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  1. Katsumoto
    good luck!
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    Thanks Baker. It took me some time to figure out how to make these. I now have a matching pair as the second anchor has it's buoy attached. regards, Pete
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    Second Anchor and buoys I've constructed my second anchor. I like to make 4 in total. This model has only two, but I like to make some extra. These ships had spares on deck when an anchor got lost. Also I have to make the buoys. Never made these before and some information on MSW helped me to make these. I tried to make some buoys for the anchors. I never made these before and found little information about them. However, some experienced modelers seem to make them and the most common ones I've seen are the "rugby ball" shaped buoys on HMS Victory or the same period type of ships. On other Xebec's I've seen, they used a "cone" shape buoy. I just tried to imitate what I've seen on pictures. One thing I didn't do is to serve the main ropes surrounding the buoy. I didn't have the means to do so. Please keep in mind I made these only with a knife, needle files, rope, glue and some tweezers. 1 down, 1 to go! See you next time, Pete
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    Hi Guys, A small update of my work of last weekend. I had to figure out how I wanted to fabricate and construct the top parts of the masts. The kit provides me with plywood out of scale parts that didn't made it on the ship, so I decided to make new ones. There are a few ways to make these and the easiest way is to laminate wooden strips together and leave gaps on the place where the slots needs to be. I didn't do it this way, don't ask me why but I tried the hard way. A solid piece of walnut and milled 1mm slots into the wood with my Proxxon drill. In the end it worked out allright but sometimes I just don't understand myself. 🤪 The disks are 1mm thick and has a 5mm diameter. I use one of my files to make the slot into the disks, dryfitted and painted them dark grey. The tops and bottoms of the masts are blackened with East Indian Ink. I truely love this stuff. It's really black and has no pigment in it. Made purely out of charcoal I believe. The Ink is very thin and flows like a dye, so you get "bleed outs" very easily if you want a sharp line. Tape doesn't help here. To avoid this I make a small cut / incision into the wood with a hobby knife. The cut, as small as it is, prevents bleed outs. I still need to oil the wood as a finish, but that's for later....
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    Hi Frank, Thanks for making the time to read through my log and to have interest in my build. Much appreciated. Hoi Frank, Tof dat je tijd vrij gemaakt hebt om door mijn topic te lopen. Ik weet dat je een druk schema hebt en dat je tijd schaars is. Ik waardeer het enorm en we spreken! groet, Peter
  6. Katsumoto
    A great model, love the woodcolor of the hull and the representation of the paint. Well build and what an example of how this ship should be like! Congratulations!
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    Beautiful lines and work on one of the most rewarding things when completed. The hull! You'll manage that corner I'm sure. It's a difficult part indeed, but you will succeed. I believe you are the only Dutch person building this great model. I'll keep following Frank. 😉
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    Thanks Ben! like I’ve said before, working with the best equipment / ropes, makes all the difference on the model. I haven’t used Matt varnish on the ropes simply I don’t want to spoil it with my non existing skills…so I am affraight to ruin my ropes… 😨 It’s silly I know….😅
  9. Katsumoto
    A small update from last weekend work. Made a replacement block to accept some rigging on the stem of the bow. I made a disk out of walnut and is inserted between the block and stem to let the rope run smoothly. It will be part of the bowsprit running rigging. After this I formed the bowsprit. Is has a nice round ball at the end and is handmade out of walnut. The bowsprit is made out of a single piece of wood tapered to the end. Tapering is done by hand using sandpaper on a block of wood. I've blackened the wood with East Indian Ink and used some Danish Oil as a finish. I like to work with Ink over paint. 1) can't paint properly...main reason... 😨 2) paint lies on the wood and seals the grain while Ink is absorbed into the wood and grain remains visible and open to accept oil. It gives a more natural finish thus has my preference. In the end the bowsprit is placed onto the ships stem and secured with hand made dark brown rope from Ropes of Scale. Pretty pleasing to work with high quality rope. If there are any questions or suggestions, please let me know! 😊
  10. Katsumoto
    Congratulations on this beautiful build. For a first model, you did exceptionally well. 🙂
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    You're welcome and thank you for having me aboard! 🙂 I've seen some of the Amati decorations between the other from Mantua, if you look closely at your pictures, the Amati decorations have a more yellowish color compared to the Mantua's. I haven't started due to the fact I'm still building my current project. Hopefully within 6 months or so I'll be finished with her....I have no deadline.... 😉 However, thinking about SotS, she's big and complex, so I'm not sure if I'm ready for her yet....In the mean time I'm following your log and all the bashing you have done and going to do.... Nice addition with all the lights and man....you take the word "bashing" really seriously.... 😅 regards, Peter
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    I really love your build, bashing and how you show the "old" brass fittings and decorations compared to the "newer" castings. I have the same model, but also the new castings. I know Amati has a nice decoration set as well, but not the same scale. I'll keep following along. 🙂 regards, Peter
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    Hi Kostas! You're working on a great model and doing a wonderful job on this Corel kit. Keep up the great work and don't mind the color difference between the planks it will pass in time due UV light. regards, Peter
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    Nice result on the stern decorations Sjors. Love the details of the CC kit! Keep it up! 👍
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    Hello friends, Time to show some progress on my Xebec. I made some carvings, build the second steps / stairs, prepwork on the masts and finished my first anchor (3 more to go) I hope you like it, and thanks for the likes, support, comments and cheers from you guys! 😃 regards, Pete
  16. Katsumoto
    Congrats on the 10 years anniversary and to miles and miles more of ropemaking and selling thousands of thousands of blocks! 😉
  17. Katsumoto
    Very nice work on your Winnie! The running of your planking looks excellent, great work on this proces Frank! 👍
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    This looks like a very nice bashing of a good kit. Great work on de the deckplanks and I'm looking forward towards the next building steps. e.g. OcCre did made some alternations on their kits and upgraded some parts from stained plywood to solid "walnut". I think this is a good thing!
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    Nice project and good luck. I see you are on a great start already! ☺️
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    Thanks Bob, It will be a milestone when she is done....already two years working on her.....
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    Hi guys, Today I placed the boat on deck. Slowly I'm running into the rigging part of the build. I have some small items to make like the stairs on port side, oars and some woodcarving. After that, I'm going to fabricate the masts and start with rigging... regards, Pete
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    Construction of the rudder. A small update on the lifeboat. I've constructed the rudder from walnut and made the hinges from very thin brass sheetmetal and blackened them. The shape of the helm is similar as on the big ship. I like these small details where you can see that there is a relationship between one another. Still some work to do on her until she is finished and can be placed on deck of the big ship, but the list is getting shorter: - anchor and cable - small carving on the stern - construction of the stand - oars regards, Pete
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    Thank you Baker, love your comment. Thanks Bob. I'll do my best to keep it acceptable for the critical eyes on this forum. ☺️
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    Hi Guys, I wish everybody the best for 2023 and may all your dreams come true! Some progress on the small boat. Made some Oarlocks and did some carving... Sometimes it goes wrong.... Designing the carvings, which will be placed on both sides of the boat.... It's very tiny..... Next steps will be the construction of the rudder.... regards, Pete
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    2nd layer hullplanking The last days I did my prepwork for the second layer of the hullplanks. I used the same simple method I use on the big ship. The better the preperations, the better the outcome can be. Although, so goes the theory.... I did my calculations and decided to go for 3mm thin veneer walnut strips to respect the scale of the boat. After the caculations I devided the hull into sections so to say. In total 3 equal sections + the garboard stroke. By deviding the hull into sections, it possible to keep control and to keep an good overview. I see each section as a subgoal. When using thick planks, I say start with the garboard stroke because it needs to fit into the rabbet of the keel. In my situation using veneer, it was possible to place the garboard stroke as last. I use simple white glue on the veneer. Some say it can deform the veneer, but I haven't had any issues so far. I also use CA glue as a liquid nail on nasty places like the bow area. With a drop of CA the wood is fixed within seconds to the hull, so you have no time to think or correct. When it sticks it holds and that is it.... So I work one section at a time until I reach the garboard stroke... After a thin layer of Danish Oil.... The next things I have to fabricate are Rudder and hinges Oars and oarlocks / rowlocks and cable support blocks to place the ship on deck. Some work to do yet until I can call this miniproject finished.... 😅 Pete

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