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  1. Rustyj
    Thanks Bob I've completed the the fancy PE on the bulwarks to the bow now. The figure head was primed and then painted gold. After it was dry I placed it on the stem. A little sanding was needed to get it to slide in place. Then I placed the remaining PE at the bow.
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    Thanks Glenn, I'm trying to keep up with your fine work. Thanks Jim, The decoration is what attracted me to the DOK. Thanks DelF, This is some of the nicest PE. Thanks Glenn, I too was wondering and the cautious side of me had to use a dab of CA just in case but it seems to work just as advertised.
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    I've started making the Duchess shine with some of her fancy window and port decorations. All were glued in place with a touch of CA glue. And here is the first of the photoetched decorations. Being the cautious type a tiny drop of CA was placed on the backside tacking them in place. Two coats of Future (Now Pledge Revive It) were applied and must say I'm happy with it so far.
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    Well done. She's looking great!
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    While various parts are drying I assembled the mid deck bulkhead. Everything fit perfectly.
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    Hi Bob. Looks real nice. I too painted as seen in the instructions not the plans. It's your ship so whatever is your paint scheme it's right.
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    She's coming along very nicely Glenn.
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    Thank you Glenn and Matt. Much appreciated. Also all the likes too. Speaking of painting, PE is being painted. I used rattle can primer then gold and black matt spray paint.
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    The horse shoe and fish plates are in place. I took the laser etched deck and placed it over my deck and marked off and drilled the holes where indicated. At the stem the three pieces laminated together left minor seams. I sanded these areas and applied a thinned down coat of wood filler. I sanded that down and painted it and affixed the bow "V" frames. I then started gluing on the upper and lower Cheek Rail, bow brackets and hawse bolsters. After installing the rails I noticed that the tip of the upper rail ends up above the part of the stem where the figurehead sits. I tested attempting to place the figurehead with the cheek rail in place and I could not do it. At least for me I'll remove the upper cheek to place the figurehead once it's painted and ready to be installed.
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    That's what I did with the Zulu, Lady Isabella. This kit is great and I don't foresee making many, if any more changes.
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    Very nice work Mike!
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    Looking really nice Bob!
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    Doris I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your loved one! I hope that every time you gaze at your splendid model it gives you some comfort and fond memories. My very best to you.
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    Looking great. I like the switch to the 1mm thick limewood.
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    Thanks Glenn. I did not soak it as I thought the resin wouldn't get warm enough. I instead clamped it to the stern and then warmed it with a hair dryer. There was a little spring back but not enough to effect the gluing. Thanks Bob. I purchased a very fine tipped paint brush just for the stern painting. Thank you Derek, I find the shorter pieces works better for me. The ends are flushed with a sanding stick and checked and adjusted as needed. For me the longer strips are the disadvantage. Thanks everyone for stopping by and all the likes.
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    Yes it does Glenn so there was a lot of touching up.I Hi Bob. Yes I painted the blue first then the gold, touched up the blue, touched up the gold, repeat!
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    Amazing!!!!
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    I've completed working on the stern. The stern decoration has been painted as per the instructions as well as the PE stern paneling decoration and the upper and lower counter rail parts. Everything fit really well!
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    Looking real nice Jeff.
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    Hi Frank and to want to welcome you to the group. It's a great model and a fantastic group of modelers to build with.
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    Outstanding model B.E. It was a real joy watching and leading from your builds.
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    Very nice! They look so good in place.
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    Excellent workmanship and description Glenn. So very nice!
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    Thanks Matt, I used a marker similar to the one Jim used in the picture below. I took waterline height at mid ship from the plans, set the water line marker at that correct height and marked the hull. I then ran my tape to match the marked line. Checked the run from multiple angles and tweaked it as necessary to get a good looking flow.
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    Thanks Jim. I did a google search and it's now called Pledge Revive It Gloss Finish and you can get it at places like Walmart, Kmart etc. There are a couple of modeler related topics on how modelers use it. https://ilovewood001.tripod.com/modeling/future.html http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html Also thanks for the tip on the Tesa Tape. When I use up the Tamiya. Looks like a visit to Walmart is in my future!

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