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HMS Prince 1670 by Spiderpig - FINISHED - Constructo - Scale 1:61
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Jolly Roger Pirate Ship by Kimberley - FINISHED - Lindberg - PLASTIC - 1:130
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Cutty Sark by SpencerC - Artesania Latina - 1/87
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Protecting Copper
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The Kraken by JerseyCity Frankie - BOTTLE
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Batavia by *Hans* - FINISHED
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Batavia by *Hans* - FINISHED
SpencerC replied to *Hans*'s topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Beautiful work, hans -
Is this a virtual ship or something?
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
SpencerC replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
And nenad, this is looking GREAT. You've made so much progress -
Cutty Sark by NenadM
SpencerC replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
How can I get these decals in gold? How'd u get these I can't find em anywhere. Our scales r really similar -
Hey guys so I tried finding this on google but nothing came up. I want to make frames like this guy did in the link included at the bottom of this post. I have no idea how you would take your paper plans and turn them into single frames on the computer. Thanks everyone http://m.instructables.com/id/Build-a-Plank-on-Frame-Model-Ship/
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Neptuno by Trafalgarhero - 1/120 scale - PLASTIC - Ship-of-the-Line
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what is the best way to 'fill the gaps' ?
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
SpencerC replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
What do you mean by you thought you lost the stern stem piece -
Oh cool sounds good. You should use filters they work great on these kinds of ships.
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I lost track of my post so forgive me if you already responded to this. But are you not painting this?
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Gotta be quick!
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I have the best method. Tried and true works every time. Take some medium CA (gap filling) and with a glue tip extender put a healthy amount of glue into the gap, then sand over it until a ton of sawdust cover the gap and glue, wait for the glue to dry then blow on the hull to remove the excess dust. The gap will be filled with a seamless "wood filler". If there is a slight bump just sand it down. It works so well for me everytime that it is the only method I trust. Now, of the gap is too large take one of your planks and turn if sideways and insert it into the gap. Then use an xacto blade to trim the excess. Sand it down and you're good to go.
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Yes, after this build I plan on starting my royal albert from zero (scratch build) and spend the next several months on that beautiful ship. I've been itching to work on her lately but I must get the cutty done.
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Cutty Sark 1869 by Dognut - Constructo - Scale 1:115 - First build
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How awesome would it be If in the instructions it showed a picture of the CS nose first in a small bowl of water and its like "now soak the bow in about 4 inches of water until the glue loosens.." Haha. But hey what kinda glue did u use? It may be better to use the specific glues debonder.. Like for CA it's isopropyl alcohol.
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Well that's not an option. I do have to rush.
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Sorry if the pictures are all topsey turvey. Yes I am blowing through this kit. It has to be done by Christmas to give to my mother. I don't have a whole lot of money so this is her big gift. Yes I will put stealers in when I run into a brick wall such as needing more paint or a new knife or something to do another part of the ship. And yes they are one continuous length but time permitting I will be going through with a knife and a pencil making the horizontal cuts and possibly adding the nails. I don't think she will really care or notice, I believe she will only see the overall ship. Also, sadly I don't THINK I will have time for the masts but at the rate I'm going who knows. I have gotten so much done in just the past week and I'm really proud of how much I've gotten done. I was being so lazy for a while there and now I'm paying or it. So the masts may possibly be cut off stubs. Here's what I have done now. And the last picture there is my work station at my parents house. It's a really cool little workbench in the garage with a couple power outlets and I rigged a camping lantern up under the cupboard for some more direct light. Sadly I can't use this all the time, only on the weekends when I come over
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