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Ok so I'm about to start plaking the port side I think lol 😆. I have re-read the books ,watched the videos and ya no idea lol . Going to line it off in four sections but there is not much to shave off, they just fit lol. Been reading about old Christopher Columbus, seems he wrecked the Santa Maria and got a ride on the Nina for the trip home. Don't drink and Drive . So I thought how nice it will be when I start the Mayflower no sister ships, well I was wrong again, she had one, the SPEEDWELL. Started looking 🤔 for one lol. Didn't take me long to find one. Asked the first Mate 👎 ahem NO no no. Finish what you have lol 😆 😂. So I can get one as soon as I finish what I have . Bet they will be sold out by then, but it is on the list. Back to planking lol

I got this building slip and Ya if I could read it not the right one but it will do lol all though the Pinta looks small in it lol

So this is my Pinta tonight I like it. I still need to plank right,hoping the port side goes right, note to self re read the logs lol. I am trying hard not to bust open the mayflower I can't wait lol. But I am re reading how to tie knots how to rig , so I figure build both now rig them when I know how lol 😆 Happy to be able to watch logs wished I was more able to write but learn as you go Lol

So I finished planking one side, now have to cut up some more planks for the other side. A few mistakes but over all I like it. Sure am glad to be settling back into the shipyard, talk at you soon 😋

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Good to be back at it, I love this hobby. Planking is going good so makes me think what am I doing is wrong 😆. Made some stairs and mouldinds today. Going to break out the dead eyes and start them as well. Later my friend's

Hello all, just going to start building again finally 🙌. I am retired again lol . Things went well and have paid off my modeling bill. I have enough models for awhile lol there is a long story about my models and it sort of goes like this. I bought a Santa Maria from Amati, from a hobby store in Ontario, paid lots, to much but it was my first and wanted to get a good one, after buying the Santa Maria I join MSW, 2years ago. Then I learned that I could buy right from Amati in Italy at half the price. Well the buying frenzy was on. I order The Pinta and the Nina from Amati for the same price as I payed for the Santa Maria. BUT there is always a but,ups, took so long to get it here I started calling and complaining finally got here. I thought it was a one time thing but no, ordering again Ups misplaced my order and took twice as long as the first time I was not impressed, called Amati and complaining about it again now I was dealing with Emilio Marletti the boss of Amati and was assured that the next order would be different. It was some how it got lost and delivered to someone in a nursing home in Ontario lol. Amati could get no ware with the nursing home because of patient confidentiality stuff so I had to look up the nursing home number and got it straight and the kind fellow that got my package sent it to me .He did not want me to use his name ,so thank you to him. Now Mr Marletti and I had some good conversations about this and half joking I said I should get the Pegasus from Amati for free, he did say sorry for all of this and we left satisfied But they sent me a Pegasus free for all my troubles so a big THANK YOU Amati staff and Emilio Marletti for this. So now I have to finish the Pinta, then the Mayflower and the Viking Long Boat, Nina, all by Amati, and then the sea of Galalie boat. By that time I should be confident enough to make the Pegasus lol. Although I have seen some first time build of the Pegasus that were fantastic. Well thats my story now time to start modeling again sorry for the long winded post but much has happened an I am so excited to be able to be part of MSW . Thanks again Emilio Marletti and Amati staff , and for to be able to use MSW to learn how to build ships, a member for life 😀 😄

Great job. 👍

Wow what a great ship you have built, I have this kit but won't be doing it for awhile several others to do first. BUT most definitely saving this log just amazing work

Looking in awe, Congratulations

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Yes I phoned them all yesterday, can find GAC 900 but no 400, Michael's won't even order it in for me .No worries have people in AB coming soon they will bring me some thanks again for the tip on the product

I have build two hulls, the first has a thumb tack in it and be darn if I did not do it again on the second lol,

Hey thanks so much for the GAC 400, we can't get it here in our province, 40 bucks to get it here , will find a way to get some because ,it sure looks good on your model great details it's going to look so good in the display case thanks for sharing your build

welcome to MSW.