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vossy got a reaction from lmagna in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Welcome aboard a new crew member!
Chris
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vossy got a reaction from lmagna in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Hey Dave, the nails are actually false nails. What I did was first cut the blades to length. Then got a heap of old bent planking nails from previous builds and cut them down to about 1mm in length. Next I carefully lined up the blades on the wheels and marked where the nails would go. Then I drilled a tiny (very tiny in fact) hole and just tapped the cut-down nails into the blades. When they were all in, I gave the blades a few coats of matt clear, which further helps stick the nails into the blade, then line up the finished blades on the wheel and just glue them on. The nails therefore don't actually penetrate the spokes at all. They are only there for looks. I like the way they turned out, but it was pretty fiddley to do.
Cheers
Chris.
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vossy got a reaction from Omega1234 in The Tumblin' Dice by popeye the sailor - Artesania Latina - 1:80 - Mississippi riverboat
That's very clever to use the old fret as a bending form. Its for this reason I never throw any offcuts etc. out. Also really like the herringbone deck. If I ever do this model I may go down that route if you don't mind?
Cheers
Chris
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vossy got a reaction from Piet in The Tumblin' Dice by popeye the sailor - Artesania Latina - 1:80 - Mississippi riverboat
That's very clever to use the old fret as a bending form. Its for this reason I never throw any offcuts etc. out. Also really like the herringbone deck. If I ever do this model I may go down that route if you don't mind?
Cheers
Chris
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vossy got a reaction from Cathead in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Moving upward. Some shots of the next level cabins planked, filled, sanded, and with doors and windows cut out.
And now some with the first coat of white paint. The structure is just sitting in place at the moment.
Cheers
Chris.
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vossy got a reaction from mtaylor in The Tumblin' Dice by popeye the sailor - Artesania Latina - 1:80 - Mississippi riverboat
That's very clever to use the old fret as a bending form. Its for this reason I never throw any offcuts etc. out. Also really like the herringbone deck. If I ever do this model I may go down that route if you don't mind?
Cheers
Chris
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vossy got a reaction from lmagna in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Moving upward. Some shots of the next level cabins planked, filled, sanded, and with doors and windows cut out.
And now some with the first coat of white paint. The structure is just sitting in place at the moment.
Cheers
Chris.
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vossy got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Moving upward. Some shots of the next level cabins planked, filled, sanded, and with doors and windows cut out.
And now some with the first coat of white paint. The structure is just sitting in place at the moment.
Cheers
Chris.
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vossy got a reaction from Martin W in HMS Fly by drobinson02199 - FINISHED - Victory Models - Scale 1:64 - with upgrade kit
Looking great David. As for the dodgy instructions, I reckon this is half the challenge! Seriously, I reckon I spend more time reading/studying the instructions both before and during the build than actually touching any wood. The instructions/drawings on my current build are horrendous! I reckon maybe 25% of the build just isn't mentioned or shown at all. Still having said that, this is by far the best kit I have seen for quantity of wood. I will end up with a great stash of all sorts of lengths and sizes to maybe help out on other builds.
Cheers
Chris.
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vossy got a reaction from cog in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Moving upward. Some shots of the next level cabins planked, filled, sanded, and with doors and windows cut out.
And now some with the first coat of white paint. The structure is just sitting in place at the moment.
Cheers
Chris.
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vossy got a reaction from Cathead in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Welcome aboard a new crew member!
Chris
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vossy reacted to popeye the sailor in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
looking good Chris! I'm looking forward to the day I can populate my decks
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vossy got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Dave, yeah even though these guys are actually steam era railway figures, I reckon they don't look out of place here. Carl, thanks for the nice comments, good to have you aboard.
Chris
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vossy got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Welcome aboard a new crew member!
Chris
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vossy reacted to cog in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
A bit late, so running to catch up ... marvelous build, you are doing wonders
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vossy reacted to drobinson02199 in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Perfect scale, Chris.
Regards,
David
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vossy got a reaction from cog in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Welcome aboard a new crew member!
Chris
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vossy got a reaction from cog in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Another quick update. Posts and rails in place lower port side. Rails need another coat of white.
Cheers
Chris.
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vossy got a reaction from Jack12477 in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
another quick update. a dry fitting of the paddle. still needs some excess glue taken care of and a coat or two of matt clear to finish. the actual red color doesn't look anywhere as bright irl.
chris
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vossy got a reaction from cog in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
some more updates. stuck the next deck on using the tried and true flattening method
more work on the main passenger staircase leading up to the new deck and also began lower posts and rails. also began planking the next level cabins.
cheers
chris
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vossy got a reaction from cog in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
some more progress. have finally finished and fitted the starboard side louvre shutters to the windows. this whole structure has now been glued into place. have made a start on the second deck balustrades as well as the passenger ladders leading up to the next deck. also have planked the next deck level and made a start on the underside stiffening boards. here this is just dry fitted to try to get the correct alignment. next step, hopefully in the next few days, will be to glue this deck into place, position the access ladders for both the passengers and aft crew ladders.
chris
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vossy got a reaction from cog in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
continuing on with the very tedious louvre shutters for the starboard side windows.
they come on the fret as a dual piece that must first be cut in half. once cut the frames measure 40mm x 10mm
once cut and edges sanded I glue a tiny backing board to the frame. this board is 5mm x 0.3mm
pieces of very thin, 3mm x 0.3mm plank are then glued together in a step like fashion.
I use another backing board, slightly smaller than the area of the interior framework to glue these on. it makes them stronger and far easier to sand prior to fitting.
hopefully once all is glued, sanded and fitted, I end up with something like this to attach to the windows in the structure.
chris
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vossy got a reaction from Jack12477 in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
also made the lower main staircase. still undecided as to whether or not put down carpet stair runners as per the box art. if I do it certainly wont be the red sticker that comes with the kit!
Chris
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vossy got a reaction from Jack12477 in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
So, after what seems like an eternity, I have got the shutters on the Port side windows. Each shitter contains about 35 individual pieces They tend to show up a bit dodgy in the pics, but in real life I am really happy with them. again at this point this structure is just sitting there as its way easier to glue the shutters on beforehand.. also the next deck is just sitting there as well.
Chris
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vossy got a reaction from Jack12477 in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
so, I have completed one side of the interior windows and main doors to the second deck structure. I decided to go with yellow curtains as it is quite dark inside, especially when the next deck goes on as you can see where I have placed it on top to get an idea of how much visibility is inside. again, the whole structure is just dry fitted as I still need to make up and position exterior louvre window shutters on each side of the windows. this should also clean up and square off the window framing nicely. I hope!
chris
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