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Hi Alan Nice work there on the prow!  Pitty mine is glued already  !!! It pays not to be in a hurry! Well done! Kobus
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Stunning work Alan love it  Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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KobusBeukes wrote:Hi Alan Nice work there on the prow! Pitty mine is glued already !!! It pays not to be in a hurry! Well done! Thanks Kobus, still some way to go yet before it's finished... hopefully sometime over the course of this weekend the prow and the keel will be completed...  Regards Alan
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Martyn Ingram wrote: Stunning work Alan love it Rgd Martyn Thanks Martyn for the lovely comments.... Regards Alan
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Hi Alan, Things are looking real good. I`ve not had a lot of time to keep up recently due to work and the second planking, which I thought was going to be a little troublesome but (thanks to some of your excellent close up pics)has not been half as bad as I thought. Keep up the good work and don`t forget the close ups . Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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delboy271155 wrote:Hi Alan, Things are looking real good. I`ve not had a lot of time to keep up recently due to work and the second planking, which I thought was going to be a little troublesome but (thanks to some of your excellent close up pics)has not been half as bad as I thought. Keep up the good work and don`t forget the close ups . Regards delboy271155 (Derek) Thank you Derek, appreciated... .. If my diary and any of the close up pics help you in any way to achieve the build you desire then I am more than happy m8.... it is one of the reasons I decided to do a diary, to help others and for others to advise me when I am going wrong.... ..Looking forward to seeing your progress... Regards Alan
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Well tonight I finally managed to finish cladding the prow and ribs with walnut sheet... . Ribs were glued in place and when dry I finally attached the whole section to the hull.... .. I really am happy with the way it has turned out and to be honest I don't think the pics do it justice, looks a lot better in the flesh... .. well worth the effort I put in... Tomorrow hopefully will be able to clad the remaining 3 pieces of the keel and get them fitted.... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Truely great work Alan I think you may find that because of the large sides of the beak in the kit design that they are enough black when painted and the walnut on your prow will help balance it out. Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK wrote:Truely great work Alan I think you may find that because of the large sides of the beak in the kit design that they are enough black when painted and the walnut on your prow will help balance it out. Kind Regards Nigel Thanks very much for the encouraging comments Nigel... .. Toying with actually just adding a dark stain to the top of the prow and beak heads rather than paint them black... To be honest, I would really like to continue with this build using a minimal amount of paint and try to achieve a natural wood finish with the use of some stains.... .. Just thinking ahead for now.... Regards Alan
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Gandale wrote:NMBROOK wrote:Truely great work Alan I think you may find that because of the large sides of the beak in the kit design that they are enough black when painted and the walnut on your prow will help balance it out. Kind Regards Nigel Thanks very much for the encouraging comments Nigel... .. Toying with actually just adding a dark stain to the top of the prow and beak heads rather than paint them black... To be honest, I would really like to continue with this build using a minimal amount of paint and try to achieve a natural wood finish with the use of some stains.... .. Just thinking ahead for now.... Regards Alan I agree Alan,I think less is more regarding paint on a ship of this type and period. Kind Regards Nigel
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Some very nice work there Alan, artists inks may be another way to go with staining your wood too. Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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arpurchase wrote: Some very nice work there Alan, artists inks may be another way to go with staining your wood too. Andy Hi Andy, thanks for looking in... .. Have thought about the use of inks but I have some walnut stain so am going to try a few experiments on scrap walnut to see what the effect will be... if that doesn't work out then I'll have a look to see what can be done with inks... .. Thanks again for the tip, appreciated... Regards Alan
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hi alan looking really good. keep the photos coming for those who are following. Cheers Stu
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Hi Alan It looks fantastic! You got me thinking on the prow! As I said earlier that mine is already glued, but I'm considering to steam it loose and cut the prow from solid wallnut! I recently bought some 1/8" wallnut. I know it is a fraction thinner than the 4 mm plywood, but don't think it will make suche a difference! Thanks for a great idea! Keep up the good work! Regards Kobus
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Brtl work Alan well done on the keel Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
Next Build ?
When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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stujue wrote:hi alan looking really good. keep the photos coming for those who are following. Thanks for looking in and commenting Stu.... .. I fully intend to post plenty more pics and if they are of any use to those following on behind then it makes it all the more worth while.... ..Thanks again.. Regards Alan
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KobusBeukes wrote:Hi Alan It looks fantastic! You got me thinking on the prow! As I said earlier that mine is already glued, but I'm considering to steam it loose and cut the prow from solid wallnut! I recently bought some 1/8" wallnut. I know it is a fraction thinner than the 4 mm plywood, but don't think it will make suche a difference! Thanks for a great idea! Keep up the good work! Regards Hi Kobus, thanks for the encouraging comments... .. Don't see any real reason why you can't use slightly thinner walnut, only thing is you would have to add strips of packing into the rib slots in order to ensure a snug fit or, you can also make new ribs out of the same walnut sheet.... just a thought.... .. I have ended up going the other way where I have increased the overall thickness of the prow and ribs from 4mm to 6mm.... ..Thanks again... Regards Alan
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Martyn Ingram wrote: Brtl work Alan well done on the keel Rgd Martyn Thanks again Martyn, keel almost finished but I think I need another evening work on it yet before moving on.... ... Will post pics of the finished keel when done... Regards Alan
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Very stunning alan, with the work you've done its setting to become a top quality ship build Processing - Progressing
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