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ECK

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  1. ECK
    Hull now complete, on to the masts
  2. ECK
    Hull mostly done. Prow done, whales/deadeyes in. Last thing to do is assemble the guns. Here carriages lined up for airbrushing
  3. ECK
    Hull coming along. Probably 1-2 weeks to finish then start on the masts
  4. ECK
    Very nice indeed! Your castings have a lot more definition than Amati's
  5. ECK
    Thanks. Unfortunately the quality of the castings is nothing compared to Vanguard's photo-printed ones.
  6. ECK
    Completed stern area
  7. ECK
    Had been out of town last week and finally got back to the shipyard today. Finished the rails, various eyebolts, battens and sweep hatches.
  8. ECK
    Thanks. Most of the fleet is anchored on our dining room table!
  9. ECK
    Mortars in, base cap rail installed
  10. ECK
    Mortar emplacements in. Mortars will go in next
  11. ECK
    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
  12. ECK
    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.
  13. ECK
    Finished main deck planking, installed eyebolts and for and aft bulkheads with doors.
  14. ECK
    Spent today painting the bulwarks, bulkhead and planking the quarterdeck and forecastle.
  15. ECK
    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
  16. ECK
    Second planking continues. For a change decided to plank the inner bulwark today. Plan to later spray paint then place lower edge to bulwark
  17. ECK
    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 .
  18. ECK
    Finished the first planking. Below before and after sanding/filling. After cleaning things up
  19. ECK
    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.
  20. ECK
    Looks great! I think you can easily do more complex ships and rigging. Sometimes easier as you have more space to work with.
  21. ECK
    Since finishing HM Adder decided to do HM Granada. Interested in mortar ships since reading about them in the Hornblower novel The Commodore. where he used them in the Baltic. Had to move my Vanguard collection( to small for fleet but maybe squadron or flotilla?). First step involves gluing the false keel to the frame I was spoiled with the Vanguard kits as the instructions were excellent. Here, lots of vagueness at times and some areas not explained making me look at the box photos for help Next inserting the ribs and lower deck Next upper decks. Lots of clamps involved
  22. ECK
    Very well done! I usually have a clamp on the other line as I am belaying one side. I do not glue anything until the end when everything look aligned. Await your next project.
  23. ECK
    Watch out for those anchors, they are a bit delicate. It is the only issue I find with the laser printed ones.
  24. ECK
    The secret is an empty nest but no grand kids yet !
  25. ECK
    Well, another completed. Fun project with challenge being the very rounded prow. Note the lowered center boards Now for the next project, unfortunately I think I have done all of Vanguard's projects that are not similar to each other. I like doing larger vessels. So until Chris can get the 1:64 Victory somehow, I will do one of his older projects from Amati. I am interested in doing a mortar ship ever since I read about their use in my youth in the C.S Forrester Hornblower series book The Commodore where Hornblower uses a mortar ship in the Baltic.

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