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L'Orenoque Mamoli 1:100 scale

Here's the last post for the now - all of the frames provide good contact and support for the decks EXCEPT frame 16 - the last frame. Unlike the others, frame 16 installs at an angle - so you need to add material to it's top and fair that material to match the camber of the poop deck frames 13, 14, 15. Once you've got that done you can glue the decks down and start installing filler blocks at the bow and stern before planking.

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Happy modeling today, shipmates! And for those of us who are also dads, I'll say an early Happy Father's Day!

Blessings. Peace. Gratitude.
Chuck
 
The Gavel said:
Here's the last post for the now - all of the frames provide good contact and support for the decks EXCEPT frame 16 - the last frame. Unlike the others, frame 16 installs at an angle - so you need to add material to it's top and fair that material to match the camber of the poop deck frames 13, 14, 15. Once you've got that done you can glue the decks down and start installing filler blocks at the bow and stern before planking.

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Happy modeling today, shipmates! And for those of us who are also dads, I'll say an early Happy Father's Day!

Blessings. Peace. Gratitude.
Chuck
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Good to see that you take your time to align the parts of the base structure, Chuck. It’s looking very promising.
Regards, Peter
 
Peter Voogt said:
Good to see that you take your time to align the parts of the base structure, Chuck. It’s looking very promising.
Regards, Peter
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Peter! Thanks for checking in! Yes, in my own small way I make an effort at precision. I am trying to make art but a Dadaist or abstract expressionist version of L'Orenoque is not what I'm going for. ROTF

Blessings.
Chuck
 
This ALL sounds waaaay too familiar when building Mamoli. The plywood is horrible to fair. And if (as in my case) you use filler blocks to compensate for the dearth
of bulkheads to create a fair curve of the hull, the denseness of the plywood edges of the bulkheads sand at a much different rate than the filler blocks causing a distortion that is a nightmare to control! :eek: These (as well as the problems described in the build log above) appear to be endemic to the brand.
But they do provide a place to start if you choose to build a variety of unusual worthy subjects one may want to model that other kit makers do not provide.
However, if you want to build such worthy craft, you may be just as well off starting from scratch. At least you won't be required to compensate for the many inaccuracies and design flaws built into Mamoli kits that in some ways (IMHO) make them more demanding than scratch building.
(Meaning no disrespect to Mamoli/Duseck and Model Shipways, I can only speak from experience. I would encourage Dusek to revisit some of their products as these issues are brought to light by those of us who choose to embark on one of their kits and revise them accordingly. Clearly, the company has shown a willingness to make improvements over the original Mamoli offerings much to their benefit.)
Cases in point from personal experience, or as revealed in build logs on this forum:
'L'Orenoque"
Yachts "America", "Brittania" and "Puritan"
clipper ship" Flying Cloud"

With all due respect, Peter Gutterman
 
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Peter Gutterman said:
This ALL sounds waaaay too familiar when building Mamoli. The plywood is horrible to fair. And if (as in my case) you use filler blocks to compensate for the dearth
of bulkheads to create a fair curve of the hull, the denseness of the plywood edges of the bulkheads sand at a much different rate than the filler blocks causing a distortion that is a nightmare to control! :eek: These (as well as the problems described in the build log above) appear to be endemic to the brand.
But they do provide a place to start if you choose to build a variety of unusual worthy subjects one may want to model that other kit makers do not provide.
However, if you want to build such worthy craft, you may be just as well off starting from scratch. At least you won't be required to compensate for the many inaccuracies and design flaws built into Mamoli kits that in some ways (IMHO) make them more demanding than scratch building.
(Meaning no disrespect to Mamoli/Duseck and Model Shipways, I can only speak from experience. I would encourage Dusek to revisit some of their products as these issues are brought to light by those of us who choose to embark on one of their kits and revise them accordingly. Clearly, the company has shown a willingness to make improvements over the original Mamoli offerings much to their benefit.)
Cases in point from personal experience, or as revealed in build logs on this forum:
'L'Orenoque"
Yachts "America", "Brittania" and "Puritan"
clipper ship" Flying Cloud"

With all due respect, Peter Gutterman
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Preach brother!

Yes! I learned about the sanding issue the hard way :eek:. One of the main issues with this kit's design is that the modeler is meant to butt planks into the plywood keel or other sand planks so that they disappear. It will be interesting to see how it turns out:cool:

Blessings.
Chuck
 
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