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  1. Bill97
    A sponge tub Henry? Oh no I thought thought the 10 of them were fire buckets. A painted and weathered them to resemble fire buckets. I even added a handle and a few drops of clear resin to resemble water in the bucket. I guess I could still place them as instructions show and call them sponge tubs. Looking at it now I imagine the scale would be a little too big for a crewman to pick up and toss on a fire. Oh well I now have 10 sponge buckets with a handle. 😊
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    Ok Henry next head scratcher question. There are 3 barrels that come with the kit. Two have stands and valve at the bottom. One would assume they are for water. Then there is this odd barrel with a big hole in the side of it that goes on the forecastle. What in the world is it for?
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    Thanks Henry. I knew there was as no way I could as doing to be able to pant the he grating.
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    Henry rather than trying to simulate grating on the chicken coops with paint, which I am sure my attempt at it would have looked terrible, I came up with another idea. I have some window screen cloth left over from when I did some repairs. I decided to cover the clear plastic coops with the screen cloth and cut thin strips off .01 Evergreen to resemble a wood frame. I think they came out all right!
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    Thanks Henry. Never thought about their being chicken coops on the ship, but it does make since. That will be tricky painting them to simulate grating. Now that I know what they are I will try the same.
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    Henry can you tell me what these parts are, what they make, and were positioned on the decks? Heller completely surprised me having these parts clear plastic like window material, but then direct they be painted. The instructions picture I included just shows it being randomly placed on he decks.
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    Gentlemen all the decks are in place! At each side of the cabin fronts I added a strip of thin Evergreen as trim to cover the small space between the cabin faces and the bulwark. I think it gives a more finished look. I am pleased with it so far. Looks like I am now moving toward some more tedious work with the small cannons and the gun barrel hatches. Marc I am studying your hatch cover enhancements and considering giving that a try.
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    Added the Forecastle deck and the same level deck at the aft of the ship. Is it also called forecastle, I don’t remember? Raised the hatch grates just as I did in the deck below. Decided to paint the bottom member of the two railings blue. I think it adds a bit of pop to the decks
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    Finished installing all 12 show cannons on this deck. Got them rigged with the in and out haulers and the breeching rope. As we have all noted 2.5mm blocks are just a tiny bit too big. Would have liked a bit more space between them. But it does illustrate how the hauls work. This was definitely time consuming. I know there are 16 more show smaller cannons on the upper decks. I may venture into maybe looking at some 2mm blocks for them, not sure.
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    I know this is an artistic decision but I am curious what is more appropriate. I am painting the rails that go at the edges of the different decks as I proceed verticle. In some builds I see builders have painted the balusters red along with the top and bottom rails (everything red). In other builds I have seen the top and bottom rails red and the balusters gold, are some other color. That combination makes for a nice visual contrast but may be completely inaccurate.
  11. Bill97
    Marc I so so very well understand and commend you for your care and effort! I did not know you were on a European cruise. I just thought you flew to Paris on a trip with your dad. A really interesting thing one of the counselors we had when my mom went through this said in response to us saying she is not herself today was “Oh no, she is being herself, just herself at a different time and place!” I have always remembered that. Sometimes it helped, and sometimes not. Thanks for your reply about the gussets and beams. Safe and joyful journey my friend. Bill
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    Marc I hope all is going well with your trip to Paris with your dad. Will look forward to sharing bits with us on your return. I am interested in something you did during your build and wonderful you would mind to share a little of your thought process as to why you did it? I am finishing up the installation and rigging of the show cannons. When I take a break from that I am looking ahead to my next task. That is going to be installing the forecastle deck and the corresponding deck (whatever it is called) at the aft end of the ship. I see in your build you added some pieces you made to this task. You have additional knees, beams, and what I think you called gussets? Was this because you created a new decks for this application? Wondering if this is something you recommend? I am of course using the deck sections included with the kit. They seem satisfactory as far as stiffness.
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    Merci. 😊
  14. Bill97
    Completed rigging the he 6 show cannons n the starboard side. The 2.5mm blocks are a bit crowded but the display does show the working of the in and out hauls. Not perfect but I am satisfied.
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    Alex I have to admit that does sound like an adventure I would enjoy working with someone else on. At least a two person job, me as the second hand to someone that new exactly what they were doing. And in their shop. No room to work on such a project in my little home.
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    YYes I do mtaylor. It is a Robert Taylor in the index that is working on the OcCre Endeavor. I apologize for the mix up. 😊
  17. Bill97
    Good afternoon. I am giving some thought to building the wood model Endeavor. I have built several very detailed plastic models and have the logs here on MSW. The Heller HMS Victory and Le Soleil Royal are just two. Both of which took or will take a couple years to complete. I have decided I want to attempt a wood model and really like the Endeavor. For some reason I am really drawn to the OcCre version. Before I make such a huge purchase I am curious what you he builders if this model think and recommend. Would you mind to share your general review? It would be greatly appreciated.
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    Good afternoon. I am giving some thought to building the wood model Endeavor. I have built several very detailed plastic models and have the logs here on MSW. The Heller HMS Victory and Le Soleil Royal are just two. Both of which took or will take a couple years to complete. I have decided I want to attempt a wood model and really like the Endeavor. For some reason I am really drawn to the OcCre version. Before I make such a huge purchase I am curious what you he builders if this model think and recommend. Would you mind to share your general review? It would be greatly appreciated.
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    Good afternoon. I am giving some thought to building the wood model Endeavor. I have built several very detailed plastic models and have the logs here on MSW. The Heller HMS Victory and Le Soleil Royal are just two. Both of which took or will take a couple years to complete. I have decided I want to attempt a wood model and really like the Endeavor. For some reason I am really drawn to the OcCre version. Before I make such a huge purchase I am curious what you he builders if this model think and recommend. Would you mind to share your general review? It would be greatly appreciated.
  20. Bill97
    Good afternoon. I am giving some thought to building the wood model Endeavor. I have built several very detailed plastic models and have the logs here on MSW. The Heller HMS Victory and Le Soleil Royal are just two. Both of which took or will take a couple years to complete. I have decided I want to attempt a wood model and really like the Endeavor. For some reason I am really drawn to the OcCre version. Before I make such a huge purchase I am curious what you he builders if this model think and recommend. Would you mind to share your general review? It would be greatly appreciated.
  21. Bill97
    Good afternoon. I am giving some thought to building the wood model Endeavor. I have built several very detailed plastic models and have the logs here on MSW. The Heller HMS Victory and Le Soleil Royal are just two. Both of which took or will take a couple years to complete. I have decided I want to attempt a wood model and really like the Endeavor. For some reason I am really drawn to the OcCre version. Before I make such a huge purchase I am curious what you he builders if this model think and recommend. Would you mind to share your general review? It would be greatly appreciated.
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    mtaylor I have been reading through your OcCre Endeavor build. You are doing a great job with it. What is your opinion of it? I am sort of leaning toward the OcCre Endeavor.
  23. Bill97
    Henry I like your coils draped over the cannons. I first attempted that but mine came no where close to looking like your’s. I know one of the problems was that I was trying to do it with the extra length of the falls I had already threaded through the forward block. You were wise enough to make them off the ship. Marc I am glad for you and your dad that he is enjoying the trip. Best of luck on your quest of the Gilded Ghost.
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    Thanks gentlemen for your comments. All this feedback will go into my long range decision making. Roger I am not sure if I have reached a plateau on plastic or not. I may be blind to what is still out there I am not aware of. Having built the Heller HMS Victory, which took me nearly 2 full years to complete working easily 25-30 hours a week on it, and now 4 months into the Heller Le Soleil Royal, I am fascinated by the detail I can work with at this scale. I know Revell and other manufacturers have ship models in the 1/96 scale, which are great as well. I have built their USS Constitution and Cutty Sark. But they were not as detailed and fewer parts. Of course with the skills I have gained I could also purchase another model of this scale and bash it to a much higher level. So many options for future tasks. I am starting to get the feeling that maybe the Endeavor may be a big jump for my first wood model.
  25. Bill97
    Thanks Marc. Just going to have to live with the out of scale blocks. How is it going in Paris?

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