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I’m now firmly into chapter 3. My upper counter planking went reasonably well, but I’m glad it will be covered up. I chose to leave the window frames natural instead of painting them like some have done. I bought some Testors Grimy Black for the window covers, but I thought it was too light. So I mixed it 50/50 with flat black. I thought that was still too light, until I put it together. Now I think I probably could have gone with the Grimy Black alone. My cap covers came out pretty good except for two that split just a little near the uprights. I haven’t decided whether or not to try to replace them. And lastly, the stern ports are a little out of round, but I’m not done with them.
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Beautiful work, JJ. Your moldings look perfect. I have a question for you and I think I know the answer: Is your cellophane "glass" installed in your quarter gallery windows? It's hard to tell, but I think it has to be there by this point. I'm early in chapter 3 and will be starting the Q galleries soon.
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Those pumps look terrific, WalrusGuy! Your build is beautiful.
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Swan Class by Stuglo - FINISHED - 1:48
Matt D replied to stuglo's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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I'm late to this build, but I'm going to follow so I don't miss your final video. Outstanding work and fantastic videos!
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It was a big day for me today. I finished planking the port side. It came out quite a bit better than the starboard, but I had a lot more experience to work with. It’s not devoid of errors, but I’m pretty happy with it. Here are some photos including before and after WOP. I took the dead on bow and stern photos and you can see that they don’t match up very well. That’s something I’ll try to do better on subsequent models.
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That looks fantastic! It had to be hard, given how tiny it is.
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It looks like cheating to have that little guy paint your model for you. He’s doing an amazing job for you.
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