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All trim is on now. The edge painting is moving slowly, but is about half done. I shouldn’t have waited this long, but I hadn’t really planned on using this for a display model until a couple days ago. The Admiral decided she really liked it, so this is no longer just a sacrificial study model for the Magenta. Solferino will be rigged with wood blocks, deadeyes and get real sails. I was already going to make wood masts and yards, because it’s easier to make them from wood than card. I cleaned up the gaps in the bow and fixed the bad spot on the deck where I set the model, upside down, on my glue stick during the early stages of the model. It’s looking a lot better. The next step will be to seal the entire model. The hull itself will then be done. Everything else from here on out will be a matter of fittings. I will edge paint and seal each assembly prior to installation from now on.
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Happy New Year, everyone! It’s been a busy end of the year here. I relocated my shipyard into our upstairs loft. Put some of the trim on the bulwarks: Once the rest of the trim is on, I’m going to mix paints and have an edge painting (painting the white edges of the card) and touch up party. And then seal the entire model.
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Once I finalize the bulwarks, I am going to paint all edges and problem areas and then seal my work in.
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Merry Christmas Everyone! Working aft to forward on the bulwarks: I discovered a mistake. I failed to stagger the pieces building up the cabinet at the stern, so the stern bulwarks will not be angled correctly. Oh well, chalk that up to learning, lol. The stern for Magenta will be built according to the original plans and have the raised grating platform instead of the cabinet.
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Yes, after reflection, I am going to solder it up from some .020” anodized steel wire. I have never tried soldering steel wire, but I am pretty good at soldering electrical stuff. So, we will see how this goes. I need to learn how anyhow, because I have been enjoying the Solferino and developing the plans for the Magenta. There’s quite a lot of metalworking involved in anything built from the later half of the 19th century. And, the French Ministry Of Defense’s website has many more mid to late 19th century warships on it. We’ll see how this iteration goes, but…I may need to build more.
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Looking good! Self-adhesive contact paper with the wood grain like you use for cabinets works great!
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