thanks, Dear friendI missed this build, but I catched up and will follow. Nice work I see till now.
Looking great! Good job!Today I was able to proceed with the planking installation while pasting the third blackboard.View attachment 267875
True! I do like this ship!@Dean62 you should be enjoying Shota's build seeing that she is still on your to-do list!
No, but it’s one of the ships on my build list!Dean! Do you have a Friesland kit?
Wonder if it will ever be back in production again? I’ve always liked it - reminds me of a prate ship for sure!No, but it’s one of the ships on my build list!
A magnifying glass, huh? Now that’s meticulous.Hello dear friends
Today I spent about three and a half hours just on the planking finishes above the blackboard I installed yesterday. In some areas I noticed that there was a gap of between 1-2 millimeters left. I filled it with thin boards to create a particularly beautiful and precise finish.
then I repainted the black boards at their horizontal edges so that even if I looked at it from below or above it would show a black color and not the wood.
after that I through a magnifying glass over all the blackboards and those in between and made repairs and finishes.
I admit I did not imagine it would take almost 4 hours, but it took to achieve respectable results.
I know there will be many more hours of finishes after each significant stage of the construction process
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magnifying glasA magnifying glass, huh? Now that’s meticulous.
Looking Very good- I like ships with white below the waterline.( just a personal thing) Is your staying a such or is this a primer? I read that before a certain period most European and British ships had white. Even the Victory prior to copper plating had a white hull below the waterline.Good evening friends
Today I managed to dedicate about 4 hours to continue building the ship.
For me it is no small achievement, to find time in the middle of the week for the ship (family, children, work, etc.).
So what did I do?
I moved to the other side of the ship and completed the Laying of the boards for planking including the third black board. This required the completion of boards, in two layers, painting the third board in black and making sure the boards were symmetrical on both sides.
even I have got good results, I now that I I must make final finishes.
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This is the situation I would like to stay in in terms of color, which is ivory whiteLooking Very good- I like ships with white below the waterline.( just a personal thing) Is your staying a such or is this a primer? I read that before a certain period most European and British ships had white. Even the Victory prior to copper plating had a white hull below the waterline.