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  1. HIPEXEC
    I just added extensions to the bowsprit scrolls since the pre-cuts didn't reach the hull.
  2. HIPEXEC
    I'm not good enough the make those razor cuts, so I will do something else to "pretty" them up.
  3. HIPEXEC
    With the help of pics in Rustyj's Syren, I figured out where the missing pieces were. Thanks Rustyj!
  4. HIPEXEC
    I'm still playing detective looking for pre-cut parts that the instructions say are supposed to be there? As you can see from the instruction picture versus my picture...the pieces from the bowsprit across the stem onto the hull are missing? I called Model Expo but now we are playing phone tag and without pre-labeling or numbering on the kit's part, I can't imagine how I will even communicate what I can't find. Oh well, I'll just have to design and fabricate my own parts.
  5. HIPEXEC
    At least I have several previous ships to look at as I figure out how and where everything goes
  6. HIPEXEC
    Trying to move on but have now started being a detective. The kit comes with a few sheets of laser cut parts THAT ARE NOT NUMBERED OR LABELED! The drawings only show various parts but also are not labeled. Obviously some parts are easy to identify having built several models that have similar characteristics, but some I have to play detective to figure out what and where they go. Most kits have detailed numbering or lettering systems to show where parts go. Not Model Expo. Oh well....nobody said it would be easy.
  7. HIPEXEC
    The rudder is finally installed along with the tiller that I made weeks ago.
  8. HIPEXEC
    The Eagle has landed! Just like Seahawk1313's Argus
  9. HIPEXEC
    Seahawk1313's Argus has a beautiful eagle mounted on the stern. I'm going to dig up and eagle and glue it on my transom.
  10. HIPEXEC
    Pintels and gudgeons
  11. HIPEXEC
    Rudder work continued
  12. HIPEXEC
    Great article and photos
  13. HIPEXEC
    I'm finally starting fitting out the rudder. I always struggle with pintels and gudgeons.
  14. HIPEXEC
    Thanks to Seahawk1313, I now have multiple views of a model of the Argus! Hooray!!
  15. HIPEXEC
    Oh! She's a beauty!! I shall study these pics many times.
  16. HIPEXEC
    I finally bought hardware to mount the rudder. They are pre-made but I will have to bend and cut them to size. That's easier than trying to make them from scratch. I had to pin and glue the top portion of the rudder since it snapped off while sizing the inserts. I also installed the full size gun port lids on the two forward gun ports as per the instructions. Hinges will be added after a while.
  17. HIPEXEC
    She's looking mighty fine, Frank!
  18. HIPEXEC
    I give up trying to make gudgeons that look good. I will now try to purchase them. The kit only provides a strip of brass for pintels and gudgeons. In the meantime I am still pre-making different components that will be added later. I can't glue too many things that stick out while I wrestle with installing the rudder. After the rudder is installed, the ship will stay basically upright. The pics show the mass production of planks that will make up the gunports whether I make half or full gun port lids, I now have the pre-cut pieces I will need
  19. HIPEXEC
    Thanks
  20. HIPEXEC
    Good luck....I'll be watching
  21. HIPEXEC
    Look on page 6 (six) on my build site. That's how I started the wales
  22. HIPEXEC
    I can't open your Syren build site?
  23. HIPEXEC
    Thanks for everything. Please, start a log!!!!
  24. HIPEXEC
    Thanks, Hal. It does show that some Brigs used full size lids attached at the top and that agrees with the picture I have. Oh well....decisions to make? How's Long Island?
  25. HIPEXEC
    Thanks to Seahawk 1313 I saw a picture of the Constitution followed by a Brig thought to be the Argus at the battle of Tripoli and it clearly shows one piece gunport lids that swing upward.

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