ECK
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I received the kit and can't wait to start but will be a couple of months to finish my current build. As I was going over the very extensive and great plans I noticed a couple of things: 1. No note is made of when to put in the main deck cannons onto their trucks. Buy the pictures, it looks like after the painting is done. To rig them, mainly the ones you can see would make spray painting difficult as they would be sticking out of the hull. Also to rig all lower guns visible from above requires doing it before the upper deck installed, again making spray painting hard. 2. I do have rigging plans for the long guns from other Vanguard projects but no rigging plan for the carronades. I have seen various versions in these forms but non specific to the eyelets on this model's version. I think others now starting their build logs will hit these issues before me so will keep an eye out. Overall an incredible build
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Things continue to progress. Am doing a few things slightly out of order in order to let me rig the guns soon. I also on Tuesday received my long awaited Christmas present weighing in at over 30 lbs. I plan to finish Pegasus first but it is tempting. Notice I painted the rudder straps copper to prevent electrolysis.
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I will in the next day or so. Have to rig the visible guns now.
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After a week of plating (rudder took an entire afternoon), covered in matte polyurathane, lower hull done . Now I don't have to turn it over any more. Although not in the instructions, I pinned all the rudder pintles. Also received an email that the Indefatigable kit I ordered is finally on the way. It will be a major temptation to start it but I will likely finish Pegasus first and then relish the time working on Indy. Pre cleaning and polyurathane: Post finish:
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Wale painted , waterline in and painted copper for background. Will start the long process of coppering.
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I agree with all of the above.Given the paint and copper to follow, I think that the offending areas will be covered and the exposed wood will be ok. A lot is self satisfaction of knowing what lies beneath. I take comfort that when I look at the pictures in the build manual for the Indefatigable, similar issues can be seen.
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Second planking done, pre and post sanding pictures, inner bulwarks done and painted and wale in place
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Lined up first row of second planking with line of first whale position. I used carpenter's glue and pins to give me time to position it properly (as the pins will be covered by the whale holes not an issue). Now I can start planking using cyano glue.
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I used this stuff. Comes out as a nice creamy paste so can spread it all over then sand it down. Comes in several colors as well.
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Thanks, hopefully the second plank goes smoothly. First I have to mark the whales for the first row. Will do it that way (I believe it is what Chris Watton recommended as the "designer" mentioned in the instructions) rather than at the gun ports. Then the whale should be easy to place.
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Thanks for the tips. There are definitely little things that require executive decisions.
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So going onward. I noticed they did not make the opening for the hatch leading to the lower deck so I opened it . The plans also did not plank the central section until later which ruins the flow. I do not think I can be as creative as the Blue ensign build.
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Sorry, my bad, a typo. Thanks for correcting
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Having just finished the Duchess of Kingston and waiting for my HMS Indefatigable to ship, i figured I have 6 weeks or s so I decided to start HMS Swan that I bought for Christmas as it was on sale. Could not help myself and got to work. I can see Chris Watton all over this design and how he incorporated things into Vanguard but definitely improved by providing better instructions and excellent pictures on his Vanguard models
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Well, finally finished her. Nice little project. Don't know what to do until I get my Indy . I have HMS Swan you can see in the background but hate to start because I would have to put her aside when Indy arrives. Few shots Of Admiral Cochrane visiting for scale Anchored next to HMS Sphinx, HMS Agamemnon in backgrond
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I usually spend a couple of hours on week days and 4-5 on weekend days. As we have an empty nest it gives me something to do after walking the dog. I find it very stress relieving after work to decompress although occasional profanity when something messes up during the build. For example, I accidentally used 0.25 mm thread on the upper shrouds instead of 0.1 so had to redo although easy as the ratlines were already in and glued. The kit instructions are also very well easy to follow especially after doing some others which were not
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Shrouds all done. Will be doing stays but order will be a bit off as I ran out of 0.75 mm black thread and am awaiting an order I placed to come in so will be doing rigging with the other sizes in the mean time.
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Yards done and mounted. I prefer doing some of their rigging now for easier access. Next will start the shrouds this weekend. In the background you can see a future product, another Chris Watton project designed in an earlier life. Likely will do the Indy first as I ordered it immediately when it became available.
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Happily just pre-ordered last night for a great albeit late Christmas present.
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Will the furniture also be a separate order?
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Hull finally finished except for the anchors. Masts start tomorrow.
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Most of deck done. Now for the problem that vexed me . The stern rails pillars are extremely fragile. The are much smaller than on the Sphinx. The grain also goes across so easily brocken, which of course I did. Multiple times and as a result I had to remove them all and fashion new ones from 3x2 mahogany strip. I drilled holes on top and bottom to pin them in. With paint and all worked ok. Not perfect and clean as the original but much sturdier. Otherwise I would have to have an entire sheet sent from across the pond. Unless you are very close, I think it looks ok. I think the rails and pillars would be best 3-D printed. Another issue is that the pictured cannon assembly in the manual is not the same as the parts with the kit in that the the holders of the cannan are integral to the piece and not something you add later. Assembly is as seen in the HMS Sphinx instructions.
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Outer hull done. Next will be the deck fittings. One issue that came up is that the 3D printed dome for the main entry to the stern cabins was way to small for the hole it had to cover so I had to make one out of balsa wood. You can see the side by side size difference.
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