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All you want out of the first planking with filler, sanding etc is a base for the second planking then that's a base for the coppering. You just want the general shape for a start. Main parts I would check would be castings and photo etch parts. Like you say any wood should be o.k to find locally. -
Off to a great start Chris. Make sure everything is square and even side to side. I found out too late the right hand side deck height is about 3mm higher than the port side. Read the instructions until you understand them properly before you do the next task. Check all of your parts are there and complete. Some of my castings were missing also important parts were broken. Put a sheet under your workbench to catch the fallen parts. Good luck.
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Woodwork/Model making workshop. Scale 1:1
kiwiron replied to Charter33's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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Thanks mine is o.k. from a distance. There are real amazing builders on this site. If it wasn't for them I would have lost with the instructions.
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Bow done now for the stern fascias.
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Great job, once annealed I found it easy to shape the brass.
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Sounds good, I found the same with my Endeavour. So many variations and repairs made changed things depending on what materials the crew could find at the time.
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Thanks a lot Graham, your encouragement keeps me going when it gets hard. I liked your idea of the green around the flowers.
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A couple of touch ups to go then the cat heads.
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Mock up of the Boomkins knightheads and hand rail. Putting away in a safe place, hopefully to be found again. Figurehead next hope I don't get cross eyed.
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Thanks Allan, The gratings fit together as a square block then cut down to size. A little bit more progress.
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Beautiful work as usual.
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Bow next, looks like a big project.
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Thanks Graham.
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A little bit of progress after a break. Poop deck ladder etc, fire buckets, beakhead bulkhead. Carronades next.
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Wow they look great, you must be very proud of your Victory. I would just get a chair and a coffee and look at it for ages.
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Thanks Graham, nothing like your masterpiece but it's o.k. from a distance.
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Poop deck, bit of a disaster for the skylight. It's a good day when you find a missing part.
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I got 8 on two separate sheets. Bit weird, did they put the odd one on another 4mm sheet ?
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Thanks Robert, lots of parts seem to be brittle, Ron.
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Thanks Alistair, I'm trying. The boat kits come with it, the planking is 0.5 thick so bends easily. Everything I touch at the moment breaks so lots of glue.
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Start of boats, I can do them in breaks at work. Cat tails started, going better once I realized the bend on the parts 131 and 64 are supposed to match the camber on the deck.
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Beautiful work as always. I seem to be breaking everything I touch lately. I would be lost on my Victory without your photo's thanks a lot, Ron.
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