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  Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 1008 | Swedish Armed Launch Mantua kit #722 (build 2012) It is a new kit and when I saw it I said to myself that a cute not usual kit so I got it I was not able to find any historical ref to it so I will not try to expand on it It is a 1:35 scale ship and the line are very smooth I got it from Cornwall model in England The box arrived in 4 days in perfect condition The Kit contain a 40 pages instructions book 1 identification plan for the parts a tools catalogue and the wood is well packed The instruction look to be clear and very well done This is my first Mantua model so I do not know if that is a standard for them.     | ||
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 1008 | The building of the frame is made with strong plywood laser cut. The precision of the piece are astounding every single one of them fit with perfection without any adjustments at all and give a frame strong and straight as an arrow in the end Show the frame complete, the kit came with a stand that I build right away. Show the sanding for the angle of the plank, As this kit is a single planking sanding as to be carefully done The planking start with 1 plank on each side at the top of the bulkhead it is done with walnut strip of 1.5x5mm strip Après avoir fait bien des recherches infructueuses concernant ce petit esquif J’ai finalement décidé de construit ce modèle sans tenté de faire aucune modification.    | ||
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 1008 | At this point is the planking of the boat It start with 3 long plank of walnut strip follow by one strip on lime wood an finish by a last strip on walnut the finish aspect is clearly visible in The planking continued from the keel to the edge and I have to said the easiest planking done by me so far the hull before sanding and after. At this point the instruction ask to give a finish coat to the hull and I made the choice to keep the wood as is so I just did a Water base clear finish on it. The quality of the wood is excellent and I do want to keep wood finish without any alteration. On the photo you can appreciate the beauty of the line the fines of the hull. two other view of the hull    | ||
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 1008 | Their are really nothing to said the building go easy and without any surprise all the piece go with each other perfectly without a glitch. I start by putting the bottom deck that went in like a charm As you can see the deck came with even the tree nail already made The same with the stern The top deck is in one prefab part and the raise part are also one prefab pieces. All the little detail are laser cut and easy to install, even the grating is one beautiful piece. A tricky part is to glue the top deck to the hull as most of the parts are prefab you have to be careful to do not damage the first layer of the plywood. So far so good      | ||
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 1008 | The next step is to install some planking at the stern it give a nice finish to it Follow by the balustrade and the support for the row This is follow by the installation of the rail that came in 2 pieces glue to getter and fit perfectly on the balustrade no adjustment needed The 2 mast install and just to show the perfect alignment of them Show all the part that will build the ammunition box and for the first time since I start that build I am not impress the box glue on the deck And 2 view of the stage of my build         | ||
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 1008 | Some advancement I install what will be the support for the 2 tarp that will be install later all the parts necessary to make the oar a trick to have the paddle center easily I calculated that the thickness of a business card + my steel ruler = ½ the distance necessary to have the paddle center show the end result the oar complete and as you can see the handle are not nice so I decide to paint them. all of them paint they now look a bit better you notice that one side is laser mark and not the other side the first major mistake in the kit those part are the support for the anchor they supplied 3 left side and 1 right side so using a pencil I mark the other side of one to have it nice sorry I forget to take a picture on the boat I have 2 barrel he before and after I just use chestnut ink and boltgun metal paint from Citadel color, all the part before installing. Now different view of those parts install, at this point and before making all the rope work around the oar the barrel and other part I spray the boat with a solid coat of water base varnish. The next step is the pose and rigging of the gun        | ||
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 1008 | The building and rigging of the gun all the parts that will be necessary to build them the 2 carriages before I spray them with varnish and complete and ready to install on the boat different view of them install at there place complete and rig in place I have to said that there are no instruction at all to how to rig them the only way of doing them was studying the picture carefully.     | ||
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 1008 | Work continued on the launch at this point I was suppose to build the stand but as I have build even before starting the ship it was not necessary. But what I did is make it nicer by planking it and now the boat sitting nicely on the stand. But the post is more about the rudder all the parts necessary to build it the last picture the result [ Edited Fri Aug 31 2018, 01:13am ] | ||
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 1008 | One more step The 2 mast are rig It was an easy work not really complicated That was follow by finishing the rest of the furniture      | ||
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 1008 | here the photo missing of the stand and the ruder     | ||
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