Haliburton
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That’s ok, it’s worth the wait! It also gives you time to think about how you will display it and for any after-market items like gun barrels that you might be thinking of to arrive. Scott -
I was looking at the flyhawk website and there is a letter from the HMS Hood Association posted stating that they believe this model is the most accurate ever produced and reflects the latest in research. Very impressive endorsement. Scott
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I’ve now completed the chimney and have commenced the winch assembly. If I look at this from a distance it kind of looks like a ship! 🤣. Scott
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Another small update with the main Wales now installed on the starboard side and painted in yellow ochre. Scott
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I’ve started the hull painting ahead of installing the main wale. This is French Blue (admiralty paints).
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What a great project to involve your son! My son is 11 and I’ve had some success building 1/72 ww2 aircraft with him which we hang on his ceiling. His favourite part is painting and he likes to skip the detail (like the cockpit). It’s a battle between the PS5 and real world hobbies. We talked about doing the titanic 1/200 together but maybe a project like this would appeal because of the electronics and because of the packages coming which generates excitement. Thanks for sharing this idea. Scott
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Thanks Rob and to all for the likes! Now that I’ve moved on to deck fittings these little steps seem to really help bring things together after the snails pace of planking. I’ve now added the curved roof near the bow and voila I’m done sheet 1 of the 5 plan set! Even with all the recent progress my crewmate has fallen asleep at the wheel. Scott
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Some additional photo etch and hatch coamings now added. Scott
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A bit more progress on the decking fittings. Not having worked with photoetch before the window panels were not too tricky. Perhaps I should have tried to simulate glass panes. Not sure if it is too late now. I was thinking of trying some kristal klear - I’ve never used it before. Scott
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10-4 thanks Keith.
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Hi Keith thanks, is there any specific brand/code you can recommend?
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Hi everyone, I’m building the Caldercraft/Jotika HM Chatham Yacht. The lower part of the hull is to be painted “off-white” per the instructions. The photo of the model on the packaging shows what can best be described as a “cream white”. I have some tamiya paints TS-27 “Matt white” and bottles xf-2 “flat white” and 2 small bottles of Matt white admiralty paints (AP111W) in my stock. I’m at a loss as to whether these will be suitable and how they will behave on the walnut second planking. Suggestions are most welcome as to what I can use to achieve the best results. Thanks, Scott
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Happy Friday! Some progress on deck fittings. I found the roof of the structure framed around the door was a nit too small so just created my own from the kit scrap wood. Scott
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A tiny update with all cap rails now installed. Scott
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I’ve used of all things a pencil crayon from my daughters supply and hopefully rather than making a bigger mess with the wood colour discrepancy between fore and aft decks have made the difference less obvious. Again it seems things that aren’t as visible with the naked eye stand in sharp contrast when you look at a photo.
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I’ve added the decking and forward rail planking. Unfortunately I realized after I’d glued down the foredeck that I’d used the incorrect wood for planking in the foredeck (wider and different colour variation) area but as I’ve reached the point of no-return i need to do what I can to make the mismatch less obvious. I drew some lines on to hopefully make the size less obvious. Now I need to make the colour difference less glaring. Suggestions anyone who may be reading? Scott
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Thanks Rob! It’s amazing how the photos show imperfections that don’t seem visible to me when I look at it. Scott
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Well time has certainly zipped by. I have been working on Chatham yacht on and off. In hindsight I wish I had posted in progress pictures to benefit from comments. While the second planking wasn’t a total disaster (in my humble opinion) it is not a sight of beauty either. I’ve learned a lot, and next time will apply lessons learned to the spiling and bending process. Parts of the hull will be painted so that may mask some of my many errors. Live and learn! Scott
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So sorry Michael and agree with Jack. A loss of a beloved pet is really hard. I’m sure it’s comforting that she was able to pass peacefully at home surrounded by love.
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Well, not that exciting, but now I have completed the equivalent second planking on the starboard side. I’m trying to do both sides in equal progression for symmetry. I will be doing tick strips and tapering from this point on both sides although I did have to taper the middle planking in the elevated stern section (again equal tapering on bother sides).
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Good morning everyone, I was able to get a small start on the second planking on the port side.
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A little more progress with bulkhead fascia installed and some progress at the stern. Scott
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Thank you guys very much appreciated! Scott
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Hi everyone, I wanted to see if I’m on the right track to bend a strip of 1.5mm walnut to match the bend of the stern fascia on my Caldercraft HM Chatham Yacht build. The instructions call for the strip to be applied at the bottom of the fascia and I’m thinking of using a jig as shown in example 7 of the NRG article on plank bending. I know walnut is quite brittle so I want to be careful. A photo of the instruction showing the bend I need to achieve is in the photo below. Any thoughts/suggestions are welcome, thanks, Scott
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