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  • Birthday 01/06/1971

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  1.    brunnels reacted to a post in a topic: Hermione La Fayette by kostas_gr - Artesania Latina - 1:89
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    Some planks in Area A have been trimmed to ensure full alignment with the main deck planking pattern, following the rule of I have made treenails as previously described during the main deck planking process. The next step is installing the deck rails
  8.    KARAVOKIRIS reacted to a post in a topic: Hermione La Fayette by kostas_gr - Artesania Latina - 1:89
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    I’m building the same kit, but I believe Corel's version is somewhat outdated. After reviewing numerous build logs and pictures, I’ve noticed several differences. I found the stern gallery particularly challenging to complete, so I decided to take a break and work on another kit for now. I’ll be following your build log closely to gather ideas from your progress
  14.    brunnels reacted to a post in a topic: Hermione La Fayette by kostas_gr - Artesania Latina - 1:89
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    Feeling excited about completing the upper deck planking, I wanted to speed up the process. So, I decided to finish Area A first before continuing with the rest of the deck. After taking numerous measurements, I was confident that all the planks were properly aligned. However, in the end, I realized there was a 2mm gap error. With little I could do to fix it, I had no choice but to remove all the planks from Area A. By placing an alignment plank, I can get a clearer view of the corrections needed in Area A A top-down view shows that everything looks fine now
  16. kostas_gr
    upper deck planking, using the rule of 4 once again
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    cannons with rigging are in place. Main deck almost ready
  18. kostas_gr
    lol, Not even close, your build is outstanding
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    Impressive build! I'll be using your log as a reference. Super clean work and an excellent paint job. I'm glad you're a bit ahead of my build so I can borrow some ideas!
  25. kostas_gr
    working with rope coils Cannon s almost ready
  26. kostas_gr
    crafting main deck cannon carriages. Cannons need to be painted from silver to black color. cannons are painted with metalic blackish color (exhaust burned metal),
  27. kostas_gr
    I’ve been considering whether to add treenails to the main deck or not. The reason I’m hesitant is that I’m not satisfied with how they usually turn out. Even when I drill the holes to the correct size, inserting the wooden treenails often makes the holes expand unevenly, resulting in inconsistent sizes and an out-of-scale appearance. Perhaps there’s an issue with my technique, but I’ve decided to try something different instead. My plan is to drill small holes and fill them with a thick paste made from white glue mixed with black acrylic paint. Using acrylic is crucial since white glue is water-based, and this approach will make it easier to clean up any excess paste with a damp paper towel, avoiding black stains on the deck fisrts holes are ready, drilled, filled up, cleaned. The rest of treenail are almost ready, in this picture you can see how the holes are looking before cleaning up the excess paste This is the final outcome, and I’m quite pleased with the result. I’m considering keeping this pattern as it is and not adding any additional treenails
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    The main deck will be planked following the "rule of 4" using 10 cm planks. I encountered a staining issue caused by a blue acrylic paint spot that I hadn't fully removed by sanding. When I oiled the deck surface, the blue paint somehow seeped into the planks. I believe this wouldn't have happened if the paint had been enamel. As a result, I had to remove and redo 4-5 rows of planks.
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    masking the lower hull, next color is yellow
  31. kostas_gr
    the lower part of hull is completed using white paint
  32. kostas_gr
    more painting... painting hull 2.mp4

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