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  1.    king derelict reacted to a post in a topic: Amerigo Vespucci by drobinson02199 - Mantua - Scale 1:84
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    Stern area planked, not yet sanded down. Regards, David
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    Most of the first planking is done. What remains is completing the sides up to the decks, and finishing off the bow and stern. Then filling and sanding. Regards, David
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    This is kind of a first for me in planking. I've tapered lots before, but I felt like I was running out of tapering and curving room, so I carefully dropped in this diagonal plank, which I can now work from both sides. Think of it as multiple massive stealers going in now. Hopefully this will work out OK. Regards, David
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    Welcome aboard! Regards, David
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    Jimbo: Thanks. The hull itself is 38 inches, and according to the kit listing the ship with bowsprit is 49 inches -- so yes, just over 4 feet long. I'll need to find a space in my office for it. Regards, David
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    Started on first planking. I think the curve of the bow is nice. Regards, David
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    Framing completed on bow and stern; decks installed. Ready now for first planking. Regards, David
  16. drobinson02199
    Here's the hull structure. The laser-cut wood parts are well-made and fit together well. Regards, David
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    Starting this model from Mantual's Panart line. This is the larger and more complex of the two versions of the Amerigo Vespucci that Mantua offers. This model comes with a really comprehensive set of manuals (8 books), and they are well-illustated. There are also charts, as well as the usual large wall diagrams. Lots and lots of laser cut wood parts, some very nice loose metal parts, and of course strip wood. One thing to watch out for: there is one very fragile laser cut piece that is just put in with the other heavy ones, and the shifting motion of shipping fragments it somewhat. I have taped it back together and the parts that have been split I'll have to reconstruct when mounting. When you unpack this, if there are parts missing look carefully in the box. Regards, David
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    Brannaren is finished! Here's one photo -- a set of completion pictures can be found in the Gallery of Completed Kit-Built ships. As I've noted above, this was a fun build, but only for those who have enough experience to make lots of decisions on their own due to sketchy instructions, and who have a decent stash of spare parts from other kits (rigging line, etc.). Regards, David
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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
  33. drobinson02199
    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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