HM Armed Cutter Sherbourne 1763 by Nightdive - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - First Build

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20 minutes ago, bigcreekdad said:

Very nice work! Question....what were those round thingies you used to hold the second planks til dry?l 

Looking forward to your rigging. I'm on the first planking of the cutter Alert and both our builds have similarities.

 

Thanks for stopping by! Those round things are just thumb tacks with the white plastic bit removed. 

 

 

 

 

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The companionway is almost ready for paint. I also found a better way to make its footprint slightly larger. 

 

I'd greatly appreciate any opinions on the hatch stay that Caldercraft's HMS Pickle has. I'm considering replicating it for the Sherbourne. Is it based on something real, or just model designer's imagination? The part circled in red is also a bit of a mystery to me. I think that the vertical iron has a tooth that catches on the horizontal piece when the hatch is open, but I'm not sure. I haven't been able to find any close-up photos in build logs.