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Dutch gaff gunboat 1:96 - Miniature Arts by Dragdonius

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Good day to All
I started building this:
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It is Miniature Arts creation sold by Dry-Dock Models. I classify it as multimedia kit as there are 3D printed resin hull parts.
Instruction is photographic and in Chinese. Saying that Google translate app doing very good job.
The shape of the boat makes difficult to easily figure out which parts are for bow /stern, but translating the pictures description is making it easier.
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So far everything fits without problems.
I started planking already. The planks are preshaped and need only to be bend.
I mark on every plank bow direction to avoid mistakes. The planking starts from top and it you would think that’s enough to prevent any mistakes. But not in my case . I put two planks with arrows towards the stern instead of bow. As it resulted with a little biger gaps I opted for easy solution- filler
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That’s it for now.
 
Small update. Planking done and sanded. Minimal amount of filler added as it is single planking model. I think this is very good kit so far. Any problems with planks fit were my doing . Each row consists of 3 or 4 planks and I found out it’s better to trim the planks at the bow or stern length wise if needed. Otherwise there will be a problem with planks’ width between them in the row.
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