ) The distinction is nice 👍

Indeed sorry to hear and my condolences 🙏

Beautiful!

Would be nice to see a build log of that! 👍

Man...a revised Agamemnon...that's going to be an epic kit 🤩

Beautiful work so far! Your paintjob looks really nice

That's a very nice planking job! Well done! 👏

Great improvement! Well done!

Just picked this one out of Chuck's log, you can see the run of the planks quite nice here. There are more pics from different angles also 👍

That will be quite the journey to complete this beast! Have fun! 👏🎉

If you want to see how far you can take these kind of kits (and for some inspiration), you should take a look at Night Shift on Youtube. I'm not really interested in the subjects he paints mostly (tanks) but find his videos helpful and inspirational to watch.

That's why I used some filler pieces of balsa. I also had trouble visualizing it properly. But by using fillers, you can sand it into the right shape more easily, and you can feel and see more clearly how the planking should flow. I also found Chuck's Winchelsea build log very helpful (and also the people who worked on it, such as glbarlow). They have some pretty good close-ups of their stern, which can give you a better idea of what it should look like.

Beautiful work so far Palmerit! Really love the colors you used

Really fine work! 👌

Welcome! 🎉

You have once again delivered a beautiful model B.E. Very well done! 👏 And your build logs are always helpful and a joy to read

That bow area looks really nice, can't wait to see James put some colors on that! Also the rendering is really pretty 👏

Great start with a beautiful kit, and indeed, the size difference compared to the Alert is enormous! I didn't expect that. Wish you all the best with this one!👌

Your Speedwell is such a piece of art!

Good to see you back at the bench!👍

Looking good KurtH! I'm also working on these now, i've decided to leave them naturel because of the unpainted hull that I have. But this black version looks really nice on your hull 👌

Thank you! 🙏