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  1. Tigersteve
    Wanted to give a quick update. I've been painting the cap rail and inside Tamiya flat red. The photo shows three coats. It's not as clean as I want yet so there's more sanding and paint ahead. I'm not thrilled with the brushes I am using so I will get some new ones before the next project. It's a tricky area to paint! Steve
  2. Tigersteve
    Annoying they would burn it right on the transom. I would attempt to make a new one. No extra wood in the kit that thickness? Maybe get some extra basswood from Michael's? Steve
  3. Tigersteve
    Looks great! Steve
  4. Tigersteve
    Yes- thank you. Trying to get an idea of what people are using brush-wise. Steve
  5. Tigersteve
    Nicely done! Steve
  6. Tigersteve
    Have to agree with Erik. Your first version is more pleasing to the eye. Steve
  7. Tigersteve
    Very sorry for your loss, Erik.
  8. Tigersteve
    How's she coming along, Erik? Eagerly awaiting your progress as many others probably are too! Side note- excellent longboat build. I've also used to reference for my longboat build. Steve
  9. Tigersteve
    Hi Andy, I am wondering what type of paint brushes you use. Steve
  10. Tigersteve
    Excluding the windlass and a surprise! You have my attention. I hope your materials show up. Steve
  11. Tigersteve
    It is coming along nicely. I also just found your longboat build. Nicely done! Best of luck with the plank bending for this one. Hoping it goes smoothly for you and is a little easier than the longboat. I am following closely, as this is my next build as well. Steve
  12. Tigersteve
    The oars are coming along. I think you are right- more fine sanding should do the trick. Glad to see you back at this build. I'm currently doing some tests before I paint the cap rail on mine. Did you do any masking inboard before you painted or freehand? Steve
  13. Tigersteve
    It's looking good to me. Your planning will pay off I'm sure. In skimming through some of the manuals online for these kits I noticed they all seem very "cookie cutter"- at least from this kit's designer. I hope the plans are clear. I will keep following your build. Steve
  14. Tigersteve
    Applied the freezes and moulding strip below. I advise that you apply the moulding strips first as it was tricky to keep the freezes pristine. I applied one coat natural stain to the moulding the night before. I left the transom freeze off. I thought the model looked better without. At least I think mine does. Painting the cap rail is next. Steve
  15. Tigersteve
    Looking sharp! Steve
  16. Tigersteve
    Nirvana- I'm enjoying it a lot more now that the planking is done. It's an extremely challenging kit! Gunther- I think it does add character. Originally I selected all similar colored planks but as I started to break the planks when bending, the wood became more varied. I'm still pretty happy with it. It's smoother than it looks. Sanded with 220 then 320 then 400 sandpaper. Thank you both for the kind words. It is much appreciated! Steve
  17. Tigersteve
    Ok fellow builders- one coat of pre-stain and then one coat of natural stain. Cut out the freezes. What a pain! I will apply these after I apply WOP. I think I will paint the cap rail after the WOP is applied and freezes are on along w the moulding strip that needs to be applied. Special thanks to the stain for highlighting the imperfections! Steve
  18. Tigersteve
    Thank you, everyone. Yes I did read about the hairspray trick. Did some research though and was also prepared to purchase proper fixative because there's some debate on the long term effects of hairspray. I'm giving Minwax Polycrylic clear satin a try since I have it. Yes- I have many freezes now. Applied two coats. Gives a bit of a sheen but it looks protected. Steve
  19. Tigersteve
    Looks great, Elijah. Take your time with it like others have said. -Steve
  20. Tigersteve
    I get it. Thanks for the clarification. There's always your Syren build to go back to. Lol
  21. Tigersteve
    Mike, very clean work as always. Your longboat build is also one of my go to logs for my longboat build in progress. On another note- I am also waiting on the completion of your Mayflower! It's the cleanest log on that ship I've found. I plan Mayflower as my first ship build. After Chuck's longboat and pinnace. -Steve
  22. Tigersteve
    She looks fantastic. Steve
  23. Tigersteve
    Thanks everyone for the likes! Yes- sanding is fantastic and I have a feeling the key to a good finish. A bit more sanding to go on the outside of the cap rail then off to the freezes and other outer moulding. I'm going to see if I can prep the freezes, cut them out and fit on the moulding before I stain and poly. Option 1: stain and poly before applying the moulding. Option 2: use the freeze to fit the moulding before stain and poly. We shall see... anxious to get this boat stained and poly applied. I like BobFs extra strip under the moulding. I may attempt that one too. Steve
  24. Tigersteve
    Good to hear. Looking forward to this build!
  25. Tigersteve
    Inboard sanding is complete. Took several days- what a tight space at the bow! Cap rail turned out pretty well. Lots of sanding because I cut it way off scale at first. Had to do surgery on one small section. Have a bit more sanding to do. Steve

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