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Finished first planking later. Not terrible for my first time but a “little” filler was used to smooth things out.
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Have you guys found a color/stain you like for B1/2? I tried Varsthane maple (too orange) and now red oak. What do you think?
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Wingnut Wings Albatros fighter by RustyNail123
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I love WNW kits and have this one pending. I always enjoy building their engines. There is just something about these old planes. Your build is amazing. -
This looks great. I’ve had bad experiences with Italeri kits in the past but this looks like a Tamiya from the pictures. Love these old cars.
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To get into the mood for this build, I’m listening to “In the Kingdom of Ice”, about a polar voyage. Holy moly the suffering of those people. Makes you appreciate central heating on a -10 day.
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I used good ol’ Tightbond 1. It gives you a little time to move things around but grabs nicely. Easy water clean up unlike CA. I penciled a few planks before laying them down but it just didn’t seem to show up enough to be worth the effort. Maybe next time I’ll use a graphite stick instead of a pencil. Painting - depends on how much I muck up the planking. I’d really like to keep it natural but we shall see.
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I am late to the terror party but I figured I’d add my build log to the pile and see what happens. Bulkheads went up easy and the deck was pleasing to build. I penciled in the caulking. The YouTube videos show some sanding after this but it just seemed to smear my pencil around so I aborted this plan. Sprayed with satin urethane. Then set out to label all the parts. One huge difference between ship and plastic models (at least for this one) is the “parts” list seems to be all the parts you need for each sub-assembly and not a straight list of parts in the kit. I seem to go back and forth between that list and the directions constantly. I also seem to have a brown E8 for whatever reason. Thanks I guess?
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I asked the google about aliphatic glue because I had no idea what that was. Seems like just carpenters glue?
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I did the same thing and built the bluejacket whaleboat first. A good intro.
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I just got this kit in today and will be following along with your log. I’d love if you have any tips along the way as this is only my second build.
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Were those mini plants part of the kit? They look great. Why do some sand off the laser char? Is it an appearance thing or something else?
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Final push to finish this week. Sails were done by hand and show how bad I am at sewing. The brown paint is too dark but it hides some flaws. Rigging was simple in theory but still have so much to learn. Overall, I’m ok with this first try and an eagerly looking to do another with some experience under my belt.
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Also made some oars and a minuscule harpoon for the first time ever. All seems a little amateurish compared to the other builds I have been checking out but that’s why we are here, right?
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Making some progress but holy learning curve Batman. I think the thwart knees are too chunky.
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Getting organized. Started planking on the formers. Seems I was a bit off even though I swear things were level when I started. Picture #5 shows the obvious problem. I’ll try to trim things down and even them out. Hopefully once painted my shame will be hidden.
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Starting small but already things have gone a bit off. This is my first wooden boat and just learning the jargon has been one of the hardest parts. I’ve read Ansel’s whaleboat book and I’m looking up words like when I was struggling mightily Russian class back in college; clumsy cleat? thwart? Here goes nothin.
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Well, you all made me do it. So many good looking ships, I had to get involved. I have gotten back into doing plastic models and figures for the last year and, much like others here, decided to take the jump to ships. This has been said many times but holy cow, there are some beautiful ships on this site. Currently struggling with just learning the jargon and am planning to start with a whaleboat from Bluejacket. I’m originally from the northeast USA and grew up around decaying whaling towns so it just seemed right. Thanks for being such a welcoming community.
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