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Your boats look nice Steve. I was wondering about the keels. Did you have to file a flat area at the bow and stern to glue them in place?
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JeffT replied to Rich_engr's topic in Wood ship model kits
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Thanks for that tutorial Bob. So instead of cutting the planks from larger material, you are edge bending them. I like the idea. Looks like I need to get my own hair dryer.
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I got your PM earlier. Did you not get my response?
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get a bigger table
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that sounds tedious and painful.
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this ship has been in work for a long time. i was wondering if they went back to the drawing board or something.
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I personally think the Syren is a very good choice. For one, it has quality instructions which give you an opportunity to learn without too much guess work, and it won't overwhelm you with a huge number of gunports like some of the larger war ships. I have the Syren kit and its an excellent kit. I wanted to add that the instructions are comparable to a practicum that is sold separately by some for almost $200 and more in some cases. With the Syren, you can get that and the kit for only $250 from ME. I'm not affiliated.
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I think the Syren is a very good choice. The detailed instructions are a huge plus.
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Nicely done Geoff. Your conny is looking excellent!
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Looking good. The red looks nice.
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All I need is a scanner then.
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Looking good Robbyn. I lost count of how many times I've broke something or knocked something off a model.
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I guess I'll scrap that idea then.
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I like the idea Jay. Another way for me to consider. I was also thinking about trying to cut the design out of the kit supplied pieces with an exacto.
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Excellent Jay. It sure gives it life. What was your method?
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I have the Occre Endeavour which I haven't opened yet. I guess I should open it and inventory the parts.
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Hi Jack. I built this ship a while ago. I don't remember the keel and bulkheads assembling that way though. Very interesting.
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USF Confederacy by Rustyj - FINISHED
JeffT replied to Rustyj's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Outstanding work Rusty. I just picked up this kit recently and she is a big model. I hope I can do as well as you did.- 149 replies
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Looks like a good build to follow. Thanks for the pictures of Ga-Geo Island. I was in Korea for a year and it sure is a beautiful country.
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Glad to hear the keels are successfully installed.
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Thanks Jay, Geoff, and Wacko. I have a soldering iron that allows me to adjust the temperature, so I hope that does the trick. I also have some scrap brass that I can use for practicing. I finished carving the interior of one boat last night. It took me a couple hours. It wasn't easy and I ended up doing it all by hand. I tried using the dremel like Bob showed but quickly found out that is too risky. Those burrs might be the answer Geoff, thanks!
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The rigging is looking great.
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Thanks for the pic Geoff, that helps me build a better mental view. I think I won't paint my deadeyes since I like the natural color of the wood. Another update. I have started working on some of the little details. I got the anchor stowage done and the sheaves. I really would have liked to do the sheaves a little earlier, like around the time I planked the bulwarks. Oh well, lesson learned, don't blindly follow along with the practicum. Its probably better to plan ahead. I also started working on the little boats. These are built bread and butter style in layers and then carved to shape. Its the first time I've tried this so I was a little worried about getting the shape right. It turns out that if you just shave off the edges of layers that it kind of just falls in place. I did take a little too much off at the bottom of the stern on the pinnace. It was the only area I had trouble visualizing and the plans didn't help much. It will be easy to fix with a little filler though once i add the keel. I'll be applying a layer of filler over the whole thing anyway. I still need to carve out the insides, that will be a little more difficult. forward anchor stowage starboard mid stowage and door boat layers glued together here you can see the edges that need to be carved away and after carving
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