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  1. ccoyle
    Bear in mind that a build log also serves as a place for you to ask questions, get feedback, and receive encouragement. That's true for any log, no matter how many times the subject has been featured!
  2. ccoyle
    A lovely result, Dan!
  3. ccoyle
    Probably not. Quality-wise, she didn't quite make it into "must be cased" territory (and that's a comment on my workmanship and satisfaction with the end result, not a comment on Tomek's design). Plus, because she is so darned tall, she would need a custom case ($$ cha-ching $$).
  4. ccoyle
    Aaaand she's done! I will put some glamor shots in the gallery, but for now here's the finished article. Okay, now I can start thinking about the next project!
  5. ccoyle
    Almost there. All I have left to do is rope coils, jackstaff and flag, and hang the rudder.
  6. ccoyle
    This is sometimes due to the type of wood used for the spars. Some take stains better than others.
  7. ccoyle
    Welcome aboard and best of luck on your project!
  8. ccoyle
    Masting and rigging is underway. Glued boltrope to foresail and laced it to foremast before gluing foremast into hull. I had a lot of trouble doing the sail hems neatly, which is why it has kind of a curled bacon look to it. 😬 I plan to do Phoenix bare-poled.
  9. ccoyle
    I got around to turning and staining the masts -- all two of them. A dowel for the jackstaff is included in the spar set, but the finished staff would be so thin that I'm planning to just replace it with painted styrene rod.
  10. ccoyle
    Welcome aboard!
  11. ccoyle
    That the new WAK kit? From the designer of Heinkel Models, if I recall correctly. I love those old, pre-Dreadnought era warships, so that would be a fun one to watch.
  12. ccoyle
    I'm very interested to see how this goes for you. The very first POB kit I ever built was the old Katy of Norfolk kit, which was a conversion of the original solid hull kit. The POB conversion had a number of faults which made it a real challenge for a novice to build. That kit was eventually retired, and a new solid hull version has since been marketed. Hopefully this one will have fewer problems, if any.
  13. ccoyle
    Just don't reference my work too closely. This is my first card sailing ship, and there's a number of things I would do differently if I were to build this kit again. Good luck on your project!
  14. ccoyle
    Some leftovers from a previous project, probably Sherbourne, which I finished over twenty years ago. That's the only time I can recall replacing the blocks in a kit. I got them from Lloyd Warner. At the time, that was the only source I could find for 2 mm blocks.
  15. ccoyle
    Don't know -- but I think about it constantly. Whatever it turns out to be, I need to take some time to get Phoenix moving forward again. It'll probably be an airplane, and I have a lot to choose from! 😮 I change my mind roughly 2-3 times per day.
  16. ccoyle
    I think something got lost in translation here. 🤔
  17. ccoyle
    I have marked your log as a first build. This alerts members to folks who could use more than the usual amount of help and encouragement. Good luck on your project!
  18. ccoyle
    Very cool! And allow me to be the first to say: "I can't believe that's made out of paper!"
  19. ccoyle
    I'm late to the poll, but I kinda like the planes in the launching configuration. But -- you gotta go with what makes you happy!
  20. ccoyle
    The starboard lee board is done. It's time to start turning masts!* (*Good! Cuz I'm at the point of the project when all I can do is daydream about the next project!)
  21. ccoyle
    Nope. I'm not worried about the chalk staying on the paper. As you know, unlike plastic, paper is made of pressed wood fibers -- when you smear something onto its surface, like powdered chalk, it's on there for good. The pigment particles get caught in the mesh of fibers. The sets only cost $7.99 each at Hobby Lobby, so they're worth a shot.
  22. ccoyle
    The port lee board is rigged. On a side note, I was at Hobby Lobby today and picked up some pastel chalks. I wanted to try these out as a wash on some of my card kits that aren't weathered. I did an experiment on some redundant stabilizers in a Hawker Fury kit, and this is the result: I scraped the chalks with a knife blade to sprinkle the powdered pigment onto the paper, then brushed it around. The effect is intentionally subtle -- the treated stabilizer is on the right. The aim is to knock down the brightness of the printed parts and make them look more like aircraft parts that have been in use for awhile. I have a lot of kits that could benefit from a wash like this. Cheers!
  23. ccoyle
    Fortunately, mistakes in wood are relatively easy to repair.
  24. ccoyle
    Congratulations! Another fine addition to your fleet!
  25. ccoyle
    Welcome aboard! The Shipwright Series should serve you well as an introduction to the hobby. BTW, plastic models are welcome here. We even have a place for non-ship models.

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