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That's not by accident. Quarter badges are not real windows, but rather an attempt to fool the eyes of lookouts on potential adversaries or prizes into thinking that the sloop is a larger man-of-war, e.g. a frigate, which would have real quarter galleries.- 59 replies
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Beautiful! Your ship modeling skills are matched by your photography skills.
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'Cuz it's huge, even in a small scale!
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Those are some ambitious projects, but I have no doubt they'll turn out great.
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I'd never seen one, either, until a few flew over my house some weeks back. And yes, they are quite loud.
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There's that famous white shelf with yet another great-looking model! Congratulations, David!
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Not trying to be curt, but this topic has come up multiple times in recent months. A quick search using the keyword "seawatch" turns up this list of topics. Please have a read through them.
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Pages will roll over automatically based on the number of posts made. There is no method to create units.
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Stitches and temporary bulkheads out now -- kinda looks like a real boat. Next step: prep for fiberglass -- say hello to Mr. Sandpaper.
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So far, so good.
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I forgot to edit my post last night -- I got up a second wind and whipped up a last batch of resin. It was like a Goldilocks moment -- it came out just right. Let me just say that getting the right consistency made a BIG difference in both the speed of finishing the task and its neatness. So tonight I get to have a clip-n-pull party for all those stitches, oh boy! Then we'll get to see what it looks like without the "porcupine" visual effect (or "cactus," as someone at work called it).
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Welcome aboard, Bjørn!
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Been epoxying seams -- first step is to "tack weld" between the stitches. Instructions said to make the epoxy the consistency of hollandaise sauce -- big help. 🙄 First batch was too thick, second was too thin. Still have about a third of the tack welding left to do, but I ran out of steam for the evening.
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Mike, you always do a nice job of fixing up these adopted models.
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New 1:48 HMS Endeavour out later this year
ccoyle replied to James H's topic in Wood ship model kits
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First allow me to express condolences for the passing of your father. Such things are always hard. This next part will also be hard, but for different reasons. It is difficult to sell even moderately good ship models, and if they do sell, I think you'd be surprised to find out how little they fetch. Your father's models, though, are simply not built to a standard that would make them attractive to knowledgeable ship model buyers. They have too many issues in terms of general appearance, workmanship, materials, and fidelity to subject matter (but hopefully he enjoyed building them, which is the main thing for a hobbyist). In all honesty, I think you would be hard pressed to get more than a few dollars for them, if anything. Wish I had better news for you.
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So, I made further progress, but you don't get any pictures -- because I botched it. 🤨 I thought I had the consistency of a batch of epoxy correct, but in reality it was too thin. Made a bit of a mess, and I have to re-do part of the task. Pics later ... maybe.
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Welcome, Mark! The wooden Mary Rose kit you are speaking of is no doubt the Caldercraft kit. As nice as it is, it is a bit dated in terms of design philosophy and is certainly not beginner-friendly. Happily, there are many exciting new kit products that have come out in recent years that are easier to build and have far better instructions. Have a look through our kit reviews section to check some of these out. Cheers!
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Looking for advice on starting a build log
ccoyle replied to Ken_2's topic in New member Introductions
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Welcome! Your models turned out nicely.
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The seams will be epoxied inside and out. The entire hull also gets coated with unthickened epoxy resin inside and out, and the bottom panels will also be fiberglassed inside and out.
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