Nirvana Posted May 16 Share #31 Posted May 16 George, I just finished reading your build log with interest. Looking good and you have overcome small difficulties very well. Keep up the good work! Canute and Keith Black 2 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick310 Posted May 18 Share #32 Posted May 18 It’s coming along nicely! Rick Keith Black, Canute and gak1965 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gak1965 Posted May 29 Author Share #33 Posted May 29 On 5/18/2024 at 11:11 AM, Rick310 said: It’s coming along nicely! Rick On 5/16/2024 at 12:34 AM, Nirvana said: George, I just finished reading your build log with interest. Looking good and you have overcome small difficulties very well. Keep up the good work! Thanks Rick and Per! I haven't had a ton of time to work on this lately, or look into MSW for that matter. However, the basic hull shape is pretty much done. I put in the lower part of the stem and the false keel, sanded, primed, and sanded, and I think it is ready for the next steps. I also painted the inner bulwarks white, I prefer to paint as I go rather than doing a lot of complicated masking, so we'll see how that goes. Here is what she looks like now: Anyway, next step is to cut out the gun and sally ports. I was looking for the best way to transfer the locations, and thought I would use the deck on the plans (and will) but I was slightly annoyed to see that the plans are slightly smaller than the actual deck piece. If you look at the photo below, I've aligned the stack, and as you move forward and aft, everything on the plans is closer to the center than the rastered markings. Bottom line is that I'm going to need to locate the cuts, correcting for the size difference, and be attuned to potential problems when I build out the hammock rail boxes. Reminding myself that this is an 'Admiral' level kit. Thanks for looking in! George Nirvana, JacquesCousteau, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Current Builds: Bluejacket USS Kearsarge, RRS Discovery 1:72 scratch Completed Builds: Model Shipways 1:96 Flying Fish | Model Shipways 1:64 US Brig Niagara | Model Shipways 1:64 Pride of Baltimore II (modified) | Midwest Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack | Heller 1:150 Passat | Revell 1:96 USS Constitution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlueJacket Posted May 29 Share #34 Posted May 29 Unfortunately, copying is subject to dimensional errors due to paper humidity content, ambient temperature, etc. Nic Keith Black, Canute and Nirvana 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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