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  1. TKAM
    One question I have for anyone. Although the photo etched brass looks really slick on the transom I still like the idea of having a ship's name on the stern. What would this armed longboat have been shore based? Or if it came from a ship what name, what ship would be a good choice?
  2. TKAM
    Gluing the keel pieces and false keel pieces together. I'd advise doing it on top of wax paper or aluminum foil so you don't glue the whole shebang to your work surface (ask me how I know this).
  3. TKAM
    I started with sanding off the laser char on the keel (two pieces) and false keel (two pieces). Those other four pieces are the simple display base which is included in the kit.
  4. TKAM
    What's really cool is the etched decorations for the wales and stern transom.
  5. TKAM
    The scale is 1:24 but it's small enough to only measure 26 inches from stem to stern. The wood parts are all basswood as most MS kits are, the quality is good. The white metal parts are plentiful and realistic looking. The only thing I'm going to replace are the barrels which really should be wood, as well as the bucket. The rigging line is the same cheap-ish nylon stuff in all MS kits as well as the single hole blocks, I'll replace both of those with Chuck Passaro's stuff.
  6. TKAM
    I finally finished Syren after two years and five months so I started a smaller project as a "breather" before I launch into another multi-year build.

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