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Wow that looks great! I’m motivated, going to go add some planks to mine right now! JJ- 642 replies
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That looks really good Rusty, great progress. Did you make your scraper or buy one? I think I’m building in cherry next. JJ
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Very nice work! Cannot wait to get there as well. JJ
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Thanks for the comments guys, on to replicate it on the next side. Hopefully have her planked up in a month or so. JJ
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Got the first belt finished tonight, gave it a rough sanding with 120 to clean up all the glue seams and level it out. Tight seams are tough to make especially with all the curves but I’m ok with where it ended up, Lots of learning, still may go the copper plate route as I really like the finish on minerva. Chucks tic strips he provides are extremely helpful and fit my hull very well, I feel confident in lining off my next hull now. Going to start the same belt on the stbd side next week. JJ
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Hi Fred, I recently received my carvings from China with no issues. Jack is shipping international through FedEx with no issues. JJ
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Ok I’m back on the wagon, she’s upside down and ready for lining off this week. The plank intersection at the counter has proved to be a difficult operation, I’m sure I’ll have it perfected by the end of this build. JJ
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Thanks Dvm27. im actually building it in the engine room of a yacht. I have a decent little work space for the saw and the model, not much more. I don’t get to make tons of dust like the rest of you do!
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Thanks guys! It’s turning out ok, definitely learning a lot. JJ
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Almost ready to flip her over and start working the other direction I just need Add the black strake and open up the planking for the doorway and a few more details this week.
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Looks really good Chuck, looking forward to chapter 4, chapter three as well. Lol. does the 1/48 figure come with chapter 4? I could use a project manager on my Winnie. JJ
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I really like how the Amazon is finished, it has a nice weathered look. Not sure if this is from age or intended but I makes it look real. A lot of the models at the naval academy appear like this. I also like Minervas finish..I can’t decide either, on which direction to take mine! JJ
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Thanks for the likes and comments guys. Happy modeling . JJ
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What did you use to make those? They look good! JJ
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Starting on the port side tomorrow, got the black strake on, which proved to be a test of ones patience no doubt. Wales painted and I think I took care of my issue with the second layer of Wales having a gap. The drop plank is in position and required very little sanding on top to meet the Wales. The cedar has proved to be an amazing material, On the aft end of the wales, I was able to sand a very sharp edge at the counter that I finished off with 800 grit prior to paint. The black strake was cut below 1/32” at an average of .025”, it proved to be very difficult to manipulate (wouldn’t edge bend) and easily screwed up. But it got it to sit...with a few scars but it will be ok. i need to get some WOP on there ASAP now but I was slightly concerned about how yellow it will be, so I did two samples both with CA smudges that were sanded off (just like my model) to see how the wood would take a light bit of color as well as WOP on the normal cedar and the CA tainted. I think I will just apply WOP to the bare cedar to avoid any light spots caused by the CA. But I’m curious what you guys think. The slightly tinted one (with WOP on top) is aft of the plain WOP one, both have CA smudges on the top two planks in the middle. For some reason the camera always makes it look worse! My photos are my own worst enemy! JJ
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Ahh ok. The temptation is definitely there to make them see through to show detail. JJ
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Chuck, just out of curiosity, why were the two aft quarter galley windows blacked out? Did all vessels of the time do this? Thanks, JJ
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One side down, (above the Wales) just needs a bit more sanding and the Wales completed along with the black strake and I can move onto the other side. A few speed bumps along the way but nothing major, will see how chapter three goes together. JJ
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Been out to sea for a bit but still trying to get a plank or two on each night, moving along slow and steady. Hoping to move to the port side in the next week or two. JJ
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Thanks Rusty, it’s a lot of work but The results are more than worth it.
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Chuck you weren’t joking about each plank being a project of its own, the first real plank that runs through the gun ports got the better part of my day with one do-over. Hoping to make much more progress tomorrow on the upper stbd side. I’ll sort out the Wales once finished, I don’t think it will set me back too far. JJ
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Wow! You’re flying Ben! Looks stunning! JJ
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Chuck, thanks for the advice, I’m going to resume normal planking on the port side and add the Wales after the fact, in the meantime I need to decide if I want to remove the stbd side second layer or try to work with it, the error is marginal but still needs to be addressed. JJ
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