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  1. Rustyj
    Wonderful Chris! Keep it going your almost there. Plus I'm greedy and love seeing your work on her.
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    Thanks Paddy and Antony. Ben, I used a torch and regular solder. Grant. Plans and build match? Never had that happen for me! I also used a plank to check both the height and angle. I marked each bracket and each location as they were all unique. Here they are drying. Coat two of ?????? Not gonna be twenty though Ben.
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    It’s time to make the gangway iron supports. Between the various heights of the gun deck spirketing and the gangway clamp each bracket will have to be to custom fit at their correct location. Here is the first bracket being test fit. All the pieces ready for soldering. And the first one soldered. Now I just have to clean it up and make seven more.
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    Hi Paddy, Ah you are off and running now! Looks good so far.
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    Thanks Augie, Ben and Bob. Hey if you add the two together I came up with 20 coats!
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    Hi Grant, Oh I've had so many oops moments and there wasn't always an extra piece made. Well I've assembled the carriages and painted the barrels. Sorry Ben but I stopped at ten coats of paint. Next it’s time to do some iron work and soldering!
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    Hi Harley, That's what I did too. Sand and sand and sand with a little more sanding thrown in for good measure. Patience and time are what is needed. Best of luck.
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    Thanks Grant. They were done individually as I did not have a block big enough. I set the table saw blade for each cut level and the cut 5 blanks progressing from lowest cut to highest. The extra one was for an oops moment.
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    Thanks Paddy Hi Rob Yes the great crash of 2013 did touch us all. I learned I hadn’t saved as much of my work as I though I had and having a system melt down to boot would have been terrible. Well we all just start over where ever we can. Good luck with the Pinnace. It’s a wonderful kit.
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    Thank you all for you kind words. The ruler was what was at hand but any flexible straight edge will do. Ok the nerves have settled a bit. I guess I can start working again. I've wandered back to the gun carriages. I cut them out of Bloodwood. Just because I had some and wanted a little color variation.
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    Well all of the steps have been made and attached to the hull. The back of each step had to be sanded to fit so the tread was level. I did them one at a time so I didn’t mix them up. To keep the steps in an even row I clipped a ruler to the hull and used it as a stop. Then while I was working on the Triton the Admiral called to me and wanted me topside. Being the good mate I jumped to, set the cross section down and went to see what was up. Upon returning to the shop I looked at my work bench, and mind you I have a mastiff that can put her head on my desk with all four feet on the ground and regularly does, and almost had heart failure…………... I tipped toed over, gently picked her up and placed her squarely back away from the edge. Needless to say I didn’t do anything more that night. I figured I had used up every bit of luck I had and only bad things could happen!
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    Very well done Bob. Love it!
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    Hi Rob all I can say is . Typing was never one of my strong points. I went back and hopefully made all the corrections.
  14. Rustyj
    You're right Bob. With less available modeling time during the summer I've been giving the Triton the majority of that time.
  15. Rustyj
    Well done Augie. Great work and I think the pictures should keep you know who happy too. Enjoy your fishin' and flyn'
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    Hi Chris. Very well done and I'm glad that you have decided to re-start building her.
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    Thanks Paddy, Grant. Ben, There was so much I learned doing the Confederacy and I still look back at the practicum every once in a while. Here I’ve started making the entry step. I first cut the angle for the bottom portion and then made a second cut forming the tread lip. They were then cut to length and the sides trimmed to match using a xacto knife and files. Now I just have to finish making them, 18 total are needed.
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    Hi Ben. Looking really good there. Keep it up!
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    Great job on the gun deck framing!
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    I was able to get the fenders made and installed. With the moldings in place that would require cutting notches into the fenders and getting them to fit the curve of the hull too. Hmmm seemed a little difficult to me. Then I remembered Chuck (thanks again!) had us cut the molding away and just slide the fenders in place. Then I just had to sand them to fit to the hulls contour. Fit was good and it took a fraction of the time and no waste, oh ok I messed one up and threw it in the scrap heap, but to me that is no waste!
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    Thanks David. I get all of my wood from Jeff Hayes at Hobby Mill. http://www.hobbymillusa.com/
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    Thanks Mark. I first used Red Heart on the Mayflower around 3 ½ years ago. I applied around 4 coats satin wipe on poly and it still is the same color. I’m hoping that several coats on the Triton will help it hold the color too. I’ve also heard that the biggest cause of color change is sunlight. So I also plan on keeping it away from direct sunlight. Time will tell. Thanks Bob. I’d say great minds think alike but the Admiral would have issue with my side of the equation. Thanks Ben.
  23. Rustyj
    Thanks Pete and Russ. It was fun using something different.
  24. Rustyj
    Hi Ron, I agree that your coloring looks very nice and that your build is coming along nicely. Also it’s great that you are learning from any problems you may have had. By the end of a build we are so much better then when we started. That’s a big part of the enjoyment for me.
  25. Rustyj
    Hi All, Well I’ve completed planking the inboard bulwarks with the red heart. It was very straight forward and went every well. Now it's time to make the steps and fenders.

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