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  1. Freebird
    Excellent! Thank you! Cheers …. Rick
  2. Freebird
    Chuck, quick question. Before I start on painting, is it ok to put a coat of WOP on? Cheers …. Rick
  3. Freebird
    Ahoy All! After being a landlubber for the summer, I’m back! Work has once again resumed on Medway. I will say that my skills have tarnished some, not unexpected. When I left off, I had installed the starboard riser. This weekend I installed the port riser, made/fitted the last thwart and started on the cockpit seats. I still need the nail the port riser and add some WOP. it feels great to be back in the dockyard! Pictures to follow. Cheers … Rick
  4. Freebird
    Tim, Thank you for the intel! Far too simple! Thanks again! Best Regards …. Rick
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    Tim, Beautiful, beautiful model! Just one question. I understand your method of blackening the wood, but how did you do the blue? It’s so totally awesome! Best Regards …. Rick
  6. Freebird
    More progress, nails applied and drying on starboard side and risers clamped to start shaping. Best Regards …. Rick
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    That looks very nice, Bob. The wide parts are a bear to work due to their thickness. The other laminated floorboard parts were much easier to work. BTW, those belaying pins look great! Another task that I’ve never done and will be interesting when I get there. Fine job you’re doing! Best Regards …. Rick
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    Bob, thank you for the compliment and thanks for all the likes. The 1/16” thick floorboards were a real bear to work into shape, that was a full day’s effort for just one piece. Not complaining, just my experience. I also had to touch up the fairing near the bow to allow the floorboards to flow better. A couple of the frames were a too little high. If I’m gluing where WOP has been applied, I lightly sand the area so the glue can get a better grip. I'm working on risers and again, being the wood is 1/16” thick, it takes more effort to bend the wood. What worked for me was to wet the wood and clamp it in place and then gently heat it with my heat gun and let it cool for about 15 minutes. Worked pretty well. Starboard riser is glued in place and looks good. Now to get the port side on an even/level with the starboard side. That’s tomorrow’s project. Keep going on your longboat, you’re doing a fine job! Best Regards …. Rick
  9. Freebird
    Quick update floorboards, forward and aft platforms are in. The 1/16” floorboard was a real challenge to shape and install as was the forward platform. Very pleased though with the results. Going to install the risers next and then add some color. A very satisfying build! Best Regards …. Rick
  10. Freebird
    Awesome! Thank you for the intel, Chuck! Best Regards …. Rick
  11. Freebird
    Quick question - what adhesive is used to attach the frieze to the model? Also, before the frieze is cut from the sheet, is any type of clear coat applied to protect the graphics? Thanks for the help! Best Regards …. Rick
  12. Freebird
    That looks really terrific. You would never know that this is your first ship model. This is NOT a beginner model and you are doing a fantastic job. You should be very happy with the results thus far. Chuck, thank you for the compliment. Many mistakes have been made, but this is expected. I retired a year ago, and have wanted to build a ship/boat model for many years. Now that I have the time it was time to fulfill this desire. Your kit is truly outstanding and I’m enjoying this build immensely. Next up will be your cutter Cheerful, another beautiful model. Your Winchelsea is my goal build though. Thank you for all that you do for us modelers and allowing us to fulfill dreams. Jeff - Thank you. I’ve been following your builds and have been inspired. Diver - I’ve studied your build and have learned a lot. Thank you for kind comments. Best Regards …. Rick
  13. Freebird
    Thanks to All for the likes! Much appreciated! Quick update. Overall, very, very pleased so far. First ship (boat) project I’ve ever tackled and while I’ve made some mistakes, I’m really impressed. Even the admiral is impressed. Cap rail has been glued into place and shaped along with fairing of the frames. Bolsters have been carved and sanded to shape, took 5 tries for the starboard and only 1 for the port side 😏 and thanks Chuck for the extra bolsters! Exterior has been given 3 coats of WOP and the interior 1 coat. I’m ready to add the sheer strip and to start adding some color. Best Regards ….. Rick
  14. Freebird
    Chapter 2 completed….. Have some boo-boos to fix once the hull is off the building board. Thanks Chuck for designing such an awesome model! Best Regards ….. Rick
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    Chuck, thanks for the idea. Whatever I end up doing, it’s going to start from the inside like you suggest. I first have to get the hull off the building board. I’m almost there, working on the last wale on the starboard side. Has been an awesome project so far! Best Regards …. Rick
  16. Freebird
    Guys, thanks for the likes and the help, much appreciated! Port side fixed and wales added. Final sanding of the port side accomplished and a coat of WOP applied. Totally amazed at the results. However one issue reared it’s ugly head. Just under the wale, I sanded through the wood (UGH!) . Looking for ideas on how to minimize/hide this. Really need some ideas. Thanks for the help! Best Regards …. Rick
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    Gregory, Thank you for the compliment. Making mistakes is all part of the learning process and I’ve learned a lot from reading other build logs and how issues were overcome. This is my first wood ship (boat) project and I’m learning a lot. Quite honestly, I’m surprised at the results I’m getting so far, it’s a great testament to Chuck’s design. I’m really enjoying this build. Best Regards …. Rick
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    Next I clamped the wales in place to see where I’m at. Of course the bottom of the wale doesn’t follow the seam of the plank. If I drop the wales to follow the seams, I’ll need to add another filler piece at the sheer. But more importantly, if I did this, the bolster would now be out of whack (navel industry term) with the wales and other alignments would also be off. So I’ve decided to live with the seam below to wales. At least some of it will be covered by the bolster. At least I made the same mistake on both sides so it’ll look even. Best Regards …. Rick
  19. Freebird
    Ok, here’s where I’m at fixing my error. At the stem I’m 1/4” too narrow. Guess I took of too much material to make the planks fit tightly and didn’t follow the tic marks and make adjustments along the way. Lesson learned. I added a filler piece from the stem back to frame “E”, I left a 1/16” gap at the stem for the cap rail. I followed Chuck’s planking instructions on how to spile a plank. Best Regards ….. Rick
  20. Freebird
    Quick question: how far below the top of the frames should the sheer plank be? Best Regards…. Rick
  21. Freebird
    Thanks guys for the kind thoughts. Having a blast building it! Thanks guys for the ideas. Will tackle the fix after I finish the port side. Best Regards …. Rick
  22. Freebird
    Ryland, thank you for the compliment, much appreciated! I was thinking the same thing, only I couldn’t figure out how far to run the strips. Your thoughts give me a starting point. I figured the bottom of the wale wouldn’t be even with the seam on the second strake. Maybe make the bottom wale a little wider? Best Regards …. Rick
  23. Freebird
    Gregory, I thought of that, not sure yet. Ryland, thank you for the filler info, I have the same stuff. Gotta play with it. Now that I look closer at the planks at the stem, I see what you’re talking about. Did a better job on the last 2 planks. Now for another issue. Looking at other build logs, I see on my starboard side, my sheer line is too low. It starts at 1/4” below rabbet at the top, 1/8” at the first frame and gets progressively less and then widens up again and ends up at 1/8” at the stern. Should it be 1/16” at both the stem and stern, the thickness of the cap rail. Should I add a strip to get to 1/16” gap? Or is it OK to leave as is? Chuck, what’s your thoughts? Best Regards …. Rick
  24. Freebird
    Thank you Ryland. And thanks to all for the likes! Here’s where I’m at for the moment. Planking is completed except for the last 2 strakes on both sides, and here’s where I’m hitting a road block. When I place plank 15 in place and start the fitting process, the plank lies below the above plank. How can I get the correct shape (curve) so it is somewhat even with the plank? I’ve had a little stair casing, which I can see has added to the problem. Next, on port side at the front of the garboard strake, there’s a gap that needs to be filled. I guess that I put too much of a bevel on the adjoining plank and the gap opened up when sanding. What would be the best way to fix this without being obvious? At least it’s on the bottom and least likely to be seen. Thanks for the help! Best Regards …. Rick
  25. Freebird
    Chuck has probably wasted more wood than we could possibly imagine. LOL Best Regards …. Rick

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