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  1. Techtonic
    See The Gimps Chimp's post on October 28th.
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    Congratulations Peter on completing a superb build! I've been following along with great interest and have stolen quite a few of your ideas for my Bellerophon.
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    Hi Andre, Since you quoted my post I believe maybe you are referring to my treenails? If so I used a black 005 extra fine tip marker, e.g. https://www.amazon.com/Prismacolor-XtraFine-Marker-Resistant-1-Each/dp/B0027ACMVQ. I also used the same marker to draw the plank ends. One tip is to check for color fastness of the ink with whatever finish you plan on using on the decks. I used a black brush calligraphy pen to create the caulking effect between the planks. I guess the ink in pen I used was water soluble as when I started to paint the deck with water based clear acrylic all the ink started to bleed, which looked like a right mess! Luckily I started applying in the area that is hidden by the upper decks so I was able to stop in time before any visible areas were affected. At this point I had a major panic that I would not be able to apply finish to the decks. After some experimentation I switched to oil-based polyurethane and fortunately that did not cause any bleeding. Even so - I now need to be carefull to not drip any water on the decks.
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    Hi Chestcutter, Just found your log an will be following with interest as I'm about 4 months in to building the Vanguard. For the oven I used flat black spray can from local hardware store and it worked great. I applied it after assembling the complete oven. I also used same for spraying all the black PE parts, eye-bolts, and canons. They came out great and was way quicker and smoother than hand painting. I didn't use primer - but then I don't expect any rough handling of the ship once complete. One other thing with the oven - Plan Sheet 4 shows some extra detailing on the sides with eye-bolts and wire that are not shown in the booklet. Though of course they'll be barely visible in the finished model. Here's what mine ended up like: You'll also see in the pic I added an extra beam just aft of the oven that is modified to bypass around the oven. I'm not sure if this beam is necessary, but it just seemed to me the deck above was not very well supported in this area without it.
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    FYI the second episode of this is now available here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrC3yMMDsc8 and just as interesting as the first. HMS Bellerophon even gets an honorable mention at around 27:15.
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    Thanks for the side by side pic. Your cloth is a surprisingly big improvement on the kit cloth. A pity I couldn't find anything like it at my local fabric store. I don't suppose you recall if the material had any specific name? That would make it easier to find in online stores.
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    The spanker looks great Peter! What material did you use? And how did it compare to the material supplied in the kit? A week or so back (I know I'm a long way from the sails stage, but nothing like planning ahead!) I searched around Joann's, which is a large fabric store chain over here in the US. I bought a sample of the finest cotton they had. But when I got it home and compared it to the material in the kit, it was no finer and had more imperfections in the weave. While I was there I did also get some cream plain bridal veil netting which looks like it will work great for the hammock cranes, etc. So not a complete wasted visit.
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    Thanks for the port side pic, it doesn't look bad - just doesn't look as interesting as from starboard. I'll probably stick with Bellerophon but I've got a while before I need to commit. I considered doing a build log but never pulled the trigger on this one.
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    I found this log a few days ago which includes some nice details on making furled and set cloth sails - I thought the end result looked very good. I'm definitely considering something similar for when I get to the sails. https://modelshipworld.com/topic/3741-queen-annes-revenge-1710-by-shipmodel-finished-136-scale/page/6/#comment-283055
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    My current leaning is towards HMS Bellerophon since I like the mythological link with my previous HMS Pegasus build. A month or so back I painted the transom decoration and figurehead. I followed your lead with the transom decoration and modified the Elephant resin one. Here is what I ended up with: I like the result - but I noticed a problem when trial fitting it to the boat. My intended resting place for the boat will have it viewed mainly from the port side, which means the figure head is looking away from the viewer, which is not his best side. So I may end up switching to doing HMS Vanguard instead. Here's a couple of other shots of my progress so far. I've just finished doing the dummy lower gun carriages and gun port linings:
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    I just came across a a new documentary on the anatomy of HMS Victory that I thought might interest you and other followers of this log. There's enough similarities between Vanguard and Victory that this was well worth watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61SYvhojGvg
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    I built the 95mm boat from Master Korabel (https://www.agesofsail.com/ecommerce/new-master-korbel/ship's-boats.html) as an add on to my Pegasus. It's a very nice kit - each plank is pre-shaped laser cut from very thin ply so they fit together nicely. There's a three part review someone did here: https://shipmodeler.wordpress.com/2021/06/02/building-a-master-korabel-ships-boat-kit/ https://shipmodeler.wordpress.com/2021/07/05/building-a-master-korabel-ships-boat-kit-part-2/ https://shipmodeler.wordpress.com/2021/08/16/building-a-master-korabel-ships-boat-kit-final/ I also see Vanguard Models recently bought out a whole range of boats at 1/64th https://www.agesofsail.com/ecommerce/new-vanguard-models/ship's-boat-kits.html. Looking at the pdf instructions it looks like, unlike the MK boats, the planks must be hand tapered.
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    EZ - I'm pretty sure this is the exact same model you are building. I'm guessing Glenn just put 1/67 after doing some math comparing the model length and the real ship length. It's not unusual for models to not be exactly at the scale they claim to be. Glenn - thanks for your build log - I just finished reading through all of it. It will no doubt be of help and inspiration as I continue my build of HMS Vanguard. I hope I don't get as put off by the coppering as you were. I coppered my Pegasus in about a weeks worth of evenings - so I'm thinking the Vanguard will take maybe three to four weeks so long as the tedium doesn't kill me midway like it did with you! I share the same surname as the great Sir Thomas Slade, so I like to think I share some family connection to the ships designer. Hopefully this will provide me with the inspiration needed to complete the build.
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    This micro drill just came on the market a couple of weeks ago: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B3HYVPR4 To me it looks ideal for ship modelling type applications so I ordered one. When I ordered it it was only $35 with the coupon - but I guess that was an initial promo price as now it is $47 with coupon. It ships from China so mine should arrive in a week or so. There's also pro, drill press and screwdriver versions of it: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ARROWMAX&crid=121NPJHTL5150&sprefix=arrowmax. I found more info on it here https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sds-pro-smart-motion-control-mini-electric-drill--2#/
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    I used Silkspan to do the furled sails on my Pegasus, I think it looks great for furled sails - you can see the results here https://modelshipworld.com/gallery/album/2554-hms-pegasus-164-amati-victory-models-by-techtonic/. For set sails, while the silkspan may look more accurate to scale, I've a feeling the cloth sails may be more aesthetically pleasing. The cloth supplied with the Vanguard is very fine so might look reasonable. I'll probably experiment with both to see which looks best.
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    Hi Ian. Do you happen to recall which size carriage you got https://vanguardmodels.co.uk/product/cannon-carriages/, was it the 1:72 9 pounder? Just want to make sure since the kit 9 pounder barrels seem undersized but I want to at least make sure the carriage matches the barrel reasonably well. That's definitely an affordable solution at 90p per carriage, though shipping to the US costs more that the carriages.
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    Thanks Peter for confirming I have the correct incorrect parts 😕 Looking at your pics they don't look too bad once fitted so I'll probably stick with them since it would be pretty expensive to replace them all. I tend not to get too fixated on historical accuracy as long as it looks right. I haven't decided yet if I'll do a build log for this one. I did for my first ship, HMS Beagle. But just did a completed build gallery entry for HMS Pegasus (for which again your build log was a source of inspiration). Now the big dilemmas: Vanguard, Bellerophon or Elephant? Full sails, furled sails or no sails? I got carried away when I saw it came with sail cloth and sail plans and bought a sewing machine - so I may go for full or half furled sails on this one.
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    Hi Flyer (or any other HMS Vanguard builders who might be reading this), I'm excited that I have just joined the fold and starting building HMS Vanguard myself. I've been very much enjoying reading your build log and will take much inspiration from it. Looking through all the parts in my kit I did have a question about the cannons. The 9 pounder cannons in my kit seem very undersized. I just wanted to check if this is normal or if maybe Amati substituted a smaller cannon in my kit? Here is a pic of the 18 pounder and 9 pounder cannons supplied: Here is what the 9 pounders look like against the 1:1 plans: So do these 9 pounders look the same as the ones in your kit?
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    I would also recommend varnishing the hull now. Until it is varnished it is more susceptible to getting ingrained dirt. This is about the stage I did it on my Beagle.
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    Just FYI I just got finished completing my Pegasus. I've posted some pictures in the gallery link below. There's some pics that show the crew so you can see how they came out.
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    Allan - I would certainly agree with your assessment for normal 2nd layer planking. But the Occre Beagle does not come with what would be considered normal 2nd layer planking. It is literally just paper thin veneer which is quite porous so the glue can soak through. I tried PVA glue, PVA glue plus CA at the ends, and contact cement. The contact cement gave the best results as it did not soak through the wood or bleed through the seems (some of which you can see between Clementines first two planks). The fact that it was faster was just a bonus. Also with the second layer being so thin it is not possible to do anything but the lightest sanding afterwards to clean things up.
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    I finished my Beagle about a year ago, see my build log here https://modelshipworld.com/topic/28420-hms-beagle-by-techtonic-finished-occre-160/ I definitely recommend the method Occre show in their build videos using contact cement. I talk about it a bit in the first post of my log. The Occre 2nd layer planking is paper thin which makes the contact cement method work well. It is much quicker than other methods and the end result looks great. CA glue is problematic on this thin 2nd planking as it soaks right through which will give a splodgy appearance and your fingers will keep sticking to it. I tried it for the first few planks before switching to the contact glue method.
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    Great job on painting the figurines! They certainly look much better than my attempt last year when I was building HMS Beagle https://modelshipworld.com/topic/28420-hms-beagle-by-techtonic-finished-occre-160/?do=findComment&comment=822063 . I wasn't too sure at the time what sailors wore back then and I definitely made their fashion sense a bit too colorful! I'm now about half way through doing the rigging on my Pegasus. A week or so ago I stumbled across these new figurines that Artesania Latina just brought out late last year https://www.agesofsail.com/ecommerce/metal-figurines-with-accessories-for-hms-endeavour.html. They are marketed as an accessory for their HMS Endeavour kit. This kit is contemporary with, and at the same scale as Amati HMS Pegasus kit. I ordered them and just received them. I'm not sure about the Cossack dancer, but all the other figures look more appropriate to me for the Pegasus than the Amati ones. You can see them in place on the Endeavour here https://youtu.be/6v6QVFRALFE?t=173. Well just thought I'd let you know in case you wanted to consider using them. I'll certainly be using your efforts as an inspiration when painting these figures.
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    It looks like you are doing a great job! I just finished copper plating my Pegasus a couple of days ago. In hindsight I would say it would be better to reverse the port and starboard plates compared to what they show in the plans. There needs to be a small overlap on some of the plates to follow the line of the hull. With the way shown in the plans and working from stern to bow, the overlap ends up up putting the unriveted short end on top, partially obscuring the rivets of the previous plates short end. By reversing the sides the rivets would always be on top. Too late for me and you - but perhaps future builders might consider this. Did you roughen up the backside of the plates before applying? I found adhesion was significantly better if I lightly sanded the back with 220 grit first. Same goes for all the decorative freezes. I can highly recommend BSI Gold+ CA glue for anyone that has sensitivity to CA glue. Using regular CA glue even for a few minutes will make my nose burn for two or three days. But Gold+ is odorless and does not give me any problems even with extended use. What kind of patina are you aiming for? I wanted my ship to lean more to the decorative side than weathered. So I cleaned up the plates with gentle fore/aft strokes of 0000 wire wool, then coated with ProtectaClear to prevent oxidization. I now have a nice shiny hull that will not dull, and I don't have to be careful about handling as fingerprints are no longer an issue. The ProtectaClear was easy to use and gives a nice smooth finish. The whole hull only needs less than 0.5oz for two coats.
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    Are you using the thread from the kit? I had slight fraying with my Beagle but nothing like as much as what it looks like you are getting. Also, a tip on the belaying, the rope should go round underneath the pin. That way it is impossible for the pin to be pulled out by tension on the rope. There's a good description half way down this page: http://www.sdshipmodelersguild.org/public/scuttlebutt/frmRigging.htm

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