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GrandpaPhil

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  1. GrandpaPhil
    The rudder is done and installed. The starboard leeboard is finished, installed and rigged. I scavenged some blocks out of my bits bin too. I didn’t really care for the paper ones. I think I may let them dry overnight next time. But this one is getting leftover wood blocks.
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    @Knocklouder and @mrcc, Thank you both very much! Thank you to all who have hit the “like” button or just stopped by! One very rough rudder: Once it dries thoroughly, there will be some trimming and minor painting in its future.
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    Congratulations!
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    Congratulations, Glen!
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    Very nicely done!
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    Welcome!
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    That’s the quickest set of interior and deck fittings that I have ever made: Moving on to first the rudder and then the leeboards. I’m pretty much just building sequentially, following the part numbering.
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    Welcome!
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    Welcome!
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    Quick money saving tip: Toothpicks make great belaying pins. I just carve them with a scalpel while slowly rotating the piece. I cut the finished belaying pin off the end of the toothpick after carving it. It can get tedious if you have many of them, but it is no worse than any other high volume part that we use. I have done a full galleon’s worth before, and it wasn’t too bad. That batch is shared between the HMS Revenge and my Dutch Cat Ship. In my opinion, they look better, and are more to scale, than what is generally commercially available.
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    Hull decorations and touch ups are done! Model is sealed and ready for fittings! Making good progress!
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    Glen, Absolutely incredible work! I am greatly looking forward to your next build!
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    Welcome!
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    Congratulations, Greg!
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    Excellent work! Very nicely done!
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    The stern decorations are on! To give an idea of scale, the lions are approximately a half inch, or 12.5mm tall. I took it off the base because the base wouldn’t fit in my curio cabinet. I am going to cut out and install the quarter badges, which depict fish, next.
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    Very nicely done!
  18. GrandpaPhil
    Very nicely done!
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    Orel is the name of the company. I got mine on Amazon. However, as Chris mentioned, the tariff situation is making importing kits a little dicey at the moment. I reviewed the ironclad that I built here: And here is my build log for the same model: It gave me a really good run for my money. I never actually started on the Magenta beyond planning although I still have the plans in my stash. Orel and several other vendors offer the American riverine and blockade runner style ironclads from the American Civil War. I like the heavy European warships. I also have the Orel kit of the ironclad battleship Le Redoutable and the AAMM plans of the battleship Le Hoche and the steam ship of the line Le Napoleon.
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    Rick, Thank you very much! I really enjoy card ship models and strongly recommend them. I have finished several of them now. They have all been great fun to build. Seahorse and Shipyard make the best sailing ship kits in my opinion. I really enjoyed the Orel ironclad and predreadnought battleships that I built. They make a phenomenal line of late 19th and early 20th Century warships that are simply unparalleled anywhere else. Plus, card works as an amazing and versatile scratch building medium. There’s practically no difference between a card kit and a card scratch build.
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    Rick, I believe using wood veneer would work out quite well.
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    @Geordie Tyne, Thank you very much! Making progress: The stern looks a lot better in person. The layered card worked out quite nicely.
  23. GrandpaPhil
    Very nicely done!
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    Welcome!
  25. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome and nicely done!

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