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She looks fabulous Alan  Out of curiosity,have you pinned the wales on or do I need to go back to specsavers?  Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK wrote:She looks fabulous Alan Out of curiosity,have you pinned the wales on or do I need to go back to specsavers? Kind Regards Nigel Hi Nigel and thanks for the very positive comments...  .. You're ok, you don't need to go to specsavers but no, the wales are not pinned.... trusty cocktail sticks and treenailed but painted over.... looks good but the camera doesn't really give it justice.... .. Am also thinking about the beak framing and not too keen on the idea of having to stain it to match the sapele...  .. Looking at possibly covering it with actual sapele planks and am now looking at the Italian forum to see if my idea will have unforeseen consequences later on in the build. The sapele strips would also go a long way to hiding a lot of the joints and intend to also line the holes before using 1mm grating.... .. Just an idea at this stage..... .. Thanks again for looking in.... Regards Alan
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Gandale wrote:NMBROOK wrote:She looks fabulous Alan Out of curiosity,have you pinned the wales on or do I need to go back to specsavers? Kind Regards Nigel Hi Nigel and thanks for the very positive comments... .. You're ok, you don't need to go to specsavers but no, the wales are not pinned.... trusty cocktail sticks and treenailed but painted over.... looks good but the camera doesn't really give it justice.... .. Am also thinking about the beak framing and not too keen on the idea of having to stain it to match the sapele... .. Looking at possibly covering it with actual sapele planks and am now looking at the Italian forum to see if my idea will have unforeseen consequences later on in the build. The sapele strips would also go a long way to hiding a lot of the joints and intend to also line the holes before using 1mm grating.... .. Just an idea at this stage..... .. Thanks again for looking in.... Regards Alan Go for it Alan,to my knowledge,I cannot see any repercussions with planking the prow deck.It may work out better not using stain.I left my gratings slightly proud when fitting them,this allows you to carefully sand everything flush and smooth.If you had stained the frame,the sanding would remove it. Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK wrote:Gandale wrote:NMBROOK wrote:She looks fabulous Alan Out of curiosity,have you pinned the wales on or do I need to go back to specsavers? Kind Regards Nigel Hi Nigel and thanks for the very positive comments... .. You're ok, you don't need to go to specsavers but no, the wales are not pinned.... trusty cocktail sticks and treenailed but painted over.... looks good but the camera doesn't really give it justice.... .. Am also thinking about the beak framing and not too keen on the idea of having to stain it to match the sapele... .. Looking at possibly covering it with actual sapele planks and am now looking at the Italian forum to see if my idea will have unforeseen consequences later on in the build. The sapele strips would also go a long way to hiding a lot of the joints and intend to also line the holes before using 1mm grating.... .. Just an idea at this stage..... .. Thanks again for looking in.... Regards Alan Go for it Alan,to my knowledge,I cannot see any repercussions with planking the prow deck.It may work out better not using stain.I left my gratings slightly proud when fitting them,this allows you to carefully sand everything flush and smooth.If you had stained the frame,the sanding would remove it. Kind Regards Nigel Thanks for the confirmation Nigel, have now made my mind up to go this route and thanks for the advice of leaving the gratings slightly proud of the prow deck frame... .. Just think why stain something to try to replicate an area or colour when you can actually use the real thing..... .. Still, have got to start and finish lining the ports first... Regards Alan
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Gandale wrote:NMBROOK wrote:Gandale wrote:NMBROOK wrote:She looks fabulous Alan Out of curiosity,have you pinned the wales on or do I need to go back to specsavers? Kind Regards Nigel Hi Nigel and thanks for the very positive comments... .. You're ok, you don't need to go to specsavers but no, the wales are not pinned.... trusty cocktail sticks and treenailed but painted over.... looks good but the camera doesn't really give it justice.... .. Am also thinking about the beak framing and not too keen on the idea of having to stain it to match the sapele... .. Looking at possibly covering it with actual sapele planks and am now looking at the Italian forum to see if my idea will have unforeseen consequences later on in the build. The sapele strips would also go a long way to hiding a lot of the joints and intend to also line the holes before using 1mm grating.... .. Just an idea at this stage..... .. Thanks again for looking in.... Regards Alan Go for it Alan,to my knowledge,I cannot see any repercussions with planking the prow deck.It may work out better not using stain.I left my gratings slightly proud when fitting them,this allows you to carefully sand everything flush and smooth.If you had stained the frame,the sanding would remove it. Kind Regards Nigel Thanks for the confirmation Nigel, have now made my mind up to go this route and thanks for the advice of leaving the gratings slightly proud of the prow deck frame... .. Just think why stain something to try to replicate an area or colour when you can actually use the real thing..... .. Still, have got to start and finish lining the ports first... Regards Alan Totally agree Alan,I am not a fan of stain myself,so much so that I am going to replace my bowsprit with a walnut one,always had this in the back of my head,but I needed something to mock up the assembly and I wasn't prepared to start invading the walnut dowels I have from the Soleil Royal.It looks ok stained,but I know it would look better in walnut. Kind Regards Nigel
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Nigel, I am in agreement with you, so much so I am looking at replacing all the mast dowels with walnut dowels, some of which I have already from CMB.... .. Have a few other things in my mind that will make it all the more personal to me..... Regards Alan
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Very lovely alan, looking awesome Processing - Progressing
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Hi Alan! She´s looking absolutely nice, a top job you made! Regards, Bernd
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Admiral Anti Spiral wrote:Very lovely alan, looking awesome Thanks for the warm comments Admiral, have to say I'm very pleased with the progress so far.... Regards Alan
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der Gohfelder wrote:Hi Alan!
She´s looking absolutely nice, a top job you made!
Regards, Bernd Thanks Bernd, always appreciate you looking in.... Regards Alan
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Have now attached the wales on the starboard side so while waiting for the glue to dry before trimming I thought I would at least make a start at lining gun ports....  .. Considering I have never carried out this task before it was a case of fumbling through until I found a method I can live with... know this is also going to be a long winded job...  .. Had previously painted some 5 x .5mm birchwood strips... and started by measuring the width of the port using calipers... .. Once I had the measurement I could then transfer that onto the strip and cut using a razor saw.... Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Dry fitted the piece to ensure a nice fit and using serious glue fixed the piece in place... .. Found it a little awkward at first trying to gauge the .2mm inset considering it is less than the thickness of the Sapele strips...  .. Continued to fit the lower port lining on all of the lower gun ports on the port side... .. This may be a slow way of doing the task but I feel so far it is by far the most accurate.... will continue with lining the ports tomorrow.... Happy building all Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Hi Alan
your ahead of me again.The linings look good so far,I may have been tempted to set them at where the bamboo and sapele meet as it is easier to keep the the same.
Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK wrote:Hi Alan
your ahead of me again.The linings look good so far,I may have been tempted to set them at where the bamboo and sapele meet as it is easier to keep the the same.
Kind Regards Nigel Have to agree with you Nigel, I know it will get easier the further into the lining I get.... Regards Alan
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looks good alan, i think i have that same caliper the linings are looking good, im dreading this part because the hull just doesn't seem thick enough let alone to hold the linings in place, but it seems to work for you! Processing - Progressing
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