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  1. GrandpaPhil
    Roel, Thank you very much! The railings and the support structure for the top decks are now in place and awaiting some paint work:
  2. GrandpaPhil
    Here is a current picture of my Prince de Neufchatel along with the type of sealant used (or equivalent). I built it six years ago. The hull has aged well.
  3. GrandpaPhil
    I used my standard sealer, a basic acrylic sealant for my last two coppered hulls. It works beautifully and both hulls have aged well and developed a patina.
  4. GrandpaPhil
    Thank you both very much for the comments! Thank you everyone for the likes and for stopping by! The railings are very time consuming, but definitely worth it! Speaking of which: After several hours of cutting, this one is ready for installation!
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    Very nicely done!
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    Welcome!
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    Mark, Thank you very much! I have been enjoying this one quite a lot! This is only my second predreadnought, the first was an Encore Olympia, and has been a learning curve. Thank you very much! Cutting out more railings:
  8. GrandpaPhil
    Very nicely done!
  9. GrandpaPhil
    The Endeavour looks great!
  10. GrandpaPhil
    The yacht is looking really good!
  11. GrandpaPhil
    The second deck of the forward tower now has all deck houses: Next, I need to build up and add the rest of the support structure for the top deck and then make the railings.
  12. GrandpaPhil
    The first deckhouse of the next deck:
  13. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
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    Excellently done!
  15. GrandpaPhil
    I received an email from Occre about a new kit coming out! It has something to do with the Pirates of the Caribbean!
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    Very nicely done!
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    Welcome!
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    LOL! Indeed I do!
  19. GrandpaPhil
    The next deck is on: The silhouette is growing: Here’s the next deck’s worth of pieces:
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    Welcome!
  21. GrandpaPhil
    The other side is on: Time to paint and move up to the next deck!
  22. GrandpaPhil
    Thank you very much! That had to be an intimidation tactic back in the day. Yes, I am cutting out all the voids. It’s just normal printer paper that I sealed on both sides. It’s labor intensive, but so worth it. OC, Thank you very much!
  23. GrandpaPhil
    OC, Thank you very much! Mark, Thank you very much! The layering up (or stacking) is sometimes also referred to as laminating the card. It is used for both strength and to make up the thickness as would be seen with a wood model. The extra is needed on this one because I have a visible sagging where the forward main deck connects to the amidships portion (aka damage control) that is affecting the upper works. Paint should hide the extra card on the next deck pretty well prior to installation. For the railings, I am using the method recommended by the owner of Digital Navy in an article that used to be on his website. I traced everything out, then cut the railings out in a block and fitted/pre-shaped them, to include scoring. Then I cut them out VERY carefully and glued them down. I also made the two aft ladders as part of this. Everything will be painted in place. I think for these that will be easier due to strength concerns.
  24. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
  25. GrandpaPhil
    Thank you very much! I added the rest of the interior structures/structural pieces to the first deck of the bow tower: To ensure alignment of the aft structural pieces, I also made the second deck and test fitted it: The forward part is 1mm thicker than the aft part to absorb the slight offset seen in the first deck from the main deck. Next up: some homemade photo etch railings made of paper and two ladders to finish out the first deck!

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