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    Well channels and pin rails went on today. So far so good. I started working on the deck houses. I also went ahead and used a few decals they dont look as bad as i thought they would. We will see as i get more into it. Im sorry for not haveing a pic in a while i will get one up tomorrow. Other then that fairly pleased with how its looking!
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    Is that what all the pins are for in the bag of small parts? Ive been away for a lil bit but bak at it today. At the moment im putting on the coamings and then the top rails. Now that i look at the instructions it shows pin rails but doesnt say when to put them on. I will be putting those on right after the top rails go on
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    Oh ok they call them channels on the instructions. Those do get put on in the next few steps
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    What is a pin rail?
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    Sorry i havnt worked on the ship lately but will have time tomorrow. History guy you mentioned pin rails could you explain a lil on that. Im new to all this. At the moment the ship is like it was in the last pic. The stain turned out nice on the hull but the deck wasnt as dark as i would like it mayb another coat before i move on not sure yet. Also i dont have spare parts like most layin around so i went ahead and glued the stern and rudder on i may paint the pintel and gudgeons on. Either that or i saw a few metal shavings in the parts bag i might be able to come up with somthing but either way it glued on. Maybe my next model will be different. On the other hand i picked up a nice lil challenge last night. It was one of those 3d puzzles by bepuzzled. Kinda cool pirate ship. But boy did that thing take me like 2 hours to do. (I dropped it once lol). But it turned out nice. And it was about 6inchs long and about 5 inchs high. Something fun to do.
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    Thanks guys ill give it a try
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    Do they hold the shape after they dry?
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    Ok guys im back. Ive done exactly what bill advised with the templates. I was actually not that far off which was great! So once i finished that i wrnt ahead and stained the hull. So far very pleased with it. The next step i have to figure out how to bend 2 pieces to match the forecastle curve. Any thoughts? And btw thanks guys for helping me get the hull where it should be!
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    Wow i thought those were just part of the plans. Duh
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    Thanks everyone! I havnt worked on the ship in a day or so but will be back at it soon. Bill you said there is templates for this build in the plan? I must be missing something then but would be great! I still have some sanding to do to the rear to get it to match the stern and rudder but so far happy with what i have. Thanks again
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    Hey Mike! Thanks for the advice! I have done quite a bit in one day but i wanted to get to where the hull would be faired to match the lines of the ship. Which is where im at not. Over the next few days ill be sanding everything to blend together. But one thing your saying the transum will match the size of the stern and rudder? Would that be the whole size of them top to bottom then taper up to the edges of the poop from there? I havnt seen anything in the box to help form the hull but that would have been great. Your model looks realy good! Again im not set on the finish yet just tossing a few ideas around. Again thank you for all you advice!
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    So ive been looking for the rudder gudgeons and pintels for a lil while now and couldnt find anything. Well i was packing everything up for the night and heres what i found. I mean seriously they are painted on paper? Well im gona have to figure something else out for them. Besides i dont have the rudder on yet anyways cause im still not sure whats goin on back there it looks weird when i mock it up. Idk
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    Thanks Cobr@! Im realy enjoying the build too! So what do you guys think the cut out behind where the rudder goes? Ive looked ahead and dont see anything and the plans dont show it either. Ive mocked up the rudder and stern and its just an empty spot. So if i have to ill fill it with a piece of extra wood off something in the box lol. Im gona try and figure out the stain colors tonight.
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    Just read my last post and wana make sure im clear on one spot. Red white and blue is not tacky just for paint on this ship lol. Retired 983rd here!
  30. xcountryx
    Thanks EJ! Ok so here we go both the forecastle and the poop have been added and angled. It wasnt to bad i believe (good ole dremel). I also put the main bulwark on and did my best to match the angle of the forecastle. The glue is gona set for a lil bit to finish drying and next im supposed to sand everything smooth.after that it talks about hull sealing. But thats for painting correct? I think im gona nix the plans of paint on this model completely except for gold on a few pieces. I would realy like to have a nice wood color out of everything. But the plans call for alot of blue red and whites. Just sounds tacky idk. Any ideas would be great. Other then that everythings coming along nicely!

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