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Small update on progress to lower the decks... Having now satisfied myself the deck levels are more to my liking I set to work adding additional supports to the deck supports... this was done using 6mm beech dowel ensuring a snug fit but also ensuring the fit didn't raise the decks any...  .. Test fitted the decks again and all looked good...  .. Have also cut, dry fitted and finally glued the additional dummy gun supports along the starboard side, this also meant they needed reducing in height due to the lower decks... .. Hopefully tomorrow will get the dummy supports fitted onto the port side and paint the inner surfaces black... Happy building all... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Coming on well Alan Now that all the black is on you can get a good idea of what she will look like.I think she will look stunning with all the gold castings.You have excelled yourself mate Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK wrote:Coming on well Alan Now that all the black is on you can get a good idea of what she will look like.I think she will look stunning with all the gold castings.You have excelled yourself mate Kind Regards Nigel Thanks ever so much Nigel, really pleased with her but still a little annoyed I've had to adjust the deck levels.. Big lesson learnt though.... Regards Alan
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Hi Gandale Love your build . and your maind for details .
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samson wrote:Hi Gandale Love your build . and your maind for details . Hi Samson, appreciate you looking in and for your very kind comment.... Regards Alan
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 Very impressive, well done. Your skill motivates me to improve on my novice level. The carving skills I'll leave to the sculpture  The cannons has great details embossed on it. It will be fun to see it reflected somewhere else on the side of the ship...  Marcel "Rather try and fail than had failed to try".Sovereign of the Seas Model Space forum: Marcel's build
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Admiral Anti Spiral wrote: Thanks for kind comments Admiral... am looking forward to planking the decks but I still have firmly in my mind the stain I chose to start with was far too dark and had to do a salvage operation... don't intend making that mistake again.... deck planking soon.... Regards Alan
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Marcel wrote: Very impressive, well done. Your skill motivates me to improve on my novice level. The carving skills I'll leave to the sculpture The cannons has great details embossed on it. It will be fun to see it reflected somewhere else on the side of the ship... Marcel Appreciate your nice comments Marcel.... .. your skills will improve as you get further into the build but from what I've seen so far I believe you are doing a first class job on your build.... .. Take your time, be patient and you will certainly be rewarded..... Thanks again.... Regards Alan
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Short update, finally finished fitting the decks tonight and am a heck of a lot happier with their levels.... .. Also, rather than just using offcuts of deck support strips for the pillars I decided to change it using 6mm beech dowel, staining them first with a light oak.... .. Have not cut the support strips going across the hatches, decided to leave that for now as I will be leaving a slight overhang to act as a support for fitting the gratings, will help prevent the possibility of them falling through the hatch... they won't be seen when finished... Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Finally tonight, I stained a couple of decking strips to see how they would look, used medium oak (left) and light oak.... Still can't decide which to use, hedging more towards the light oak.... opinions would be welcome..... .. Deck planking will start tomorrow.... Happy building all... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Excellent work Alan Nice consistent depth to the ports and plenty of space for the waterway.The decking is a tough call,they are both nice.I know purists say light wood because of all the holystoning etc etc,but I think it would jar with the rest of the build.I think the lighter one but that's only 60/40.Definately think you are right to stain it. Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK wrote:Excellent work Alan Nice consistent depth to the ports and plenty of space for the waterway.The decking is a tough call,they are both nice.I know purists say light wood because of all the holystoning etc etc,but I think it would jar with the rest of the build.I think the lighter one but that's only 60/40.Definately think you are right to stain it. Kind Regards Nigel Thanks Nigel, appreciate the positive comments as always from you.... Looks as if we are both thinking along the same lines, just have a feeling the darker stain would be a little too dark.... will still ponder over it till tomorrow though.... .. Would love the lighter one if I can recreate some of the darker patches to it too, would give a used look to the overall effect.... Thanks again.. Regards Alan
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Gandale wrote:NMBROOK wrote:Excellent work Alan Nice consistent depth to the ports and plenty of space for the waterway.The decking is a tough call,they are both nice.I know purists say light wood because of all the holystoning etc etc,but I think it would jar with the rest of the build.I think the lighter one but that's only 60/40.Definately think you are right to stain it. Kind Regards Nigel Thanks Nigel, appreciate the positive comments as always from you.... Looks as if we are both thinking along the same lines, just have a feeling the darker stain would be a little too dark.... will still ponder over it till tomorrow though.... .. Would love the lighter one if I can recreate some of the darker patches to it too, would give a used look to the overall effect.... Thanks again.. Regards Alan Hi Alan, It's doable just a bit more work.If you stain the planks before fitting,Divide into three,stain one lot light,one lot dark and the last lot with a 50:50 mix of stain.Then lay them in a random pattern.They would want to be layed tight down to avoid sanding. Kind Regards Nigel
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Hi Alan nice work on the decks If the stain is water based you can thin it down to your liking Hope this helps rgd Martyn Building ?
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Watching with interest to see how the decking looks. “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Martyn Ingram wrote: Hi Alan nice work on the decks If the stain is water based you can thin it down to your liking Hope this helps rgd Martyn Thanks Martyn, I have all different kinds of stains its the right shading I am looking for... more experimentation was done.... Regards Alan
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jase wrote:Watching with interest to see how the decking looks. Thanks Jase, just hope then I don't disappoint.... Regards Alan
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Short update, have now made a start on the deck planking... Decided to stick to the measurements I used for the lower deck and marked lines across the deck at 47mm apart, also decided to leave my options open regarding the hatches on the higher decks, whether to have open or closed hatches therefore am going to plank the whole deck rather than just the centre section... .. Settled on using Tammy planks 1 x 4mm, each plank cut into 141mm lengths. Sanded each plank including the edges before giving 3 coats of light oak stain, each coat darkened the plank just a little... Caulked each edge with permanent marker and because it was stained first the bleed is just about non existent... Very happy with how it looks and will continue with it tomorrow.... . Will treenail when the deck is laid.... Happy building all.... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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