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Thanks Jim. I hadn't made it that far on the longboat before disaster struck. I'll take a look at that. Thanks for the tip.
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Okay, so after a short break 😀 I'm getting back to work on my conny. So, where was I? Oh yeah, rigging cannons. Sometimes when you wait a little something good happens. One of the issues I had was the blocks provided with the kit. No bueno. I ordered some blocks from warner and they were better but now Syren Ship Model Company has blocks too. I ordered some of the blocks from Syren to finish the cannon rigging, the 1/8 double and 3/32 single blocks. I have a feeling they will be much better to work with. There is still the issue of drilling holes in the end of the block for the hooks. I don't think it matters which method I choose, its not easy. I managed to start on one and after a lengthy struggle got the holes drilled and the hooks in and partially rigged the first cannon. It was a lot easier to drill a hole in the 1/8 block but the 3/32 block is tiny and my aging eyes and shaky hands aren't helping much. Making the hooks was no walk in the park either. Picture below. The blocks here are warner. I'll wait for my new blocks to do the other side and do a comparison. I do think I'm going to cheat a little and rig only the outer rigging
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Thanks guys. You make a good point Ryland. I guess every cloud has a silver lining, This will be an opportunity for me to improve on my previous work. So for now, I'll put myself back in line to purchase another hull kit and in the meantime, I have some cannons that need rigged on my Constitution build so that will give me something to do while I wait.
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The little one was unscathed thankfully.
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I have heart wrenching news, for me anyways. I had a friend over and his young son got a hold of my model and while running with it, he fell and landed right on top of it. This the result. I'm going to have to start this whole thing over again as its not salvageable. 😧 😭
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Looks great, keep up the good work!
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I'm sure there are some things you could do to make the kit unique
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Its a learning process, you'll get there
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Its a nice stand. I got one also.
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Hi and welcome to MSW
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😂 I didn't notice the plank shift until you mentioned it, but I'm sure you're right about the additional frames below deck 😂
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Hi Dave. Welcome to MSW
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Nothing wrong with slow...looks good.
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I think you could do it. I'd say my skills are average and I am building the Conny. Its on standby right now but take a look at my build log below.
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