Flattie by DLLBlue - FINISHED - Corel - 1:25

[DLLBlue]

My first attempt at a kit build

I’ve used PVA glue with a dot of CA for clamping.

Matt clear acrylic to the deck, masking the places where superstructures will be glued

Gesso to the areas to be painted, preparatory to acrylic colours

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I mounted the cleats temporarily to make painting easier - a coat of titanium white followed by a wash of grey, then glued to the mast and the deck. I’m unsure which glue is preferable here, and used epoxy resin for the mast and cyanoacrylate for the deck.

 

 

Bending brass strip and wire with pliers was a struggle, resulting in a clumsy appearance. Advice on bending would be appreciated.

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The kit supplied shrouds were not black, so I painted them with acrylic

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Added reef points to the mainsail, taped straight onto waterproofed paper and painted with diluted matt polyurethane

Ready to trim to uniform length

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In my enthusiasm to complete the next step, and the next, I keep forgetting to take photos.

Completed the vessel, only to realise I was supposed to double plank the hull! This despite carefully reading the (inadequate and very poorly translated) 
instructions, referring to a book on model building and reading lots of posts on this forum.

I used some of the “leftovers” to plank the stand.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 29, 2021 by DLLBlue

[yvesvidal]

Beautiful little boat.

 

Yves