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  1. ECK
    Masts done and line up nicely but will not set them until yards on with pins. Next is the bowsprit but I usually actually attach it after the shrouds done as I learned in the past my arm catches the tip and breaks it at some point.
  2. ECK
    Foremast now done
  3. ECK
    So the hull is pretty much complete. I will add the stanchions later as I always end up bending or breaking them when I am doing the rigging. The ship's boats are temporary and will not fix them in place until the very end.
  4. ECK
    Ok, back at it now after a little time at the beach.
  5. ECK
    Upper deck framework in
  6. ECK
    Finished rigging the guns. Used 5 mm double and 4 mm single blocks in the realistic style. I tried the 2 and 2.5 mm ones but they were so small I had difficulty threading them.
  7. ECK
    As I was waiting for the blocks I ordered to arrive for the guns, I decided to make the ship's boats. Also got in the letters for the stern. I I did the hulls like the main ship, filler, paint and repeat until it they were smooth.
  8. ECK
    Main gun deck done except for the guns. This will take awhile as I intend to rig them all..
  9. ECK
    Captain's cabin bulkheads in.
  10. ECK
    Name is missing as I dropped and lost the letter S. Have ordered new brass letters but will take awhile to come in.
  11. ECK
    Back from vacation. Finished the hull section. Since I was off on the stern plate by 3 mm or so you will notice lines not exactly as plans but worked out and anybody outside of the forum would not likely notice. Also molded cap to stern fascia to smooth the cure, get rid of the joints and level things off.
  12. ECK
    Thanks !
  13. ECK
    More progress but will be taking the rest of the week off to go to the beach (in Puerto Rico).
  14. ECK
    Rudder now on, all those pins took awhile.
  15. ECK
    Fret work on and painted. Th elighting makes the blue look a bit on the black side.
  16. ECK
    After many priming layers and sanding and finsh paint, hull seems up to snuff now
  17. ECK
    So now I have to fess up on an error. Instructions show stern facia level with sides and instruction note that new level should be 2 mm above. When I had things dine I noticed I was 1-2 2 mm below. Looking back I realized that the first stern facia was likely a bit low although things fit together well and looked like the pictures. I realized that I should have but the upper in first and worked down for the proper gluing of the lower one. It still looks ok and side/stern windows look almost properly aligned for the undecerning eye.
  18. ECK
    Strake now painted
  19. ECK
    So now sanded, water line drawn in ( I used the drawing tool from Vanguard, much better than the one I previously had). Then filled/sanded 3 times. Now with the tape off looks pretty good.
  20. ECK
    Thanks. My bad, forgot to check the sheet. Up to now the manual has been so good.
  21. ECK
    Second planking done.Using crazy glue leaves a lot of skin to be sanded off the hull. One thing in the instructions is , although it says to draw the waterline, there is no mention of where it should go, what height from the table in the cradle.
  22. ECK
    Thanks!.
  23. ECK
    Now comes the second planking
  24. ECK
    Post sanding. A few problematic spots , thank goodness for second layer.
  25. ECK
    Rough planking done. Pre-sanding look. Of note, I ran out of pins with about 10 planks left to do but fortunately had left overs from previous projects.

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