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I finally got the other pictures out of the camera. when the camera was ready to go, the clamps had been removed from the two decks. I was doing some dry fitting, as well as painting some of the part with flat white. I had looked through Doris's complete build log......for those who haven't seen it, it is a work of art. she reveals another botch in the kit's design...........I may follow suit with her solution. these countersunk structures look good from the sides.......but what of the ends? to be honest, I saw a glimpse of this earlier, but didn't think much of it until I read her log. both raised decks are like this. I had mentioned that I botched up the forward skylight......tried to mask the windows, since it was made from clear plastic. it didn't go as planned. the only solution was to clean off the paint and try redoing it.........I was going paint the windows with the window maker, to see if that would fix the scratches I had put into them. but my luck went downhill fast........the part simply crumbled and broke in my hands! if you recall what I had mentioned earlier, clear plastic is pure styrene..........harder, unforgiving, and apparently a bit more brittle, that plastics that have had color additives added to them. the only recourse here, is to make another one. I was talking to the admiral about getting some thinner plastic sheet to make it from.........and then I realized that I had those decks from the United states kit.........I could use that so I've trimmed all the raised stuff off of one of the pieces, and I now have plenty of sheet plastic ti make it......as well as fix the problems with the raised decks. we'll see where I go from here
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you would be amazed with the rigging that the Titanic had Mark.........the TRMA has some very nice diagrams for those who are doing the wooden kit. it's too bad I can't include some of it on this model. I'm finding a little harder Greg..........I've been spoiled ........soooooooooooo bad! on wood, it's a lot easier Tom..........I usually use white glue. it dries flat and hardly noticeable......where I use flats almost exclusively, I'm forever touching up the glue marks.
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too bad you didn't ask around concerning those hole rivets I found this box of 'em in the cellar a while ago.........there's a bunch of sizes - mixed. I separated what I could stand.......it's the equivalent to the Chinese water torture I have plans for a Danmark down the road....I got more than enough, if you need any
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
popeye the sailor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
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thanks Nenad that's the tough part.......all the little parts need to be done first....I'll be knock'in things off left 'n right wait till I tackle the communication wires
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glad to see your back Augie........and even happier that you picked up where you left off without skipping a beat looking very nice!
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I just looked in my pictures folder, and I found these two that I had imported before recharging my camera. rigging the decks needed to be done at this stage. the stern section was rigged with back stays.......then the funnel lines were added to the boat deck. then the A deck and the boat deck was cemented together I have other pictures, but they are still in the camera I'll post them later
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ohhhhhh.........getting use to being back at work again, is a complete drag! what was worse....it was above 90 degrees all week end! I'm glad it's over, and I'm on my 'week end' again they do come with difficulty levels Greg.......but, like wooden kits, they are not clearly defined. I started this medium with an expert level wooden kit, but i've found equal enjoyment with advanced beginners kits. the one big hurdle that the plastic kit has to maintain with wooden kits though, is the ability to mimic the wood appearance. plastic kits do command more attention towards painting prowess, and the ability to weather finishes. complexity of plastic kits, can be noted by the number of parts and how much detail is included into the finished model. both mediums have enjoyed the benefit of photo etch and resin.........as long as aftermarket can satisfy both mediums, then folks will find them equally as enjoyable.
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glad to see you got them KP now the oar issue is resolved. I like what you did with the sail issue.....I wouldn't have believed they were set up like that, If I hadn't seen it for myself. I don't know about any one else, but I found that to be illogical. two opposing wind masses......and without affecting the other sail, no less...........the poor vessel would be spinning in a circle. I wonder if anyone else ever came across this?
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very nice progress Larry
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
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looking awesome Nenad.......nice work on the cat heads- 4,152 replies
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congrats for the milestone of getting her off the board! the hull looks very nice...will enjoy seeing the progress you make on this fine vessel
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looking really nice Patrick.........what else is going on the port side {I noticed the curved piece on the floor} some very nice progress indeed!
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nice work on the ship's parts Mark it's really going to make future projects much easier.
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Thanks for the suggestions, but there is a further snag...........the part in question is broken don't know how.........I was just wiping the roof off with thinner on a rag. looks like I'll be doing some scratch building, perhaps
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hull is looking nice Nils..........looks really smooth
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if nothing else Farbror........it will split very easily, for that cozy fire, when your sipping >your choice here< with the admiral very nice progress on your Batavia /Vasa...........Batavasa! cool name for such a cool little build glad to see your back!
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thanks John.......I was stuck for a word as to what they were called. apparently some manufacturers don't even know that. thank you for your kind comments and likes...you all are so kind with my clumsy attempt at a plastic model. if anyone hasn't clicked on the link to see Doris's build of the Academy Titanic, I strongly suggest that you do. there may be a language barrier, but the pictures speak completely for themselves. she has the kit with the photo etch and wooden deck and her process and work on this model is exquisite. it's very hard to see all the detail from the picture she posted of her. bravo Doris.........I was speechless with the level of modeling you put into this build..........absolutely stunning! I did a few bits on her yesterday .........not a whole lot. the two decks are cemented together now, and I attempted to do the window detail on the forward skylight / hold......it covers a domed skylight. I must say........I couldn't have botched it up, in any finer fashion. to make matters worse, I think I scratched the window aspect in the process of trying to remove the tape I had cut, in the effort to mask it. so it's off to removing the paint and starting over.......I just hope I didn't scratch the 'glass to badly. to me, aside from the chrome, this is probably the second bad point about this kit...molding parts in clear plastic. if they were to do it, I would have imagined that some, if not all of the windows, would have had clear glass inserts..........odd that the skylights would be the only place where clear 'glass' would be seen, considering how many windows are on this model. I hope to post some sort of an update, since this is the last day of my vacation. back to the grind, I suppose...............but, I'll be plotting my next vacation. I still have enough time accumulated for 1 more
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she cleaned up quite nicely...........looking sweet!
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yea.......sorry Sam........I really don't want it to glow like a ghost ship...... but that would really send out an eerie message now, wouldn't it the fascia problem is solved.......I just hope those parts I used were truly extra pieces. I finally cemented the first pair of cranes in place.......glued in the fascia in place as well. then all of the life boat cradles were painted white, on the boat deck. later I'll go back and touch them up. the stern section got the mizzen mast rigging glued in ahead of time I started to work on the boat deck structures at this point. still need to cement in the rigging for the funnels, and then the A deck and boat deck can be cemented together. duct work was painted flat white..........the grating grids were then dry brushed with the paint I mixed for the hull........just to soot things up a bit. these four ducts are located at the first and second funnel finally I got back to the bow section, and cemented in the fore castle railing so now it's the boat deck....there's a lot to do here
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your back on the road again..........now you'll whittle away at the bow fillers until you can sand. I'm not familiar with this particular kit...was there a visible contour line towards the transom? what is to go in that cut away in the bow keel? you may want to put that in now and blend it in as well. looking very good though. do watch out for the "glue line" this occurs when panels are assembled like this. balsa will sand away faster than the glue will, so the glue line will tend to raise up causing a seam. I have the Chesapeake bay flattie kit in the closet.......the admiral saw it and thought it looked cute. in this kit, the bottoms and sides are already precut.......I can't wait to see how that goes. ------->planking here we come...........YEA! I might make two or three other hulls and do some different configurations of this hull design. the one thing about balsa......it will suck up any paint you put on there. being a very soft wood, it's really not good to use for ship building. there are many way to do this, but I would suggest that when the hull is sanded close to where you want it, the hull should be sealed. some folks will even use a resin compound to achieve a smooth hull. it's nice, but if your not going to put it on the water, just give it a couple light coats of an enamel......primer would be best. I laugh whenever I see a "sandable primer"............I think, sure......I'm going to sand it anyway...........I sand it, and it goes away you can even use lacquer, or a urethane.......just give it a light sand before you put on the color coat.
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I'm currently building the Academy Titanic........got a big smile when I saw yours you have quite a collection..........such very nice work!
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lighting looks great Sherry....lanterns look so cool
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I did the Maine Lobster boat, and they supplied balsa panels for the sides and bottom. I made a mess of it LOL! I ended up planking the hull. at this point, you might want to trim the bottoms down close to the sides and sand them to the side contour. the same was for me....regarding the bow. I guess Midwest wants you to learn how to carve, before you learn how to plank
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there's a bit more left to go Augie the stern is beginning to look like a spaghetti factory.......the boat deck will be following suit thanks for the good word my friend.
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