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Very nice Henrik! Quick question, did you 'glaze' the windows with clear plastic or leave them open? Not sure what to do there... Trent -
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Thanks Henrik, I've got a month or so of solid work to catch up with you. You're unknowingly acting as my guide. Much appreciated and congrats on your build, it's coming along beautifully! Trent
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Very impressive Ian. I'm jealous you're into the rigging. Seeing yours does serve as a good kick in the rear to get focused again. Thanks! T
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Speaking of tedious work, I'm back at it on a pretty regular basis, but did jump ahead to the cannon work. Neither here nor there, but here are the heavy guns waiting for deck assignment....
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Now back in California, and over last winter and into this spring I focused on the wales and the sides. I found myself messing up the upper wale and having to redux it, but it ended up ok I think. I also found myself painting and repainting the sides quite a bit obsessing about slight imperfections (hope I don't run out of Yellow Ochre or Black).
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A long overdue catch up post....Like most, the last year has been a little nuts, but working on my Aggie has been very therapeutic. It's made the 3100km journey from Carlsbad, CA to Central Saskatchewan twice now (and survived intact). Picking up from my last post(s), I was quite happy with my hull planking and may be crazy, but quite enjoyed the mindless work of coppering the bottom. I did this while up north during a couple of government mandated quarantines following some travel: Here are a couple of reference picts from last summer for reference. More to come.... Trent
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HMS Agamemnon by Kusawa2000 (Mike Draper) - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Slightly modified version
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Thank you Sjors. I very much enjoyed your build log and I'm sure it will help me a lot. You bring up a great point. I'm not sure where I will keep mine. I suppose my wife will have something to say about that...? Cheers, Trent
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Thank you Scott. She has been a pleasure to build and a fantastic COVID lockdown remedy. I highly recommend the kit. The only errors are from my inexperience not the materials or instruction. All the best and cheers! Trent
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Just a quick update after a few months up north. I finally knocked out the second planking and added the wales. Cutting our the gun port trim was much more challenging that expected. On retrospect, I think I should have marked out the outlines or used a jig of some kind. Doing it by eye and hand led to a few of the port frames being larger than others. Likely won't be too noticeable, but not perfect. Also, as noted by others, I was shocked at the difference in how she appears in real life vs. camera phone picts. I promise is doesn't look this rough in the flesh (the waterline is actually quite a bit straighter at the stern than it appears in the photo). Now likely a month or so of laying copper plate.... Trent
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Looks good Henrik. I like the shorter planking, I should have done that on retrospect. Can I ask how your are leaving the recommended 1mm border around the lower ports? I ran the planks over the openings and then cut to the inside dimensions and finally tried to cut in the 1mm by sight. Doesn't seem very accurate or neat though. Trent
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Hi Cosmo, Sorry for the delay as we just made it up north early Sunday and we were settling in. I didn't have trouble with splitting, but my planks were soaked for at least 8 hours so there were pretty wet. I did end up inserting maybe 2mm or so into the bulkheads using small pliers vs a hammer, so maybe that helped? Kind of used a twist and push technique. Slightly thinner brads would have been ideal, but I couldn't find any. Let me know how it goes. Trent
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Well, heading North tomorrow. 26 hours of drive time and we'll be back in the north woods. Working remotely does come with perks, usually our trip north wouldn't be until early July. Looking forward to the peace and quiet to knock out some work on the Aggie. The Starboard second planking is essentially done. Just needs some sanding, filling, wale painting and the gun ports TLC. I actually really like the Walnut. Shame to paint it. Trent
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Despite being a little tedious, I think you will enjoy doing the 2nd planking. It gives the kit a much more finished look, quite satisfying. I've almost finished the Starboard 2nd planking except for cleaning up the gun ports and re-filling the quarter gallery boundaries. The Walnut on the hull looks so good I almost hate to paint it. I'll be taking a bit of a break as we drive 26 hours north back up to Canada, so I'm guessing you'll be back in the lead straight away. All the best in the meantime. Trent
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Looking forward to seeing your final-final product and learning along the way. Heading out tomorrow for the 26 hour drive north. We're not quite heading as far as Whitehorse, but closer. It will be good to be back north of 49 again. All the best and thank you again for the template. Trent
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Hi Cosmo, Thank you and I might as well be new as well given my 30 year holiday away from building. As for the brads, I found them at a local Home Depot. They are 1/2x19 (not sure of the metric size). I would go smaller if I could have found them. Also, they appear to be carbon steel, so if you are soaking your planks, they rust a bit, making re-use a potential issue, but minor. As an aside, I did try to order specific plank holders from Micro-mark hobby tools, but they have been on back order for months and never ended up getting delivered. All the best and good luck with your project. Trent
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