Richard50
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Richard50 reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
Completion of the second layer of planking of the upper hull and painting the necessary areas.
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Richard50 reacted to WackoWolf in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
Your going to find that the instructions are not always right, a lot of times your going to need to use your mind and like playing chess, look 3 moves ahead. Others are probably going to tell you the same thing, look ahead before you do what it say. Just my 2 cents before the penny is no more.
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Richard50 reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
Working on the decorative trim and ornaments on the deck partitions. The instructions call for doing this now before finishing the hull planking. This really makes no sense since it will be necessary to invert the hull in order to finish the planking. I did it anyway because I was on a roll and inverting the hull would not hurt these decorations. According to the instruction manual, they don't call for finishing the planking until way after working on the deck fittings. That of course is silly. I will complete the planking of the entire hull, including the second finishing layer next. All through the build it is necessary to jump around the instructions in order to make everything fit and keep things in proper order. This is one reason why experience is necessary to build this kit correctly.
Vince P.
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Richard50 reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
The gun port templates provided make aligning the gun port rows easier. They are actually part of the second planking layer. The instructions call for temporarily taping them in place and drawing out the square port holes on the planking and then removing them and cutting out the port holes. I found it much easier to glue them on permantely and cut out the ports with the template in place. It makes it much easier to square out the holes in the soft balsa planking ans prevents the balsa from splitting while cutting.
Vince P.
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Richard50 reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
One more photo of the frame.
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Richard50 reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
Okay. Since I am reposting this entire build log, I will try and start from the beginning. This is constructing the hull frame and bulkheads. First off, this kit is not for beginners. I am not by far, an expert, but the first thing you would notice is that the instructions leave alot to be desired and assume the builder knows a considerable amount about building model ships of this type, and knowledge of real ship construction. If you haven't completed at least a couple of kits in the advanced category, I believe you should pass on this one for now. It will make a dandy model when finished and the quality of the components appears to be top notch. It is one of, if not THE most detailed model kits out there.
I have already put in over a year into this project and am now working with the masts and rigging. I have encountered many errors and shortcomings in the instructions and will try to point them out as I go. Without a doubt, the plans and instructions are the weakest part of this kit. I also did alot of kit bashing by adding features and details left out, which I believe will make a better model when finished.
Vince
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