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MrBlueJacket

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  1. MrBlueJacket
    All the standing rigging is almost finished (just the last shroud on the mizzen to go)
  2. MrBlueJacket
    Congratulations, Sarah! Your customer file now shows a 10% discount on the next kit you buy from us. Nic
  3. MrBlueJacket
    And here it is furled.
  4. MrBlueJacket
    Made the Spritsail, now ready to furl it.
  5. MrBlueJacket
    Starting the ratlines.
  6. MrBlueJacket
    Is your hull shiny or dull? If dull, then a coat of flat clear will hide the shiny glue, but not the bump. Perhaps some careful sanding will help. I would worry about debonder, try it on a prepared piece of scrap first. Nic
  7. MrBlueJacket
    Nice clean work. Beautiful joinery! Nic
  8. MrBlueJacket
    Did the main forestay and started to rig the foremast.
  9. MrBlueJacket
    Now the rest of them are done.
  10. MrBlueJacket
    "Putty and paint, makes it look like what it ain't"
  11. MrBlueJacket
    NICE!
  12. MrBlueJacket
    First of the deadeyes rigged.
  13. MrBlueJacket
    Painted the caprails, added the masts. Fore and main were in halves, so I stiffened them with brass rod. Still pretty bendy.
  14. MrBlueJacket
    Nice work! Your customer file now show you will get a 10% discount on the next kit you buy from us. Nic
  15. MrBlueJacket
    Or maybe it is "inspired laziness" Nic
  16. MrBlueJacket
    Nice work. Nic
  17. MrBlueJacket
    And the bitts as well.
  18. MrBlueJacket
    Busy holiday season, but I managed to put in bulkheads and ladders.
  19. MrBlueJacket
    That's a really good start. Nic
  20. MrBlueJacket
    you will notice that by splitting the false deck and having each side butt against the keel, you are assured of a straight hull. Nic
  21. MrBlueJacket
    So now I have added the two rear decks.
  22. MrBlueJacket
    Next is to add the lower deadeyes, then I can put the afterdeck in place.
  23. MrBlueJacket
    Don't know. It would have to be thick, like clear flex-seal, but I think it would look terrible. Nic
  24. MrBlueJacket
    With overlapped plates, there's not much to protect the edges. Be careful handling the hull, and when the model is finished and in a case, then no-one will be able to touch or brush against it. butt joining the plates reduces, but does not eliminate the problem. Nic
  25. MrBlueJacket
    I suggest you contact the Tampa Bay Ship Model Society: http://tampabayshipmodelsociety.org/

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