Avos by James H - Master Korabel - 1:72 scale - Russian Tender - 'XS kit'

[Peta_V]

Hi Jim, 

Very nice! Good to see some progress! 👏

I think you should do the planking of the latrines first before fitting transom. It is easier to sand against the plywood support and get smooth transition. But if it is glued already you will manage to plank it as well. 

Edited September 19, 2019 by Peta_V

[James H]

Wow, this is a blast from the past!

 

I had a few days before Surprise rocked up here, so thought I'd spend some hours on the pretty little Avos kit from Master Korabel. The first three photos were left over and unpublished from 2019, so I're resurrected them here. The first pic shows the hawse bolster/cheek and metal tube temporarily fitted over the newly installed wales. Everything on this gorgeous little kit, fits like a dream. In this photo, the prow is temporarily fitted too so I could accurately fit the wales and gunwale.

 

 

You can now see that gap between the deck and the bulwarks. That's all fine...it's meant to be like that. The waterway margin plank is then assembled and profiled before gluing into place and completing the look. 

 

 

Deck fittings are quite traditional in construction. The companionway is built from interlocking sections and then sheathed in pear. The fit is just perfect. Grates are made from combs etc. and the stack is made from brass tube that needed cutting and setting at 90 degrees. 

 

The keel is now properly cleaned up and glued to the hull. 

 

And here we see the work, again, before Avos goes into hiatus while Surprise takes the bench. All the deck fittings aren't glued on at this stage. You can also see that I fitted the belaying pin racks. The external channels are only test fitted at the moment.

Until next time 😁