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    The Sailor
    The Sailor reacted to Beef Wellington in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794   
    Small progress, I've at least committed to the approach I'll take on the deck planking.  Nothing too exciting, but I will install a margin plank which I haven't done before,even though this will barely (if at all) be seen.  I've decided to try planking off the ship to make this a little easier.  Worst case, it will be good practice for the quarterdeck and forecastle, but I do hope to leave the option open to leave some of the fo'csle gratings off so a little more can be seen.  I've used the placement of the deck beams per AOTS to determine where the planks terminate.  The margin plank curve was estimated from laying a plank along the interior bulwark and tracing the shape on the false deck. 
     
    Still early days, but no major hiccups yet...
     


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    The Sailor
    The Sailor reacted to pete48 in VOLVO OCEAN RACE Open 70 By Pete48 - FINISHED - Scale : 1/4" = 1' - 0"   
    Thanks Omega, I am pleased with how the Keel and Bulb turned out , there was alot of fairing . She will have 2 rudders
     
    Thanks Richard, These boats are incredible , I have learned alot about them thru the course of this build , ( they are very High Tech. ) and I will keep the pics coming
     
    Thanks Joe, She is getting closer to where , I can start to think about her Sea-Trials
     
    Thanks Geoff, I hope that you are feeling better , I would like to see your Connie come together
     
    Best Regards,
    Pete

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    pete48
    The Sailor got a reaction from pete48 in VOLVO OCEAN RACE Open 70 By Pete48 - FINISHED - Scale : 1/4" = 1' - 0"   
    Hi Pete. For me it's always very interesting following the origination process of a modern sailing boat.
     
    To quote our colleague Wacko Wolf: Keep the pictures coming.
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    The Sailor
    The Sailor reacted to pete48 in VOLVO OCEAN RACE Open 70 By Pete48 - FINISHED - Scale : 1/4" = 1' - 0"   
    Today , I did get the Keel faired and 2 base coats of the flat black ,( 2 more coats and the keel will be ready for installation)  I also added the logo on the Companionway hatch , I then dry fit the keel ( fits perfect ) Next will be the rudder blades and main sheet traveler, Here are the results




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    The Sailor
    The Sailor reacted to pete48 in VOLVO OCEAN RACE Open 70 By Pete48 - FINISHED - Scale : 1/4" = 1' - 0"   
    I finally was able to get some work done on the Volvo today. I started by closing in the cabin top and companionway , I then finished up the steering wheel for the Starboard side steering station ( and pinted it to match the Port side ). I then varnished over the logos , and painted the cabin top red and companionway white ( I will be putting a logo over the companionway entrance ) Here are the results




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    The Sailor
    The Sailor reacted to DaveRow in HMB Endeavour by DaveRow - FINISHED - Corel - Scale 1:60 - First Build Kit   
    Port and Starboard Wales finally on.
    Took me while to decide how to make up the width with the timbers from the kit.
    The upper hull planking is 1.0mm thick.
    The wales: decided on a 1.5mm top plank, then 5 planks 2mm thick. So the wales ended up with 2 x 0.5mm steps over the top edges.
     
    I decided to blacken the edges of the top and bottom planks with the aim to give a sharp edge(hopefully not to cut in later on) to the change in colour/clear.
     
    Might do some planks across the stern next, before talking the lower hull planking.
     
    Slow going 
     
    Cheers shipmates
     
    Dave



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    Barbossa
    The Sailor got a reaction from Barbossa in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    A minor update on the pinnace. After sanding and filling the boat is now prepared for the second planking.
     

     

     

     

     
    Here and there the planking may be thin like a human hair.
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    mtaylor
    The Sailor got a reaction from mtaylor in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    Hi Mark, i am just following the instructions. On the other hand the second planking hides the use of filler...
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    Blue Ensign
    The Sailor got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    A minor update on the pinnace. After sanding and filling the boat is now prepared for the second planking.
     

     

     

     

     
    Here and there the planking may be thin like a human hair.
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    The Sailor
    The Sailor reacted to mtaylor in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    Nice work, Richard.  The pinnace gets a second planking?  The first looks great.
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    Jay 1
    The Sailor got a reaction from Jay 1 in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    A minor update on the pinnace. After sanding and filling the boat is now prepared for the second planking.
     

     

     

     

     
    Here and there the planking may be thin like a human hair.
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    Beef Wellington
    The Sailor got a reaction from Beef Wellington in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    A minor update on the pinnace. After sanding and filling the boat is now prepared for the second planking.
     

     

     

     

     
    Here and there the planking may be thin like a human hair.
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    mtaylor
    The Sailor got a reaction from mtaylor in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    A minor update on the pinnace. After sanding and filling the boat is now prepared for the second planking.
     

     

     

     

     
    Here and there the planking may be thin like a human hair.
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    pete48
    The Sailor got a reaction from pete48 in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    Thanks Pete.
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    Mirabell61
    The Sailor got a reaction from Mirabell61 in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    Thanks Nils. The boats are part of the kit and looking very much better than the plastic boats supplied with some kits.
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    GuntherMT
    The Sailor got a reaction from GuntherMT in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    A minor update on the pinnace. After sanding and filling the boat is now prepared for the second planking.
     

     

     

     

     
    Here and there the planking may be thin like a human hair.
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    The Sailor
    The Sailor reacted to pete48 in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    Hi Richard, Nice work , Looking good , nice Hull shape
     
    Best Regards,
    Pete
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    pete48
    The Sailor got a reaction from pete48 in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    Thanks Nils. The boats are part of the kit and looking very much better than the plastic boats supplied with some kits.
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    teloo
    The Sailor got a reaction from teloo in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    A minor update on the pinnace. After sanding and filling the boat is now prepared for the second planking.
     

     

     

     

     
    Here and there the planking may be thin like a human hair.
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    teloo
    The Sailor got a reaction from teloo in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    Thank you very much for the nice comments.

    Only a small update on the ship‘s boats for today. The boats are not finished yet.
     
    So here we have the longboat:
     

     

     

     

     

     
     
    The cutter:
     

     
     
    And at last the two boats together:
     

     

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    pete48
    The Sailor got a reaction from pete48 in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    A minor update on the pinnace. After sanding and filling the boat is now prepared for the second planking.
     

     

     

     

     
    Here and there the planking may be thin like a human hair.
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    The Sailor
    The Sailor reacted to Mirabell61 in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    Hi Richard,
     
    your boats are looking lovely, nice lines, tidy work. Are the boats foreseen with the kit, or are you scratch.building These ?
     
    Nils
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    egkb
    The Sailor got a reaction from egkb in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    A minor update on the pinnace. After sanding and filling the boat is now prepared for the second planking.
     

     

     

     

     
    Here and there the planking may be thin like a human hair.
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    Mirabell61
    The Sailor got a reaction from Mirabell61 in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    A minor update on the pinnace. After sanding and filling the boat is now prepared for the second planking.
     

     

     

     

     
    Here and there the planking may be thin like a human hair.
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    pete48
    The Sailor got a reaction from pete48 in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig   
    Thank you very much Pete.

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