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SkerryAmp

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  1. Bob, your connie is stunning.   I would love to build that one, but I just have no place for it when done (toooo big :P ) So I will definately be living vicariously through yours and the other connies that come about.

     

    The colors on yours are rich and pop quite nice; love looking at it.

     

    The coppering? WOW - I did some on a little phantom, you have patience my friend, lots of patience and it payed off nicely!!

     

    WELL DONE SIR!!

     

     

    -Adam

  2. Wow!  The planking came out real good!    So good in fact it made me re look at my mayflower and say to it "that is what YOU are supposed to look like!"   -  see, you made me talk to my boat!   Curse you Popeye!!! :P   (Although it hasn't answered me yet, I think it is shunning me).   I will put your pictures up around it on the desk and shame it into submission!!

     

     

    -Adam

  3. It was strange,  shortly after posting that I had a flash thought - "a natural finish deck sure looks nice".  Not sure where it came :huh:  from - but was leaning that way so that way I shall go!! ^_^

     

    Thanks all for stopping in!!

     

    Augie - as you can see I completely agree, and really was the way I wanted to go, I am just very nervous about my lack of skills cutting the planks even along the waterways.  I did a test swipe with some alcohol and there will be some "trouble" areas that I am going to have to figure out how to hide when finished I think.

     

     

    Bob - Thank you sir, it is coming out better than I had thought. I still need some practice at getting better fitting cuts but that will come; am trying not to beat myself up too much (yet that is) :P

     

    Wayne - Back when I started it I debated on opening it up some, either leaving some decking off or even opening up the cabins due to the structure of the ship.  However, since I decided not to detail underneath this one will be all sealed up.   I would like to someday take on an open hull kind of build, I just don't quite have that kind of faith in my skills just yet :o .

     

    Popeye - Thank you sir! Nope, didn't do anything with the caulking,  I am hoping, as you mentioned, the stain/wipe method will darken up the lines enough that when I poly over they will pop. 

     

    Gerty - Thanks oh fellow Bennett Builder:  Am doing my best to catch up to you :D  (and +1 for the pats ;) )

     

     

     

    Still trucking along on the decking, am hoping (key word there) to have an update before Friday as I will be away for the weekend and no time building or updating until Monday!!

     

    So - onward I go!!

     

     

    -Adam

  4. Well well well, Hidey Ho Good Neighbors!

     

    It seems I have stumbled on a bit of good ole fashioned irony.

     

    I took a break from they Mayflower due to the monotony of the stanchions and decided to work on this here Willie.  Laying the deck...

     

    :blink::omg::blink:

    The monotony of laying the decking!!!!!

     

    /sigh.

     

    Anywho - I definately have some more on the hull to do, but was itching to get some decking layed so went at it.  Very straightforward,  the hardest part so far is the trimming of the angles along the waterways, but other than that they are laying in pretty well.

     

    I have not decided if I am going to go bare wood or paint the deck per the ship and the instructions. I think a lot of that will have to do with how clean I can (or can't) get the edges for bare wood.   I really like the look of bare wood, but we shall see!!

     

    Here is where the Willie sits so far, still a bit to go.. but onward we trudge!!!

     

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    So,  just wanted to get up something to say look! I am working I am working :P

     

    Back to the grind or so they say!

     

    Until next time!

     

    Enjoy and happy modeling!!!

     

     

    -Adam

  5. it's as I mentioned........only one model can be worked on at a time.  I started this a long time ago.  I used to have a berthing shelf on the wall near the table,  where I would put the ship I was working on to clear the kitchen table.   when I started the hobby back up.......up went the shelf again {we had moved since then}.  when we moved here there is a hallway that only goes to our front door.  it's closed off,  so it is a dead space......no dust.   it's a perfect place to store the ones in progress

     

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    I just threw up the two bottom shelves....I'm going to lower them to accept masted ships.   we only go out there to get the mail.

     

    Ooooh, good idea covering them.  Mine are in the closet (most of the time)  but I should cover them up!

  6. Hey Adam.....just catch'n up on your build....... it's looking really nice, you'er  doing an excellent job, I think your new avatar has given you

    some super modeling powers !!  :D .... or is it the addition of Tebow??? :D

    frank

    Thanks Frank! Appreciate that.

     

    Well not sure if the avatar has givien me super powers yet - does make me feel a little more "me" though. That anonymous little one was making me a bit self conscious I think hehehe.

     

    -Adam

  7. did you just change your avatar?   must be getting ready for the fall season  :)

     

    Yeah, changed it this morning.  Figured it was about time - it has only been a year going with the blank avatar and with Football season starting I decided why the heck not =)

     

     

    Hi Adam,

    A question out of your build?

    Are you a fan of New England Patriots?

     

    I am indeed.  Been a fan for a long long time =)  So it seemed fitting for the season at least :D

  8. Thanks all!

     

    This one is going to be a bit of planning and work as I try to figure out different techniques for planking.  So, it is sort of backburnered (not stopped just paused) until I get comfy with what exactly is going on with it.

     

    Russ: I will I take anything I can get regarding planking,  it is something that is just not "catching" for me and while I can fake it so far with some really good sanding and filling,  I won't be able to do that forever =)   So right now I am soaking up as much as I can to then figure out what and how to do it differently and get comfortable with it!

     

     

    -Adam

  9. Hello All - thanks for stopping by and for the kind words!

     

    @Augie: Thank you sir.  I like the color over the pear.  I did it on the hatches and it is dark enough to stain the bass and boxwood nicely but light enough to "enhance" the pear without taking color out or tinting it too much.  

     

    @Russ: Thanks!  They are time consuming and oh so monotonous which so far is the only part of the hobby I struggle with a lot and tend to slow down a bit.  But, trudging through I am!!

     

    @Popeye: Thank you!  I did the darker stain on the Phantom and it just struck me as too dark for my tastes, so after playing with colors I came up with this. I like the lighter color although on future boats I will be working to vary a bit so all of my boats don't look the same.  I will be doing a second plank on her,  I most likely will only second plank down to the wales  below the cannon doors.  The bottom of the hull is painted so am going to save material and just smooth the heck out of it and paint it up =)   I will have to blend the lowest level of planking a bit to make it look right, but I think I can pull it off.

     

     

    The stanchions are still in the works, as I mentioned above they are quite monotonous so I switched over the willie a bit to break from it but will be getting back to it very shortly!

     

     

    - Enjoy!

     

    Adam

  10. Greetings all, thank you much for stopping by and taking a peek!

     

    @Augie: yeah it was my first big bump - scared the crap out of me let me tell you.  I have since moved the projects not currently beign worked on to a cleared closet shelf!! :)

     

    @Russ: Yes,  one of the things I am starting to truly appreciate about this hobby is the forgiveness factor of the medium!

     

    @Popeye: ME TOO!, and it was your suggestion which got me to move them to the closet - out of the way and safe as can be :)

     

    @Gerty: Thank you sir!!  Can't wait to see you back in action!

     

    @Mischief: aww, sounds serious - can't be that bad!  But I have been there myself so I understand!! 

     

    @Bob: Thank you sir! and yes, right now slow and steady is the pace.  Just when I find some time - something comes along and snatches it up.  We have tried even scheduling time just for hobbies - and it is working .. but not ENOUGH hehehe!

     

     

    Currently working on the decking, have some more hull details but the decking was just begging to be laid so have started on that.  Should have an update to that effect by the end of the weekend.

     

    Thanks all

     

    Till next time!

     

    Enjoy!

     

    --Adam

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