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Chuck, I stand corrected. That being said, there is no hatch on the bow deck to access the space under it. The space between frames and deck beams is a little more than a foot. I can see things being placed just under the rear of the bow deck, most likely they were but anything forward of arms reach would take a very small man to get it. But, people were smaller then. Interesting discussion. -
Thanks for the likes gents!I have been fairing the inside of the hull for the last 3 days and I’m almost done. Sand, take a break. Sand some more. Another break, sand again and it’s time to play with the ponies.
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Welcome Tony, as stated, everyone has had an “oh crap” moment. I’ve had several. Take your time and ask questions. Above all, have fun and welcome to the forum.
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Bob, I just looked at the plans from the Smithsonian. There was no storage under the bow gun deck. Under the aft deck was filled with ballast to offset the bow gun. But, it’s your ship!
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Bob, the plans from the Smithsonian show various “shot crates”. I don’t know if they were found with the wreck or if it’s conjecture but as the Philly had no storage except on deck I think your crates are dead on. Love your chain and bar shot by the way!
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Acaron, I think they are only referring to the bulkheads on an exposed deck. I built the Royal Louis years ago, POB, and the only bulkheads I removed were the ones exposed on the main deck. The bulkheads under the fore castle and quarter deck were left as is as they are not seen. Hope this helps.
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Bob, this is fantastic! The rigging for the phily is very basic. As leclair stated, with your skills it will not be a problem
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Some more work today. Or should I say the past few days. The upper counter is now planked and the lower part of the quarter galleries are in. I may replace the molding on the upper counter. Looking at it now, it should be beveled on the back as it hits the quarter gallery mounding at a different angle. Everything is lining up pretty well.
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Congratulations on the completion. She is a beautiful model. Fine work Sir!
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Thanks for likes gents. Encouragement is always appreciated!
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Good day ladies and gents. I hope you are all well and staying safe in these times. Work has progressed well in the boatyard. I finally finished the planking below the wales! It sure will be nice to work on other things. The planking was not as good as I would like but passable. To quote my favorite movie. “Mistakes were made, things were done”. When I gave the basswood a coat of clear minwax poly it turned just a shade lighter than the boxwood. So, out comes the white stuff. I have attached the stern piece which I hope is correct. It should be. I am now working on the sweep ports. They are so small that after marking I used my old exacto miter box and saw to cut them. Making a reference mark on them helps keep the grain oriented. They were then given a slight bevel on the backside. Apply glue and tap with small modeling hammer. In one of my books, name escapes me at present, is a contemporary sketch of the Confederacy after her capture. The beakhead is painted black and I plan to do this as it looks more pleasing to me.
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Doris, your work is beyond description. Beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you Sir! Let’s hope the final product deserves such praise. I am relearning a lot.
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Thanks for the likes Gents. All encouragement is appreciated.
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Well I have finished both sides above the wales finally! It’s a long way from perfect but for my first foray back into modeling I will take it. Relearning some old tricks and some new. Thank you Chuck for your planking tutorial. The iron method works like a charm. I made one major mistake with the planking which threw the fancy rails off at the stern on the starboard side. Two choices, use some Kentucky windage or tear out half the planking on that side. With no apologies to the purist here but I used the first method. One of the reasons I quit way back was my work was never satisfactory to me and I am determined to have fun and finish this ship. A thank you to Peter B. And Dubz for their excellent build logs. They have been a big help. I may work on the stern to take a break from planking. It’s time for tea and cookies.
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Peter, as you say, brilliantly executed! Very nice job on the planking.
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George, I built a ton of plastic model ships as a youngster and have to say they were not even close to what you have created. Very nice model!
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The painters finally arrived today. I always like seeing a bit of color on a model. I used Tamiya simi gloss black with my air brush. Also added the second fancy rail. My faults as a modeler are getting in to much of a rush and not paying attention to detail. The first leads to mistakes. The second means you didn’t catch the first mistake until later. The other side is planked to the top of the sweep ports. Finishing that side is next. thanks again for the thumbs up.
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Mike, absolutely beautiful! It’s nice to see someone from the old days. You have made a very fine model. Mark Fairchild, “Bossman”
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Thank you all for the likes folks. The encouragement means a lot!
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