Pfälzer
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Hello lovelies, here is another detailed update. I've finished all the work on the hull, as well as the beams for the rigging, which I will now start on. But this will be much slower now that summer should finally be here. In addition, the new kit and the specially made planking material arrived the day before yesterday, Christmas in June I say. It's difficult to stop myself and not start right away. Especially as the oak strips I ordered are so freshly cut that you can feel the residual moisture when you touch them. At the moment, the strips can be bent and turned in all directions. Let's see if this is still the case when I finally get around to it at the end of the year. Since I started this hobby again, my shipyard has mainly been on the dining room table. My wife thought that was enough and has allocated me the appropriate furniture and space. I still build on the kitchen table, but I no longer have to go upstairs when I need materials or tools. She shakes her head, but continues to check the quality of every component. Have a great summer out there Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
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Hello lovelies, as I'm making faster progress with this build than planned, I'm already thinking about the next project. The weather looks like it's going to be modest this year thanks to El Nino, so less good conditions for the garden but more time for tinkering around. For this reason, like many here, I'm going to leave the path of monogamy and get myself a second building site. I've been planning to build a galleon next for a while. As these were often made of oak, I have already ordered the appropriate planking material. I know oak is supposed to be difficult, but that's exactly what I see as the incentive. The other day, as luck would have it, I got a beautiful 4mm thick oak panel with an area of almost one square meter. It was lying around in the corner at our local cabinetmaker's and changed hands for five euros. The whole time I was thinking of buying a higher quality kit after Occre. But with so much fine solid wood in the house, it will be cheaper again as most of the contents will be replaced anyway. Especially as the Esmeralda has given me a taste for making parts myself. I also have the somewhat sick idea of attaching all the strips of the second planking to the hull in a finished state, chamfered so that each individual strip will be recognizable on its own. It will still take a while because the moldings for the outer skin have to be made separately in the appropriate size. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
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So I tested the thing with the vinegar that was mentioned the other day. With alarming results. After a day in good Melfor vinegar, I took the zinc part out of the jar and it looked beautiful and rough black matt. Unfortunately, my joy only lasted about two minutes, then the component literally disintegrated before my eyes. Picture will follow soon
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My selfmade Tool to work with Blocks and Deadeyes etc.
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Yesterday I finished the work on the fuselage, so the lady can go on the stand. The assembly went reasonably smoothly except for various errors in the building plan and the replacement of bad wood and metal castings. The windlass, portholes, crane beams and similar parts that were only made of plywood were replaced with walnut. You have to make these compromises with a kit costing just over 200 euros. Pictures will follow shortly with the cell phone Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
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Hello friends of fine wood, Unfortunately, some kits include zinc castings. Now I have read somewhere on the net that this can also be burnished. With red wine. I myself replace such parts with my own wooden ones, but I have played around a bit for you. Simply place the corresponding component in said red wine. After about 20 hours, the wine will lose its effect. If the part is still not dark enough, add another bottle. As at the wine festival, if it's not dark enough, have another spritzer. You can also tell by the fact that the wine then starts to foam. After the second bath, the windlass I was trying out wasn't as dark as it is now. But it will darken in the air in a few days. A little wax polish on it and it looks quite respectable Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
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Upps, this is big One hour work only for looking, i think we are like big Childs 🤪
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