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Terror and Erebus builds (OCCRE kits)

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Owen ON hobby

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Hello all, I introduced myself here many moons ago...I'm still here. Been busy with life and stuff. Good news is I'm back and making some real progress with my first ship build. Almost done the first layer of planking on the Terror. I will post some pics soon. This forum has been an awesome resource and I feel that starting a build log will help me and others learn from my mistakes and corrections. It has been a challenge and I've got a long way to go.
I should add that I've been doing things from scratch as much as possible. Except for starting with a good quality (in my opinion) kit, I've been making my own jigs, tools, and pretty much making things difficult. But that's where the fun is, right?
 
You’re talking my language - and that of many other folks here I’m sure.

Show us your Terrorible planking! (Attempt at humour/humor there)

J
 


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My decision to order from Occre turned out to be a good one. They were very easy and actually quick to deal with. Given the fact that they’re in Spain and I’m not it worked out well. That is except for the shipping. Sure there were import charges and two week delivery’s. Both boxes (Terror and Erebus) arrived full of the scattered contents of the tiny parts that were once inside of the plastic parts container. A real mess. The smallest pieces I’ve ever seen all over. Hundreds of them. I knew it was bad so I took a couple jpgs and sent them to Occre. I asked for new parts and they showed up in two weeks. Along with new import charges, but I have to give Occre credit. They stood up and fixed it. Not too many company’s do that any more. In hindsight, I don’t think tiny parts should be shipped in plastic above 30,000 feet.
The online videos don’t match up with the instructions, but once you get used to it and look around for direction, take it all in and work with it. I’m not one who takes direction well anyways... so I’m making mistakes and learning from them.
Blunder number one was deciding to use permanent black Sharpie markers to outline the decking planks instead of pencil lead. It worked well, was quick and easy but turned blue a few weeks after I finished the deck with Minwax Polycrylic clear topcoat.
Number two was the armor. I dyed and finished it above the glue line hoping that it could be bent into place. It’s plywood and I’m new and I was wrong. Even thin plywood doesn’t bend much.
 
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