Paul White
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Welcome and have fun!
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The gunwales are glued on, and now drying for 24 hours. I decided to bend the wales to shape (using steam from the kettle) and then dry fit and left it for a couple of hours. When I removed them for glueing they retained their shape perfectly and went back on nicely. I also spent some time doing so more fairing about the stern in order to get the wales reasonably flush with the transom.
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The prow and keel are installed - can't do anymore today as this needs to cure overnight.
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Yes - these are very good:
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Fairing the hull.
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Completed steps 13 to 18, finishing with installing the false deck (part 29). The only slight problem was pressing the false deck down on the frame - I managed to break one of the delicate parts at the edge - my fault / inexperience. I have glued it and holding it with a clamp and hope it will be OK, otherwise more remedial work will be required. This is a lovely kit.
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Little bit of progress today. I noticed from the instructions for other Vanguard models that the temporary stand is built very early in the process whereas, for some reason, in the Sherbourne instructions this does not happen until step 50. I thought it couldn't do much harm to bring this forward, as it would allow the hull to dry in a better position. The keel side-pieces (19 L & R) went in easily. The keel keys (part 22) were mostly fine, apart from one slot which was very tight and the MDF key kept breaking whilst pushing in. Fortunately there were 3 spares provided, and this was enough. Then the lower deck (part 23) went in well and has been glued. Now let everything dry.
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Thank you - we've got this!
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I was ever so slightly scared of starting it - so I thought it best to do something tonight rather than put it away for 'later'. A nice easy 30 minutes cutting the bulkheads out of the MDF sheet, sanding them where indicated and dry fitting them to the keel. I now have a clear sense of the size. Everything fitted perfectly and inspires confidence for the next step.
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The Sherbourne has arrived and, as everyone else has said, the quality of the packaging, the instructions and the material looks first class. This is going to be my first 'proper' build, apart from the small launch also from Vanguard, and this is going to be my first build log. Wish me luck!
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Thank you!
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My Sherbourne is being delivered today or tomorrow, so we shall be building them in tandem - I am also a novice!
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Will do!
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Slight change of plan! The company I ordered Polaris from (Premier Ship World) took 19 days to not dispatch it, so I cancelled that order. In the meantime I had discovered Vanguard Models, and read many good reviews of the company and its models. I thought that a small model would be the best introduction and bought the 32 foot barge. Turns out this was probably more tricky than I expected, but it went OK and I immensely enjoyed the experience, and finished it today. I enjoyed the build so much that I also ordered HMS Sherbourne between Christmas and New Year and this was dispatched very quickly and is expected this afternoon! I think I may be hooked - as long as it is too cold to go out in a real boat...
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Welcome!
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Welcome Giovi! That is an amazing ship you have there!
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I ordered the Occre Polaris from them on 1 December, on the last day of their Black Friday sale. It still hadn't been dispatched by 19 December so I raised a PayPal claim and Paypal refunded me. Premier Ships then contacted me and said it was about to be dispatched and asked me to drop the PayPal claim. They said they were so busy at Christmas that it was 'chaotic'. I decided to cancel anyway and will be ordering a Vanguard Sherbourne in the New Year. I think that Premier Ship are a legit company, but very slow at fulfilling kit orders and not communicative.
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Welcome! I am planning on building the Sherbourne early in the New Year!
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Thanks for your welcome and advice - having ordered the Polaris I think I shall just go for it rather than ordering other boats before it even arrives! Looking forward to getting stuck in.
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Hi there, I have toyed with the idea of building a wooden model ship for some time, but have always been put off by not knowing what tools to get. Getting a kit and all the tools at the same time always felt like a high cost of entry into the unknown. Anyway I bought an old model boat in an antique shop which needed a little fixing up. Nothing fancy and I just fettled with it really, but enjoyed doing so and ended up buying a couple of basic tools. Black Friday rolled around and after some reading up on starter boats I plumped for the Occre Polaris and ordered it and some more starter tools. Decided to see what I really need as I go along. Also wondering whether to do a really basic Viking boat before starting the Polaris, just to build skills. Anyway, looking forward to the journey and to learning much more here. Paul
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