Vane
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Yes its that one. Very simple but I have not tried it out yet. We will see how it works soon. -
Details and photoetch... easy to loose these so be careful.
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Soon... first i need some proper rope if I can put this together...
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I am sure I will hate myself for this.... Just got mail...
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Thanks Jason, sorry for late reply but last months I not really been logging in since I have been focused on my plastic models. Hope to pick this up soon. I am not anywhere near coppering yet but I just received a package from Cornwall model boats with the Amati plates (UK is about to leave the EU and there will probably be more expensive to get supplies after that). When I compare my Speedy with my Snake, I realise that the Caldercraft copper will not work on the Diana.
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My Granado is not the top priority for the moment. I never done any treenailing yet, but for every model I try to raise the bar so we will see when I get there.
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The gunports will take some time. Alot of measuring, carving and filing to get this right. I will deviate from the instructions and try to make the ports parallell to the deck so the 18 pounders sets nicely in the middle. I didnt use the template simply because its complete square and that dont go well with her lines.
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I thought the cannons where a bit weak so i decided to upgrade to 18pounders.. nobody will mess with this Speedy on the 7 seas!
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Actually i have ordered new diamond files that are arriving tomorrow. Perhaps they will be up for the task. Otherwise i think there will be a combination of tools from various knifes, small razorsaws to files.
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Its actually quite different to work on Diana when I gotten used to my Speedy build. Everything is so large and instead of finetuning various tiny PE pieces I got to do "hard" woodwork with real tools... both kits have their charm but in completely different ways. Perhaps you can restart the work on your Diana if you not feel comfortable with the MDF.
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And we have a small breakthrough...
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If you are going to use copper or paint white, you only need to get the upper planks perfect. And those are much easier because of less bending.
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Time to mark out the gunports and start drilling. I am deviating from the instructions abit and didnt finish the planking yet. I think its easier to do the upper work on the hull with the ship in its steady rig rather than moving it to the cradle. This kit is very oldschool and you need to do alot of thinking and measuring before cutting away the wrong things. The plans are not exact, more of a guidance on where to place things.
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In my buildlog on the "early" Speedy, I "critizised" some fragile parts in MDF and now they have been replaced by stronger birchwoods in the new edition and in the Flirt kit. So I dont think Chris has any problems accepting input on his designs. But of course, its still just kits that cant be perfectly designed on every count and suite everybody. I cant say I like the look on every lasercutted part that is produced, but generally I really like the Vanguard product strategy to make the build as easy as possible for the builder. If I dont like a part, I always have the option of scratchbuilding it myself. And its great to actually be able to discuss with the designer in real time as the models progress. Not many other companies provide that kind of service....
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Really nice work there on the Speedy! Yes I agree, airbrushing takes the paintjob to a completely new level. Painting a ship with airbrush is also not that difficult. You just need to mask things, but the paint is just straight on. Wooden ships is not the same thing as plastic models where you do various cammo patterns and shades, highlightes and weathering.
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Just a thought, more than 100 ships of the cruizer class was built. I would guess that in the end some of them might have looked slightly different with minor differences than exactly the same like a T-ford.
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First plank done. I decided to deviate abit from the instructions and didnt start from the top. Instead i laid it exactly inline with the deck and hopefully this will make the gunports more easy to set out. I will probably also focus on the upper hull before planking the lower parts simply to benefit from my rig. Now everything is really steady compare to using the building cradle. In the background you can slightly see my other builds. Diana is very large compare to the Speedy. They are all in 1/64 scale.
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Thanks alot. This is the 5th hull that I am building so hopefully I have learnt a one or two things…. If I understand right this was one of the first designs Chris made. Its a really beautiful fregatte and well designed…. buuuuut, its done the old classical way where the builder had to do alot himself. And also, new methods when it comes to making precut parts has come up (such as lasercutting) but this kit relies on old technology so everything dont have that precise fit as i am now used to with my Speedy. Yes agree, it will be really interesting to see once Vanguards start producing some larger kits. My heart cant wait to see that… but my brain hopes it will take looong time so I dont start another build before finalizing what I have already taken on.
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Innerwalls done! Now prepering for 1st planking. Old kit so not a perfect fit, added some mtrl at a couple of places.
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I dont think this is a "Speedy-kit" question. Its more of a generic issue when it comes to rigging and in what order you do it. However, since Speedy is a small kit and only have two masts and less thread to put everywhere i think you can mount them off the ship instead of building them up on the ship. If it was the 1/64 Victory you would probably want to slowly build it up because its so huge.
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The deck is finally scrapted and finished. Most of it wont be that visable so i am kind of satisfied with the result.
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Decided to take a short break from all the tiny details on my Speedy and do some more heavy work on my Diana. I start to be abit tired of looking at its skeleton on the shelf and with some planks will make it look better at least. Soon the first deck is ready. I did use extra ordered maple but the quality was rough so lots of sanding on edges. Decided to keep it simple and not to do any fancy pattern as some other builds here.
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