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Many thanks to all of your for the positive appreciations. As I wrote sometime ago this is a new, challenging experience in planking and I'm happy of the result, being it my first attempt. Here below some add'l pics of prow and poop details, were I made the bigger work. 01 20160318_141140.jpg  02 20160318_141121.jpg  03 20160318_141128.jpg  04 20160318_141136.jpg  Regards, Jack. PS: At the time I purchased this kit I bought also another kit, the Viking Knarr, 1:35 scale, that isn't a warship but a merchant ship. But the planking is always clinker (or klingon as i named it) and i'll make use of this first experience.
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Saturday, March 19, 2016Apart from changing the color of the carpet, from green to orange, there is nothing different from the pictures of my previous message unless the new (and third in the series) building board which will accompany me in the coming weeks (or months) until completion of this model. Taking advantage of the fact that the protruding sides of the hull keel are quite high, I thought at a solution of building board able to clamp firmly it. It is also much more light and easy to handle compared with the first version. Simple but effective, I believe that from now on it will be very useful and functional. 01 20160320_102923.jpg  Below the new pictures with the model clamped by the new building board. Enjoy the show, Jack. 02 20160320_102755.jpg  03 20160320_102823.jpg  04 20160320_102739.jpg  05 20160320_102811.jpg  06 20160320_102802.jpg 
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016Today I have finished the shell and the ribs inside the hull. I rounded the tips of the ribs after having levelled them to the upper edge of the hull. At the end of the session I applied the "special" color prepared some time ago to simulate the tar finishing. The main fact to point out is that, despite having made many efforts to clean up the glue in excess during planking, it is still somewhere present and, there, the appearance of the stained wood is semi-gloss, while when the glue is absent it is rather opaque. This means than one or two coats of matt transparent will be, at the very end, mandatory to achieve an uniform finishing effect. Now it is time to work outside the hull, to complete the refinement of the external side and apply the same painting scheme. Next steps . . PS: I found serious difficulties to take pictures in which seeing something interesting in these very dark hull sides, result of the treatment with dye; for this reason I had to modify the original images with Adobe Photoshop to highlight details otherwise invisible. I humbly apologize for this manipulation. See you soon, Jack. 01 20160322_161618.jpg  02 P1100494.jpg  03 P1100495.jpg 
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Thursday, March 24, 2016Today I finished the outside of the hull: sanding, individually made on each strake, followed by a coat of the same stain I used for the interior. To highlight: although to a lesser extent, the same problem facing the inside emerged also here, due to the excesses of glue that I wasn't able to clean completely. Also because this glue excess was simply completely invisible before applying the stain. It worked, in this case, as a highlighter. So again one or two coats of matt transparent paint will be needed to obtain a uniform background. Regards, Jack. 01 20160325_094013.jpg  02 20160325_094024.jpg  03 20160325_093805.jpg  04 20160325_093823.jpg  05 20160325_093757.jpg 
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Love the effect you've achieved on the hull, definitely has that aged look and very fitting for the period..... Great work as usual.....  Regards Alan
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Looks a very good finish. Been very interesting to see you build this one as its certainly not an easy model from what i can see. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
COMPLETED: Porsche 911, E-Type Jaguar, Lam Countach
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Thank you,
Tony and Alan for your helpful moral support . . .
Regarding this model I believe that the main achievement is the building of the hull. From this point until the end should be ordinary administration, exactly the opposite of a XXVIII-XIX century model, with their complex ordnance, masts, rigging and sails.
Here there is only one mast, one yard . . although from the other side there are a lot of oars and shields . .
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Hi Jack. Realy nice looking build. Love the contrast in your outer hull colour and the colour of the internal parts, Ian   Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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That's looking really nice. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Lovely work there Jack. She is looking great. Rgds, Hans
"It's okay to make mistakes. mistakes are our teachers - they help us to to learn, even if it is painfully"
Current Build:
Endeavour Cross section,D51
Completed: HMS Victory
Under the bench: Endeavour x 2,Sovereign of the Seas, Akagi and The Black Pearl!HMS Victory Cross Section
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Many thanks to all of you for the positive appreciations of my work. Thanks again, Jack.Tuesday, March 29, 2016Having finished the hull, at least regarding the general appearance, I started the covering of the deck. Task without any particular difficulty, requiring only patience and precision. Below the images of the model when I reached one half of the deck planking task. Enjoy them, Jack. 01 20160330_103606.jpg  02 20160330_103556.jpg 
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Wow she is really looking stunning. and completed to the highest standards as always Jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Hi Jack. The decking is looking very meat and tidy. Look forward to seeing your progress. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Many thanks to Jase and Ian for their welcomed comments. Jack.
Saturday, April 2nd, 2016I finished to cover the deck with veneer, I think with pearwood or cherrywood, without facing any particular problem. I'm attaching some images of the work done.Anyway this deck finishing seems to me a little too "perfect" and "clean" to be realistic on a ship of this type. I do not think Vikings kept him like a pearwood "parquet". Now I need to imagine, think and implement a proper ageing process . . but it is a task I do not believe I can perform here in Pisa, for lack of suitable materials and equipments in my local workshop. However, it is not a task to be performed now. . I can wait more. Cheers, Jack. 01 20160403_095554.jpg  02 20160403_095547.jpg  03 20160403_095614.jpg  04 20160403_095623.jpg  05 20160403_095602.jpg  06 20160403_095607.jpg 
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Beautiful craftsmanship and I have to agree with you. When you look at the superb aging effect you have achieved on the hull then the deck looks too pristine to be left as is, it needs to be aged to give the ship the authenticity it deserves..... .. Great work Regards Alan
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Looks awesome mate. Youve done a superb job. Chris. On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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First of all I have to thank Chris and Alan for their messages . . Thursday, April 7, 2015I started the building of the shields. 64 in total and luckily, thanks to Mr. Dusek, they are laser precut otherwise should be a great pain to make all of them so perfectly rounded and equal to each other. The background color is golden yellow, while only the shield side facing the outside of the hull will receive a second color: I'm thinking to dark red. To achieve this kind of task should be perfect the usage of a airbrush: I have it but it is in my main workshop, 350km far from me . . To facilitate this painting task, I fixed the shields of an adhesive "bed". In this way I'm working quietly and easily. Regards, Jack. 01 20160407_162553.jpg  02 20160407_162559.jpg 
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Great progress, looking very smart Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Many thanks for the appreciations, Jack. Monday, April 11, 2016Going forward with the shields . . 01 20160411_162901.jpg 
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