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| bensid54 |
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  Registered Member #2957 Joined: Wed Jun 13 2012, 05:43amPosts: 964 | Looking Good Ray. | ||
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| aew |
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aew  Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 2788 | Ray, after you've trimmed the deck planks to length, try using a Stanley knife blade (or similar) as a scraper to smooth the planking rather than sandpaper. | ||
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| ray111 |
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  Registered Member #3947 Joined: Sat Aug 04 2012, 03:31amPosts: 458 | trimmed the deck planks and also added some buttressing to the front of the ship to aid in the planking process.   | ||
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| aew |
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| aew Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 2788 | That's looking better Ray. | ||
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| ray111 |
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| Registered Member #3947 Joined: Sat Aug 04 2012, 03:31amPosts: 458 | Thanks Arthur, i cut out the middle mast hole and the hatch hole for the secondary deck.   | ||
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| ray111 |
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| Registered Member #3947 Joined: Sat Aug 04 2012, 03:31amPosts: 458 | planked cabin wall below the poop deck.  | ||
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| bensid54 |
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| Registered Member #2957 Joined: Wed Jun 13 2012, 05:43amPosts: 964 | Think I'll keep an eye on the progress of this one I believe it will be interesting. | ||
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| Mike 41 |
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 Registered Member #702 Joined: Fri Feb 05 2010, 10:37pmPosts: 1238 | Hi Ray, It looks like you may have cut off the top of the frames in the midsection that will make the bulwarks difficult to install. If you still have the top of the frames you may be able to dowel them back in place or you could make the bulwarks from a ¼” thick sheet of basswood bent to match the curve of the hull and dowel and glue those to the top of cut off frames. Mike | ||
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| ray111 |
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| Registered Member #3947 Joined: Sat Aug 04 2012, 03:31amPosts: 458 | Hi Mike The frames came like that with the kit. Cheers Ray | ||
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| Mike 41 |
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| Registered Member #702 Joined: Fri Feb 05 2010, 10:37pmPosts: 1238 | Hi Ray, I was looking at the view of the model from the top and it looked like the frames had been shortened. Looking at the side they are fine sorry about the confusion on my part. This is an interesting build. Mike | ||
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