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OK, the West Coast Lumber Schooner display model is boxed up and going to Nic for rigging (he enjoys rigging, I don't) 😎. I still have to do the sail plan, write the instructions, and, when he's finished the rigging, add a few more items to the display model. Since these boats had the slat ratlines, we've included the laser-cut ones in this kit - real time saver.
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Mostly-finished Running and Standing Rigging plans. Both are greatly reduced from their original 24" x 36" format. I prefer to do separate rigging plans as it makes them less confusing for the builder with limited familiarity with rigging. Because the original vessels used slats for ratlines, I've used the same laser-cut ladder format as I did with WYOMING, NOTMAN, and a few other kits.
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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.
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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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