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Fo'c'sle now finished. On to the boom. Regards, David
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Here's the anchor windlass, which is a nice-looking assembly, completed and glued in place on the fo'c'sle. I really like this kit -- it's a fun build, and as the ship nears completion, it looks really nice. But it blows my mind that a kit from Caldercraft that costs as much as this did (over $600) doesn't include parts such as the anchor chain, or ANY rigging line. They aren't missing -- I have searched the parts list electronically and there is no anchor chain included. So given the ambiguity of the instructions that I've mentioned several times above, this is a kit for experienced builders for two reasons: first, you have to decide on your own how to build a lot of things, and second, you need to have built a bunch of kits so that you have a good spare parts box. 😁 That's where the anchor chain shown came from, and that's where my rigging line will come from. Regards, David
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Finished up the forward deck. Some of these structures I had completed previously. I'm not sure what the midships lifeboat stanchions are for. Maybe cargo?? The cargo winch is a nice looking assembly. Now on to the fo'c'sle, then the boom and rigging. Regards, David
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Finished the piping. As I noted above, I didn't follow the instructions and instead built it in sections, dry-fitting as I went along, and I woiuld strongly recommend that approach. The long sections are made of steel rod that is copper-colored, so I used silver metallic paint. The part where one pipe passes under the other takes some trial and error dry-fitting to get right. Regards, David
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Now I've fixed all of the fittings on the section shown above, painted it, and glued it down in place with the paper template removed. Regards, David
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I want to get the pipework done before putting on the forward hatch (which I have built and painted). This is the start of that process. I first scanned and copied the "to scale" pipework diagram so that I could cut and lay down the original as a template. It's not quite a clean fit, so I had to enlarge the openings and cut it into several segments, but got it to work. I also had to considerably shorten the pipes that go into the deck on the left, as the length of the ones on the drawings wouldn't fit. Then drill all the marked spots for pipe brackets and push (not glue yet) those into the holes at the bottom. One good thing about how they did this is that I could cut one single length of the copper-colored rod and slide all the fittings onto it. I turned the corner on the right to stabilize the rod so that I could fix the four valves aligned in the upright position. Now I'll start creating the three side branches that go off this section. None of it is glued down yet, so once those branch sections are done and fixed, I'll remove it and paint it, then remove that part of the drawing and glue everything down. The instructions say to do this for the entire outer ring in one section before removing and painting, but because of structure top overlaps that won't work. More to come. Regards, David
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Built the forward tank top and the main mast and installed the mast. The bottom of the mast is imbedded into a wood block that sits on the inside bottom of the hull, so I glued in one half of the tank top, then used a spirit level to get the mast properly aligned, and then dripped glue onto the block followed by instant set. Now from the drawings and all of my photos I'm puzzled again by what goes between this structure and the hatch (or I should say HOW the next fittings go, coupled with the oil piping), so I think I'll build the cargo winch and then see how that dovetails with the piping. Regards, David
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Pump house built and installed. Regards, David
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Aft oil tank top installed. Regards, David
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Water tanks installed under the stern balcony. Regards, David
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I've finished the stern structures, with the exception of one fitting (see below). Since my last post, added the rear railing, plus wire winders, life rings, chocks and fairleads, as well as the second boat with davits and rigging. Also added tall vents and the mast. The one fitting I haven't added goes in front of the capstan housing at the rear. The problem is that I can't figure out which of the cast parts to use based on the plans, and the instructions (which just have a numbered part listing). My pictures from the internet shed partial light. So I'm going to wait to the end and see what cast parts are left over, and see if that sheds light on what to install. 🙃 This one of the continuing challenges of working with the instructions for this ship -- but it's still an interesting build. Regards, David
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I've installed the first lifeboat. There are three options: upright (then you have to fit out the interior with wood seats), covered (you need to find some covering material and somehow color it), or inverted, the way I've done it, which also seems to me the most logical way to store a boat to keep the inside dry. The boats are molded styrene, and when you paint them, the paint mars REALLY easily, so after multiple touch-ups I varnished it to protect the paint job. The davit rigging assumes that the falls are attached inside the boats, and that on launching the boat would be flipped over so the falls could then be used to lower it. Finally, the manual calls for double block rigging, but I got lazy and used a single. Regards, David
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Added capstan housing and ventilators to the stern. Added life ring, navigation lights, ladder and side railing to the bridge/wheelhouse. I'm going to wait until the end to touch up all the paint splatter. Regards, David
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Bridge and wheelhouse finished, and shown dry-fitted in place. The kit calls for the windows, doors and portholes to be white, but I went with gray as I think it shows the detail better. The railings at the top are from one continuous wire per strand, and the wire is stiff, and the 90 degree bends are tough to get right! Regards, David
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Here's the bridge now painted; closeups show the deck and sidewall patterning. Final picture adds the side wings and bridge railing. Regards, David
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