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I didn't get into the shipyard until after 3 PM today. Nevertheless, I did manage to get a few things done on the deck. The bow has its cleats and now the trim can be added and the edges finally get their coats of wipe-on poly. I also started adding the blocks at the mast and finished the railings at the bow end of the boat.
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SaltyScot replied to palmerit's topic in Wood ship model kits
I could not agree more. Getting a feel for the ship/boat or whatever it is puts me in a whole different mindset when it comes to tackling the model. It's kind of personal if that makes sense. -
That is definitely something I would not mind having on my shelves sir. Very nicely done!
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Moving along nicely, Glenn.
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I decided to take a break from the deck for a while and start stropping some of the 40 odd blocks that are required for the rigging etc. These things are 4mm in length and VERY interesting to handle! I followed Keith Black's method of stropping that he adopted in his 2021 build of the USS Tennessee. It worked well once I had the system under control. Having never done this before, it took me a few tries to get the feel of it. Now I am getting along rather well but, despite my well lit magnifying glass, I can only do a dozen or so before I have to rest the old peepers. The wire I am using is 34 gauge so I have to be careful not to over tighten it.
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You have the patience of a saint, Phil, I will give you that
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That is why, when doing relief carving like that, you actually have to go in both directions so that you don't rip out the grain. Sharp tools are a must and you achieved that crisp edge because of that. Nice work.
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We are up on deck now. The kit provides a nice template for drilling the numerous holes in the decking that accommodate the deck railing supports, the winches (the "upgraded"ones I am fabricating are still in production), the boom tackle slider (literal translation from the Italian instruction ) and so on. I rigged up an assembly line in order to put the handrail stanchions together. The cotter pins had to be glued and inserted into the supports. The plywood was drilled with 1.5mm holes to stabilize the supports so that I didn't have to hold them while I glued the two parts together: Once they were all dry I dropped them into the holes I had drilled in the deck: The brass railing was then cut to size, filed flat at the end so that I didn't have a pinched look where it was cut and then fed through the stanchions: This process will now be repeated at the bow.
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What a beautiful display, with some very fine looking models!
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SaltyScot replied to palmerit's topic in Wood ship model kits
This is so true! For my second build I chose the Lynx, a Baltimore Clipper Schooner (per the title) from Manuta (see image below). It will give me a little more of a rigging challenge and there are cannons to deal with on this one too. We will see. I have the Endurance from OcCre coming and an old friend told me yesterday he has an unfinished Corel model of HMS Victory he wants to part with. I am still trying to decide what to do with that decision.....
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I had to smile when I saw this last image, Peter. You always have nice crisp close-ups of your meticulous work. I am glad your workspace looks like mine after a busy session in the shipyard. You seem to have a hand on this rigging, sir and, unless you point it out to any guests you may have, I am sure no ordinary mortal will notice the third brail error. She looks mighty fine let me tell you!
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I will be following along sir, with a keen eye. I have the OcCre Endurance kit on the way from AOS. It will not be my next build but should be on the shipyard table before the year is out. This is a very informative log and one that will certainly be a great help to me once I do start. Your work is a joy to look at.
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Nice work indeed, very precise. You have a new follower!
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Good luck with this, it looks like a repetitive, tedious business but the results will certainly be worth it.
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Wow, not only did you have to cut them out (a job well done there), then you had to take that fragile, fiddly wee thing and fit it correctly around those decks. Hat off to you, Phil, they look great!
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As long as it works for you, Glenn, and you are happy with it, that is all that matters. It looks like a simple but quite effective system if you ask me sir.
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I think that turned out very well, Mark. You had a plan, worked through and implemented it AND got it right on the first try. Thumbs up from me sir.
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SaltyScot replied to palmerit's topic in Wood ship model kits
This is a great thread because I am at a point where I am deciding on what to build next. I have ordered the HMS Endurance from OcCre but she will probably be the third or fourth build on my table. I am a woodworker and have been for some time so working with that material and its foibles is not foreign to me. I am looking for a second build that pushes the boat out a little more (pun intended ) and stretches those budding boat building muscles. This thread has given me some ideas (no, the Duchess of Kinston is not on my particular list), but the search goes on....... Like mtaylor said, it is really down to the builder and their tastes at the end of the day. -
Good idea and well implemented. it looks great!
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It is always a good feeling when you correct something that is not 100% right. If you didn't it would gnaw away at you and leave a sense of not having done the job to the best of your ability. Good call, Glenn.
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I like how this is coming along Peter. Very meticulous work and the effort you are putting in certainly shows. A joy to follow.
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I hope you get an answer for this, Chris. It would interest me too
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I love the clock! It always fascinates me how older mechanical objects like that function (I have an engineering background and have always enjoyed finding out how stuff works - my old instructors used to say, "if you don't know how it works, how can you expect to be able to fix it!"). As far as your model goes, I can only agree with what has already been said about the deck, it truly enhances the build. Nice work there sir.
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I think that is the understatement of the month there sir She looks fantastic!
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Thank you, John. I was pleased with the way it turned out (despite my self criticism, but that is a healthy thing ). I am excited to begin populating the deck next.
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