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Knocklouder

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  1. Knocklouder
    Nicely done, I just started mine and can see some ideas that I will try to emulate, big emphasis on try lol. Thanks for posting, well done.
  2. Knocklouder
    Glad to hear you are feeling a whole lot better, but ware your mask sanding at all times, safety first 😀. Awesome work!!!
  3. Knocklouder
    Great work my friend, your very good at making oceans, can't wait to see it all together. This is the most exciting part, the race to the finish, so we can start another lol. Amazing work,
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    Not knowing what a Nef ship was, I looked it up and looked at Louie de Fly's log of his nef . Seeing these and looking at others here's my view. Build an early one that has free standing castels, looks better to me. But it's your ship my man, I will follow along as I know you will make it exciting no matter what you pick. Just my opinion lol.
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    So with full intention to finish the second layer of planking, I got side tracked. As soon as I had the second layer on from the whales up , I want to try out some colors I had for this. The yellow could be brighter I will see on the starboard side, I will make it brighter then pick. It's only hand painted just to see lol. Then I found a back up Pegasus figure head, just in case the kit supplied one does look good lol. I made my top capstan, with the holes for the pins and chains but decided not to make the chains up at this time lol. The wheel looks good from four to five feet lol it'll do, lol. I have decided on how I think I want my Pegasus to look so here goes we will see. I can always repaint it. Lol
  6. Knocklouder
    I don't know much about cannons, but these come with a touch hole and a little King emblem on them and really look good to me . Even Marvin likes them.
  7. Knocklouder
    GRANDPA, The First Mate and I want to say He's adorable. He will be able to help you build later on, big help picking things up lol. Model seems to be coming along nicely, how ever did you find the time lol. Thanks for everything Matey .
  8. Knocklouder
    Bovine Blockade of "B" words won't work on this site. Apparently the owner has a love for "BEER". LOL
  9. Knocklouder
    Good luck on your journey!!
  10. Knocklouder
    That's what I thought he wrote in the first place lol 😆, .
  11. Knocklouder
    Very nice work, bending the ribs are a breeze compared to the planks. Bending them and how you do it is all part of the fun, what ever works best for you. You will be able to plank anything now lol, Great job. now wasn't That Fun, LOL.
  12. Knocklouder
    That is so amazing, you can even make cows look pretty LOL. You do such impressive work my friend, this will be even more impressive than your last impressive SIB, power on my friend. 🐄
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    Welcome back that is.
  14. Knocklouder
    Thank you everyone for following along. Today the First Mate and I paid a visit to fellow member @Gabek, It was a wonderful visit. Mrs Gabek made us some delicious bannock, it was fantastic. Also Gabe and I did a little bartering, for a bit of corn, 4 dozen, a bag full of cucumbers, and a small box of Tomatoes, he made me these correct scale cannons, 20 of them and a stove that fits right into place on the Pegasus. Thank you !!! Time to finish the second layer of planks. Then the copper. I am doing a good job on the planks, go figure when all is said and done only 1/2 of and inch of planks show on the ship. After it is coppered then painted only a few planks show, lol. But at least it is planked to the best of my ability as of to date lol. After I got home , I ran down to the shipyard, and took all of 5 minutes to clean and paint them all. Lol So I put everything away for now, going to do the second layer of planking, followed by the copper, then finish a little more painting. Then start rigging the cannnos, lots of work there lol. Well that's it for now, I still can't belive how much you have to change in the kit to make it look better. You buy a kit at a good price then pay a good price to upgrade, oh well that's business I guess. Lol. On to the planking and coppering Bob M.
  15. Knocklouder
    There are alot of amazing details here, nice work my friend.
  16. Knocklouder
    Congratulations on your first build log, we'll done. I wish you luck on your journey!!! We will keep an eye out for more builds. Any plans for your next?? Bob M.
  17. Knocklouder
    Post # 3 of this log show the hook and original Texas cattle are visible, lol. Great work my friend. Are you fixin to use black and white longhorns, no reson just wondering lol.
  18. Knocklouder
    Very nicely done, Congratulations
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    I just saw one of these and said with all the left over material that I have I could scratch build one of these lol. But that ain't happening lol . Nice work it looks like a fun kit.
  20. Knocklouder
    Right on Bryan, a little saw dust and super glue it will look marvelous. Your strong back looks like it faired better than mine lol. So tell me how many tapered planks did you break, I had one left, and a jar full of quarters lol. It is clear sailing from here on in. Looking forward to more pictures. Bob M.
  21. Knocklouder
    Thank you @allanyed for this, that's what I need. And thanks @aliluke, yes those cannons do have to go, I am going to replace them for sure. Not sure about the swivel guns, we will see. Working on getting a stove as well. Today I finished the planking on both sides of the ship. The next step was the stern counter pattern, followed by whalers and paint. Now I got to let the paint dry , then on to the second layer of planks. . I have more work to do on the stern so that the planks fit the keel, another rabbet maybe, I will fix it lol. Thanks so much for looking in, having a great time, I know rigging is coming up, but I like ratlines lol.
  22. Knocklouder
    And a plank bender, and did somebody say clamps, lol
  23. Knocklouder
    Today was a great day 😌, slow start but I am retired lol. I won't tell you which side of noon I arose lol but went to work right away. Lol. I think my hatch coaming need a little work , I think the bevel at each end could be sanded a bit more, we will see. So I planked the first plakes on the star board side. And would you not know it is my best first planking so far and it will be covered by copper. Lol. But it a good smooth base for second planks. The keel and the planks are pretty darn close to being flush with each other. I didn't do a rabbet at the start, but I did chisel out about six inches at the stern so they sit flush, looks good to me. I have six planks on the port side, they look scary but after sanding they will be OK. Hopefully I can finish the frist planking tomorrow, and start the second layer of planks as well. Having so much fun with this kit. I was afraid to start it, I didn't want to ruin it. As I get into this build it just coming together nicely. There are a lot of things I have to decide , on how to make her look, but I got some time, the coppering is going to slow me down till I get the hang of it , we'll see. If not for MSW I would be lost, it is so great that I can look at other logs and try to do my best. I still need to be careful I tend to go full steam and not like what I see and , do it over again, lol , but it's my hobby, lol. Onward to the planking Bob M.
  24. Knocklouder
    Looks like a great start, I remember planking my first hull nervous was an under statement lol. I soon learnt the water and heat from a plank bender made the world of difference. Everyone has there own way of planking, but there is lots of info in the databased on planking Good luck on your journey, Bob M.
  25. Knocklouder
    Recently I renewed my membership to the NRG and MSW. I join MSW two years ago and the NRG last year, so when it came time for renewal a couple of weeks ago I up my donation to the next level. For me I felt, it is a small price for all that I have received. Glad to help out in a small way. Thank you everyone

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