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 Rank: Amateur Level 1 Groups: Registered
Joined: 01/11/2011 Posts: 37 Points: 101 Location: London
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Hi all I've been a forum member for a couple of months and have been lurking in the background, so this is my first post, please be gentle. I subscribed to the HMS Surprise build on the 28 month schedule and got bored of waiting for delivery, so in the meantime I purchased from Ebay the complete AL kit of Endeavours long boat. This is my first foray into ship building but have done OO trains (I have an 18 ft x 8 ft layout in my loft), RC cars and various plastic kits, predominantly Tamiya military vehicles. Anyway, here are a couple of pics of my longboat, work is ongoing. I'll update some earlier pics later of the hull construction etc. Your comments are very welcome!    Astronut
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 Rank: Super-Elite      Groups: Registered
Joined: 24/04/2010 Posts: 5,787 Points: 17,662 Location: Stafford, United Kingdom
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Hi Astronut a big warm welcome to the ModelSpace forum  Congratulations on a fine build Regards Mike MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
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Joined: 22/03/2010 Posts: 2,065 Points: 6,295 Location: Gorleston-on-sea
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What a great little build!! You must be well chuffed with that...Well done mate.  Current Builds: Deagostini HMS Victory: Deagostini HMS Sovereign of the seas. Completed Builds: Del Prado: HMAS Bounty: Hachette: RMS Titanic: Del Prado: Cutty Sark...
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Looks great matey Nice to have another diarist,  “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Joined: 26/09/2010 Posts: 851 Points: 2,565 Location: Walsall
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Hi Astronut and welcome aboard. Nice looking build you have there, look forward to more of your work.
Regards
Foz
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Rank: Amateur Level 1 Groups: Registered
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Thanks all for the warm welcome, much appreciated.
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Joined: 06/08/2011 Posts: 480 Points: 1,421 Location: Galway
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Your boat looks lovely, am about to start the same model, hope that mine is half as good as yours, Ger
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Rank: Amateur Level 1 Groups: Registered
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Ger Thanks for your kind comments. I'm really enjoying the model. I had a couple of problems: 1). The instructions state that the the masts are 4mm dia dowels, however only 3mm dowels were included in the kit. I've seen others have made the same comment elsewhere. I did buy some 4mm dowels, but stuck with the 3mm in the end. 2). The instructions are not too bad generally although the mast rigging instructions are a bit short I think. Ended up mimicking the photo. Other than that, no real problems. I ended up painting mine, in my own scheme. I hope to have some more pics to upload later showing the earlier stages of the build. Astro
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Nice work Astro
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Rank: Amateur Level 1 Groups: Registered
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Hi all Here are some earlier pics of the Longboat build:  This is the laser cut sheet  The frame glued and clamped  Deck fitted Astro
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Rank: Amateur Level 1 Groups: Registered
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Some more pics:  My first attempt at planking. I soaked the planks in hot water first for about 20 minutes and held in place overnight before gluing.  More planking. There were more than enough planks in the kit, quite a few left over.  First layer of planking complete. As it is double planked, i decided to add a bit of filler, before sanding, just to ensure the hull was completely smooth.
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Rank: Amateur Level 1 Groups: Registered
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 2nd planking layout complete  Decided to partially paint. The mahogany has been left as nature intended. Astro
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Another couple:  Modelling the oars. I painted these too.  Mast tops. The issue with these were that 3mm dia dowels were in the kit, whereas the instructions stated 4mm. I stuck with them though. Once again, I painted the masts.  Preparing to make the jibs. Astro
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Joined: 06/08/2011 Posts: 480 Points: 1,421 Location: Galway
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Really like your build, as a fellow beginner I hope that mine turns out nearly as good as yours, thanks for posting pics from the earlier stages, please keep an eye on my build log, all advice welcome, thanks, Ger
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Rank: Amateur Level 1 Groups: Registered
Joined: 01/11/2011 Posts: 37 Points: 101 Location: London
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Thanks Ger The hardest thing I found about this kit was the faring of the frames. Not that it was hard to make, but it was hard to accept after spending all that money on the kit then to take a file to the laser cut parts seemed alien to me!
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