Good morning Dean. My favorite car is the 1962/3 GTO…..Well, a Ferrari 250 GTO is hard to beat!
Nice Dean but aren’t Ferraris red Good morning Johan. Ok I will go for the Pontiac GTO 1966 for you then. I guess it’s GTO’s all the way then. G.T.O. = Grant Tyler’s Original…. Fits my Xebec
Thank you it is appreciated.
Good morning Jan. Thanks for the compliment. The veneer has taken a while to get used to and some lesson learnt along the way. The Port Side side is going easier
Good morning Johan. Ok I will go for the Pontiac GTO 1966 for you then. I guess it’s GTO’s all the way then. G.T.O. = Grant Tyler’s Original…. Fits my Xebec
Funnily enough I prefer the lighter wood: the butt lines enhance the shape of the hull.Good morning
Not much to show just going along with the port side planking : Still finding spots to wood filler
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Cheers Grant
Agreed. 100%
SO : I had to remake my dummy cannon it didn’t fit the gun port configuration of Occre.Too tall. So sad, I really liked it
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Love the 'non display side' Grant, you can always relegate a blunder or two to the non-display side. Trouble is when you run out of sides to display, then it becomes the 'lesser of two evils' side
Good morning Johan. No doubt I will have to make 20 cannons. I have worked out the size and decided to go with the stain look. Now to try and make them look good
.Good morning Daniel. I agree I will go with the stain on the cannon. I am surprised with the hinges- it was a let’s see if this works scenario. I need to get some new small clippers as my cut ones do not get the cut nice. Thanks for the compliment.
Thanks Paul. That is a good idea. It will make a big difference. I have a dremel however to get a precision muzzle I am going to have to make a plan. These all have to be exact or it will be a mess. My shipyard is very limited
. Cheers GrantGood morning Mark. That is funny. The way I build the lesser of two evils will probably be the way to go.Love the 'non display side' Grant, you can always relegate a blunder or two to the non-display side. Trouble is when you run out of sides to display, then it becomes the 'lesser of two evils' side
Grant, I used Sapele strips on my Bluenose II, second layer. It has a very nice colour finish, especially after a lick of clear varnish
. As I progress the Sapele is growing on me. This kit was really affordable so I did not expect good woods. If you work the lime and Sapele it can be presentable . Ahh let’s see Mark, as you know with this hobby the proof is in the pudding…..one side or the other.
It's better to use a lathe for this.
There's always the option to display it in the dustbin...Love the 'non display side' Grant, you can always relegate a blunder or two to the non-display side. Trouble is when you run out of sides to display, then it becomes the 'lesser of two evils' side
, great progress and super nice planking very clean and accurate.
Good morning Peter. I saw your bored out cannons and it certainly makes a difference. This may test my skill level a bit. I also enjoy the stain, unfortunately I still have 20 to go as this was a quick size and test make. I have been looking at how you made so many parts/fittings on your Xebec (you have bashed this out of the park so I can't call it a Cazador anymoreI just thought muscle cars were taking over in this log....luckily some shipbuilding is still there....
The muzzle of the cannon barrels can be bored out. I did it with mine and makes a huge difference.
Your own carriage of the cannon looks great, go for that one. Love the oak stain on it. Just make 19 more and you're done....
Actually, I found out later that the carriages should be longer and a bit slimmer (smaller) in width to be exact copies of the day. However, no one will notice.
) and it is an amazing quality build. Cheers Grant
Good morning Tobias. Thank you very much. Peter's Xebec is pure quality. Cheers GrantHi Grant, I'm correct now
There have been times when I considered thisThere's always the option to display it in the dustbin...
Good morning Vladimer. That is a good idea. I may have to modify my lathe a little as it a very basic one. Cheers Grant
I like your detailed gun port lids, Grand. That are tiny hinges and ‘treenails’!Good morning
Apologies for not catching up on so many of your builds this week. Been crazy busy. Today is ship building time so will play catch up.
This morning …..Tired of planking
The Occre cannons are plain weird. They are wide and very low. To try get a replica looking remotely realistic is a mission.
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Here is what my dummy (quick make to get size and shape) will look like. I made a copy of the Occre cannon - just kak. I painted this and stained my dummy with oak stain for comparison.
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I’m going for the stain look ….I think
I also made a dummy gun port lid with some hinges. (Presticked on) The hinge is a 5mm nail with tape wrapped as a simulate hinge. Made holes with a pin to get the treenail effect. These are tiny.
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I will let them settle for a while and see if I will progress with these cannons and lids.
Back to planking.
Cheers Grant
