ECK
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Sorry to hear. It is difficult to do a quick fix. Did you consider drilling into each end then putting a pin to help stabilize for the clamps and glue to dry ? Would not take long to try. Hate to see such a lovely build put up in ordinary as they would say. Look forward to your next one.
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I also pre-ordered HM Harpy. Nice job on Adder!
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Hull mostly done. Prow done, whales/deadeyes in. Last thing to do is assemble the guns. Here carriages lined up for airbrushing
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Very nice indeed! Your castings have a lot more definition than Amati's
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Thanks. Unfortunately the quality of the castings is nothing compared to Vanguard's photo-printed ones.
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Had been out of town last week and finally got back to the shipyard today. Finished the rails, various eyebolts, battens and sweep hatches.
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After 4 rounds of filling, sanding, painting , repeat, lower hull finally painted. Now I can move on to the upper deck fittings. Also fitted the rudder
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Decided to next get the lower hull painted. Used Vanguard's gauge. Works well with ship on a lazy susan. Th Then taped and painted tape with poly to help seal it. Next I put the pintles on the rudder then clamped onto hull to mount hull pintles Will remove the rudder when I spray and fill the hull. Will paint it separately.
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Spent today painting the bulwarks, bulkhead and planking the quarterdeck and forecastle.
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Second planking complete. There was quite a variation in the wood color so I used the lighter ones for the upper areas that would be bare and the darker ones in the area to be painted. Not the best planking but paint is a wonderful thing. First pre sanding After sanding and filling Next wales added then taped off for painting as well as stern counter After pianting
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Second planking continues. For a change decided to plank the inner bulwark today. Plan to later spray paint then place lower edge to bulwark
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Before I started the second planking I soaked and bent several pieces so would put less tension on the cyano when gluing. Then the planking commenced, remembering to carve out the gunports and sweep holes. Also glued lower stern counter .
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Finished the first planking. Below before and after sanding/filling. After cleaning things up
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Planked and painted for'castle bulkhead and will put a door in the middle later. Plans actually say nothing about what to do with this area. Then started planking I then realized that with sternpost in place as per the instructions, planking would not blend in well. Remembered with Vanguard stern is usually filed down then planked then sternpost added. I removed part of the post and feathered it down.
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