Hello Julian,
Great work and you are moving along very quickly.
Bill
Great work and you are moving along very quickly.
Bill
Good morning Julian. Wow very impressive. I am with you re the Beech. Vs Lime for the first planking layer. I find lime easier to taper, bend , bevel and of course sand….Cheers GrantRibs finished and its onto the next stage. Initial timbers places to build the Bow and Stern. Next job sanding the hull. As you can see final size of the model is being seen for the first time with the lower parts of the 3 masts in place
Thinking of ditching the 2x5 Beech planking provided and going for a 1st and 2nd planking using say 1x5 lime for 1st planking and 1x5 walnut for the 2nd planking. Reason is the beech is very uniform in texture, I much prefer the slightly rougher walnut as used on the Caldercraft Victory. Intend to paint the final mode (had thought of using the 5x2mm beech provided for the 1st planking but realised this may make problems in making the hull too thick in the bulwark area – this would make the rail provided too small) Any views / suggestions more than welcome.........
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…..Eish….only 116 axles to make for the 58 large gun carriages!
There was a topic about this model and others warned. This is how good advertising, propaganda and puppets work. A regular model, nothing more. Things will get even more interesting durinng construction.I see lots of black Friday deals on the kit - should have waited a month and saved a fortune - now £889. Will teach me not to be impatient, never mind. Perhaps others may take advantage of this offer while it lasts - certainly makes the kit more affordable compared to others.
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I'm certain the wood and materials to close in one side of the ship will become and add-on kit that OcCre will offer for sale.I think that if I manage to buy this kit, i will most likely fully plank it and not install the sales.