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Thank you for the positive comments and likes everyone. Much appreciated. Steve -
Upper deck planking is complete with the exception of a final sanding and second coat of Poly. Planks were staggered as per the shift pattern in the instructions. I tried to capture the color of the wood as best I could in the photos. I think the Cherry is a nice fit for this project. I need to make some tweaks to the bulkheads before they are glued in place. Steve
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Hi Ghost029, You need to taper the planks and properly shape and bend them before gluing to the hull. Prior to that you need to line off the hull. There are many resources on planking on this forum. You should check them out before you proceed. Don’t feel bad or be afraid to remove things and do things over. No one gets things perfect on the first attempt. Steve
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Nice work on this kit! Steve
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A great kit but it is an advanced kit as you have seen from many previous build logs. Check out this log for reference. One of my favorites and it will help you a great deal. Steve
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I look forward to your build in AYC. A great reference log for this kit is by Bob F. Steve
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Gratings for the upper deck were completed using 3/16” cherry grating strips from Model Expo. The coamings were created first using a jig I created from previous projects. The quality of the grating strips were good. It was a tedious and frustrating process. The center gratings are slightly askew. This being my second assembly of this portion, I opted to not redo them. They will be obscured by the ships boat anyway. Steve
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Another superb and inspiring build! Steve
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Quick update on the completed door handles. After drilling the holes deeper I was able to place the eyebolts through before bending and using marker to blacken them. The paint I have wouldn’t adhere. I am not completely happy with this result but it is tidy enough for this scale and I believe it will blend in when other details are added. The main hatches and upper deck planking is next. Steve
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Bulkheads are almost done. I just need to add the door handles, which have been a struggle. I purchased 3/64” cherry grating strips from Model Expo. You can see them on the Forward Cubbridge bulkhead. It’a interesting how much is not seen with the naked eye, but all shows on the macro photos. Steve
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Finally back to work on this project. Bulkhead construction in progress. You’ll see my new plank bending jig via Chuck’s design. It has been working well with the travel iron instead of a hair dryer. Steve
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Nice work! Look forward to your updates. Steve
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Love this build! Not sure if you’ve addressed this, but have you considered the case design? Steve
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Thanks Dave! I’m looking forward to getting back to this project in the coming months. Steve
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We’ll done! Steve
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Thank you so much for the kind words! It was a fun project. Steve
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Looks great! Good luck on the boats! Steve
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Looking great, Bruce. Steve
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The hull is looking good! Steve
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Yes- totally fixable. Nice recovery. Steve
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That is pretty outrageous. Sorry to hear that. I noticed someone picking up my model to view it at one point. I thought that was a bit out of line as well. Unless you give permission that is not okay. Steve
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Yes- let’s get back to it! Steve
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I’m in. Steve
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So sorry to hear. Best wishes. Steve
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