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Thank you all for the nice comments.
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Nice work. I am glad that I found this log as I am waiting for my own 14 bis . This build log will be a great help.
Ron Gove (aka Papa)
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I have one last belaying point to tie up and put a rope loop on. The model has been in my study for months now and I just can’t get the enthusiasm to clean up that last pin. It looks great as is and one has to look closely to see the loose line. Also I should probably add some more gear in the whale boats. I just totally lost interest.
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Wonderful pictures. Thank you very much
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The belaying key labels on my Gjoa sail plan are all in English except for one pin labeled ørefiken. I assume this is Norwegian as Gjoa was a Norwegian ship. Can someone translate this for me? Google translate isn’t helpful. It says it means cuff or slap on the face.
thanks- mtaylor and Keith Black
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Excellent work as always John.
Sometimes I wonder what the point is of planking a hull that is smoothed to look like a solid hull and then painted. Seems like one has gone to a lot of hard work that is then hidden from view.
Ron
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The hatch was not too difficult other than cutting accurate miters on 1/16 x 1/16 strip wood. That cabin was a problem. The kit provided a solid block of wood that matched the overall dimensions but I struggled with the window frames. Eventually I decided to make them from cards stock and I was lucky enough to have some brass rings in my parts box that were a good fit for the portholes.
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I purchased the kit on eBay quite a few years ago. I am not sure if these pins were original or not. They may be too nice for the period of the kit.
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Gjoa by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 5/32” = 1’ - old solid hull kit
in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1851 - 1900
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That’s a keel clamp to hold a ship model under construction. I will probably just get some brass pedestals but I do like launching way mounts.