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Higaki Kaisen by BRiddoch - FINISHED - Woody Joe - 1/72 scale - SMALL


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She looks splendid Bob. The job you're doing on her is outstanding, precise, clean, and every other adjective I can think of.  I thought so months ago, and I still do. Very nice!! 

 

Cheers

GEORGE

 

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Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn.

 

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Such a nice kit and you are doing it justice. That deck planking is incredible work, is that cedar?

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Thanks Don. It is actually Japanese Cyprus. Please correct me if I'm wrong Clare.

 

Bob R.

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Working the bow section "bulwarks" for lack of a better term.  This has proven to be the most challenging part of the build to date.  Port side complete, just starting on the starboard.

 

                  Bob R.

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Thanks Carl. More updates coming soon.

 

Bob R.

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Thanks. Glad to be of help Skip. Do you have a build log going?

 

Bob R.

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Finished planking the bow section.  Have a few coats of Minwax to apply then on to the masting and rigging.  Added the obligatory messy shop photo.  Waiting for a rainy day to clean the shop.

 

I checked out your build log Skip.  Looking great.  Hope you can also add a build log to MSW.

 

       Bob R.

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18th Century Longboat - Model Shipways - 1:48 scale

Higaki Kaisen - Woody Joe - 1:72 scale

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Working on the mast and additional hull details.  The mast is comprised of over a dozen parts and is a nice little kit in itself.  I finally got to install some of the copper etching also.  Clare, what kind of glue did you use to install the copper pieces?

 

       Bob R.

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Nice work Bob! That mast looks great on the model. I really like how they included the sheaves at the top end of the mast. That was a fun sub-project, that and the bitts that are located inside the cabin. 

 

For the copper pieces, I used a contact cement, though it's not the stuff I have on the shelf now. I'm thinking that I had some Duco contact cement, but I don't see it online anymore. Or maybe I'm just losing my marbles... I have Dap contact cement on-hand, but it clearly states that it's not for use on metals containing copper.

 

Sorry, that wasn't much help. I'm going to look for some other contact cement for the Yakatabune model as I'm getting to that point on the model too. Duco still makes some stuff that sounds like contact cement, but it comes in small tubes instead of a bottle. I'll probably give that a try myself.

 

 

Hey, just curious, are you planning to use the kit provided sail, as-is? I did, but kind of wish that I had sewn it. Might be kind of small for that though. The pre-printed markings actually look unusually good. It even fooled a couple ship modeling buddies who thought I'd sewn them.

 

 

Clare

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Thanks Clare. I will play around with a few different glues. I used CA Zap a Gap on the few copper pieces I installed. Currently planning on using the provided sail.

 

Bob R.

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Higaki Kaisen - Woody Joe - 1:72 scale

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Been a while since I updated.  Moving along steadily.  Yesterday the mast was lashed on and decorative copper plates were added.  Tried to have it all done by the NRG conference but failed.  Was unable to attend the conference anyway.

 

 Bob R.

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Bob, your Higaki Kaisen is looking great. Sorry you didn't make it to the conference with your model. I was hoping to meet you. 

 

As it was, this year's conference was sort of the opening of Japanese traditional boat models. Speaker Douglas Brooks gave a talk that was extremely well received and he was very happy about how well the conference went for him. I think he sold almost all the books he brought. There were two models he brought that were built by his teacher in Japan, so there was some Japanese boat models there.

 

Any thoughts of making it to next year's conference in San Diego? 

 

Regardless, I'm enjoying watching your progress on the model and getting some inspiration from your work!

 

Clare

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Thanks Clare.  I had every intention of driving down to Mystic on Friday specifically to attend Douglas' talk.  However, I could not justify the cost.  I wish they would allow a breakdown in cost of the speakers. 

 

Anyway, still plugging along.  I relashed the mast and have started on the spar.

 

        Bob R.

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Spar complete.  Next step will be attaching the spar to the sail.

 

     Bob R.

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18th Century Longboat - Model Shipways - 1:48 scale

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