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JIm, Way too kind - so glad that some parts of my log are helpful - I've emulated, and copied from many others as well. Part of the fun of improving our skills.... Cheers, -
Hi Mates, I would like to acquire - see bad images below (from YouTube still framed) the two instruction manuals that are included in the current generation kit. I know that one of these is available as a pdf. but it does not enlarge well. The actual booklets (both) would be much better. If you have built the Sergal SoS, and still have those two booklets lying around, and don't need them anymore please PM me -- I'll send you a check or cash for the two booklets, your time, and shipping costs. I just go hold of an 1980s old "new in box" #787 --- kit has no booklets, no images, just very bad english text build instructions. PS: All other plan sheets were indeed there along with many hundreds of metal decorative parts all in small bags - oh my! Thanks in advance for checking in. Regards,
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Thanks EJ, sounds as if it makes a lot of sense once hull planking is done. I'll look into getting one. I think that my next English ship will be rather large - this will become useful. PS: just checked three sites - everywhere back-ordered - prob. will be that way until the planet comes back to a more or less normal way of life.
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Looking very good I thought that I had saved a link for that framing device that you have. Are you finding it as useful as you had hoped? or is it kinda "so so" useful? I'm thinking of getting it before I start my next project. Let me know --- Oh what's it called - I can find a source at Google.
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Denis, Indeed it is - for members that might not know these sites - wonderful world of Classic Pocher examples wayback when. Also they come up - unbuilt new "in box" occasionally on eBay - I bought a Mercedes many years ago - never finished it - sold it partially assembled .... Grant you're doing a great job as well as showing us how amazing these kits -- still are. https://scaledetails.com/ and many superb finished examples here; https://www.modelmotorcars.com/
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Ah!! --- ok thanks Mark. Bronze it is - Someone who knew much about the two generations of this kit had mentioned brass - I would still image that those bits were much nicer than the current white metal bits that are dipped in a gold looking type of solution. The bronze images I posted appear, compared to what builder logs show today, to have much more detail and definition. Thanks for the update
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Hi Jim, Just found your log - love all the details - big scale allows for lots of examples of such. Will enjoy following along to your also very informative notes. Just about to finish my first cross-section (from a kit) nowhere as brilliant as yours. PS: will you need to add "filler" materials to each deck as you go up - the hold, for example, with ballast bits and those great barrels that you made? Or just build all the decks and add inside details later - just curious..... Regards,
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Yes - excellent idea - this has crossed mind mind as well per "one of my ideas" that I alluded to above. Though I have made a contact re: an old "new in box" earlier edition of SOS with all solid brass bits - The leafing is still a brilliant idea however. The images that I have seen of the earlier brass Sergal kits - DO - IMO make a big diff. with small details that really stand out - adding to the scaling correctness. TBD. images of the brass bits taken with a mobile phone from the connection that I made with a MSW member. These have been in a box for many years - need cleaning polishing and spray brass protection spray - that said - the details look to quite good indeed comparatively speaking....Lastly an example of a superb Sergal SOS from their all brass release bits. Don't know whom to credit for this amazing build.
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Frank, It was to be - still might be - but the rumor is that for Father's Day I will be gifted with a Sergal Sovereign of... - When it again becomes available backordered world-wide until Italy comes back to life along with the rest of the planet. - Hmmm I just got the new McKay book and, It will be an incredible reference. Either of the two I plan on "bashing" the best that I can. In the meantime following your work, and almost done with my current build so TBD Regards
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GP, Noted - thanks - your thoughts are beyond my skill set. I need to revisit the possibilities re: building the SOS. I have some ideas. PS: I did not know that Sergal sold the decorative bits separately. Also the Amati SOS is a diff. scale from the Sergal release, as you know... And it seems as if the new Sergal SOS decorative bits (100s of them) are not as well "detailed" as in the earlier release of this kit. solid brass bits became white metal sprayed with a "gold" spray covering....resulting in much less accurate details --- Still working on solutions. TBD I have the new McKay book - excellent addition - though one reviewer on Amazon killed it with 1 star - need to read why he hated the work so much - all other reviews were 5 stars. Little is actually known empirically about this ship - so who knows. MJD
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Frank - that came out superbly!! Glad that our ideas worked out. Your work on this project is Top Notch - Pleasure to follow along My next project will need areas to be painted - this will be brand new learning for me - Hmmmm Learning continues. Regards as always Michael
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Hello Mates, I would like to purchase an older Mantua example of their Sovereign of the Seas., NOT a newly released Sergal kit that included some updates such as pre printed complete deck. If you have one that you never started, and the kit is complete with no missing parts, including complete instructions, please send me a PM and I can possibly take it off of your hands. I will pay through payPal. Regards,
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Frank, Try this. I have used diff. grit sanding discs to make small sanding blocks. Paint over your brass piece then using a 600 grit block on a very flat surface just sand over the top of the brass piece. All of the recessed paint will be perfectly outlined. The 600 grit block is super fine and won't show scratches on the bare brass -it will, of course, dull it a bit. There are certainly other ideas like razor blade scaping and so on - but the 600 grit block will evenly remove the bits of paint that run above the grooved areas keeping the unpainted brass consistent looking. PS: those small sanding blocks are alss just a great way to sand small bits of wood. 😊
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Mark: thanks for your nice post, as well as following along much appreciated indeed. Yes this was a wake-up-call. Never occurred to me that rigging plan sheets would have those kind of issues. Well this one is only my third build so seasoning is a bit newbie for me in that regard. Will certainly be more cautious here on out. So, spent the last four or five sessions working on untangling all of the crossed lines - once I had found pin locations. More or less done (looks "ok")- now starting to add coil loops, and securing lines with pins. And, as you mentioned, needed to do some "creative" changes to rigging - and yes thankfully it's only one mast and four yards - sails certainly add lots of extra work next - just shrouds and ratlines - case is being built as well - --I won't post again until she is Finished ---- I'm sure you're all getting bored with my similar area posts of late. Regards,
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Denis: yes and the jungle has gotten confusing E.J: thanks again, you are always so kind with your comments. Your thoughts were sort of my intentions - to give each deck a different perspective – so glad that you liked the concept. your thoughts are so encouraging -- This build was, for me, a great learning experience. Your skill sets are way up there – A cross section would be right up your alley indeed. I have learned a lot following your work. The lights idea, for example, came from following one of your builds. ========= But now having a bit of grief with OCree rigging instructions. When I built the pin rails, I counted the “numbers” on the instruction sheet and drilled accordingly the same amount of pin-holes per railing side. Now it turns out that lower and top sails have four bunt lines per yard seemed just about right when I rigged the sails (didn’t think about this current issue. I assumed (that famous word) that each number for pin rail on the illustration sheet stood for an individual rope location on the rail. Now in the process of locating the ropes in the correct places – the instruction sheet only references only two pin locations per yard for 220 and 221 -- need four location. And NOW looking even more carefully it appears as if locations numbers 212, and 220 drop into a same single hole. So need to find/invent four extra pin locations -- Need to figure out how to “fix” this grrrr.
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Patrick, Your stove is as rkwz just mentioned - indeed it is. PS: As you certainly know model train suppliers also have sheets and "what not" that simulate brick. No need to do all of that excellent prep work... though possibly not to the scale that you needed. Oh I assume even back then bricks were the medium used to make ovens. and ---- BTW your bullet shell casing buckets are in my memory banks Cheers,
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Almost done (well for me this will still be some time later) - all rigging installed. Need to spool 40+ coils to wrap at pins, then untangle and install lines - wall display case is also being made. thankfully all lanterns still OK.
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Richard, thanks - yes trying to save myself extra work. Numbering the lines should also allow a sequence for attaching - if these numbers work the way other kit rigging sheet instructions have in the past. And I want to finish this project sooner rather than later -
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E.J, I've been following your work for a long time - this one is so superb mate. Big congrats. The 4th image from the top is so perfect - super well done details all around.
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Running rigging is close to being completed. Wanted to add a bit of more detail to the sails at the Buntline connection. See arrow. The Boudriot 74 gun ship book shows these rings. I had purchased – way back when – some small eyelets but found no particular use for them (outer ring shape was wrong) but found a perfect use for them here. Also: alternatively black plastic parrel beads would work just as well (just a bit of sanding to flatten the tops would make them look excellent) I will re-do the lower mainsail and add these bits of details. ------ Then below, just general updated images – I know some of those – if not all – ropes are way too long, as they end at pins. But I messed up with Vasa and had pre-cut ropes too short. Did not want to revisit that frustration especially after I had installed all masts and connected the mast shrouds.
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Hey Denis, Ranting is good - it clears stress then you can get back on an even keel. Glad things are "working out" at work for you. PS: Seven of the then younger guys I used to spend a lot of seat time with - all got furloughed - not sure when they will return to any kind of full time work. We still stay in touch... As everybody sorta knows United AIrlines has cut 90+% of their scheduled cycles. Airports are ghost towns. Oh! the Admiral is fighting to get a refund from UA for her cancelled flight. Cheers,
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Robert, Woa! Your gunport lids are so perfect - I hope that you will maybe leave few closed so as not to lose the visual of how amazing those added details really look.
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Looking good! I have this kit under my table - Did not pay attention to the kit's size - Sure love this one though prob. won't build it - no room haha - really enjoying watching your's and how its coming along, Cheers,
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