guitarguy687
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Small Update...
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Another update. Had a free day today, and got a lot done. I am enjoying this model immensely. Cutting out deck planking. Deck framing, and support posts installed. More views, Inside planking have been sanded and shaped. Just need to sand up a couple spots where I got a little carried away with the glue. Closer view Back to the grind tomorrow (hate Mondays) More updates on the way.
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Very small update. Sorted all of the kit parts, figured out wood sizes and bundled them together so it will be easier to find later. Attached the main frame, the keel, and the keelson. Next up inner planking up to the lowest deck. Does anyone have any plans or pictures of something that you use to sort wood with? I am thinking maybe small PVC pipes mounted to some sort of base. Label the pipes with masking tape for the different wood sizes and types for easy access later. If anyone has any input please let me know! My attempt at organization They did provide a nice to scale template. Keel and Keelson attached. I have just discovered Gorilla Wood Glue! Best wood glue I have used to date!
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The shape of the Apostol Felipe is the perfect shape for a mod build. However it is such a gorgeous ship I would have such a hard time not building it to those specifications haha!! - Still no word on plans. I have found a couple basic pages through my search but not anywhere detailed enough to achieve the quality I am aiming for. I also did some research into these banned "companies" that were mentioned. I refuse to finance any companies that scam the legitimate quality companies that we all use.
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Hello everyone. This will by my first model kit log and I am very eager to get started. I have done a few kits in the past, made quite a few mistakes, and learned a lot. This however will be my first cross-section build. It has been a couple years since I worked on a quality kit. I recently finished up my college degree, and I had no time before now to commit to such projects. This Corel Victory Cross Section seemed like a nice little project to refresh my skills before I start on my Model Shipways Syren, which is currently sitting on my shelf. There wasn't very many build log's on MSW for this kit, so I am going to try to make a nice log here for future builders. Anyway at this point I have un-boxed it, checked all the parts for quality, checked for missing parts, and preparing to get started. I am going to try to do as frequent updates as possible on this log, so be sure to check back often. If anyone has worked on this kit in the past I would greatly appreciate any advice or anything to watch out for during the build. The quality of this kit looks great. Instructions are a little hard to follow, but the 6 pages of plans are as accurate and as easy to read as any kit I have ever built. I am looking forward to diving in on this. More coming soon!
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Thank you for the fast reply's. This at least gives me a jumping off point. I have never thought about tackling a custom build, but with the right plans that may be the way to go. I'll let you know what I find out about the plans...
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Hello model ship world!! Here is what I want to do. I am looking for a ship kit, that at least resembles the basic shape, amount of masts, etc. of the Black Pearl from the pirates films. I then plan to modify the kit to match the pearl. I have been searching for a kit that fits my needs, but as of yet I have not found much. Does anyone have any tips, or better yet a kit suggestion. Here are some images of the pearl.
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