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"Mayflower" Yuanqing models

Since this is the lower deck, it is not visible on the model. And to support the trim strips around the port, you can do it like I showed below. Thank you!!!
 
The Chinese promised to send the electronic drawings on Monday. I'll hold off on assembly for now. The existing drawings are simply awful. It's impossible to measure a single distance (poor print quality). I made blank gun ports for one side. I hope I managed to measure them correctly. I won't install them. I'll wait for the electronic drawings.

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I received the drawings from the Chinese. It turns out there was one drawing missing from the set. A very important one. Therefore, the deck planking will have to be redone. It's as shown in the instructions (item 44) and as it should be. They pointed this out to me yesterday. And, as it turns out, the Chinese copied the drawings from a Polish model from 1976.

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DARIVS ARCHITECTVS said:
One of the effects of ship kit piracy...
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I'm going to redo the deck. The planks from the kit are clearly not enough. According to the part list, they are 5 x 80. In fact, they are 4.6 x 80 (8.7" when converted to scale). I measure 2.8-3.0 (5.7") according to the drawing. I measure in Photoshop - about 3.0 (5.7"). Literary sources: the width of decking boards in the early 17th century was about 12".??? I don't understand. So, a 4mm plank will look fine in this scale?
 
AlexSkripko said:
I'm going to redo the deck. The planks from the kit are clearly not enough. According to the part list, they are 5 x 80. In fact, they are 4.6 x 80 (8.7" when converted to scale). I measure 2.8-3.0 (5.7") according to the drawing. I measure in Photoshop - about 3.0 (5.7"). Literary sources: the width of decking boards in the early 17th century was about 12".??? I don't understand. So, a 4mm plank will look fine in this scale?
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Actually, scale 12 inches at 1/48 scale comes out to 6.35 mm
 
AlexSkripko said:
I'm going to redo the deck. The planks from the kit are clearly not enough. According to the part list, they are 5 x 80. In fact, they are 4.6 x 80 (8.7" when converted to scale). I measure 2.8-3.0 (5.7") according to the drawing. I measure in Photoshop - about 3.0 (5.7"). Literary sources: the width of decking boards in the early 17th century was about 12".??? I don't understand. So, a 4mm plank will look fine in this scale?
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A range of 4mm x 80mm up to 6.5mm x 80mm would be fine. Planking width varies based on available timber, and the plank width varies on the deck also as a result. Whatever you choose in that range is good. Remember, we know NOTHING about the design of the Mayflower other that it was a typical wine galleon, one among many.

You can get some thin wood veneer and cut your own planks on a band saw. Whatever you make from scratch, it will probably be better than what is provided in the kit. Don't be afraid to make changes based on your own research. My last kit build had many major changes based on errors in the kit that were corrected.
 
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