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- Jul 13, 2021
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Well, I decided to record my progress on the HMS Bounty. For two purposes:
First, I would like to use this log to drive my work. If people are watching me then I would not get lazy to play around for something else.
Second, I am new in building ships. Thus if I make some mistakes, you experienced captains can point them out for me on time. And I would really appreciate for it!
The current challenges also come from two sides.
First, English is not my mother tongue. I do not know the names of most parts of the model (well, not just in English but even in Chinese). So sometimes it would be hard for me to describe the problems I meet.
Second, I live in a small apartment(a cheap studio). So I do not have a good workspace. I am also lacking of good tools and sometimes I would pretty worried about the noise.
But anyway, let's start and see how far I can move. Hopefully I would get a nice ship in the end.
The kit was purchased from www.micromark.com. Their price is lower than Amazon or any other merchants. I paid $180 in total (kit: $153, shipment: $18, tax: $9). Price on other website is normally around $240,
Here is the box:
First day's work:
Then I purchased several sanding tools, a tiny electric drill and a mini harmer:
Now I am working on the planking.
And I am a little bit worried about the two places in the red circle.
One is that the wooden stick is broken.
Another is that I need to sand and adjust the curvature of the rib to make sure the wooden stick can fill the gap.
Also, I have not yet purchased any paint. Is there any recommendation?
Cheers,
Sun
First, I would like to use this log to drive my work. If people are watching me then I would not get lazy to play around for something else.
Second, I am new in building ships. Thus if I make some mistakes, you experienced captains can point them out for me on time. And I would really appreciate for it!
The current challenges also come from two sides.
First, English is not my mother tongue. I do not know the names of most parts of the model (well, not just in English but even in Chinese). So sometimes it would be hard for me to describe the problems I meet.
Second, I live in a small apartment(a cheap studio). So I do not have a good workspace. I am also lacking of good tools and sometimes I would pretty worried about the noise.
But anyway, let's start and see how far I can move. Hopefully I would get a nice ship in the end.
The kit was purchased from www.micromark.com. Their price is lower than Amazon or any other merchants. I paid $180 in total (kit: $153, shipment: $18, tax: $9). Price on other website is normally around $240,
Here is the box:
First day's work:
Then I purchased several sanding tools, a tiny electric drill and a mini harmer:
Now I am working on the planking.
And I am a little bit worried about the two places in the red circle.
One is that the wooden stick is broken.
Another is that I need to sand and adjust the curvature of the rib to make sure the wooden stick can fill the gap.
Also, I have not yet purchased any paint. Is there any recommendation?
Cheers,
Sun
