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CapnJack43

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  1. Didn't like the bread and butter longboat that came with the kit so I decided to order a longboat from model expo. Kit came in a plastic bag with no photo and a single sheet of printed instructions and the photos on the sheet were so dark that I could not figure out what they were trying to show. Found some links on this site from other builders that helped clear things up.
  2. Making a stairway for the forecastle put together a jig with the dremel drill press
  3. Had to cut the Britannia fitting because it was too small, cut out the snake and mounted it on a piece of wood added the gold by dipping a q tip in gold and rolling most of it off on a paper towel before rolling it across the surface Window frames in white seem to make it stand out better
  4. Made a base out of 5/8 inch stock contoured it to the hull and fastened it with wood glue and screws
  5. Tinted clear water based acrylic with some brown acrylic paint to darken the deck a bit
  6. First coat of primer is on the hull next step is to fill and sand the many imperfections
  7. Two decks are all closed in - making collars out of thin plywood to go around masts to cover up where I screwed up the openings
  8. Cabin doors and window built on work table and attached to bulkhead made from 1/8x1/32nd stock attached to a thin piece of mahogany plywood door knobs are pin heads
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