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  5. alross2
    Stanchions are in. Cap rail will go on next week.
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  10. alross2
    Starting some assembly now. Today I have to drill and paint the 30+ deadeyes with chainplates.
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    The basic "sticks" are done. Each mast has a dozen mast hoops from .015" laserboard. At the moment, I'm stropping blocks with twisted wire.
  13. alross2
    Nope, just plain old automotive bondo.
  14. alross2
    That’s it. After laying on the 1st layer, it’ll be a coat of Durham’s Rock Hard wood filler and sand sand sand. It’s early days, but it’s got the shape of a ship now. You might consider a different filler as Durham's is usually much harder than the woods (such as bass) commonly supplied in kits. I've used auto body filler (bondo) for decades. It's the same relative hardness as basswood, so it sands and feathers well without scouring out the wood on either side of the patch. In addition, as it is a polyester resin, it is an adhesive and locks the planks in place. One water-based filler I've had success with is Famowood which I purchase online. It is similar in hardness to basswood and sands well.
  15. alross2
    Some more bits and pieces. Top to bottom - wheel house, winch head house, main and mizzen boom rests. Forward house.
  16. alross2
    Basic components placed but not glued to get a general overall view.
  17. alross2
    Untitled-1.pdfUntitled-1.pdfThis is the aft house in its not yet finished state. There are currently 42 pieces in its assembly so far. The drawing is the .015" laserboard at the moment. Untitled-1.pdf
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    I love our laser. This is one side of the forward house. The top piece is .015" laserboard and has the mullions for the windows. It will be laminated to the inside of the bottom piece which is 1/32" basswood. The square and rectangle on the bottom piece are the window frames which are .015" laserboard. When the house is completely built and painted, .010" clear styrene with its back side painted black will be glued to the inside of the inner lamination. Both houses will be built this way.
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  21. alross2
    Just for giggles... WYOMING and the West Coast Lumber Schooner - same scale (1/96)
  22. alross2
    Starting to look like a boat...but still lots to do . Hull is painted and needs a couple spots retouched. Nothing is glued down to the decks although pieces are in their approximate locations. Right now, I'm putting the window frames on the deck houses.
  23. alross2
    Cap rails, chock rails, buffalo rails, windlass, and anchor chain installed yesterday.
  24. alross2
    Here are the two ladders to the quarterdeck. The rails are .035" and the treads are .015" laserboard. The first tread is a bugger to install, the other three not so much.😎
  25. alross2
    Hull is now in primer so I can see all the "goobers" and take care of them. At the moment, I'm fitting out the main deck level of the forecastle as I won't be able to access that area once the raised forecastle deck is fitted.
  26. alross2
    I know most of you folks are "stick and string" enthusiasts but am curious if anyone is interested in more modern vessels. Rather than watch TV in the evenings I've been slowly working on a potential 1/48 kit of a WW2 Higgins 78' PT boat. Structurally, it will be like most of the later kits I've done for BlueJacket - laser-cut planked hull built with the Hahn method, resin and britannia parts, etc. It will be an early boat with tubes and can be built as either a Mediterranean or Pacific boat.

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