I am a little be anxiuous when I saw beautiful works and ship : wich one will be the next build for me ? too much choice and not enough time and money !
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Thank you sir. I have not built enough kits to give a fair recommendation ( only 3 including this one) but artesanias older elite series ships seem to be quite detailed and would recommend them if you can get a hold of them.
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Agree, I am in the building of the Belem and have the Bounty on the shelve.
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I have always wondered if they provide enough planks to completely plank the hull.
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For the bounty i mean
Ido not know yet, I do not begin the startup process. For the Belem, I bashed the kit à little bit for the deck and hull planning, and pulley too for the pleasure of it.
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Hi all.
the channels have been fitted as well as the larger deadeyes(i am busy with the smaller ones). I messed up with the channels in the provided mohogany so i used some left over walnut. I also fitted some of the features on the front of the boat. The anchor davits were quite tricky as the instructions are blurry. The front railing has also been fitted.
regards.
the channels have been fitted as well as the larger deadeyes(i am busy with the smaller ones). I messed up with the channels in the provided mohogany so i used some left over walnut. I also fitted some of the features on the front of the boat. The anchor davits were quite tricky as the instructions are blurry. The front railing has also been fitted.
regards.
Good morning. Looking very good.
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Thank you sir.
Kind regards
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Hi all.
a milestone has been reached. All deck fittings have been added and the whole deck has been varnished( unfortunately, the metal pieces on which the 3 lifeboats at the back rest are too small and are broken. I have decided to hang two of the lifeboats on the rear davits). The next step is to fit all the eyebolts and anchors etc.. and then its onto the masts and rigging.
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a milestone has been reached. All deck fittings have been added and the whole deck has been varnished( unfortunately, the metal pieces on which the 3 lifeboats at the back rest are too small and are broken. I have decided to hang two of the lifeboats on the rear davits). The next step is to fit all the eyebolts and anchors etc.. and then its onto the masts and rigging.
kind regards
congrats for reaching this milestone - now only some masts, yards and rigging - only some 
I likes your beautiful color contrast. Good job overall.
Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
Hope my kit comes out half as nice as yours has. 
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Thank you very much
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I appreciate the complimentHope my kit comes out half as nice as yours has.
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Hi all. Small update.
the bowsprit is done and work has started on the foremast. Alot of the metal pieces’ rings came broken as can be seen in one of the photos. I have thus far used the intact ones. Any ideas to fix or substitute are welcome. Ordinarily, i would just super glue the broken pieces but the broken off rings are nowhere to be found. Maybe i just have to insert extra eyebolts in the mast or is there a more elegant solution? All comments and suggestions are welcome.
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the bowsprit is done and work has started on the foremast. Alot of the metal pieces’ rings came broken as can be seen in one of the photos. I have thus far used the intact ones. Any ideas to fix or substitute are welcome. Ordinarily, i would just super glue the broken pieces but the broken off rings are nowhere to be found. Maybe i just have to insert extra eyebolts in the mast or is there a more elegant solution? All comments and suggestions are welcome.
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Good morning. Lovely work she is looking good. Broken and lost kit parts are super frustrating. Especially here in SA where replacements are hard to come by. I would see if you can find same sized rings from a bead shop (Beads for Africa) and solder these back onto the main mast ring. Also check out Jix Hobbies (From Pretoria) on line they carry some AL parts. Cheers Grant