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The most important piece of information regarding your kit is this one: Which, admittedly, you could only find by tracking down the seller's info. Terrible Chinese kits like this one have flooded the market in recent years. These kits are "hobby killers," i.e. people who buy them are quite likely to give up on the hobby before ever really getting started. My advice to you is this: toss this kit aside -- it will only cause you frustration and grief. Spend a few dollars more and get a real kit from a REPUTABLE manufacturer that is specifically designed for beginners, e.g. Midwest Products, Model Shipways Shipwright Series, BlueJacket Shipcrafters, or even one of the fishing boats from Vanguard Models. All of these have well-written instructions IN ENGLISH and quality materials and, in most cases, the kit designers are members of our forum. You will have a far more satisfactory building experience and a much higher probability of actually finishing your model. Cheers!
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The blocks you describe are known as internally stropped blocks. I can't tell you exactly when these came into widespread use. Chuck has some available through Syren Ship Models. https://syrenshipmodelcompany.com/internally-strapped-rigging-blocks.php
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Don't Get Too Excited Yes, I have decided to resurrect this long-dormant and neglected build log. First, a little back story: I corresponded with Chris Watton during the development of this kit and was thus was one of the first to buy it when it hit the market all the way back in 2006. I got started on it right away and made pretty good progress at first. Now, even during my most prolific modeling outbursts, there are times when a kit just doesn't get the juices flowing like it used to and gets moved to the back burner. Being a square-rigged ship and all the work that entails, Fly has suffered a number of stints on said back burner, and the current spell has been very long indeed -- going on ten years. 😯 In addition, she has endured six moves (including one cross-country), and -- as might be expected -- she hasn't come through all of those moves completely unscathed. So, why has Fly never got around to being finished? The primary reason is one that I'm sure some of you can relate to: I'm simply not satisfied with the way she has turned out so far, and that kind of puts a crimp on any desire to complete a model I know I won't be completely happy with. The two things that I particularly dislike about my work so far are first of all that I didn't do a good planking job, and as a result the model has quite a few gaps between planks. Second, I don't like the color. The kit came with dark walnut strips for the second planking, and for reasons that I can no longer recall, I stained those even darker. Since that time, I have decided that I like lighter-colored hulls better. Oh, well. Lastly, there is the not-insignificant consideration that a finished Fly would take up a lot of display space, and why devote precious space to a model that doesn't make you proud? So, after much thought I decided I would eventually finish Fly as a hull model, and now seems as good a time as any to finally tick this task off my to-do list. The first things to do will be to dust the model off, repair the present damage (notably to guns and their rigging), figure out where I left off in the build sequence, and then decide how much detail I will add before finally deciding that Fly will be done enough to call done. So, enjoy what is left of this journey!
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The Big Reveal! Yes, three weeks to the day and she's finished - another fantastic model from Kartonowa Kolekcja. I can't say enough good things about Pawel's designs -- they very nearly fall together by themselves. Anyways, on to the pictures! I noticed as I was posting this next shot that the entry step got knocked askew -- gonna have to fix that. Thanks to everyone who has followed along, liked, and commented. I hope you have enjoyed this quick build, and we'll see you on whatever is next!
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Moving quickly along . . . The wing was finished off by the addition of ailerons and control horns with their cables. Struts were made by wrapping the paper parts around 0.020" steel rod, then glued to the fuselage. Finally, the wing was mounted, bringing the model to its present state. For future reference, I should note that some of the struts, both for wings and for undercarriage, appear to have been misnumbered when compared to the diagrams, but a careful study of the diagrams reveals their correct placement on the model. Cheers!
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Welcome aboard! Dedicated shrimpers are rare in kit form, as are modern workboats in general, at least if you are looking for US examples. Several kits for European/UK boats do exist, though these tend to portray older, sort of 'classic' boats. What kind of vessel did you have in mind?
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Slipping in from Massachusetts and Minnesota
ccoyle replied to Janelle's topic in New member Introductions
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Aha, another cardist (see signature)! Welcome aboard!
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That's a very handsome model, Jeff. Well done!
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An outstanding finished product -- well done!
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Please be advised that the plans produced by that "Japanese guy" constitute an unlicensed reproduction that he is not legally entitled to distribute and thus violate our site's intellectual property rules. I'm not familiar with the other set you mention, but the same rules apply if his work is an exact BP likeness.
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The plans should be available from BlueJacket Shipcrafters, since they make a kit of the Notman.
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You can send Kurt a private message here in the forum. His username is kurtvd19.
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Hi. Sorry to hear about your husband. I have removed your email address to protect you from spam bots. Interested members may contact you by private message. To ensure that this is a genuine offer, please post some photos and descriptions of your husband's materials. Also, you might be interested in donating the materials to a local club. It's a not-uncommon practice, and clubs typically auction off the donations to raise funds. There is a local club that meets in Portland -- you can find their contact information by clicking this link, then scrolling down to the Oregon clubs. Kind regards, Chris
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The tackles on the 1/64 scale 4-pounders for my Sherbourne required 2 mm blocks -- they were tiny, and definitely a challenge to work with.
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