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  1. greatgalleons
    hi kenr , I can see me trying to mount this built on a base with all the mast in place, I would snap one off for sure. This way works best for me.
  2. greatgalleons
    I've made a new base ,
  3. greatgalleons
    a little more work
  4. greatgalleons
    davits, catheads , tiller
  5. greatgalleons
    hey there roadrunner, all I can say is study the pics from as many builds here on MSW and follow the instructions. but most importantly take your time and enjoy the build.
  6. greatgalleons
    more work on bowsprit
  7. greatgalleons
    painted using black ink , and satin clear,
  8. greatgalleons
    the flying jibboom and iron and dolphin striker
  9. greatgalleons
    making the cap and jibbom
  10. greatgalleons
    I've decided to place one carronade a day on the build so I can work on others areas. I doubt I'll be finished with the build in 18 days. it gets monotonous and strains my eyes. now to shaping the bowsprit
  11. greatgalleons
    the first carronade with four sets of tackle, I'll only use two
  12. greatgalleons
    that sucks bad, I know how you feel, my cat left one of my builds lying in a heap. what is it with model ship builders and cats anyway? the two don't seem to go well together.
  13. greatgalleons
    a look at the deck furnishings, these will not be placed on the build until the carronades are fixed to the deck.
  14. greatgalleons
    Mounted the build on a temporary base till I can find a nicer hard wood base I can stain or clear, added chock rail, cleats, and capstan bars
  15. greatgalleons
    painted main rail
  16. greatgalleons
    masked off the main rail
  17. greatgalleons
    gluing the main rail, the lazer cut tafrail is a bit short, will have to fill in the gaps with some of the wood from the lazer cut patterns. all the gaps and nail holes will be filled in with wood filler.
  18. greatgalleons
    Hey there davegrady, I have a few ship builds under my belt and I have found this kit a bit challenging, I would not recommend it for a first or even second build. I have built the bluenose2 and know the rigging well, this Niagara kit has much smaller pieces and is much more accurate to detail. Rigging will take just as long to complete as the hull has.
  19. greatgalleons
    tiller
  20. greatgalleons
    added the grating to the deck
  21. greatgalleons
    placed the rudder on, I almost went blind trying to attach the eye bolt to the chains,
  22. greatgalleons
    used a nail from kit and soldered it into each ,
  23. greatgalleons
    time to make the rudder,pintle , gudeon I used the brass strip in kit, pressed an indention in it and drilled the holes
  24. greatgalleons
    working on deck furnishings, waiting for hull paint to dry
  25. greatgalleons
    I'll let the paint cure for 24 hours and lightly sand and use a satin clear over the black and green paints. just on the area below the gun ports to the keel. and the transom

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