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ECK

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  1. ECK
    If the hole are obscured by paint you can use a hand drill or needle to open it up and then just glue in an eyebolt.
  2. ECK
    Thanks. My 15th build so learned a few tricks especially once I joined the form and saw the great wokr/tips from others. You may noticed that I splurged and bought pear blocks for a more realistic look. Since I started building with real looking blocks, I find the final product just looks better although not obvious until you get closer to the model.
  3. ECK
    Done for the day. Masts finished and rigged.
  4. ECK
    Far enough away. When I do real sanding I have a vacuum on pulling in the big dust or go outside. This filing does not spread far.
  5. ECK
    Started on lower masts. First Dowel cut to length: Then taped off lower area to be carved Placed in vice and long side filed down 1 mm Next marked off upper area, rotated 90 degrees and filled upper area ( with one side flat keeps things straight in vice) Kept rotating to finish then trimmed tip for cap
  6. ECK
    Well hull basically done. Hammock netting will go in at the very end as I always bend/break them while I am doing the rigging. I also put some tackle on the carronades and fully rigged the 24 pounders (a real pain , fortunately only 2. Use 2.5 mm double and 2 mm single blocks). Here is Adder's smasher next to the maindeck ones on Indy And 24 pounder here compared to Sherbournes's main guns
  7. ECK
    Thanks. I use Vallejo flat red followed by a coat of satin poly. It is the color Chris uses in his models.
  8. ECK
    Long journey, incredible job! Hope you will enjoy your next project as much as I am.
  9. ECK
    Some work today. Bits painted and placed, Wheel, keel s and keel winches, cannon balls.
  10. ECK
    Done for the day. Installed deadeyes, hatches, grates as well as capstan and bilge pumps.
  11. ECK
    Work for the day done. Mainly adding belaying pins, various bolts, catheads, railing etc. Had not pun on the poly yet so some parts a bit dull
  12. ECK
    I used vallejo black. It dries very flat but then with a matte poly, not so dull
  13. ECK
    Did most of the outer hull work. Still need to put a coat of poly on.
  14. ECK
    Looks like you are almost done with your Indy odessy. Looking great.
  15. ECK
    To hot to anything outside and as I'm in an empty nest, gives me something to do and I find it very relaxing except when those little pieces go flying off never to be found.
  16. ECK
    Finished spray painting, gluing then touching up inner bulwarks and gun ports
  17. ECK
    Thanks. Outer bulwark glued in , inner tabs removed, sanded and deck glued in place. I soaked the forward inner bulwark and clamping overnight to mold into place before airbrushing
  18. ECK
    After filling, sanding and painting for 3 cycles, hull looks pretty good to me And after removing the tape and dry fitting the rudder
  19. ECK
    Messed up a bit and posted photos on the wrong build blog. Took Chris's advice and clamped upper bulwarks in place then pinned and glued first course of the second planking. Added a few filler pieces so something for the planks to bind. Also placed the stern post temporarily to get things aligned properly. Finished the second planking. Not the best I have ever done but those curves were a SOB. lines good for painting now. Also filled the stern post gaps with filler.
  20. ECK
    Sorry, my bad. Sometimes the site is not the easiest to get to the correct place.
  21. ECK
    First step is to glue the false keel. I temporarily attached the stern post to get the high correct. Also added some wood filler to fill the empty space and allow something to glue to planks. I followed Chris' advice and first clamped the upper bulwark in place (having soaked and bent into place and dried overnight). Subsequently glued and pinned the first plank line and also glued and clamped the bottom line of planks. The removed the upper works so not to mess up during the gluing and sanding.
  22. ECK
    OK, first planking done. Very deceptive due to the blunt bow and flat bottom. Harder to plank despite having done many many models. Fortunately, will try better with second planking and then of course filler and paint very forgiving. I do like the lines of the ship though.
  23. ECK
    Will finish first planking this weekend but also having same issues. The bluff bow looks nice but actually harder to plank than more traditional bow point.
  24. ECK
    Always welcome on the ride. Building the Indy will keep you busy for some time, took me 8 months.
  25. ECK
    Spent the day sanding feathering the hull, adding the prow and clamping the wet bulwark into place to allow drying overnight. You may notice I clamped them backwards but quickly fixed the problem before they had a chance to dry. Never can have to many clamps

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