Javlin
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Talking about the wedge itself ? Sounds like they are not there on the real ones they are used to glue the guns to the deck instead of gluing the wheels less mess and what mess is hidden.I really like that green upstairs what color for the cannon carriages?
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I work with wood a bit boxes and furniture a little and can attest to Tite bond.When I built the grates for the America I put a touch with a toothpick and by the time the first was glued it was already setting sanded 15 minutes later for scale effect. Kevin
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Now were I am at as of now.The blocks from HISmodel and I made the grates for the hatch looks much better than the plastic in the frame and the deck has two coats of semi-gloss water base clear I like for indoor furniture.The mast I tried something we use on WWI propellers to simulate a wood grain using oils not enough grain effect came through then I sprayed over it with a orange acrylic clear diluted with yellow to try and highlight and give depth(still need more practice at that).The rings will be taped off and sprayed black or burnt iron and can anyone answer about the metal on the mast heads black?
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I have been by the sail bug of late and nostalgia and ventured back to my youth when I made just about all of Revell sailing ships.So I picked up the USS America simple get my feet wet again with the rigging and such.I p/u from HISmodel the wooden deck and block/pulleys which the pulleys will be a new venture for me I have dealt with wood decks on the Eugen.I have the hull,decks and the mast are just about finished in painting just a little bit more.Russ lives like three houses down and says the black iron on the rudder goes so that be fixed and I went with 16' planks right or not I don't know but I mark them lined the ends and nail.I have seen alot of these decks with one nail hole ? call it my personnel interpretation Kevin
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Ambitious first project in 30yrs but I like what I see.The fact that you rolled forward on a complicated project and looking at few other builds is giving me confidence to proceed with my Pride of Baltimore.Thks for motivation. Kevin
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I like your videos Kevin got to watch the rest(taking me away from building) they have removed some fear that I have and a different build/thought process. Kevin
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You are doing a fantastic job but your depictions fore and aft?OK I see what you are going after and the Swastika is not slanted like the Eugen I am about 50% on the Eugen ATTM. PS: Last edit I used 1/48scale(?) swastika's on my decks since the ones trump sent were useless.
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That is some Nice work you got going there
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No log just have the frames done and sanded ready for some planks.I am working a plastic kit of the USS America and got HISmodel decks on it and I have the Thermopylae in plastic going to get my feet wet with those as rigging goes.
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She is looking the part one of those like you I did as a teen in the early 70's .I am doing the USS America ATTM and got the decks from HISmodel and the block/pulleys.The only thing with my decks there is no ends to the planks so I went through and did 16' planks just to make it look busy took little time.Keep up the good work.
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I like what I see and you are braver than I am I have only built the frame and yet to plank(Pride of Baltimore).I have the Thermopylae but in the old Revell plastic kit and why I looked in for hints there in the coming months.
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That's looking real Nice Jacob
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This is a Nice build Bill!I hate to say this but I really like the work you did on the display cabinet and worked a small piece of furniture out of cherry and black walnut opposing each other.My skill level or let's say patience would never let me tackle the Constitution.Great job all around!!
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All is looking very Nice there JCoby.I have my plans out this evening and looking them over after finished here fortunatly I will have some assistence with mine from a member here on the board.I will be watching Sir.
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That's some nice work you have going on here Kevin.
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