Lucius Molchany
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Mounted up the fenders and the lower rat line deadeye.
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The completed cap rail.
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clamping up the main rail.
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A little more work in the bow.
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Yes it was effective and the cordless drill is variable speed so it is easy to check your progress as you go.
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I had to think of a way to taper down the bowsprit.So I put it in my cordless drill and held a chisel against the rotating bow sprit blank.Then I chucked a coarse sanding drum in my vise and again held it as it rotated. Then I used fine sand paper to smooth it out.
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I really like the red dragon head!Looks really fearsome! Is it true it spewed forth fire?
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Got the door installed and the tiny copper hinges.Funky for sure!
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Pretty cool!
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Yes since this kit has rather poor instructions I kinda have to wing it as I go along.Causes me to make mistakes but is useful in teaching me the dos and donts of wooden ship modeling.
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Got the deckhouses together and planked one.
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Nope, the parts have a definite curve to them.Makes sense as it allowed thge water to roll off.
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I had to curve the main deck house's roof so I got creative with a coffee cup and quadruple clamps.
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Cut the scupper slots with my Dremel and a reinforced cut off wheel.
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Cut and installed the timber heads.
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Thanks!I I think it looks pretty good!
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Okay guys,,Before I glue this tiller bar to the rudder post..Should i machine it down thinner than shown.?
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Installed some bulwark stiffeners and what I guess is a bench.
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Yes well there is a gap in the bulwarks at the front.I will leave it until the bowsprit is installed and then close the gap.Fortunately the 2 walnut pices for the hawespipes will fill the gap nicely..I soaked them for a few hours and clamped them to the edge of an old coffee cup to curve them to fit the bow.
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The thickness of the hull planking was uniform on my kit and the deck fit well I did not find it necessary to sand down the bulkheads.I agree that wooden ship building is a whole different world as compared to the plastic models I normally build.It requires a whole different skillset that I am trying to learn before I tackle the multi gun deck warship that I hope to build someday.I never realized how spoiled i was with the perfectly preformed plastic plastic parts in a quality kit that I took for granted.A real reality check for sure!
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Yeah be careful how you position the brass rudder mounts.I can also say that the openings for the brass pins are too large and should be carefully squeezed for a tight fit.Just be careful not to squeeze them so much that the pins don't fit.I found out the hard way!
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Put the brass hinges on the rudder and stern post.I had to cut the brass nails down and started them my gripping them with my needle nose pliers.Then I crushed them into the wood. I had to cut slots in the inward face of the rudder to accommodate the brass hinges.
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