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Work stuff is done. I cleared off the shipyard tonight and back to work on the Prince de Neufchatel this weekend.
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Bob, I can’t speak for quality of the kit, but your model was a lot of the inspiration for choosing the Prince de Neufchatel as my first scratch build. I also referenced it frequently when I had difficulty interpreting the plans or figuring out how to assemble my model (for instance, figuring out how to attach the stern). So, well done!
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The Prince de Neufchatel is on temporary hold to build some stuff for work.
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If you are using real deadeyes, then I would fix the channels to the hull with steel pins to reinforce them in order to better take the stress of rigging.
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I painted the undersides of all of the gunport lids, green. I also touched up the green on bulwarks and the rest of the fittings. I finished cutting out the scuppers. I’ll paint them when I paint the tops of the gunport lids. Next step is to make the cleats, then finish painting everything. I’m going to go ahead and do all dry brushing, weathering and highlighting as part of this painting. Then I’ll rig the gunport lids.
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24 Gunport lids with nail heads impressed into the strapping. This was much easier than the lids on the Victory.
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Now, I would like to finish my gunport lids and install them. First, I need to use a pounce wheel on the straps. Next, I need to paint the underside of the lids. Then I will install them and paint them. Lastly, I will rig them. However, in order to rig them, I need to make cleats to tie them off to. So, I will make them and install them in the near future.
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I think that I have installed all eyebolts going into the hull. I made more so that I have a reserve of 100 eyebolts for the carriages and masts/yards. If I need more, then I will make them.
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I’ve been moving. My shipyard is at my new house. It is now located in an attached garage. This means that I can have my heavy woodworking tools with it. 😀 I’ve been installing eyebolts. I used all 100 that I made, so I need to make more. I am going to be using British gun rigging because I put an eyebolt on the deck directly behind the gunports, in British fashion. Changing this would cause a bunch of problems since this is a card model. I am going to fully rig my guns. This will make the guns a little more complicated, but that’s okay because the whole point of this project is to learn what I can do. I also figured out how to make my cleats. I’m just carving them from wood. I am going to apply my skills that I’m learning on this build to the Victory. Then I’ll roll straight into the Triton. Here’s where I’m at now:
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I’m on my third copy of “Historic Ship Models” by Zu Monfeld. For me, it is an indispensable reference tool when I need quick answers.
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I bought mine in a three pack of Excel brand pounce wheels on eBay.
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I assembled 24 gunport lids. I am going to use a pounce wheel on the lid straps, like I did on the Victory, to simulate rivets. I think getting the hull done this weekend was a little overly optimistic, lol. The blizzard wasn’t nearly as bad as the news said it was going to be. I had us dug out by the early afternoon. My driveway was dry by evening. Oh, well there’s always next weekend.
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