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I wasn't happy working with the black wire supplied in the kit, (personal preference, and nothing to do with the quality supplied).
What i wanted to do was use brass wire and some baught eyebolts so that i could shape and solder my own parts and then blacken them with Carrs blackening for brass, Here are the results.
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- Chuck, GuntherMT, Ryland Craze and 4 others
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Has anyone who purchased the stand tried filling in the letters with black paint and then sanding the surface to make good any over painting?
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Thanks for all your replys guys. food for thought when I do another model.
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Yes Ryland, just as soon as Chuck begins his overseas postage again.
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Hi guys.
Been a long time since i posted anything . Had a few issues with my laptop, but got a new one now, so all sorted. The model is all but finished as regards the boat itself but i am waiting for the go ahead to purchace the masting and rigging set and a serving machine from Chuck just as soon as he is able to despatch overseas again.
I'll post all the photos that i took and then answer any questions that you guys may have.
The only problems that I had while making the kit was during the planking of the hull. Because it was my first time of doing a single planked hull i found it a little difficult bending the planks to shape using Chuck's method of using heat to bend the planks. I found it easier later on to soak the planks for a couple of hours, bend and clamp them in place and then glue them up once dry. I didn't think of doing this until half way down the hull. Because of these dificulties at the begining some of the planks didn't quite line up and when i came to the sanding stage some planks were paper thin after sanding and in a couple of places even went through particularly near the bows. Oh well, never mind, lessons learned.
Also, i had trouble cleaning up wet glue on the inside of the hull as i went along as the full frames were in the way and it was very difficult to clean up once dry and the frame filling pieces were removed. Did anyone else have these problems or was it just my inexperience.
Apart from that, everything else went well and i had great fun building the kit.
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Thanks Rusty. Just used what I had to hand.
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Now for the first plank. 😱
Managed to bend the plank to shape with the boss's hair drier with good results, but decided to use a couple of clamps to keep it in place while the glue dries. used a toothpick as an improvised clamp to put upward pressure on the plank against the keel at the very aft end.
- Jim Rogers, Richvee, Chuck and 6 others
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Just a quick update. I finished making the more complicated of the two Keels and ended up with a couple of small issues. I was really pleased with the joints but was a little over enthusiastic with my sanding and ended up thinning down the keel at the rear. Also, I wasn't satisfied with the depth of the rabbet at the back of the keel and tried to scrape it a little deeper and made a mess of it. Never mind. Lessons learned and spare keel well underway.
I took the time to build the frames while waiting for glue and wipe on poly to dry. Made a better job of those.
- GuntherMT, JeffT, Ryland Craze and 4 others
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Thanks for the tip. I might give that a go.
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Can anyone tell me if i can buy Minwax wipe on poly in the UK, and if so, where , in what quantities, and for how much.
If not, what would you suggest as an alternative.
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Looking forward to it Tim once I get the kit. Different kit, different challenges. ☺️
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Hi there. I've been following Chucks build log with much interest and decided that it was time for me to jump in at the deep end and have a go myself. I have limited experience having only built the Sergal Presidant kit and then Victory Models HMS Fly, so be gentle with me. Looking forward to purchasing the kit and getting started.
- BobG, JeffT, Jim Rogers and 7 others
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Medway Longboat 1742 by simon porter - 1:24 Scale
in Medway Long Boat - 1742 - Public group project.
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All thats left to do now is to shape the flag and add some rope coils befor making a case to display it in.