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    First planking is finished and sanded. No wood filler was needed. For correct location of gunports and "oarports" I refer to plans and not kit templates. After numerous times of measure - mark - check, correct (I hope ) locations were marked. After additional checking all gunports are within 0,5mm. Note: After comparing actual locations transferred from plans and kit templates there are quite a difference. From my opinion templates are not correct.
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    Ian, welcome aboard . @Nirvana. I am slowly preparing my workshop for future fully scratch build project (or more of them). Proxxon tools are great tools for their value. Also I modified almost every one of them and get better and more precise tool. Only sponsor is my wife who allowed me all these toys . Today I made better, more realistic, picture of final finish, using different light source, camera settings and post-production. On sample 1. Hard wax is used to simulate caulking. Nigel described this technique here.
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    While finishing first planking, I have decided to break a routine and play a little bit with oils, waxes,... for final finish. On the first picture all used materials could be seen and on second samples on wood. For all finishes 2 coats were used, always rubbed with 0000 steel wool between coats and also on final coat. I tried my best to represent actual colors on picture, but nevertheless all efforts (shoot in RAW, additional flash lightning, manipulation in LightRoom) colors in real looks little different - better. Final decision will wait a little bit, because I am also trying different methods for aging. Currently I am leaning towards nr. 1. A little note to "odd" look of nr. 1. and 5. On corners bitumen mix was used for aging and I made mistake rubbing it with steel wool.
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    If I understand correct, Chris is re-designig Bellona. Bellona is my "dream" ship, which I would like to build in bigger scale than Corel 1:100 and I hope that it will be released some day .
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    HMS Prince
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    Hello Heinz, just found your build log and I am very very impressed with your work. I really like your approach with natural wood finish and will follow your progress with great interest.
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    Hi Chris, battle scenes of movie are my favorites, other is like you said so,so,... . When I am going to start with build? I am planing Friesland as my next project, because normally I do not do multiple projects at the same time. But I will not deny that it is very tempting . Will follow your log with great interest as reference for my future build.
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    Dimitris, thank you for nice words and welcome aboard . Martin, I will try to explain my set up for stem rabbet. First I made exact copy of stem from scrap piece of wood (in my example 5mm MDF plate). On that “copy” cutout is made on place where rabbet should be. Width of cutout must be the same as pin guide on milling machine. After that is complete, template is attached on “real” stem. Alignment is easy, because shape of template is exact same as stem. Now I put this assembly on milling machine facing template upside down. Everything is now formerly laying on guide pin and piece of wood which serves as baseplate (pin should not be longer than depth of cutout in template). Feed rate is controlled by hand. I hope that helps. Hamilton, deck has laser engraved lines . Actually it looks very authentic and with staining with proper color will look good. My plan is to use deck as sub-deck on which individual planks will be laid. Where I see real challenge is that planks on this model are not straight, but laid in curvature shape like on real ship. I already get some ideas from Dr. Mike DVD Model Ship Building Secrets. Thanks again to all of you for stopping by and comments .
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    Hi Owend. I build Amati 1:100 scale Bluenose and It was my first POB model. It was very enjoyable build, not to difficult, with a lot of space for modifications. Sail cloth is included in kit, but like Hamilton, I replace it with better material. Build could be seen in my build log (incl. Making sails). If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.
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    Great work Chris. I always like lines of Friesland. After I heard that Mamoli factory was caught in fire and completely destroyed, I decided to find one kit for future build. Yesterday I finally find one and immediately order it . I assume that this kits are going to be rare on Ebay. Also I recommend watching Michiel de Ruyter movie where Zeven Provincien could be seen in battle.
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    I decided that I will not use plywood gun port patterns. First reason is that it wasn't possible bend them vertically after several hours of soaking in water. Second reason is that I want gun ports on exact location regarding plans.All that means a little more work .
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    Hi, J.P. Great progress, can't wait too see hull fully planked. I really like her lines . If I am honest, I have started on my La Renomme kit a few months ago, and quickly find problems you already mentioned. Problems with bulkheads are easy to solve, what really disappointed me, with such a expensive kit, are hull lines/dimensions on plans which are all different on each plan, not to mention they are also different to actual false keel etc. But I quickly "recovered" and decided to redraw hull on CAD program and make this project even more interesting . I attached image of scanned ribs-hull lines with actual bulkheads. There could be seen major problem with bulkhead nr. 8. and some minor problems with others. Yes, Euromodel kits are unique and there will be a lot of scratch building (after I complete brig Mercury to gain more experience, especially with rigging). And yes, even two finished Euromodel ships are not the same. I like that . Looking forward to see progress on your La Renommee.
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    Time for update, not much, but it is something... On stem rabbet was done with special template as guide. 2 M3 nuts were installed into the keel for future secure stand attachment. Also I decided to use reinforcement blocks between ribs to achieve more sturdy construction. Now it is time to start with first planking .
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    Hi Max! Great progress on Endeavour, I am following this log with great interest. Regarding sewing sails. I made my own for Bluenose schooner. They could be done better, but this was my first attempt with that kind of work. Some of the process is presented in my build log . Also Bluenose by Jack Tar build log was great help for me. It is not sci-fi scienece, so if I can help you, just ask . Congrats for purchasing beautiful Berlin, will follow that one too . Ahhh...and outside temp. are also on normal level now here in Centarl EU .
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    Nice progress on Endeavour Max . I like warm color tone on planking.
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    ROYAL_William Resource Info from page 15 you can find component list what is incl. in the kit. Hope this will help.
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    Thank you Jason for nice words and welcome to my log . After quite a lot of research I was able to get original Russian plans for Brig Mercury in 1:100 scale. There are 4 A3 format sheets and I think that they were base for Chris Watton design. Also some things are different, more detailed, and I decided to go ahead with this plans regarding details. This is going to be slow build ( have 2 daughters, 1st is 1month old, 2nd is almost 3 years) so please be patient .
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    A new stem is finished. I decided for segment construction, which requires more work, but I like the look when finished .
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    Some progress has been made. Rabbet was done with proxxon milling attachment. A special template was made to achieve right curve. To achieve tight fit between ribs and keel I decided to use 10x10mm pieces of wood on ribs. Next step is making a new stem from pear wood.
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    Hello all. After completing Bluenose this will be my 2nd build. This time I wanted something with guns. There is a lot of very tempting kits and finally decided to go with Mercury, which attracted me even when I was buying my first kit. The first impression is that this kit is of very high quality. Instructions are one of the best I have ever See, especially I like separate plan sheets for rigging which will be quite a job to do. My plans: -I like natural finish of wood as seen on NMM Greenwich models. This mean that most of the model is going to be unpainted, and I am going to change A LOT of materials provided in kit. For most of the build I am planning to use pear wood, maple And some walnut. As Ebony I will stain pear wood. Today I received wood from Germany (2nd picture) . -There will be no coopering on hull, reason is above. -Deck planking. Laser engraved plywood deck looks good, but not good enough for me. I will most likely use maple, but have pear For backup. As this is my second build and still don't wont to overcomplicate it I am thinking to use "normal" straight Pattern for planking like on brig Syrene for example, instead of curvature shape. -Armament. From personal aspect I like the look of guns instead of carronades on deck more. Don't ask me why, just like them . So I am still in research if there is any possibility that Mercury carried guns before carronades or has sister ship. This can be Seen on HMS Cruizer (guns) vs. HMS Snake (carronade) and Le Cyclope vs. Le Cygne. I have already purchased 6pdr Guns but will wait with that. If anyone could help me with this information I would very appreciate it. -Sails. I am planing to do Mercury with partially set sails Well, that's it for the moment.
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    This is probably my last update of my Bluenose log. I took all the pics for the gallery and here I present some of them. The gallery will be open soon. I would like to thank you all for replys, comment, likes or just stopping by at my log. THANKS . Enjoy the pics.
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    Couldn't agree more Mark. As a beginner I still need to learn a lot, but quickly realized that research is a lot of fun . But then as captains we decide how far we go. Great start J.P. with gorgeous ship. Kind Regards,
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    Hi J.P. Actually as my future reference I like this one more, due 1:50 scale: http://www.modelships.de/French-40-gun-frigate/French-40-gun-frigate.htm Some discussion could be found on Russian forum: http://www.shipmodeling.ru/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=170 Jean Boudriot La Renomme : http://www.shipmodels.com.ua/eng/models/elite/renomme/index.htm Swedish fregate Jupiter build: http://www.line-of-battle.de/bauberichte/110-segelfregatte-jupiter I have Chapman's book and also Ancre book. My future build will follow Chapman's drawings. This are informations which I found on internet. If I am wrong please correct me.
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    I will follow this log with great interest, because I own same kit as my next build. And yes, Kanji Nakajima's model is gorgeous. After gathering information I found that this model is not La Renomme. It is actually Swedish frigate Jupiter, based on Chapman's plans from book Architectura Navalis Mercatoria. CP from modelships.de : "Amiral Paris cited the plans of the 40 gun frigate shown here in his collections (Amiral Paris, Souvenirs de la marine. Collections de plans ou dessins de navires et de bateaux anciens ou modernes) as "No. 260, emménagements de la frégate de 40 canons La Renommée". Those plans were based on the drawings of one of Chapman's frigates (Frederik Henrik af Chapman, Architectura Navalis Mercatoria, plate XXXI and XXXII, Stockholm 1768)." "Boudriot and Berti in their work conclude that Amiral Paris made a mistake when claiming that his drawings represented the frigate La Renommée, built in 1767 (Jean Boudriot, Hubert Berti, The History of the French Frigate, p. 130 - 136)".
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    AON, Elia and shihawk ,Thank you very much for your kind words and others for likes . Yes, time becomes even more precious now. Some of it will be definitely devoted for shipbuilding. Cheers,

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