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Wow thanks Steve, yeh that would be great as I don't yet have much confidence in Hachette, not had much experience with them. Drop me a PM and we'll sort something out, of course I'd be happy to cover postage. Thanks -
Hiya Steve...fancy seeing you here lol. I'm collecting this at the moment, as I am still in two minds about the series, but should I commit to it I will collect until complete before beginning the build. I've already had to email Hachette about the figurehead with issue #2, as the wing on the dove was broken. Credit to them they got back to me within a few days and said they would send a replacement, but not yet as issue #2 is currently out of stock The MDF is putting me off I'll admit...it can be a swine to work with at this scale.
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Looking forward to seeing this progress. It's somewhat larger scale than the Caldercraft I am building
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Hiya Candice. I too am building this kit and am slightly further ahead than you are, having just started the second planking. I encountered both the same issues you mentioned in your opening post. I fixed the keel by adding a few strips of spare walnut veneer I had, it doesn't matter what it looks like as the hull/keel get's coppered, although the instructions state not to copper the keel, but to paint it. I would suggest you buy some extra copper plates and copper the keel as well as the hull. As for the 6th bulkhead, mine was the same, however I think that is intentional, due to the flow of the Bethia/Bounty's hull. Just sand it back slightly so the lowest edge is flush with the bottom of the false keel and you should be fine, it results in quite a nice flow of the hull towards the stern. I don't have a build log on here but can provide you with any photo's of my build upto where I am if you need to see how things progress. Good luck
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