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  1. ECK
    It is nice to see the subtle curves with the copper reflections/shadows, thanks !
  2. ECK
    Cheers ! Enjoy the day .
  3. ECK
    Bow done and figure painted and test fitted. Next will be the stern windows
  4. ECK
    Finally finished coppering. The darn rudder took 5 hrs to do.Got to at last turn it right side up again. Taking a hint from another member, notice the lazy susan turn table I got. Makes moving it a lot easier.
  5. ECK
    Finally done. I gave 3 coats of poly, taped the edges, poly'd the tape edge, repainted the black wale then re-coated with poly. Next is the rudder which will take at least a day to do given the coppering then fixing it in place. It is a shame that Chris could not get the single copper piece for the rudder, would have life much easier.
  6. ECK
    Lovely work. I usually do not attach the bowsprit until I am doing the bow stays as I tend to otherwise snag it and break something.
  7. ECK
    I usually add 3-4 coats of polyurethane over the copper and seems to keep in looking ok.
  8. ECK
    Thanks, but definitely the copper tape would have been easier
  9. ECK
    Back from vacation.Enjoyed seeing the progress of Glenn, Allen and James on their models. I think all of us are doing slightly different versions which is great to see A few pics of the beach (under our shibumi, best thing for the beach)and sailing in Charleston Harbor. A A little more progress today. The horseshoes took a time.
  10. ECK
    Getting there, last post for the week as I am going to enjoy the beach and lovely city of Charleston SC.
  11. ECK
    Nine more tile lengths forward, looks lie 1/2 way. Waterline still pretty straight.
  12. ECK
    So far it looks like I can do 6 tile lengths a day. The water line appears to be looking pretty straight so far so I won't have to cut the tiles along the whole length at the end which is not easy. I think just a bit of retape and paint perhaps. Time will tell
  13. ECK
    I filed the knees a bit to get a better fit but as just about impossible to see, I usually had a bit of a gap and relied on the contact with the transverse beam for gluing
  14. ECK
    After rounds today able to move forward 6 tile lengths. Appreciating the curves although I have to admit the copper paint actually looked pretty good.
  15. ECK
    Busy day at work but was able to get in some coppering today. Took more than 1/2 hr yesterday separating all the plate.
  16. ECK
    Painted a copper base to hide any tiny gaps. Plating starts tomorrow.
  17. ECK
    So a bit more tape, the clear coat trick and some fine brushes, the lines are done. Time to move onto the copper. A couple of weeks work at least. I don't have to cut them but I do have to glue them on.
  18. ECK
    Good point. Will do that when I do the copper paint. I likely will remask the yellow stripe on the black side and do that to make a cleaner tough up.
  19. ECK
    So with a lot of tape and my handy airbrush I took the plunge The unmasking Will spend time tomorrow toughing things up. I think the lines are pretty good but as you can see there will be a lot of coppering to do. Funny how the occre looks more yellow than it does in real life.
  20. ECK
    Thanks Chris, I thought it must be for some protective effect.
  21. ECK
    As I am taping out the yellow stripe I noticed the location on the plans is different than on the model, crossing the upper rail at port 13 as opposed to the plan where it crosses later. Not sure which way to go . The model in the manual is the easier way to locate it.
  22. ECK
    I actually had some foam packing material from something I bought and then just cut slightly larger cubes to stuff in the holes. After thinking about the coppering down the road, I decided to put in the water line. I will paint the hull black down to that point then pull off the tape and retape over the black line so that I can paint the lower hull copper prior to putting the plates on to help hide any spots that might show through. A lot of copper to put on soon.
  23. ECK
    Painting time today. Used the recommended trash can as per the Kevin technique to spray the admiralty yellow on. After a few coats and some sanding, I found not quite thick enough to cover well but was a good base. So finished the main areas with a brush Still a bit of sanding here and there.
  24. ECK
    Finished the bow area. Prepared for naval yellow tomorrow. Fortunately had some foam packing material I kept in anticipation of blocking the gun ports as in the instruction book. Will use my new airbrush that has really helped in painting. It puts a thin enough layer without blocking holes and obscuring the wood etchings. compared to brushing things
  25. ECK
    Continuing on today, was able to top off the bulwarks and complete the decoration of the stern galleries. Getting closer to the big paint.

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