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  1. Bill97
    Yeah I followed your advice to do that from reading your build. I must not have gotten a good coat on that back inch or two on the stern deck area. I thought about overlaying the deck planks with another layer in that section but think it might show that slight edge difference. Will decide if it matters to me that much.
  2. Bill97
    Well Daniel I have looked back through your build for a comment you made about your build somewhere but can’t find it. Even with all the precautions I took I still ended up getting some light bleed through an area of the deck right above the stern caused by the LEDs I put in to shine out the stern port holes. I also have some light bleed into a couple areas from one section of port hole lights into an adjacent section. I seem to remember you having a similar issue. I think you said there was pretty much nothing you could do about it. That is my thought as well. Maybe turn down the voltage regulator to reduce the LED brightness is all I can think of.
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  4. Bill97
    Thanks gentlemen. Had cataract surgury on my left eye Wednesday a week ago (11 days ago). Right eye scheduled for this Wednesday. Been sorta working with one eye and winking the other 😊.
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    What do you think Professor Daniel? Your instruction got me this far. I put some of the little port hole metal pieces in some of the holes to show my wife how it will eventually look. I told her the plan was to paint them as on the actual ship (as you did). She said she really likes them brass instead of me painting them. She likes a little bling. I guess that is the way I will eventually go.
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  13. Bill97
    After all the double planking, sanding, priming, and drilling out the port holes it is great to see that all my electronics worked. After drilling the holes in accordance with the OcCre diagram i was really happy to see all my interior lights shine. No broken wires or bulbs. As i mentioned before I have two separate circuits for the port holes lights. One circuit has some of the lights on as the actual ship might look at night. The other circuit has the opposite lights on. So i can show either set or all the lights.
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  15. Bill97
    On my 3rd time through sanding, wood filler, sanding, primer, wood filler in shadow areas, sanding, primer, etc, etc, etc . Will eventually get that smooth blemish free surface over the entire hull.
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  17. Bill97
    So let the sanding of the wood filler begin!
  18. Bill97
    Well thank you Ian. I just saw this. I will except the honorary ring even if it is Canadian. Second planking finished and sanded smooth. Now ready to cover all this beautiful woodwork wood putty! 😢 Oh the horror of it all.
  19. Bill97
    Yes Daniel that helps a lot. I looked back and saw the little rain gutters. So just spray the hull at an angle to the port holes will solve that problem. Great idea. Thanks Bill
  20. Bill97
    Daniel I have another curiosity. I looked back to see if I previously asked you this. Seems like we already covered this but maybe not. I looked back in your build to the area where you did your second planking and primer. I was pleasantly surprised to see you did in fact drill out the port holes before painting the hull colors. This is opposite to what the OcCre directions show. I like this for a number of reasons. My curiosity is did you spray the colors are use a brush? How did you avoid paint going through the port holes (if you sprayed) and getting on the LED’s? I see that you painted the port hole inserts instead of leaving them brass.
  21. Bill97
    Second planking finished on starboard side. Now beginning the port side.
  22. Bill97
    As always Marc i just and watch with amazement!
  23. Bill97
    Second planking underway. Slow but steady.
  24. Bill97
    Same here my friend. Impressed with what you are doing with your’s.
  25. Bill97
    Marc have you seen the new limited edition wooden ship OcCre is about to release? It is Soleli Royal. Looks impressive. A bit outside my budget. You could do a beautiful job with it.

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