Thank you!
Lovely little pad saw there. Still available and spare blades?
Many thanks Jagpilot. Loving your build by the way. I’m now doing the gunports in the frames on mine. A lot of fiddly work on this stage. A fantastic kit though.
The antique finish you are applying looks gorgeous. In fact the whole model does. I start watching this build today!
I’ll start from the beginning and catch up when time allows.
I’ll start from the beginning and catch up when time allows.
True story
Hi Jagpilot. Do I assume that you reversed all these planks so the laser burn numbers are now on the side being glued ?
Hello Neil M, I actually forget if they had numbers burned on the planks themselves. But if they did, they are glued face down. Hope this helps.
Thank you. It does help, gives me peace of mind.
Gotta love it when you discover a new tool on someone else's thread!
I've got the orange-handled Manwah blade set I also see in your photos, Jagpilot, but the blades have been a bit too wobbly and I lack control in using them, so have always defaulted to the X-Acto knives. I do have the larger kerf saw, but with no handle. I've now got a new Amazon shipment on order... 
Excellent work on your San Bartolome. Neilm and I have recently connected on here, as I have just begun Pavel's Santa Maria. Great work on your build, sir. Continued success...
Hey Jagpilot.
Is there a reason why you haven’t glued the gun ports in place yet. Why not at the hull planking stage ?
Is there a reason why you haven’t glued the gun ports in place yet. Why not at the hull planking stage ?
That's magnificent. I'm very impressed by the rounded edges of your planking - to me it gives an impression that the model is truly massive.
Very descriptive photos from useful angles in the exact area I am working. If you have the time I'd like to know in what order did you paint those rear cap rails possibly before glueing them in place. Does the glue stick well enough to those painted surfaces? Asking because I'm not quite seeing how to paint the cap rail components after they are glued in place.
I dyed all the parts before assembly so the danish oil I am using does not interfere with glue up.
Hi Jag,
Drilling the small holes prior to cutting out the pieces in the hull is something that works really well in my experience as well. If you don't mind would you post a little something, including your photos in the topic that was started a little while back called Tricks of the Trade here at SoS? Hopefully members that may not see it on your build log will see it there and benefit from your post.
Thank you very much!
Allan
Drilling the small holes prior to cutting out the pieces in the hull is something that works really well in my experience as well. If you don't mind would you post a little something, including your photos in the topic that was started a little while back called Tricks of the Trade here at SoS? Hopefully members that may not see it on your build log will see it there and benefit from your post.
Thank you very much!
Allan
Tricks of the trade
After posting a picture on rounding axles a member had the idea of a thread with little "how-to" items or tricks of the trade that might be of interest for both kit and scratch builders.. Hope this is of interest for one and all to contribute their little tricks. If this subject has already...
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thanks
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