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came back and hit the ground running! she planked up very quickly.........very nice job! glad to see you back!- 72 replies
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you'll have to let us all know how she does in the competition you got my vote {send me a ballot!}
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I used to use crayon to simulate the calking. the big drawback to this method, is that it does leave some residual crayon behind. this needs to be lightly scraped off the top surface before the plank is cemented in place. sanding it later blends the crayon into the deck and gives it a nice hue.......so it can be a plus. I was also thinking towards trying gray and brown hues for the calking, but since I changed over to using archive pens, I haven't looked into it to see how it would look. the deck looks great........well done Jerry!
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looking good Marc.......love the detail the anchors have. best part is........they're metal super!
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such wonderful progress Bug........the bow looks really ship shape. the decorations add so much to the overall detail. not sure if you ran this through your mind, but could you have scratch made the Hawseholes using thinner wood? they look to be 1/16 thick........perhaps 1/32...or even 1/64 would have given you the layered look you desired. the only reason I mention this, is for information......not a critique..........in the event that someone out there runs into the same problem. I could see you were bummed that this couldn't be done........this popped into my head as soon as I read your lament. I thought I'd simply throw it out there I would never distract from the work your doing on this build..........the change of the paint color alone, made a huge difference in the looks of the bow.......as well as the stern. :im Not Worthy: I am 'soooooo" convinced!
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glad to see your back Ben...........congratz on your achievement! if your going to be cutting larger parts, you would do well to buy a small band or scroll saw. I got my scroll saw by way of a friend.........he knew I wanted to get one, and he frequents a pawn shop in his neighborhood. he saw it and picked it up for me
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I gotta say.....it looks good Rob as for the upper hull, I thought you'd plank it with thin strip or something. I am amazed how good it looks simply painted. wonderful job so far
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metal work looks very nice.........awesome!
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I think when you begin the deck planking, the solution will reveal itself. it possibly could be walled off and hidden as well.......especially if you find a loss of info as to what is to go there. rudder shaft? ammo locker or sleeping quarters.........the gun deck would be above this deck, I do believe.......it will cap it off.
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and your doubting your skill level?!?!?! baloney! awesome detail you've got in there! loss of detail vs scale really doesn't apply here.........I guess you've shot that theory down.....in FLAMES! table and chairs look great..........I do notice that one of the chairs is backwards. is that a 'missing man' sort of thing? love the murals too.........adding bits like that can add so much more depth to a build.......A+++
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thanks to all of you for the kind comments, and to those who hit the like button. the work week is over.........playtime tomorrow YIPPIE!!!!!!!
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you have been busy........the beams look great! are you thinking that the planking will level it out, by the time you reach the transom? I wish I had more savvy with these types of ships...... but you've really done some nice work there
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thanks Piet.........appreciate the kind word
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glad to hear you got into the program..........sad to hear that it didn't help. hope you make some progress soon.......and get better. can't wait to see more of your wonderful build
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hello Gerty! thanks for the good word
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thanks to all the kind comments and those who hit the like button. oddly enough, this does seem to fall into the typical Maine lobster boat color schemes, although it is just little loud there is a bit more for the outside........but for the inside, I'll tone down the color, still keeping with the two color scheme. you'll see what I mean soon they do make a Miami Vice boat model Rob....Monogram makes it. few decades old though...not sure if it can still be had. three different kits saw one once.........told I couldn't have it........WAAAAAAAAA!
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you got me speculating too much.......I gotta see where your going with this. very interesting Piet!
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
popeye the sailor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
with me , it's my son's budgeting skills.........I try to give my 2 cents..........but I see no change one does what one can.......but when they leave, you hope they come by for refreshers- 4,152 replies
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......or....if you wanted to be totally nutz, simply make new yards and save them for another build. yes....I know......you had to mention this to someone whose nutz already however you go my friend.........I will follow along
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I can see why you'd be having such fits! the decking construction is different than the Billing kit. mine has the platform, which will be planked with thin strip. the margins are what.........3 mm.......pretty thin to start with...and I see you've scarfed them together. really nice work there! I recently received some old planking wood from Mark......it was from an old Billing kit he built {wasa...Vasa}. in the bundle was quite a bit of unfinished basswood thin strip..........I have been looking all over for it! normally, I buy the Annegre strips....I got some 3 mm wide strips. the bag Mark sent might be mixed.....they are 5 mm. anyway......if I should use it, it will be nice to be able to give my decks a different hue. when I gt around to them.....it will be interesting how they will come out. I had to dismantle the original hull, due to some problems.....so the kit build will become a semi scratch project. are you going to scrape the decks, or simply sand?
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super looking hull Sjors!
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