Micklen32
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Not doing a lot today Being lazy Did a bit of work on the lower mainmast Stuck some stuff on it I think it actually has less bits on it than the foremast I was thinking of doing the wooldings but that went up in smoke when I decided to prepare the guitar body for painting by screwing a length of wood on it to be able to handle it and hang it I also made sure my airbrush was clean So it is depending if the guitar paint arrives or not what happens tomorrow -
Good job Slog and great repair Looks really good Great work as usual
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Had a fantastic night at the theatre last night with The Admiral Solid Gold Sixties 50th Anniversary Celebrating 1963 I was 13 at the time but the music was something else Some of you may not remember some of these groups but we saw. The Fortunes, The Searchers, Brian Poole and Chip Hawkes (Chesneys father) from the Tremeloes, P J Proby and headlining Gerry and the Pacemakers Absolutely fantastic I was so up I managed a bit of work today and finished the Foremast yards Completely done now and ready to fit I have also made a start on the main mast making the top and shaping the lower mast I get the paint for the guitar Monday I hope and then I will be concentrating on that for a bit Once I actually start painting it shouldn't take long as the paint and laquer system is made to work together and coats can be laid down 15 minutes apart The guitar is about ready for painting Took a lot of work but I think I am there It is difficult to tell without laying a coat of paint on there
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OMG I would kill for tools like that And the workroom to use them in Does that do beautiful work or what ❓❓❓ Superb Theo. Superb
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Mine is looking just like that Sjors Well Apart from the main and mizzen masts
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Great work Theo It all looks so realistic Excellent
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Got to have a rest day today Woke up to pins and needles plus cramp in both hands
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That is wierd Sjors as it is not shown on the OcCre site There is another ship they have on their list, the Nuestra, that doesn't appear on the Occre site I don't understand that
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Looks good Adriaan You are definitely right about the windows White would not have looked right I think
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Thank you Tom The first ones I made were more like the one at the top They did not look as good though I finished the first foremast yard It took me a full day as I could not do too much before resting the fingers I had to make most of the blocks as well I would have to say that so far this has been the most difficult part of the build It still needs the fancy bit making to go round the mast and hold it in place At least the next one is a lot more simple
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Well it looks like it should open Great work as usual Tom and thanks for the violin block info
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Yes Theo Beautiful work as usual
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Just to show one of these violin blocks I am making here is a photo Whether I am making it right I don't know I glue the 4mm to a loop then put a spot of glue on the top of the 5mm and glue it to the 4mm then wind around I did try crossing the cotton under the 4mm but I didn't like the way it looked It then looked very much like two blocks 'tied' together Were the violin blocks one piece IRL?????
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Hi Sjors Yes, two more masts to go, eight yards and I think it's called a gaff I make a batch of blocks every now and then trying to remember to run a drill through all the holes I bet when I come to threading the cotton through some will be blocked
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Thank you Alistair It is certainly a striking colour and I hope the translucent candy apple on the front will compliment it They do a translucent candy apple green for the airbrush so I am hoping that will make my life a lot easier Busy again today as well Finished the foremast Very happy with how it went together It wasn't easy though and I will sit down and study the plans to see if there is an easier way I am now working on the first yard for the foremast Seems almost as complicated as the mast with all the stirrups, foot ropes, booms and I don't know what else The work after the hull is built and finished is, I think, the most difficult and I hope rewarding part of the build I am getting Sjors in as soon as I open the bag containing the ropes
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Hi all Just to let you know I have been busy busy I have spent most of the day making these :mellow: They seem to take forever Half the time is spent sanding CA glue off the fingers I have nearly finished the foremast then I have the three yards to make and they are nearly as complicated as the masts Been hard at work on the guitar The photo won't look much different from the other one to the uninitiated Can see that the constant laquer/sanding had brought out some darker areas Also if you compare this to the other photo you will see that this one is much much smoother When the front is perfect I have the sides and back to prepare but they won't take long as the Basswood is much easier to work on Whoops Forgot to show you the neck after copious applications of lemon oil, THE treatment for guitar fingerboards
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Lovely work as usual Slog Totally different from mine again My Bumkins sit ON the gallant rail and have also straightened out a bit after getting them just the right shape Also my cats eyes only have one roller at the top and then that thing at the side Someone did tell me what it's called but I have slept since then
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Thanks a lot Slog I am hoping it will look good I am getting quite close to painting but the problem is I have to save up for it as I busted myself buying the kit
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Coming on very nicely Edward Planking is certainly up to it A bit of work will get it perfect for the top planks I like that idea of using a piece of basswood
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I absolutely refuse to see it Theo Trouble you have seen it
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I see Sjors What were you trying to do Two holes through the mast then a groove between????
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Looking really good Sjors There's an awful lot to do now isn't there??? We seem to be doing things very differently You seem to be just putting the mast sections together whereas I am putting all the extras as it where on prior to construction All ways work I guess
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Thanks a lot Tom and Greg I'll get those violin blocks put together and see if I can reproduce that slot/sheeve These masta and yards look like they will be the most complicated parts of the build
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