Having received the OcCre kit of Shackleton's Endurance for Christmas I am keen to get started and wish to document my progress.
I am aware of the excellent build logs of this kit already on this site and hope you don't mind putting up with another.
I won't do a box opening or "what's in the box" as this has already been covered very well by others, so with no further ado my progress to date
The bulkheads were a slightly slack on the keel but no problem to keep square until the glue set.
The deck planking is oversize for scale as mentioned by Bill-R. However, I don't have a means of reliably cutting them to size nor do I wish to purchase narrower planks.
I am ignoring the kit instructions for the plank shift and decided to use three plank shift which to me looks better. You will notice I am not depicting any nailing. I have experimented different methods but can't seem to get a realistic look to my eyes. In any case I have found the nailing hard to see in a lot of photos.
The caulking is black permanent marker down one edge and one end of the plank. I applied a sealer to the end grain before the marker to prevent the ink bleeding into the grain.
I am aware of the excellent build logs of this kit already on this site and hope you don't mind putting up with another.
I won't do a box opening or "what's in the box" as this has already been covered very well by others, so with no further ado my progress to date
The bulkheads were a slightly slack on the keel but no problem to keep square until the glue set.
The deck planking is oversize for scale as mentioned by Bill-R. However, I don't have a means of reliably cutting them to size nor do I wish to purchase narrower planks.
I am ignoring the kit instructions for the plank shift and decided to use three plank shift which to me looks better. You will notice I am not depicting any nailing. I have experimented different methods but can't seem to get a realistic look to my eyes. In any case I have found the nailing hard to see in a lot of photos.
The caulking is black permanent marker down one edge and one end of the plank. I applied a sealer to the end grain before the marker to prevent the ink bleeding into the grain.