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Nirvana

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  1. Thank you all, for the nice comments. Obvious, things could had been done differently and better. But learning how to work small details involved was great.
  2. I decided to deviate from the "picture instruction". Sheet three shows how to plank the two halves, and then on sheet four it's time to join the two. But here is where I started thinking, and went for joining before planking, this way I able to use clamps to the fullest for maximum glue contact. Am going to bed and let this sit over the night. I never counted the clamps but I am certain there is some 25-30 clamps holding this together.
  3. Mike, I have recovered the huge error and now have a starboard side. In this picture, the two halves are joint with clamps. And as for a comparison you have the Longboat in front.
  4. So, I am back to my Solö, and got started working on her. I am so embarrassed, not thinking it through in the beginning I made two port sides! And I used CA gluing it all. To my relief I was able to dissolve the glue and got everything apart without anything broken. Now I can build the starboard side.
  5. Friends, We will now turn our attention the Solö Ruff build log. I started the build log awhile back, but put it on hold to finish up the Longboat. She is a big lady and can be converted to RC but as stated in the build log, she will be a static. Hopefully with more details. Than provided in the kit.
  6. I am done! The special feature I have included is a signal cannon. I did som research and found that some longboats carried a signal cannon. So I added it to the port side at the stem. This longboat has been a great build, even though it took its time to get there. Moving and other things came in-between. And I have a lot of extra material saved from the kit and the boxwood upgrade. I like to thank you all that followed me through this build, with likes and comments. Special to Chuck for support!
  7. Warm Tips and tricks regarding how to work copper will be great.
  8. Michel, A warm welcome back. There is a good book on the HMS Beagle in the Aots series, available through Amazon. Author is Karl Heinz Marquard
  9. Doug, I was just wondering about the deck if it the wrong one provided from ModelExpo. You should send that picture to their customer service and ask them to check other kits. They might have sent the wrong deck piece to you. Edit: Is there any popcorn available as I pulling up a seat, I need to follow this build.
  10. Keith, I have just read through all the twelve pages of your Altair. And I don't know how to express this......... I am so impressed by your skill and eye for detail. This is just amazing! Lovely work!
  11. Great Chuck, Wish there were an Like extra much feature. Works for me! Did a try before posting this reply.
  12. Chuck, Why not do a trial? Otherwise, this is what I did in a previous input I couldn't delete. fljldsjfa nkfdsfj nkkf Sorry for the reply, please disregard the sentence above.
  13. Another visual update. There is not left to do. Tidying up the lines and some touch up painting. This has been a great journey.
  14. Pierre, That's a nice start. I like the setup with the build ramp. Wish they have the same on MS ships. Knowing the height or angle from the beginning without having to measure it yourself.
  15. Steve, I used lines from Chuck, really good investment! When it came to the seizing I used the poly/cotton thread from the fabric store.
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