Seahorse Posted April 7, 2022 Author #31 Posted April 7, 2022 (edited) Finally had a couple of sunny days...too nice to stay indoors, so I took the opportunity to ride my motorbike... Rain is back again today....We now have had a years average rainfall in the first three months of 2022. No excuses for not working on the model. After a bit of tidying up of the planking etc, it is now getting close to the stage where the main deck can be built. Edited April 7, 2022 by Seahorse ccoyle, catopower and bruce d 3 Quote
Seahorse Posted April 7, 2022 Author #32 Posted April 7, 2022 (edited) Trial "Stepping the Mast". Just temporary, to check correct alignment. Vertically Port & Stbd etc Edited April 7, 2022 by Seahorse ccoyle, GrandpaPhil, shipcarpenter and 2 others 5 Quote
catopower Posted April 7, 2022 #33 Posted April 7, 2022 Hi Steve, I love your approach to this build. You're really doing a great job and giving me a whole new respect for how well a kit like this can be done. It's interesting that yours is a 40 year old kit, I think I read in one of your earlier posts. I think if you opened one of these kits today, it would look exactly the same. Your build is really coming along, and I'm enjoying following the work. Seahorse 1 Quote Clare Hess He's a -> "HE" Current Builds HMS Wolf, 1754 - Shipyard Laser Cut Kit Kitamaebune - Japanese Coastal Trade Ship, 18th/19th Centuries - Woody Joe Kit Atakebune - Japanese Sengoku Period Warship - Woody Joe Kit
Seahorse Posted April 7, 2022 Author #34 Posted April 7, 2022 1 hour ago, catopower said: Hi Steve, I love your approach to this build. You're really doing a great job and giving me a whole new respect for how well a kit like this can be done. It's interesting that yours is a 40 year old kit, I think I read in one of your earlier posts. I think if you opened one of these kits today, it would look exactly the same. Your build is really coming along, and I'm enjoying following the work. Thanks for the kind words Clare... much appreciated. Actually I would like to take a look at a newer kit. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am building from the plans, not using the instructions. I am finding lots of contradictions on the plans...needing to double check and measure continuously before gluing. Some of the drawings just do not make sense. At least I now have an idea of what I will be up against, when I take on Corel's FULL Victory kit. Quote
catopower Posted April 7, 2022 #35 Posted April 7, 2022 I think kit instructions are difficult to write, and time consuming to develop, which is why most kits have terrible instructions. Particularly in older kits, I think, where you were expected to figure out a lot of things yourself. Looks like you've got a good attitude and a good handle on it though. I didn't even notice that you had mentioned that you have the full Corel HMS Victory kit too. Well, that will certainly be a challenge. But, it looks like you have all the right references for it! Quote Clare Hess He's a -> "HE" Current Builds HMS Wolf, 1754 - Shipyard Laser Cut Kit Kitamaebune - Japanese Coastal Trade Ship, 18th/19th Centuries - Woody Joe Kit Atakebune - Japanese Sengoku Period Warship - Woody Joe Kit
Seahorse Posted July 25, 2022 Author #36 Posted July 25, 2022 Due to unforeseen circumstances, I have not been able to work on the model for the last few months. Hopefully, I will be able to put that behind me now and start making progress again. bruce d and Dlowder 2 Quote
Seahorse Posted July 28, 2022 Author #37 Posted July 28, 2022 Stanchions installed...will require some "fine-tuning" to correct positioning. baskerbosse 1 Quote
Seahorse Posted July 30, 2022 Author #38 Posted July 30, 2022 A little more progress today Ryland Craze, BLACK VIKING, baskerbosse and 1 other 4 Quote
Seahorse Posted August 2, 2022 Author #39 Posted August 2, 2022 (edited) Slow but steady progress today. Edited August 2, 2022 by Seahorse Ryland Craze, GrandpaPhil and ccoyle 3 Quote
Seahorse Posted August 12, 2022 Author #40 Posted August 12, 2022 Having a break from the hull and commenced work on the Main Mast. Quote
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