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Hello, Origamifan. The issue with the ZHL Black Pearl is not that it is a copy of an existing kit, although most ZHL kits are. In the case of BP, the issue is that ZHL's kit is not licensed by Disney, so it is still stolen intellectual property. The only licensed wood kit of BP that I know of off the top of my head was a partswork kit offered a few years back by Hatchette. It is now out of production and is considered collectible, so you might have trouble finding one.
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The stern looks okay, but to my eye the bunching up of the bow ports looks odd. Don't ask me how to fix it though -- that's above my pay grade. -
The history of sailing merchantmen in the 20th century can be quite interesting. Back then, those old carthorses weren't romanticized like they are today -- they were worked hard and intended to make money for their owners (of course you knew all this already). Part of the reason they were worked as hard as they were was because of the inherent perils of moving cargo by wind power alone; a LOT of sailing merchantmen were lost due to collisions, foundering, stranding, burning, or simply disappearing without a trace. Owners needed to recoup their investments quickly.
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Congratulations, Jesse! Don't let your "Lyme-addled brain" be troubled -- I fixed the title for you. Cheers!
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Great bargain! I hope you will enjoy building it.
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I agree with the previous posters -- great choice of subject!
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$20 for a Tamiya kit? I'd be very, very wary! 🤨
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Very interesting discussion about languages and dialects. I was an exchange student in Ostfriesland. Many of my schoolmates spoke High German as a second language -- just like me. Their first language was Plattdeutsch (Low German).
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Well, the immediate beneficiary of my X-acto disaster with CGS Canada is the gunboat. Rigged the gun tackles this afternoon. I hope the boys at MK will not mind my saying this too much, but the rigging line supplied in the kit could really stand to be upgraded. However, I'm going to build this with the stuff on hand, so it is what it is.
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Well, thanks for the interest everyone, but tragedy has struck. While trying to trim a bit of excess card at the top of one hull skin, my steel rule decided to act on its own accord and wander away from the edge being trimmed, with the end result that there is now a long diagonal gash in the hull skin. 🤬 On top of that, I wasn't terribly happy with the way the hull was turning out in the first place. So, I'm setting this one aside for now and going back to the MK Kanonen Jolle, now that I have the corrected rigging table for it. Oh, well ... c'est la vie!
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Still making slow progress; will post a photo or two when I get the hull skins on. Right now I am adding teeny, tiny bulwark stanchions, 72 in total (they are optional parts, but I'm adding them anyway). I can only stand to do about ten at a sitting before I get bored. Forwards!
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ancre La Jacinthe 1823 by guraus - Scale 1:48
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Newcomer looking for help with Cutty Sark rigging
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Happy birthday! That's some spectacular scenery there.
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Que fantastico! Amazing work, Javier.
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If those few bits at the stern are all that's loose, some of our champion rigger guys should be able to advise you. From here, the rest of the model looks to be in pretty good shape.
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Virginia Ruth by Kelpie - RESTORATION
ccoyle replied to Kelpie's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Wow! I can't advise you on your project, but what a great story and keepsake! Good luck!- 21 replies
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Certainly! It's not uncommon for members to post logs for already completed builds.
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Don't rush the decision -- really savor the shopping! And don't panic about the ME sale ending tonight; they have sales all the time.
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Now I'm thinking that this must surely be one of the older Spanish kits, e.g. Constructo. The issue of a "minor repair" can be ticklish. Of course, it depends on how much work actually has to be done, but generally speaking repair work isn't cheap -- and that presupposes that you can actually find somebody willing and able to do the work. But if the model is otherwise in good shape, re-securing a few loose items, such as lines and blocks, may be something you could do yourself.
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Good idea -- a shot from directly astern may be a give-away.
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