glbarlow
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Next up, mini animatronic people moving about the cabin. Nice about your daughter, my kids just ask when will I float my Winchelsea in the pool.- 796 replies
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Thanks Eric and Rusty, much appreciated! Also, thank you for all the likes.
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I'm near complete with Chapter 10 and will post more soon. Meanwhile, with the transom cap rail added the stern is officially complete. The model has come a long way from it being framed out, looks just a tad different now.
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With each project the level of detail increases tenfold. Quite amazing.
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Excellent work Dusan. Lots of details in this phase. Well done.
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That is a clever idea, wish I’d read this about a year ago when I did my port lids. Nice!
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Ambitious and well done. Working with a laser is beyond me, impressive work you’ve done with this project.
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You’re putting a lot of hard work in this and I can see attracting a crowd interested in your research. I have no detailed questions, just impressed at what you’ve accomplished already.
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Amazing craftsmanship. Well done! Excellent photography as well.
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You have come such a long way since Speedy and the decision to go at it full time. Well done!
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Thanks Chuck. Absolutely, I’ve been forward to these next steps, fun stuff.
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Thank you!
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Thanks Rusty, I kind of feel that it is…no more big stuff.
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27 months after starting the Last Plank has been laid (More coats of WOP to come). The two center outer rows were a treat (that’s what I say when endeavoring to be positive).
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Looking really nice, a unit set of new challenges to master, well done!
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I can delete this photo, I generally don’t like other models in my log. However I thought sharing how my cheeks and hair brackets lined up might be of help, especially given how different they are or at least for comparison.
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Thanks JJ, still seems like a long way to go, but I’m in no hurry to get there.
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I always round off/bevel the bottom edge of one side of each plank to meet the not rounded edge of the plank it sits against. It gives me a much tighter fit. I rip my planks near 1/16th so I have plenty to sand off ending up with about 3/64ths thickness. I agree with Gregory, don’t chase it if you don’t see a path to recovery. More than once I’ve ripped off whole sections of hull planking to do it over, sometimes even a third time.
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Continued progress on chapter 10. The deck furniture is just roughly sitting there, still more work to do on wheel plus the final outer row of planking to add. Mini-me dropped by, I like that he provides scale to see just how big this ship was in reality.
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My Proxxon mill doubles as a drill press for my limited needs, it also works as a spindle sander. But if I find table specie for a drill press this looks like a nice option, thanks for sharing.
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Nice, I’ll use this technique for the quarterdeck guns. This should work great with a lighter look on those rails.
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I always use Bob Smith Industries CA Medium Insta-cure purple bottle for planking. Not because I have to use CA but because I want to. Never direct from the bottle, from thin CA applicators also from Bob Smith.
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The jigs and alignment designs are really clever, and we all gotta love those large rubber bands. Your nice work continues, well, nicely. Not just the build but the designing aspect, a talent that is well beyond me but one I admire.
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Nice looking Flirt, well done. The number one rule of modeling is time to build is not a qualifier, it doesn’t matter as long as you’re enjoying yourself. The .1mm thread looks fine as ratlines, definitely don’t want anything thicker.
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