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Lohengrin
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Finally made some more progress on Terror! I finished the second layer of the hull and decided to glue extra wood to the inside of the railing for looks: Had a delightful time putitng together more of the pieces that go on deck. Proceeded with the windows and tried out some paining as I went along I struggled on deciding if/how to paint her but ended up settling on black. Unfortunately that made some of the gaps in the wood stand out so I added some filler and repainted her. Rudder time! I unfortunatly struggled with the metal sheets on the bow. Both the pattern and cutting/aligning them was really hard so I am not super happy, especially since i got a lot of dents and scratches on there as I went along. Next I will do these pieces, but I have not been able to consistently bend them in the same way. Right now I am using pliers... Stocked up on some extra wire though so I can get silly with it and hopefully get them to look better than the bow.
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I started building my Terror recently, but have not gotten around to posting here. So, in honour of Jfj's mandible identification, I am finally sitting down to write this. As of now, I am working on doing the second wood layer on the hull, which has been really fun. There is some general wonky-ness going on, but for my first time working with anything wooden ever, I think she looks ok. I think I should have sanded down the precut pieces that the hull strips got glued onto a bit more, because the second to last once specifically is a bit bumpy. After a first sanding, she looked like this: While i was waiting for the glue to dry, I had sarted building some other pieces. I am not quite happy with my first attempt of those crane-ish structures, the acrving on top looks a bit rough, so I shall try again later. Ignoring the instructions, i built on the ring part onto the hull firtst before adding the second layer of wood, because i was afraid of damaging it when sanding the ring. It worked fine. I have now finished one side entirely and moved onto the other today. I have also begun thinking about paint, but since Uni is about to pick up again that might have to wait until Christmas break.
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This seems to be an older post but I would still like to say thanks for such a thorough review and break down of the kit! I cannot wait to get my hands on this 🥺
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Hello MSW, My name is Lohengrin, I am a 21-year-old university student from Germany and completely new to the wonderous world of model ship building! Through one of my classes, I got introduced to the Franklin Expedition and since my father suggested I build the HMS Terror, I have been hooked on the idea. I have been starring lovingly at the product page, contemplating this purchase, but since I do not have any experience in model kit building, I can't gauge whether I am massively overestimating my own skill and patience. While I would call myself a good artist and skilled crafter, building a ship seems to be on an entirely different level of difficult. Starting with a smaller build would probably be a smarter approach, but since my interest lies in this one specific ship only for now, I can't seem to make myself dedicate much energy into anything else. (Insert joke about the hubris of getting stuck looking for the North West Passage and me believing I can build that same ship. How hard could it be?) Jokes aside, reading everyone’s posts has been a blast. This is truly a gold mine of resources and seeing everyone's dedication and willingness to help is amazing! I feel much more confident tackling this challenge with this wonderful community at my disposal :3 We shall see how it goes, i suppose. Thanks so much for having me!
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