Lovely finish.
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Hi Ben she looks great, the black strip and wale will really finish the beautiful lines.
Is JJ already selling this as a kit or do we still need to wait patiently
Is JJ already selling this as a kit or do we still need to wait patiently
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ThanksHi Ben she looks great, the black strip and wale will really finish the beautiful lines.
Is JJ already selling this as a kit or do we still need to wait patiently
I believe he will start to sell them shortly, there were a few design bugs that needed to be fixed and tested before it could be released, that’s all done now and I thinks he’s making a 5 at a time to sell when he gets enough material ( good lumber is difficult to find at the moment ).
Ben
Hi Ben
Can I pre-order already?
Or can you at least put me on the list so that I'm among the first five?
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I have no control of when or to whom the designer and owner will sell these to, when he releases the kit for sale he will post a link to his website for you all to access.
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Beautifully crafted. I'm impressed!
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Port side Wale planking completed, and all of the inboard jigs that were supporting the bulkhead extensions have been removed.
I need to complete the two missing pieces of the channel wales and then add the two strakes of boxwood planking below the wales, clean up and paint the gunports to basically complete chapter 2.
I need to complete the two missing pieces of the channel wales and then add the two strakes of boxwood planking below the wales, clean up and paint the gunports to basically complete chapter 2.
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For those who are interested, the designers website is now up and running.
This is months late, my apologies. Your showing the black strake above the wales is great to see. It is probably forgotten more often than not. Beautiful build!
Allan
