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GrandpaPhil

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    Welcome!
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    Congratulations!
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    Well done! Get better!
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    I have used the copper tape on two models now, it worked beautifully for me.
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    Congratulations! Well done!
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    Welcome!
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    You have done excellent work so far. Please do bring her back into the game.
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    The tape worked really well for me.
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    Welcome!
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    Don’t feel bad, we’ve all done it.
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    Welcome!
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    Welcome!
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    Sorry to hear about your friend
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    Welcome!
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    I am sorry to hear about that. My sincere condolences to his friends and family.
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    Well done!
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    Here are the first three pieces:
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    I’m working on the head timbers/frames. Getting them into the right position is a bear. I’m getting it, but it’s slow going. I’m making them from 1/8” basswood. I’ll make the rails from card in the same fashion as the cheeks.
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    Well done! Keep at it!
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    Congratulations! Well done!
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    Welcome!
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    Welcome!
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    I also nitpick my own work heavily. I have learned over the years that dismantling a model and rebuilding it usually doesn’t have a happy ending. If you want the same vessel, you would likely be better off buying a second kit. I typically add mistakes to my lessons learned file and apply those lessons to my next build.
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    Are you talking about the brass pieces for the stern? I tried to sand the top coating off. It didn’t look right so I hit them with acetone to strip their coat of covering off (an old toothbrush works great for that). Then I sealed it with Mod Podge to give the paint something to adhere to. I let it dry for 24 hours and then painted. I didn’t like the initial blue that I painted the stern windows so I painted them black and gloss coated to make them look like glass.
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    The port side cheek mouldings are on and the prow is clear for the figurehead. I will make the figurehead after I finish roughing out the head with the frames and the rails.

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