Kenneth Powell
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Looking good Russ. Nice precision work. Kenneth -
Thanks Russ I hope to varnish the deck sometime this week when the stain completely dries. Kenneth
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Hello Everyone - Just to let you all know what I've been up to the last few months: My son is now an official BSA Eagle Scout. I didn't do any of the work on his 39 merit badges but as a dad I pushed and worked him right up to the end. He's much taller than my 5'1" Also: Once again, I didn't do any of the work but keeping a teenager focused through graduation is a real challenge. The admiral and I are very proud. I would steal a few moments at a time and work on my Rattlesnake. I realized I need to put a finish on the deck before I can mount the guns and I need to build and place the gratings and such before that. The guns almost completed and set on the deck: I want to put a light stain on the deck to minimize the differences in the color of the kit supplied wood. I made a little test sheet: The stain is drying and I will apply a coat of satin varnish on that. More photos to follow. Comments and suggestions welcome. Kenneth
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Russ - It was good to see you at the Wooden Boat Show in Biloxi earlier today. Also nice to see this little gem of a model schooner. Everyone - Photos can't do justice to the intricate detail in this build. Too bad I didn't have a magnifying glass Kenneth
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That is bad news. But, if you want, and you have the rest of the kit, you could use the templates and cut out new parts. Of course, that's up to you. Kenneth
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Just to repeat the obvious - GREAT looking deck. Kenneth
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Alex - Excellent work on your Black Queen. There's a whole world of opportunity and adventure in ship modeling. Take the skills and lessons you've learned and with Antony's help press on to another one. And of course Kudos to Antony Kenneth
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Kenny - JPett is 100% correct; as you've learned already lazer cut doesn't mean accurate cut and some building-up in areas may be required. The decking will cover the false keel and I didn't add anything to it. Let the deck follow the natural curve of the ship. use battens to make sure it will lay true as you lightly sand the bulkheads. Kenneth
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Kenny - I broke several deck beams on my MS Rattlesnake. They are so fragile. Follow the good advice from JPett and MOG and you will do well. You have a real good start. Kenneth
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Thanks all. I hope to try it soon
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Excellent detail on such a small scale - Looks like we could step on board and sail away. Kenneth
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Thanks guys - I'll try both suggestions
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I went on to gun work This is how they are supplied in the kit: A Lazer sheet to pop out and assemble. My progress so far on the 10 that will be seen: My question now is what color should I paint them? The ones that won't be seen are a neutral brown. Red would blend in too much. I want to paint them before adding deadeyes and such. Suggestions welcome. Kenneth
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Looking Good Young Man! Keep up the good work. This build is also one of the best examples of mentoring I've seen. Kudos Antony Kenneth
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Thanks guys for your nice comments. I want to also let everyone know that today is my 26th wedding anniversary (with the same woman!) Kenneth
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JPETT - This looks wonderful, as usual with your high degree of modeling. I really like your timer; it's hard to believe how long it really takes for such an accomplishment. Kenneth
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I finished the anchors: I used card stock from the Admiral's supply and I like the results, but will try the heat-shrink tubing on a project one day. I glued the stock halves together and glued the card stock then painted the shafts and all flat black, then glued the stocks to them. I twisted the largest brass wire from the kit around a dowl and trimmed then encircled with left-over rigging string. Once everything dried and cured I put a layer of varnish over the entire anchors as a layer of protection. I like the results I really must build the guns next. Thoughts and comments welcome
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Excellent start on your Black Queen. And thanks to Antony for his help
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Thanks Bill for looking in and giving the good advise. With so many choices I'll have to think about which one to try. Your anchor looks great by the way.
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Thanks Russ - I will try
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I decided to work on anchors - I don't know why but the urge hit me today when I was looking over things. Like I said before, I will not assemble the anchors as supplied. Hidden on the wooden table in the photo above are pieces of hardwood (walnut?) I trimmed to use as the stock. I will use the supplied pieces as a template then attached to the shank. I will then use small metal strips for the bands. Comments welcome Kenneth
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Everything looks great. An inspiration since you are a little ahead of me. The comment on the boat by JSGerson is correct - don't glue on the bottom piece until all sanding is finished. Thanks - Kenneth
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Thanks guys for looking in. David - I will try the 2-sided tape. Thanks for the idea Scott - I have the other gun pieces removed from the sheet and ready to assemble. I tried to sand the entire sheet down a few millimeters but parts wanted to come out so I stopped. It just seems the carriages are a little too thick for the overall scale of the model. As always, ideas are welcome
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Thanks Guys for looking in. Here are a few more photos. I used my little sanding boot and got good results. Next I'm going to add the ring bolts for the gun the lies half under the forecastle deck because it will be impossible to get to it once the deck is on. Rigging the gun later shouldn't be too hard with small tools. Or am I kidding myself? I've seen other builds where the entire set of guns is set and rigged but the sanding really makes a mess. Ideas are welcome.
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It has been a long time since my last post but this time I have a good excuse; triple by-pass surgery with a patch. My Adrimal, the best admiral in the history of admirals, told me not to go to work but to the doctor. Like any of us men, I went to work, said all I need is rest. She then got my brother to call me at work to convince me to go to the doctor. The rest is a down hill adventure with 5 days in the hospital and 8 weeks home from work. I did manage to read 4 Patrick O'Brian novels. My Admiral was there the whole time and has never left my side. I wouldn't be here without her. Last week I felt good enough to cut deck planks and sand them to size. There was a time I couldn't even stand long enough or use my arms and chest enough to do anything. I cut a pad from 1/16 sheet wood to mount the foward guns to cut back on the tight planking. It will be under the foward deck and no one will see it. So here are some photos. we do need a better camera: I bought extra guns from Model Expo. I know she probably didn't carry 20 but I thought 'What the heck' and I know there is not enough room for crew to move around. I added 1/16 strip instead if wheels to get a better glue joint. A few photos didn't upload so I'll have to adjust and finish later. Comments are very welcome.
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