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  1. Tim Curtis
    Looking just great. Love the level of detail you are able to achieve at this scale.
  2. Tim Curtis
    Just beautiful. Thanks for this wonderful build log. Tim
  3. Tim Curtis
    Looking great Jesse! Tim
  4. Tim Curtis
    Praying for your recovery Jesse. Love your Syren in the meantime. Tim
  5. Tim Curtis
    The next step is to start cutting out the planks in swiss pear to match the precut planks in the kit. This is really easy and takes about 5 or 10 mins per plank. I glued the kit plank to the strip of pear with UHU, so that they can be easily separated later. Then carefully cut around the plank with a sharp scalpel. Finally I gently sanded around the edge of the two planks while they are still stuck together so that they are exactly the same shape. I used a nail file stick. Then gently separate them, and hey presto, I have a plank in swiss pear that matches the Annegri kit plank exactly. Two finished examples set out below. It still remains to see if the "iron on" glueing process will work. But preliminary tests have been encouraging. Tim.
  6. Tim Curtis
    I am going to try something new with the planking on this model. The kit comes with precut planks, which is SO helpful. Its basically a sheet of veneer which has been laser cut. But the wood is not partic great. I think its Annegri? It has a large pronounced grain, and is not as hard as I would like. See below. So I am going to try a cheap, efficient way to replace the kit planks with swiss pear planking. I purchased on ebay a 5m x 25mm length of swiss pear veneer. Its solid wood but only about 0.6mm thick, which is the same thickness as the kit planking. Its from a German company ( https://ebay.com.au/usr/support-center24) and cost about $10 AUD. The neat thing is that it comes with a layer of "iron-on" glue on the back, and is VERY flexible. I am hoping that I will be able to fix it in place without having to steam, or using CA, or pins....but simply with the flat head of a soldering iron. So this should be super cheap, super easy way of getting beautiful swiss pear planking on my model. Here is what the veneer looks like. It comes rolled up in a box. Took about 10 days to get here from Germany.
  7. Tim Curtis
    Planking looking great. Are you going to fully plank the model, or leave some frames exposed? You seem to have got the stern to a good shape as well.
  8. Tim Curtis
    Thanks Bill for your kind words. Hope you enjoy building her. Its been a big learning experience for me. Only second model I have built. Tim
  9. Tim Curtis
    Pav, My bulwark is about 12mm (about 2' at 1:50). I simply followed the plans here, but no idea if this is correct. Tim
  10. Tim Curtis
    Small update. Here is the fore gaff, with outhaul, and peak halliard block attached.
  11. Tim Curtis
    Hi Gary, How is your America build going? Keep posting....really look forward to seeing what you are doing with this great kit. Tim
  12. Tim Curtis
    A quick snapshot of where I am to date. My progress will be slow as I am still finishing my Scottish Maid, for which I have a separate build log.
  13. Tim Curtis
    Here is some of the bulkhead planking which come as laser cut veneer sheets, with gunports already cut, and planking scribed by laser. The external planking is in annegri wood, which has a pronounced grain which responds badly to staining with markers, so I ended up painting this (which took ages) with about ten thin layers of acrylic. Internal planks are walnut, which I stained red, once, with permanent marker in about 2 minutes....
  14. Tim Curtis
    Here are a few photos of the cannons. Again pretty teensy at this scale. They come as a separate little laser cut kit, with barrels cast including a vague royal seal. There is some laser scribing in the wood which I like, partic the detailed capsquare. Ring bolts are PE brass, included in the kit, but I have not fitted them yet.
  15. Tim Curtis
    Here is a photo of the windlass. It comes as a neat little kit of its own. I have stained the posts with permanent marker, which is quick and tidy.
  16. Tim Curtis
    Here are some photos of the longboat. About 90mm long at 1:72. Its pretty teensy. But a good little kit with most of the wood being pear. Sadly the keel and prow are in very crumbly ply which is hard to work with, and has a poor finish. Stained the wales, rail and top plank with permanent marker to get some tidy colour, without the difficulty of painting at this little scale.
  17. Tim Curtis
    Here is a photo of the scribed decking. It was pre-scribed by laser cutter. I deepened and darkened the scribing and the treenailing with a 0.3mm 2H pencil. I am pleased with results, especially at 1:72.
  18. Tim Curtis
    Welcome to my build log for the Master Korabel phoenix. I chose this kit for a number of reasons. 1. It is a high quality kit: It makes use of some good quality wood including pear. Many of the detailed parts are of the highest quality, I note partic the blocks, the yawl/longboat included in the "plus" kit, the gratings, cannons, the many PE brass parts. See below for more info. The "shortcuts": the deck is provided as one sheet, with the planking and treenailing scribed in by laser. The result is a HUGE timesaver, and produces much better results than anything I could do at 1:72. All planking is also laser cut veneer hardwood, with planks already cut to the proper length, curvature and width etc (even the longboat). Again a huge timesaver. There are also about 20 very helpful online tutorials taking you through every step of the build on youtube. Here is the first one, which also is a wonderful intro to the contents of the kit. Finally the kit is very good value. I got the "plus" version which includes the longboat, higher quality blocks and wood for about $250 AUD. Online from a Russian supplier on ebay. This is about $200. For a time poor church minister, working six days a week, with three kids with a small craft desk in his study...this seemed to be a great value kit, that I will have a fighting chance of completing within 12 months or so.
  19. Tim Curtis
    Thanks grsjax.
  20. Tim Curtis
    Friends, Any thoughts about using Tasmanian Myrtle (Nothofagus Cunninghamii), partic for deck and hull planking? It is quite cheaply available on ebay in 0.6mm veneer sheets, sent direct from Tasmania. http://stores.ebay.com.au/TopVeneer?_trksid=p2047675.l2563 It seems to be a dense, fine-grained wood, with quite pale pink colour. Anyone have any wisdom or experience on this matter? Tim
  21. Tim Curtis
    Heronguy, Love this kit, and thoroughly enjoying your posts. You seem to be able to keep build logs for about 5 kits on the go at once. Amazing. Anyway this seems to be a partic beautiful kit....keep posting. Tim
  22. Tim Curtis
    Melbourne is great. Currently just over 100 degrees. A little on the warm side. Keep posting....this is one of my favourite build logs! T
  23. Tim Curtis
    Sorry to hear this Jesse. Rest well.
  24. Tim Curtis
    Just love this kit....and what you are doing with it. So exciting to see one of the few genuine plank on frame kits in action. Loving it. Not surprised you are encountering a few challenges along the way. You seem to be mastering them well enough though. Tim
  25. Tim Curtis
    Glorious. Thanks for sharing this. Tim

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