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Build day 108: 2 hrs / Total 236,5 hours Bowsprit construction starts. Photo 733: I use this rough sand paper for flattening one end of the dowel. It works like a rasp, but with a better control. Photo 734: Dry fitting with the cap during sanding. Here the cap has been already trimmed to the shape and holes treated to fit the dowels with an angle. Photo 735: Bee and the cap glued in place. Photo 736: Filling the gaps with the wood filler. Work pauses here for now, waiting for the filler to dry. That's all for now. Thanks for watching!
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Deal . Anyway, inaccuracy in instructions is common even in the most major manufacturers' kits and often they occur more than in this one. As opposed to with other brands, what we builders have here with Vanguard Model kits is the privilege to get instant first hand response to our questions from Chris and you and it is a big deal.
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Photo 724: I am left with one confusion. What are the "[" and "]" shaped drawings around the mast caps? See the photo from the plan where I marked them (Ignore the question mark pointing at the loop at the block). At first I thought if they are the threads used for the crossjack lift blocks but it is not the way the blocks are tied. There is no such thing in the photos either. This is the case in the plan for all three masts. Any clarification is appreciated. That's all for now. Thanks for watching!
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Build day 102: 3,5 hrs / Total 223 hours Today I spent around 3,5 hours to complete Mizzen Mast Part 2 (i.e. the details) Photos 715-716: Some blocks have a loop at their end. In my previous models they have always been made of wire, but in Sphinx you'll make them from thread. I made them with the help of a toothpick as below: Photo 717: PE parts painted, waiting to dry. Those in the photo are for deadeyes.
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Build days 94-98: 8.5 hrs / Total 214.5 hours After a total of 8.5 hours of work spread to 5 days, main mast Part 1 is ready. As I indicated before, by "Part 1" I mean leaving the details (eyelets, blocks, cord wraps etc) for later to do together with all three masts, in accordance with the instructions. I have already posted some of the work in the post above. Here are some of the remaining photos: Photos 700-705 This is how the drill chuck squeezes the dowel. Needless to say, you cut the dowel in excess enough length to accommodate for inserting the drill machine chuck: That's all for now. Thanks for watching!
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Quick update: I am now continuing with Main Mast. Main mast goes several shapes from bottom up, as you see in the plan. I realized I could try my Proxxon Bench Circular Saw (Model KS 230), which has been sitting on the shelf for a long time I even forgot I have it. It worked well. Here I wanted to post some photos showing how it worked. Photos 693-699:
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Build days 90-93: 4,5 hrs / Total 206 hours Continued with the Mizzen mast with 4,5 hours of work spread into 4 days, concluding what I call "Part 1". This means leaving the details (eyelets, blocks, cord wraps etc) for later to do together with all three masts, in accordance with the instructions. Photos 686-688: Mizzen topmast cross tree construction. Black part in the picture is from the photo etched sheet.
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