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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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Getting ready to paint the bridge and wheelhouse structure. The issue is that the middle horizontal section is oversized. So I built all the structures, glued down the central top structure (which you can see in the pictures, built the side structures and bridge railing separately, and then dry-fitted them along with the pre-planked deck to figure out how far back to sand. Took some time. All you see here is the lower part with the horizontal section, and the upper center structure glued on. Next step is to paint, and to make that easier, I installed a screw underneath and attached a clamp to it so I can hold the whole thing and paint the sides in one pass. White first, then red-brown, then install the deck and varnish it, then paint and install the sides and railing. At least that's the plan. Regards, David
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I finished up the sternmost structure, and it's shown here in position on the ship. What's not yet on it are a mast and two forward funnels, which need the adjacent structure for support. Regards, David
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Here's an in-process pic of one of the stern structures. I'm also working on the main stack, which is an oval but had to be shaped from a larger block of wood supplied. Had to brush up on my whittling skills. 😁 Regards, David
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Started on the superstructure. I started with the stern because I wanted to figure out the interaction between the deck overlay (which has simulated planking), and the structures. Glad I did, because I had to sand down one end of the lower structure to make it all fit -- but it does fit pretty well. The structures fit nicely between the overlay and the hatch coamings. By the way, I've discovered that for the hatch coamings you are supposed to use a thinner, wider wood that would create a better water-resistant fit, but I'm happy with these since I'm building a static model. Now I'll move on to fit out and paint these structures. Regards, David
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And here's the rest of the hull painted, and mounted on the base. Waterline came out well. Regards, David
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Main deck painted. Regards, David
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