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  1. WBlakeny
    To fix the bulkheads, i first made a cart template using the side which was not damaged. Afterwards i glued the template on the bulkhead. I then filled the voids at the corners with some wood filler. Once dry, i sanded the corners smooth. I remade the part that was to much damaged, using some old plywood i had lying around.
  2. WBlakeny
    That's right. It sure is worth the discount And Bob, you may make all the noise you want.... all help is appreciated.
  3. WBlakeny
    To fix the warped hull, i decided to rebuild the hull. I carefully took apart the components. Luckily it proved to go rather well, i think the former builder didn't use wood glue but a simple contact glue. Once the parts got separated, the degree of warping became very obvious.
  4. WBlakeny
    The first inspection of the already built hull, reveals that she has seriously warped. There has also been some damage to some of the bulkheads. I also measured the hull, she'll be quite a size! Over 3 feet or 1,05 meter.
  5. WBlakeny
    Hello everyone I'd like to start a new log for the Yamato. This kit is the one DeAgostini brought out a couple of years ago here in Belgium. I was able to buy this kit from anoter shipmodeller who had lost intrest in building her. He let her go for only 50 € so this was really a bargain This is what i got : I must admit i'm a little terrified of the adventure ahead of me, after watching the the superb logs and builds of Greg's Yamato and Carl's Musashi. The latter being the Yamato's sister ship. I hope i can do her credit by building a nice model of the greatest warship of her time.
  6. WBlakeny
    You're builidng a superb President! Amazing
  7. WBlakeny
    Wow... beautiful!
  8. WBlakeny
    A nice model. Well done!
  9. WBlakeny
    What an enormous amount of details! I've started a Yamato by Deagostini and will be looking at your model a lot. It's so inspiring.
  10. WBlakeny
    I'm a huge fan of your work, superbly done!
  11. WBlakeny
    Good luck with your build, i've had lots of fun building mine.
  12. WBlakeny
    A stunning result! That nameplate really puts the cherry on the cake.
  13. WBlakeny
    Hope you don't mind having me along. Interesting project! The Revell "Golden Hind" was one of the first models i've built as well, about 25 years ago.
  14. WBlakeny
    What a nice result for that carronade. Great work!!!
  15. WBlakeny
    Thank you Ray for the compliment!! And BIG thanks to you all for the likes and following my little boat.
  16. WBlakeny
    I progressed on the cabin. I made the hatches. They were used to store the cooking gear and other stuff. First i had to make some dummy beams to provide some support for the hatches. I made those from some scrap plywood on which i matched the curve of the cabin walls. I glued them in place and let them dry overnight. After marking the middle of the cabin with the laser i placed some cherry planks. Then i filled the open spaces with the maple planks. I had to to taper 5 planks on each side in order to fill it up nicely. Then using a scraper, and sanding with different grits, I obtained a smooth result.
  17. WBlakeny
    Thanks Christian It is appeasing indeed, although i have to do things a couple of times sometimes before i get it right.
  18. WBlakeny
    No, here it comes out in 130 issues, i've been saving them up now.
  19. WBlakeny
    Wow. Superbly done. Beautiful...
  20. WBlakeny
    Hi Dominic and welcome back. I'll be following your build as I'am also on the verge of starting mine.
  21. WBlakeny
    I've continued working on the cabin. I measured the place where the crossbeam must fit in the planks. Afterwards after sawing i glued both planks in place and let try dry overnight. I then made the tree pieces to cross the cabin. And glued them in place.
  22. WBlakeny
    Thank you Bob. She's certainly starting to look like a boat
  23. WBlakeny
    Thank you Christian
  24. WBlakeny
    I also would definitely join a group build on making figures.
  25. WBlakeny
    Then i used a scraper on the deck to get it smooth.

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