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A little more progress today. I managed to get the first two planks installed. It went pretty and the edge bending using Chucks instructions works very well. I'm using all yellow wood glue so it's going to go a little slow. I really don't like to use super glue if I can help it.
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I just started my longboat yesterday. It looks like we are at exactly the same place in the build. Yours is looking nice and ship shape.
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Your off to a great start. I'm glad I have a front seat on this one. I have had the kit in my closet for a couple of years too. I don't have the nerve to start it yet though. By the way, I grew up in East Boston and could see Constitution's masts from my bedroom window. I visited the ship as often as I could.
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Glad to have you aboard Jim. It's a great group of people.
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The planking looks great. Your doing a fantastic job. You might find a sail plan in American Sailing Ships by Howard Chappell. You should be able to pick up a used copy on ebay or Amazon for a few bucks. If the info is not there it's a great reference and good reading anyway. You should be able to find a sail plan somewhere or use the sail plan of a similar vessel of the period as a guide.
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Nice build. She looks great.
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She a beautiful ship Nils. I'm enjoying your build.
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Thank you all for the kind words and likes. I have made a bit more progress today. I got the frames faired, the transom and bow blocks installed and cleaned thosenup. So far so good. I'm pretty happy with the fairing. My after most frame before the transom is a bit off kilter but I'll live with it. I don't think it will be noticeable on the finished model.q
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Steve, I don't know how I missed your longboat build but she looks fantastic. I love the way you displayed it.
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Mark, It's great to have you aboard. Both kits are really nice and are fun projects. The hull on the Pinky goes together really well and is great for learning to plank. The hull planks are are laser cut to their basic shape and only need to be fitted. It really shows how the planks need to be shaped to the curvature hull.
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Welcome aboard Steve. It's a great little kit too. Chucks instructions are outstanding. As much as I like the warships I really like small boats. I have had the Model Shipways New Bedford Whale Boat on the shelf 10 years waiting for me to get up the nerve to start it. I plan to display it on davits.
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Welcome aboard Antony, I have never used boxwood before and wanted to try it. The wood in the kit is very nice though.
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I have been working on my MS Glad Tidings and enjoying it but I have had an itch to start the Longboat that's been sit ting in my stash for a couple of years. I read throughbthe instruction book last night started buildding this morning. The instructions are superb. They are the best I have had the pleasure of using so far. The laser cut sheets are nice and clean with not too much burning to clean up. I also remembered that when I bought this kit I also bought boxwood strips to upgrade it. Since I want to get the feel of using better woods I will use it. All ready to start. Rabbit cut. This went really well. It was easier than I expected it to be. I used a scapel and sanding sticks. I weighted things down so the keel would be nice and straight. The wood is really nice and it went together perfectly. Here is the complete keel assembly ready for fitting the frames. I had to fit each frame with a bit of filing. The frames would not seat without some fitting. Here is the glued up keel assembly with frames installed. They needed a bit of squaring up but it went very well. Next I will install some battens on top of the break out bulkheads for some rigidity during sanding. So far I am loving this kit. I can't wait to get back to it.
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These guys are fast. I just got a confirmation that my order will ship today. Only 30 minutes. Can't beat that.
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Thanks for posting the link. This is just what I was looking for. I ordered 2.
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She looks great Sjors. That sure is a big hull.
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You guys make a lot of sense. I really feel the need to work on something different for a while.
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I am currently working on MS Glad Tidings. It's going pretty well and I will be updating my log soon. I also have a Triton cross section started but I set it aside to build my skills a bit. I am thinking of starting a side project of Chucks Longboat to do something different for a while. Is it a bad idea to multitask? I consider the Glad Tidings a learning project more than anything and it's doing that well. I really don't understand why these work boats are not more popular. The larger scale is nice to work with and they can really be detailed.
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I have the longboat and pinnace kits in my stash but have not started them yet. Maybe I'll get the longboat going alongside my Glad Tidings to get more experience. I already set the Triton cross section aside while I learn how to do cleaner work. Finishing my guitar gave me enough confidence to try about anything though.
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Chuck, will this kit be beyond the skills of someone with only a couple of kits under their belt? I'm sure the pre spiled planks will sure help. I'm currently build MS Glad Tidings and she has pre spiled planks and it sure helped me learn the process.
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Outstanding Chuck. It looks like a great kit at a very fair price.
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