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In the process of smoothing the planking and filling in hollow spots. Just under 4 months since I started the planking and I was in Colorado for a month so nothing was done in the shipyard.
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I sanded the planks above the plank shear smooth as well as sanding the existing plank shear flush to the planks. In the photo a new ersatz plank shear is being glued on.
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Looks fantastic
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I am making progress on the deck furnishings as I smooth the hull of the C W Morgan (which build log will be updated in a few days). The stairway on the engine room, which goes to the yet to be built pilot house, was quite a challenge.
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Give Diesel a belly rub from me.
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I love the dog on your avatar pic. 😀. Name?
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Model is 1/72, a Fujimi kit. Thanks for the offer, but I am quite happy with the empty cockpit.
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Your work always amazes me Dan. And you make it look so easy.
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I’d say not wrong, but I’m not in charge. Do as many as you can! Like you I need multiple models going to fill in the time when glue and paint is drying or I get bored with something. Currently I am building the C W Morgan, City of Pekin, A6 A Intruder, Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra (incidentally a horrible poorly fitting kit I have been messing with for ages) and a Guillows de Havilland Beaver stick and tissue kit. I am only doing logs for the two ships as this is after all a ship model site. I will post the occasional non ship kit progress in the Shore Leave section
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Very clever clamping idea for the stem. I’ll have to remember this!
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The wale is also a problem. It is not consistently proud of the upper planks. Probably can fix this with very careful sanding.
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Thanks for the advice. I had pretty much decided to sand the plankshear down and put on a piece of strip wood. I tried just building up the low sections with smaller lengths but it looks messy. Better to sand it all out and add a new piece.
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Hmmm. A bit out of focus. I will have to try again.
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I recently started my Fujimi A 6A intruder Knight Riders kit that has been on my shelf for at least 25 years. This is the seat module. The kit included pilot and navigator figures but I lost the head of one 😯. I decide just to omit them.
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Finished captain’s cabin/galley waiting to be glued into place.
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Right on! I doubt that anyone who looks at the model will have a set of templates to check that the hull exactly matches the prototype. If it looks good it is good. Don’t obsess over the exact shape. When I made my Young America, Newsboy, and the Essex, once I had a smooth hull I was happy. I never worried if the shape was exact.
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When I started my Caldercraft Granado several years back I had the same impression. This is just a plastic kit made of wood instead of plastic. I built the Young America, Newsboy, and Essex from yellow box kits. Much more satisfying than today’s laser cut kits, though I’ve done my share of those! The instructions in the yellow box kits were like: take the pieces of wood and turn them into a ship. Refer to the plans for hints. Also be prepared to purchase 1000s more blocks as we don’t give you nearly enough.
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Yes, I agree. I haven't seen a build log for it before. It is a model I've wanted to build for a long time; mainly because when I first discovered Model Shipways around 1966 or so, the City of Pekin was about the only kit I could afford. Never did purchase it though since I was lusting after the Young America kit. My new wife got me the YA as a wedding present! I found the current CoP on eBay a couple years ago and it has in my stash daring me to start it.
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That is a good idea. I used a thin brass strip, rounded the edges and gave it a twist. I think I will try your wire idea.
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Looks like I need to touch up some of the paint.😑
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Starting the deck cabins. I made a half dozen forward cabins before I was happy with result shown here. The port and starboard walls of the captain’s cabin are shown under construction.
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