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Hi Dunolde: I've built a few solid hull kits - Phantom, Sultana & Kate Cory. I wanted to build the Dapper Tom, but it looks like ME have discontinued the kit!! Anyway, I think it is quite normal to have to remove quite a bit of wood from the hull I recall from the Sultana that the profile in particular was quite a bit longer than the templates - I had to remove about 3/16 of the length of the hull off the stern, while also being careful to maintain the shape - a tricky business. As for the the stations, the amount of wood to be removed varied from station to station (and from model to model) - and I imagine it would vary from kit to kit. From my understanding, the fabrication of the hull that you get in the kit is not standardised, so there will be minor differences in the hulls in each production run. Anyway, if you have a dremmel, you can use the sanding drum - I know I did! Just be careful to mark the area you need to sand down. Anyway, the Dapper Tom does look like a beautiful vessel and it'll turn out to be a nice looking model for you I'm sure hamilton
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Hi Ferit: She looks magnificent - maybe you address this questions elsewhere in your log, but did you replace any of the wood stock provided in the kit for the planking or the superstructures? Can't wait to see the much-longed-for profile shot! There were some flirtatious gestures in the last post! hamilton
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Lucky you, Mark! I'm still counting down the years...though I know I'll miss it..... hamilton
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Thanks Mark - I'm usually late, too - in revisiting your Licorne log, for example!! I'll get there soon to see how you're doing..... hamilton
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I think the drop keel looks strange in the present context but might look more appropriate when the hull is fully planked - a matter of taste I suppose. Anyway, it will be nice to see one of these beautiful hulls in a nice large format, drop keel or not! hamilton
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If anyone working on the St Roch lives outside of the Lower Mainland of BC, I can forward reference shots of the real thing, kept in the Vancouver Maritime museum. I sent a number of shots to another forum member who had a St Roch build log on the old MSW....but i think he may have discontinued his build.....let me know if you're interested....
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Hi Richard: No sooner is the Pickle done than this beauty emerges off the shelf?!?! I looked long and hard at this kit during my annual "kit acquisition season" but the size put me off - the Admiral does want to move to a bigger place, but I'm not sure this is the reason she had in mind!! Looking forward to following this one hamilton
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Hi Ferit: Beautiful to look at! The model really stands up to the extreme close-ups - such incredible precision. Really masterful work. Question - the euphroe block you used on the crowsfeet - is this a modified long-tackle block or was this part supplied with the kit with multiple holes, or did you scratch build it? hamilton
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I can attest to this!! hamilton
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I'm sure I'll eventually have time to read through your build log, Augie - for now, let me only say - excellent work! hamilton
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Hi Jack: I agree with Dan as far as the sails go - make them early. As I recall from building this kit, I had the mast hoops on the masts before adding the sails, though. This makes lacing them to the sails quite difficult (not impossible, just delicate). I definitely laced the sails to the booms/gaffs where appropriate (obviously unnecessary for the staysails, flying jibsail, jibsail, fore staysail. Anyway, I wish I had some photos of that part of the process, but i don't....it seems to be coming along very well in any case and I'm sure you'll get through the sails with some excellent results hamilton
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On to the fun part now, eh Jason! Looks great hamilton
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Wow John - I didn't know about that old fort - beautiful. I "liked" the post that included the bit about the gov't shutdown - kind of a weird thing to "like", but the rest is great! hamilton
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Hi Bob - just saw your message after the last reply! Thanks for coming by and thanks for the compliment! Yes they were tricky - and my first attempt (documented above) was pretty disappointing. The hardest part was remembering the correct procedure for threading the line between the top and the euphroe...I would often get the wrong sequence and have to unthread and start again from an earlier point.....many mistakes later I think they look ok - and they do add a lot to the build - they aren't part of the Corel design, but I've tried to stick as close to Goodwin's documentation as is within my skill level and as the often stubborn Corel kit allows. Bye for now hamilton
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Thanks Alistair and hello Mike! The Hannah does look like a challenge - I read through a build log for it that used to be over on Dry Dock Models back when that forum was still around and I ended up finding the same log posted elsewhere on the web - I see you're not keeping one. I anticipate that the scale is going to be a challenge, but I've found that every build has both frustrations and joys! Do you have some images of your Hannah in progress? Water in the bottle sounds like a great addition, but I assume that this also will influence how you finish the hull.....anyway thanks for coming by hamilton
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Thanks for the comments all! I feel like I've been in limbo on this build for a while - hopefully something resembling progress will occur soon hamilton
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Well I thought I would just quickly update the results of my re-doing of the mizzen crowsfeet (and adding the crowsfeet on the main mast). Thanks to Alistair for the encouragement & BE for the tips on materials. Now that this is figured out I can finally move ahead - first to the main topmast and then to the foremast shrouds & stays and on and on.... hamilton
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Fun little projects Mobbsie - and very well handled! hamilton
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Definitely deeply in denial!
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The planking looks great! The diligence has clearly paid off hamilton
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A glutton for punishment....? Probably! I just thought the ship in a bottle would be an interesting challenge - something different to try....Since I started this I've always wanted to build one, though now that I see the instructions.....well, let's just say that I'm less worried about rigging the Blandford....I'll start a build log here once I start - though I think I'll do the OcCre Dos Amigos first and then the Yacht America before the Hannah....then there's the Syren and the Bellona!!! Sheesh! What have I done!!! hamilton
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Hi Alistair. Thanks a lot for this info - I've been looking at the Antscherl set but it is currently off the table....especially after I've purchased not one but 2 more model kits!!! The Amati Hannah in a Bottle and the Mamoli Yacht America. The latter will be a gift for a friend - I've been promising them for a while so....that's my excuse anyway. And now you've decided me - I will re-do the crowsfeet in tan rigging line and using finer material. I was already leaning in this direction given the prominents of this feature and the clumsiness of my first attempt. I think BE earlier suggested using fine sewing thread - I have some from Model Expo that came with one or another kit....though the quality is not great - I may invest in something at my go-to place. The blocks have worked out great - though I need more practice in attaching them in a way that doesn't look so clunky! Unfortunately I have a tendency to practice on the model rather than off.....Thanks again! hamilton
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Hello all: I was just looking at a couple of other build logs and noticed that the crowsfeet are in white or hemp line rather than black....I went in assuming that this was an element of the standing rigging and so added them in black - should they be hemp? If so I will absolutely re-do them....thanks in advance hamilton
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