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The bulkheads are completely enclosed now. How cool is that? It looks fantastic, Rusty!- 642 replies
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The darkened glue worked really well. Your joints looks great!
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Hi Jon. My first ship model was the Virginia 1819 by Artesania Latina. There are a lot of build logs for it and many of us did it as a first wooden ship model. It has the big advantage of being double planked, which makes it much easier to get a good looking hull. If you read through those build logs, you’ll see that it takes six months to a year to build. So keep that in mind with your gifting plan. Whatever you choose, read as many build logs for that kit as you can find. I would never have finished without the things I learned on this site.
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I know how you feel, Bob. I never get enough time to spend on Winnie and I think about her all the time. Your work is beautiful! This looks like really fun work to do.
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Those coils look really good. Thank you for showing your method, too!
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It looks really nice, Travis. You’ve added some neat extras that really make it something special.
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It’s beautiful, Guillermo!
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Thanks, Edward. I hope things are getting better for you wrt the pandemic. Thanks also for the likes. The more I look at it, the happier I am with the starboard planking. I think I was only seeing the flaws at first. But picturing more progress in my mind, I think it will come out pretty nice.
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Great review, James. This is definitely on my wishlist for several builds down the road.
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Those look gorgeous, John. I’m sorry you’ve been struggling with arthritis. It must be frustrating.
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I’ve finished planking the starboard side. This is the second hull I've planked and my first attempt at single planking. So I’m pretty happy with it. That said, there are several mistakes that will be obvious to this group. I had to take off and redo several pieces in the first belt near the stern because I had not faired bulkheads 27 and 28 enough. The bend at that spot kept getting worse the closer I got to the stern post. I have given thought to shelving the project, but I can’t do it. I really want to finish it. I the worst case, I’ll feel compelled to build another copy down the road.
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It looks great, Chris. That sail looks really nice. Did it come with the kit or did you scratch build it?
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Your Winnie is looking great, Bob! And happy belated birthday, too.
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I had no idea you could use blackening solution on the white metal in kits like this. I thought it only worked on brass. I'm glad to know this for next time.
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Chuck, I'm going to get so spoiled on this project that I won't be able to build any other kits!
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Your anchors turned out great! The chains are a nice change from the kit.
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Peter, your model is looking great! Are you going to make your own ladder stringers? Also, are those the cannons that came with the kit? They look really nice.
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I haven’t built the Syren, but I’m pretty sure this section of decking will be under a grate and not very visible. If you want a different look on the rest of the decking, you will be the only one who knows this looks different. I usually test finish options on a small sample build-up so I know what it will look like before I commit it to the model.
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Really nice work on your rigging, Travis. I made sails for mine also, but didn’t do nearly as good of a job. Yours look terrific!
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2021 NRG CONFERENCE
Matt D replied to kurtvd19's topic in NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD - News & Information
I have to post this, Kurt. This is me swimming in Lake Superior earlier today! And I’m still alive. It was cold by a lot of people’s standards.
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That looks great. How tricky was the last strake? It looks like it was in the middle or near the top of the third belt. How did you decide on that spot? I’m asking because I’ll be getting there in a month or so and I can’t see it in my mind yet.
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This kit looks incredible! I'm going to follow and I look forward to seeing this beauty come together. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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