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Welcome to the snake club! There are a few finished Snakes on this forum but this kit is a challenge. I have been working on mine for 2 years, I'm burnt out. I'm moth balling it and working on some easier projects and will return to it at some point. It's a decent kit with mostly good materials but it's not very good for newer modelers. You did well on your longboat so I feel you may be ready. good luck! I'm going to hop into a Master Korabel kit, they seem to be more my skill level.
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After working on the old Caldercraft kit you are going to find the Vangaurd kits just fall together. Laser cutting magic I tell you!
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If the belaying pin was made out of Lignum Vitae it would sink. It is the most dense wood, as far as I know. The pins on a ship are not held down by anything but gravity or by a rope if a line has been belayed to it. It's meant like this so you can pull the pin and all the rope drops to the deck. You can react quicker to what ever sailing task is needed.
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Yeah I was on your store and I just impulse bought the 9th century Slavic longship 1:72. It was too cool looking to pass up. The Avos, Phoenix, and the Polotsk are all equally enticing...
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This looks amazing! I need to get my hands on a Master Korabel kit.
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HMS Snake by BenD - Caldercraft - 1:64
BenD replied to BenD's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
I've been working on all the deck features. Nothing is glued in yet as there is a lot more work to be done. Next up is the fore and aft platforms. -
HMS Snake by BenD - Caldercraft - 1:64
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Sorry to hear about the Cancer Shellback. I hope you are well. This is a decent kit but everything on it needs a lot of work. I would still recommend the kit but be prepared to put in 500-800 hours of work. -
Your excellent work makes me want to throw my Sherbourne in the rubbish bin...
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HMS Snake by BenD - Caldercraft - 1:64
BenD replied to BenD's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
I just received some of Chris Wattons binnacles. They are really detailed for their size. I guess that's what you get when you buy a state of the art laser cuter. Both sizes could work but I think I'll have room for the 1.64th one. Honestly an 18 gun sloop of war probably wouldn't have one of these but it's going on anyway! -
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HMS Snake by BenD - Caldercraft - 1:64
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Carronades continued. I made some .95mm rope for the guns and think I may move up to 1.10mm and see if that looks closer to scale. The length needs to be increased also as you can see it can't haul in very far. Fiddling with all these tiny parts makes me nervous about adding outhaul tackle. Made the Ships wheel and capstan as a break from the guns. The wheel may be changed out in the future if I can find a reasonable replacement. The parts came off the sheet all hairy and chipped but they turned out okay regardless -
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Used a brush. I added 5 ml of water to the Caldercraft paint pot to thin it out and did 3 light coats. They came out almost like airbrush, If you get really close you can see a bit of brush marks. -
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I upgraded my workstation once again. This time I got a new desk and some cheap Ikea lamps that can use 800 lumens bulbs. I now have more desk space than I know what to do with. So many hours have gone into prepping parts and painting for the Carronades. I can't even begin to imagine doing all the guns for a frigate or a ship of the line. Anyway I tried using a black deckblock to see If I liked the contrast or not, backed out of that pretty fast. -
The 16 inch scroll saw is your best bet. I have one and I use it for so much more than model making. The other one has a rip fence and a miter gauge if you want to try that. I can't imagine they would be to terribly effective with this type of blade.
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Thinking about painting? I personally like the natural wood you have going on. The ships wheel that comes with these kits are kinda crappy and flat. The one you bought is better. I just ordered some wheels myself, got 2 sizes. Thinking about rigging already? You can get a lot done with just a few knots like a slip knot or even an overhand knot. The real game changer for me was learning how to make lashings, I'll link a video from a really old guy on YouTube.
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