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Spooky spoon

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  1. now the propellers are on, I just have to repair part of the aft mast, then rigging can begin, as I have borrowed some rigging thread from a friend I've also included a photo of a 1/350 s-100 schnellboot that I was working on. I'm doing an ocean diorama for it right now, and will create a gallery for it once it's done
  2. It’s really starting to come together . The last thing I have to do is decide whether or not to do rigging.
  3. Some more progress with the railings, unfortunately I’ve ended up spilling a lot of glue on the deck. It’s not too visible, especially from far away, but I definitely need to refine my process
  4. Welcome from another fellow Ontarian! The Wasa is looking fantastic.
  5. Thank you very much. Are there any specific resources you would recommend? I've had a look around here but most of what I found deal more with what to do, instead of how to do it. I've also been looking to buy some books (I know Lee is very highly regarded but it seems to be out of print here). You're right about the start of rigging being a halfway point; I already feel like of learned so much even though I've just done the shrouds.
  6. beautiful work! Simply magnificent. I've been inspired to stop cutting corners with my current build and learn how to do rigging the proper way.
  7. The funnels and cranes have all been painted and attached, and they just need to be weathered. I’m not sure exactly how I’ll weather it yet, but I’ll probably just use some oil paints.
  8. More progress on the rear mast. Where do you usually store these masts so they don’t get damaged?
  9. I've finished everything but the rigging, and I must now decide what to do for sails. It seems that my options are 1. use the kit sails, 2. make my own out of silkspan or paper, and 3. don't use sails at all. I would like to have sails on my ship, but the kit sails are very underwhelming. I would like to try making my own, but this is my first wood kit, and I'm not sure if I'll be able to do a good job. Any advice would be appreciated.
  10. I have replaced on of the bent mast tips, and have started on the first funnel The funnel went very smoothly, although I did end up having to trim the lower railing.
  11. The set of generic brass masts from master models that I ordered have arrived, so I should be able to continue with the masts.
  12. I've been working on this kit for I while now, but I haven't gotten around to starting a log yet. This is my first wooden kit, and I'm pretty pleased with how it's looking so far. The one thing I'm still uncertain about is the sails, because the weaving is way too large.
  13. I've started adding more superstructure. some of it looks a little wobbly, but overall, I think it looks pretty nice.
  14. I built one of the two cranes. It was very difficult to assemble and took many attempts. Unfortunately, one of the pe parts was attached backwards, and thus does not line up with the other. It's not super noticeable, and I think I'll leave it be, as the potential for causing more harm is very high with these thin parts.
  15. I have done some more superstructure. I have decided to leave any railings that require curving off for the present.
  16. I’ve done a little more work on the masts, but some of the mast tips have become bent, as the plastic is extremely thin. I’ve been looking for brass replacements but haven’t found any yet. I’ll leave the masts off until the end, in the hopes that I can find suitable replacements.
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