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    Thank you very much, Richard! Thank you all very much for the likes and for stopping by! Model time has been kind of rare for me lately due to work and life (plus Netflix, let’s just be honest here, lol). I caught the modeling bug again last night and have finished hollowing out all 21 of the buckets. I have some thin wire, which is actually for beading, to make the bails from. I’m not really sure how this is going to go due to the size, but I’m going to try anyway.
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    Welcome!
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    Congratulations! Well done!
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    Carving the decorations has become one of my favorite aspects of ship modeling. Nice start to the eagle!
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    Great start! A schooner makes a great first build.
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    I am using a drill bit to drill a pilot hole and a scalpel to hollow the tops of the buckets out to give the impression/illusion of depth and it being an actual bucket. A lot of the detail on this model is just giving the impression of the detail being there, due to the scale.
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    I’m glad you like my binnacle, Robert. Thank very much, Richard! I have 21 rough cut buckets:
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    I use a scalpel. It works well for me. I mark the piece with cut lines using a pencil and go from there.
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    Welcome!
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    My favorite is Delta Ceramcoat paint. I used their black and “Antique Gold” for my Victory. You can find it at Hobby Lobby or most other craft stores in the craft paint section. I used copper tape for the coppering.
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    Welcome!
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    Congratulations! Well done!
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    Most kit plans come with the templates for the die cut and laser cut parts. That is a cheaper alternative than buying the kit. Cornwall and Age of Sails both have a nice selection of kit plans for reasonable prices. It’s just copy, paste and cut at that point (plus you can alter the scale at will at that point). Plus the plans for Triton are $5 with complete POB templates and the plans for Winchelsea are $15, with all templates provided. I have both sets and plan to modify both for masting and rigging.
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    The Revenge is a neat ship. I’m looking forward to seeing this!
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    Congratulations! Well done!
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    Welcome! The Sultana is a great kit and was my first actual ship model.
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    Good job on the quarter badges and stern galleries!

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