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I needed coffee today, late night. Lol The ships wheel went together great. I just got my new speed paint kit.And I painted the ship's wheel. I think I will paint the tips of the handles black. Pile gave it the once over, but having rigged the ships wheel on my Pegasus, four times, I nailed it first time. I am just letting things dry and the lines stretch out. so now I will put together the Mizzen bits , maybe the aft deck rails , stairs, pumps oh my so much fun, enjoying the moment 😄 Bob M.

Nice work, Bob M.

Bob M.

@Glen McGuire funny you should ask, meet Goober, he just arrived from the Artic. He was out servaing artic Penguins. He needs time to warm up lol. Pile was quick to point out to Goober all the photo etch on the port side is finished. I used Super Phatic glue on the photo-etch, it works like contact cement and cleans up with water. Best of all it drys clear. So tomorrow I will brush on a coat of flat varnish just to seal it in that much better. Some minor paint thouch ups, but later, on to the starboard side. I can smell ratlines in the air, yeppie . I have 3 choices for ship's boat, jury is still out on which one.But another day for that 🤔. No all nighter today its my 48 wedding anniversary today so taking the first Mate out on the town. She is the love of my life, and she can sew sails fantastic. Lol Thanks again for everything my friends. Ales all around for everyone but me, lol. I quit in 1987 lol 😆 but I still party like a neanderthal lol take care my freinds Bob M. PFCGP GOOBER

Today I have glued the figurehead on. It sits nicely. Then I put the wales on, I used a peice of masking tape after the first wale was on to help line up the next , it was a peice of cake. Then I moved on to the catheads, and hawse bolsters, then the upper and lower rails. Pile says we need to fill under the figurehead, then he will pass it. So well all that is drying, time to start the photo etch. This is a fantastic kit, I am loven it. Well except for I steped on two cannon carriages, no worries Chris has lots I ordered two more lol. Thanks for looking. Bob. M.

Nice work, I still love your hull, my next build is a Bluenose, I hope I can get close to this perfection. Bob M.

Very nicely done, Congratulations. Bob M.

Well @Keith Black I don't think I will be able to pull a late one tonight, everything is tacky, lol . I been told by PFC Gnomer Pile to cool it, cool it, cool it. Lol. But I am getting to all the fun stuff. And it amazing, its trure what the say once you go Vanguard there's no going back lol. After the hull was painted, I was putting things away, and peices for the sprail staircases were falling out of their sheets, so I made them and put them in the ship. They are very beautiful peices of pear wood. I love this stuff, the stairs look great never to be seen again lol. Oh well at least I know they're fantastic. Pile says make some more fun stuff the paint is still tacky . So I made the binnacle, Then I painted the cap rails, and painted and just placed the figure head. Pile kept a eye on the figure head as soon as it was dry on it went. I also made and installed the hatchs. Drill a bunch of holes for the eyebolts. And put the mast on, they are 2 inches longer than needed but I will damage one end when I put it in the drill to sander down. Oh and the railing around the stairs looks cool. 😎 I also am looking into a ship's boat for her, I saw @DocRob log of the Dutchess of Kingston fantastic, log and great looking ship I might add. As soon as I saw it I said oh yeah 😎 go to get one of those boats . Well what do you think, Pile says it's the kit, it's amazing follow the eazy to read instructions, and like Chris says, At this stage, your model should look like this. And I think I am close, from afar, but up close , yep I am a neanderthal lol. 😆. Thanks for looking in, the more you model the younger you feel. 😉 So long my freinds, thanks for all the help this place is awesome. Bob M. PFCGP

Looking good my friend, why not paint the Donkeyman with dark blue overalls, and say he just starting his shift and has not gotten dirty yet. That's what he looks like at the end of his shift. The fly wheel looks realistic to me, and I've seen a few.. Bob M.

Very nice work, it looks awesome. Bob M.

You guys are definitely rookies . Beauty sleep, lol, I got to be the uglyest ship builder, I have done an all nighter or two. More than once the First Mate has yelled down to the ship yard" Good God Bob it's morning 🌄 😆. And @KeithAug, you must be thinking of my donkey it runs on carrots, his run on wood.lol Bob M.

Wow Glen, that's amazing work, everything looks "bloody fantastic " Bob M.

Very nice work. Bob M.

You did an awesome job my friend. Bob M.

Hello Highlander, if you are missing anything, contact OcCre, I am sure they will replace the missing planks, or what ever else is missing. As far as staining go's, I like to put thing together then stain, but I am a newbie more people with more knowledge will chime in soon, you'll get your answers 😉 Bob M.

Hello DocRob, doing some research on the Duchess of Kingston, I came across this log, and it's the first one I see that has a ships boat. May I borrow that idea. It looks impressive. The whole log is amazing, I'll be back.. lol Hope you find some time to continue, she's a great build . Bob M.

Awesome job painting the hull, it looks great. Bob M.

You know how I like to get side tracked lol. I was going to put some freizes on, but the white on the hull waterline was bugging me. So I redid it. I just sanded the waterline down I/2 inch from were it was and redrew it. I masked it of again and sprayed it. It now has 8 coats of paint. The first two primer coats followed by 2 coats of finish. Didn't like it so sprayed it again 2 coats primer 2 coats finished. It looks a lot better, I give it a 93.2 %. This is the new water line, it has a bit of an edge but a back side of a sharp chisel will fix that . It's not a @John Ruy hull , but I am happy with it. Next one will be better. Now I will work on some small stuff, deck furniture, ships wheel, Binnacle. And I am going to start making the masts as well lots of work there. I plan not to thouch the hull for a week or more, I want it to dry up and cure. Pile is in agreement with the ideal of leaving it the hull alone 😔. But it will be fun stuff to make the mast, and I am going to serve some line so I can rig some blocks. Thanks for looking and the likes. Bob M. PFCGP

Keith, don't you just love days like those. . PFC Gnomer Pile says Move it ,move it move it. If we only got a few years left, Giv'er (canadain), getter done( Texas). Your work is awesome my man. Bob M. PFCGP

Awesome work, congratulations Bob M.

Thank you very much my friends. @Bryan Woods I have to laugh lots now cus I won't remember later lol. There is nothing like doing something that looks good from my perspective. To cheer you up.. This is not painting, it's artist brush work. Big difference lol .But Pile likes it, . I did my best ,mines the one on the top. LOL. I had to look real close to make sure I didn't miss a leg or an arm. After a few passes I was happy. So I varnished it with clear flat Poly. When you see them up close big difference, I am old and shakey but I like it. Made the rudder, but it needs work and painting. This is the colour of the freezing, I tryed to match the gold, close enough for me, but I do let a lot go, It will do, on to the port side , I better get a sweater 😀. This is going to be so much fun, @chris watton Thank you so much for these great instructions. WoW, I can understand them, I may not make them as good but I now see were they go.Again thanks Chris. And thanks to all moderators who look after me lol. And for all MSW for all the help, I thought modeling was fantastic before now that I am building a great kit, it's awesome. Mississippi diorama, what Mississippi diorama, lol. Pile wants to get to the rigging, so he's pretty good at keeping me in line lol. Thanks for looking. Bob M. PFCGP

This is the place to be, Bob M.

Looks great Bryan, she be gliding down the river in no time Bob M.

Well @Keith Black how does that saying go haste makes waste , well I am not happy with the waterline. So I am going to sanded it down and try again. Eazy pezy.lol. I painted a few things, primed some other parts as well. I kinda jumped ahead, just needs sanding and final clear coat. I received my gold paint today, I like it. Should look good. I also wanted to do the horse shoe plates and the Fish plates . It went well up until I was all ready to glue it together, glue applied, clamp ready, go. That's when I tipped over the jar I keep my shelac brush in when not in use. All over the place. To make a long story short, 4hrs later I am done for the day lol. Maybe just a nap 😴. It went everywhere, I jump up got some rags , clean up and took stock of what was missing 😳. I found the half of the horse shoe the fish plates took 90 minutes to locate. Went for a walk cleaned my head and started again. Ready to go, would you not know it this time I slammed the horse shoe in all nails in place , only to inbed them in my thumb 😑. Blood drops on the model, I jump up and lose the horse shoe again. Minor prick of the thumb but it made me jump lol. Now the hunt was on, 2 hrs, and when I found it it some how got damaged. So I faked it. I glued what I could, then paint. It is on the wall side of the ship and won't be seen by any one. Good to go, repaint the water line. I broke off a couple of peices from the widow as well I found them so I can glue them on later. So a bit down about the paint line and the spill. But Pile says it only paint and wood , sand and repeat. Lol. So time for this old neanderthal to paint the stern decoration. So knowing that I will repaint the hull, I can fix a few more holes. But later, now I am going to do all that I can at the stren install the rudder , more Research . This model is incredible, I am over joyed, that's why I don't mined repainting the waterline ,it can look better. Do over lol.. Thanks for peeking. And the likes. Bob M.