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harlequin
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bit more progress on unicorn.....the quality of some of corels the ironwork is awful....snaps as soon as you look at it, but i keep going....
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This is what it’s like to be a newbie
harlequin replied to Laggard's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
softly softly catchy monkey... -
addition of the rudder and a few deck fittings.....working with corels fittings is always an interesting experience but i go with them for the main just to see what the results look like...
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"Cheating" with alternative materials?
harlequin replied to Brewerpaul's topic in Wood ship model kits
i was in the british army for quite a while....the Parachute Regiment to be exact, so why boats instead of aircraft?...not sure, but I like to call it improvisation not cheating......as they drummed it into us in the army, you always improvise, 😀 -
quarter gallery side wall fitted....corels cast fittings for the galleries are not great....will have to see how they fit and go with them...
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It is by no means perfect but i had to work with what corel supplied...I actually like using all the stuff in the kits just to see what it turns out like....the transom is in place with all the decoration added...the quarter galleries may prove to be more exacting but here goes...
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upper deck planking finished.....support columns added and the transom has been glued, clamped and is now in place.
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hello from the North of England
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The transom next......it appears several builders have struggled with this bit, indeed the newer versions of this kit have been altered by corel, so will have to see what happens...
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most of the top deck planking done.....just getting a feel of where all the furniture will go on the finished ship......not bad for a ship I bought for £15.00...
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some of the top deck round cannon ports added and a brass insert fitted.......and the addition of the cannon....
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a selection of my mini power tools that help me build......mostly minicraft, but i also have a proxon sander...
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Upper deck now fitted along with the inner bulwark planking and the planksheers....needs finishing off, but gone well....the planksheers are flexible beech which allows them to bend easily and glued in position before they can regain their shape.
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Second planking now completed......good sanding down needed but it all looks ok.......Lower deck with cannons....not going to put any rope work on the lower deck cannons.....beams fitted ready for the upper deck..
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second planking only needs a couple of planks and a couple of steelers to complete, then a good sanding.....will probably apply a matt finish to the hull......
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Transom being prepared for fixing.....second planking will probably be finished in the next couple of days....then a good sanding to smooth out the whole hull.....the transom will be fixed and allowed to dry thoroughly before the windows and decorations are fixed....a dry fitting seems to suggest all will be ok.
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Unicorn doesnt have a stern post so I took a gamble and shortened the length of the hull to accommodate a stern post. Overall it has ended up a strange shape but with the addition of the rudder I can live with this peculiarity....the colour is different, but I can do something about that later... the hinges have yet to be fitted.
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Unicorn doest have a stern post in the plans so I have fashioned one....looks kind of odd but will probably look better when the rudder is added...
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the kit is ancient SpyGlass....i bought it for 15 quid so no pressure to complete.....they call this black strip fibreboard....some of the second planking is very brittle, but I am going to continue with it and see what happens......it is going ok I think.....corel kits have a lot of detractors but i actually dont mind them at all...
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Unicorns position when eventually fixed much later in the build.....second planking continues apace.....
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