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Hi Slog As discussed I have taken some pics of my Endeavour bowsprit Hope they help Regards Ken
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Hi Rich Well that is a major step over and done You will be looking forward to Monday AM Regards Ken
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Hi Slog I just went back and had a look at my Endeavour I sanded the bottom of the BS flat. If you think it will help I can take a picture tomorrow and post it That will be more fun than doing housework Regards Ken
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Hi AJ Good work I think most of us have fitted strips of wood between the bulkheads where need , to provide all around support for the deck fittings Regards Ken
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Hi Daniel Regarding Vorons post. If I look at one of the the PDF,s it is back to front ( ie in reverse ) Is that what you intended ? Regards Ken
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Hi Larry I too am glad you are back. Alistairs detailed reply will help a lot At the end of the day gaps will be filled and the hull will be painted. So don't stress about it Regards Ken
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Hi AJ Going back to your comments about the Humbrol paints I sand off the scorch marks and always apply white undercoat before putting the top coat on The top coat could need 2 or 3 applications Regards Ken
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Hi AJ I think most of us have had that gap problem Your solution is a good one Regards Ken
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Hi Ron I,m with Alistair I have gone back and had a look at my Caldercraft Endeavour 140mm to 150mm looks about right Regards Ken
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Hi Bill I will also book a seat for your build It will be most interesting to watch you use your considerable skills to build a model tall ship Regards Ken
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AJ The paints I use are as follows. Red Humbrol tinlet #60 Yellow/Buff Humbrol tinlet #103 I always undercoat first with a waterbased product from the paint shop ( white ) Black is a small can of flat black again from the paint shop And the green. The plans say "dark green " so again to the paint shop I pick a dark green from a colour chart and get a test pot made up The test pot is big enough for me to use a brush which is about 1.5 inches wide so I can paint quickly and smoothly Hope all that helps Regards Ken
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Hi AJ I do have a build log although it is not updated very often at the moment It is called " US Brig Niagara by Kenr" Regards Ken
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Hi Ed it will be good to follow your build too. I completed a Niagara a few years ago. Most of the masts and rigging where smashed in a house move Rather than trying to repair the damage I bought a whole new kit and started again The theory being I would do a better job second time around Time will tell Regards Ken
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Hi AJ Fair point . I went back and measured the width of the planks I used and came up with 1/8th Does that sound right ? Ken
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Hi AJ I cant see the transom planking size on the plan either But , in the instruction book ( page 16 ) under the heading Planking the Counter and Transom It says " Cover the counter and transom with 1/32 planks " Hope that helps Regards Ken
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Hi Tony Regarding your comment about the single deck Are you planning to put in a false deck?Regards Ken
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Rich I,m with you I would not put the house up for sale and till you are 100 % certain about the job and you have a start date Regards Ken
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Hello QA As far as I know MS does not have a distributor in Australia either, so we order direct from the US paying by credit card then airfreight to here The lack of a local distributor is really not a problem The freight cost is generally offset in that we don't pay US taxes and Australian GST Regards Ken
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Hello Ed Well that does sound like good news However it could well be a long and careful process to get the relationship back to where you want it. Regards Ken
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Hi Rich Actually you might be able to help me with my next project The blocks for the gun tackle. Each gun has 2 single and 2 double blocks , if as you did, leaving out the in haul tackle I am going to drill a hole in each of those blocks and fit a hook Does that sound right ? Regards Ken
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Hello Everyone I am posting a quick photo to show I have been doing some work on my Niagara As you can see I have been putting off sanding and painting the hull and working on the deck fittings Now that it is warming up here I have no excuse not to get outside and finish up sanding the hull Regards Ken
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Hello Mate Well done. So where will you be moving to and what will you be doing ? Regards Ken
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Hi Rich Taking a short term contract sounds like a good idea Brings in some cash and keeps your hand in as well as exposing you to a potential employer Regards Ken
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Hi AJ Looks good so far !! Regards Ken
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Hello Steven Yes, welcome to the Niagara Club Floyd and Rich have given you a very sound starting point From your pictures you should be very proud of your fathers workmanship. So don't hesitate to ask and join in Regards Ken
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