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Dear Maarten
wonderful work,
I'm always looking on your work to learn how to do it right on my alert
wonderful work,
I'm always looking on your work to learn how to do it right on my alert
lovely work Maarten them gunwhales certainly take some fitting!!!!
So much to read and look at. Magnificent work. I’m on a small holiday with only my iPad mini so I’ll look more carefully on the Mac at home.
It’s looking very nice and tidy, Maarten.
If other builders are not yet convinced of the beautiful application of (black) Ecoline, then I don't know what is.
With all the options like steelwool/(clear)coat, polishing/oiling etc etc.
(I didn't forget a few other users of course!)
Regard, Peter
Precision, quality and beauty all wrapped up in one ship!
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Dear Maarten
I will ask for your help in locating the various parts in the fire dust room, except for the window I have already built. I'm having a hard time finding the numbering of the parts from the kit you used, I hope I do not bother you. Thanks
Hi Shota,
A lot of the parts in my powder room are scratch build, but which parts are you looking for?
A lot of the parts in my powder room are scratch build, but which parts are you looking for?
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Dear Maarten
First I would be happy to verify the numbering of the 4 beams
Also how and to what extent you created the silver "bath" next to or under the window
I do not find this part that looks like a pantry / room / closet in parts of the kit. I would be happy if you would direct me to the right place or you created it yourself
And did you create the diagonal walls of the room and the light floor that you covered with copper / aluminum foil from the kit or your materials, what are the right dimensions / lengths and more
thanks a lot shota
First I would be happy to verify the numbering of the 4 beams
Also how and to what extent you created the silver "bath" next to or under the window
I do not find this part that looks like a pantry / room / closet in parts of the kit. I would be happy if you would direct me to the right place or you created it yourself
And did you create the diagonal walls of the room and the light floor that you covered with copper / aluminum foil from the kit or your materials, what are the right dimensions / lengths and more
thanks a lot shota
Hi Shota,
These are the beams.
All the other parts in the powder room are not part of the kit and created from scratch.
In the kit they only provide two platforms and a stairs.
You can just use scrap material from the kit.
The bath tub is also made from scrap wood covered with aluminium tape to simulate the lead lined tub to fill the cartridges.
See below the bath tub on board the victory.
The copper and aluminium are tapes.
Regarding measurements it is just tailor making to fit.
These are the beams.
All the other parts in the powder room are not part of the kit and created from scratch.
In the kit they only provide two platforms and a stairs.
You can just use scrap material from the kit.
The bath tub is also made from scrap wood covered with aluminium tape to simulate the lead lined tub to fill the cartridges.
See below the bath tub on board the victory.
The copper and aluminium are tapes.
Regarding measurements it is just tailor making to fit.
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thank you very much for your answer and help
Ordered some 3mm pear wood single and double blocks from @Dry-Dock Models & Parts for my gun carriages and they look really great at this very small 3 mm size.
Thx Zoly great product you have here saves a huge amount of time to make my own.
Thx Zoly great product you have here saves a huge amount of time to make my own.
Yes they are small. I used another modelers suggestion to rig the gun harnesses in a very sturdy off model gunport jig. Then it was just a matter of hooking the blocks to the eyes onboard and pulling the working blocks tight.
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Thank you Maarten ,I am glad that you like the blocks.
Now also the SB gunwale is fitted. The SB side will be plain wood, the frames will be open without planking.
The gunwale is profiled with a cutout razorblade. On the leftside the profiled gunwale on the right the default.
After fitting and finishing you can get a nice fit between the gunwale sections.
In the bow the frames are protruding the gunwale and are filed flush.
The complete SB side fitted.
For the inner bullwarks on the SB side I made bulkwark planks which I dyed with schminke which is a pigmented dye.
After that I sanded them with steelwool before fitting. Finally I will finish it with a layer of shellack.
Next is the deck planking
The gunwale is profiled with a cutout razorblade. On the leftside the profiled gunwale on the right the default.
After fitting and finishing you can get a nice fit between the gunwale sections.
In the bow the frames are protruding the gunwale and are filed flush.
The complete SB side fitted.
For the inner bullwarks on the SB side I made bulkwark planks which I dyed with schminke which is a pigmented dye.
After that I sanded them with steelwool before fitting. Finally I will finish it with a layer of shellack.
Next is the deck planking
There she sits in the background - the lonely, neglected, forgotten (scorned?) Royal Caroline 
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That's really impressive Marrten, super great result.
She is just waiting, just like Charles is waiting for his throne.There she sits in the background - the lonely, neglected, forgotten (scorned?) Royal Caroline
thats the life of royalty.
coming along very nicely. Looking forward to the deck planking.