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Hello! After life has gotten in the way for too long, I have finally been able to find some time to blow the dust of my model and make a little headway.. Spent quite some time to get my bearings and figure out where I left off and what to do next.. I decided on cutting holes and fixing the catheads inplace. The kit part is a oversized plywood piece that leaves a lot to be desired... So I figured I'll scratchbuild theese. I had some 4x4 mm that I used and drilled/milled some holes/grooves to fake some sheaves.. I added some styrene strip to imitate iron bands, and brass nails for the sheaves. Also added a eyebolt for the end of the hoist tackle. I removed this again because I think it is easier to "splice" the rope in a loose eyebolt rather than one fixed to the model. Then added some paint.. Made the innfill pieces, glued it all inplace and painted and voila! my interpretation of Lynx's catheads are done! Next I think will be the rudder. Another plywood piece that I might end up scratch building. Gaffrig.
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Wow! I’m late to the party! This build has gone completely under my radar… Great looking build! I’m building the same kit, and have had a lot of the same issues you have had. Life has got in the way for me for too long, but now I’m gonna dust of my kit and try to make some headway! Keep up the good work! All the best! Gaffrig.
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Could tops just mean topsides? Meaning the rails? Just a thought. Gaffrig.
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Gregory, that’s a good tip, thank you, I’ll look at build logs for those and see what I find. Gaffrig.
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Gregory, the source is just looking at different builds here on the forum, and the thread carriage gun rigging has a few sketches. (Can’t get the link in here for some reason but search and you shall find!) Alan, thank you for the pictures, the extra ringbolt there seems closer to the gunport than I have seen in other pictures. The plot thickens… 🤣 Gaffrig
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Could it be that in ships with equal distance between gunports, there is an extra eyebolt in the middle between two ports used by both adjacent guns for pointing? Gaffrig.
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Hi Gary. That is an interessting point, makes alot of sense to have both. Thank you for your input! Gaffrig.
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Hi Alan. Yes, this seems to be the dominant way it is done. I’ll likely go for this way. Thank you! Gaffrig.
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Hello all. I’m currently working on my model of Lynx, and would like to drill the holes and install eyebolts and ringbolts for the gun tackles and breech ropes before I start «cluttering» up the deck with various bits and pieces. My question is where do I put them? Looking around various builds here it seems to be several ways to do this. Many models have them above eachother in area 1 and 2 in my pic below, whereas some have the gun tackle eye bolts moved further away from the gunport in approx. Area 3 and 4. The plans/instructions are useless here as there is no rigging on the guns at all. Hoping to draw from the immense knowledge from this site to get an answer to this before I start drilling! Gaffrig.
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October 21, launching day of uss constitution?
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I need help, Pen Duick, Artesania Latina, old version
Gaffrig replied to Belco's topic in Wood ship model kits
Hello. I found this on youtube, haven't looked through all, but maybe you can find what you need there? Gaffrg. -
I need help, Pen Duick, Artesania Latina, old version
Gaffrig replied to Belco's topic in Wood ship model kits
Hello. You can find the instructions at artesania latinas webpage. Tried to copy the link here, but it didn’t work. Gaffrig. -
Hello Dan. Thank you! I used the materials supplied in the kit. They are listed as lime tree, so I guess that it’s limewood! I used a product called finishing oil from the manufacturer Liberon, and this brought out a nice level of detail and glow in the wood. Gaffrig
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Hello all! Thanks for looking in and commenting and liking. It’s very inspiring! I had planned to start the deck gratings/coamings but decided to try finishing the gunport lids that is closed first. Didn’t really have a plan for how to do this other than a general idea. Made the port lids of scrapwood and cut a groove where they overlap eachother. I decided to use styrene strip and rod to make the hinges. I imprinted with an awl on the backside to imitate bolts. Glued them on with ca glue, added eyebolts and painted.. And added eyebolts on the inside aswell. I think I have found the way to do these, as I think the result is acceptable. I have also given the red another coat of paint after sanding the deck. I first brushed a coat of matt varnish along the masking tape to avoid bleeding. This worked great! No bleed at all. Recomended! Gaffrig.
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Very nice planking. Great job! Looking forward to see the build progress. Gaffrig.
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Ronald-V, thank you! The nibbing is quite time consuming and fiddly work, but worth the effort I think.
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Tom, thank you!
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Hello all! Thanks for taking the time to look in and liking! Have finished the deck... Gave it a round of scraping. And sanding.. And a coat of oil.. Ended up quite ok I think. Looking through the stern porthole.. And a overview. Funny how the colours change with the light. Now I need to clean up the hatches and start on the frames/gratings. I also need to touch up the red paint after sanding the deck. Gaffrig.
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Hello! Many thanks to all for looking in and the likes. Just a small update today. Working on the deck, plank by plank.. Gaffrig.
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Hello all! Thank you for looking in and the likes! Work progressing slowly.. First coat of paint on the caprail. Started on the deck. Using pencil for caulking and following a four step butt planking pattern. (hatches very rough cut for now) Gaffrig.
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Hello all! Work progressing slowly.. Finished up the stern gunports, got the knee/strengthening piece inside the transom glued inplace and finished the caprail. Next I think will be the deck, or maybe gunport lids. Haven’t decided yet! Gaffrig.
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Hello! I’ve made the caprails and glued on to one side. The other dryfitted in this picture. I then thought it would be a good idea to make the «strengthening piece» (for lack of a better word) on the inside of the transom first. This piece is not mentioned in the kit but appears in the model I use for reference. (Marked in green) So I glued some pieces of wood together and started chipping away, and this is how it turned out.. Then before mounting it inplace I decided to cut the gunports in the transom first. One port cut out, the piece painted and test for fit in relation to the gunport. Both gunports cut out.. (Looking closer at the picture I see one is slightly bigger than the other! Need to adjust this!) Now I need to clean up the edges and line the gunports. Then I can fix the piece and finish the caprail. Slowly getting on with the build, but I’m not in a race, I enjoy every minute of it! Gaffrig.
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Thank you! The truth is it’s been on hold for quite some time.. Gaffrig
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Hello. I tried this on my model the Henriette Marie, and it worked out great! Sails turned out more realistic than cloth in my opinion. Will definetly use this method on my next model with sails. (see gallery for more pictures) Gaffrig.
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