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Apologies for my ignorance but what is PVA?, I see several postings elsewhere here about it but not on what it is. -
I've never done sails before either and that's what's stopping me from finishing my Albatros kit...I lack confidence I guess, even though several here have finished Albatros build and theirs look great and the pictures should be helpful in finishing mine.
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great build so far
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Very nice so far, all I've done with my lobster smack up until now is sand parts so your way ahead.
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Amazing job, now I have a better idea of how to rig out and add the sails to my Constructo Albatros ship.
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Thanks Simon, I have been building balsa wood airplanes since childhood but only this year took up the wood ship building hobby...Good luck on your future builds and hope you can find the tools you need.
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Nice build of your Boston Whitehall Tender...I just purchased this very same kit...This hobby is an addiction, I now have 8-10 kits waiting to be either completed or opened for the first time. Ya gotta love it.
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Very nice build so far, I can't wait to get started on my lobster smack.
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I have put this model on hold until I get my hands on some books and literature to aid in the rigging and adding the sails. I do have a perfect spot to display it though. Your Albatros looks great Volker.
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very cool little life boat and bell.
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Thank you, I messed up in a few spots but still turned out better than my first try on my Albatros build
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Thank you both, it was a nice fun little boat to build.
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I recently purchased a couple Midwest Products small boats to build until i'm more in the mood to build more on my tall ships. I bought the Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack and the Main Peapod and just finished the peapod. I mainly bought the Peapod to better acquaint myself with hull planking and it turned out pretty nice. I still need to build the lobster trap in the instructions but saving that for later and still deciding on a paint scheme. I posted a build progress video on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZqn-OxwAxM and adding some pictures here also...I hope you like it.
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Thanks Pete, it's been a fun project so far. I haven't done any more with it since my last update but plan to work on it more this weekend. I just finished a Midwest Products Peapod lobster boat I'll be posting about later.
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I've been busy with a couple other projects as of late so I haven't gotten much done but I did make patterns for sails yesterday from info Popjack had sent me and bought some unbleached heavy muslin from Hobby Lobby for sail material. Hopefully I will be tackling this build in the next week or so.
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Thanks for the info Pete, gives me an idea of what shades of paints to look for then.
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The Midwest Products Skipjack kit I have calls for anti-fouling red and assume the lobster smack calls for the same but I don't have access to the Midwest Apprentice boat paints. What color in Testors brand would be close to the anti-fouling red? I just ordered this lobster smack myself and it won't be delivered for several more days but I'd like to round up the paints and supplies I need to get ready for the build.
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Hey Madchemist, I've used just regular white glue for gluing down brush, rocks and twigs etc. for dioramas I've done of WW2 model kit vehicle scenes. Also Hobby Lobby sells some great diorama kits including water scenes, desert scenes and woodland scenes and bases too.
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Looking good Dee Dee
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Very nice build Rat Fink.
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I'm thinking about getting one of these very soon. Looks like a really cool boat. Great job on yours. EDIT: I just bought one on Amazon for less than $20.00 and can't wait to tackle this after some other builds. This is becoming an obsession lol. I'm really liking this hobby.
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Thanks Eamonn
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Thanks Kenneth, I'm getting a lot more done today. More update photos soon and I also posted a slideshow video on Youtube for anyone interested. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAp0kIHvR3M
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