Zvezda Medieval Ship Thomas

[Big Jake]

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[Big Jake]

Last of the deck sections sanded, scribed and washed, I dry fitted the hull section together to see how they will sit in the stations. I found if I scribe the caulk line before I sanded, it was MUCH easier to see them

I realized that I forgot to paint the underside of the crow's nest platform - what's another 2 days in the build.

 

[Big Jake]

Test fitted main deck and started filling the ejector pin marks. If I could find the right sized punch, I'd punch some thin plastic sheet and simply fill that way and sand flush. Each one is a separate number and slightly different, so I'll leave them on the tree for now. I'll remove them just prior to sanding and will mount them to a backer board with their numbers. One other thing I'll do is rake a fine tooth saw over the pits to give them a light woodgrain effect, so they won't be so smooth.

 

[Big Jake]

Not a lot done this evening, just removing parts from the trees, prepping, sanding and cataloging. I'll add some fine-tooth saw scratches to the front and sides to give a little bit of detail, so they won't seem so plain.

 

[Big Jake]

Drilled out the pilot holes for the pedestals and screws, the blue Timiya low speed drill is what you need to drill deep slow so as not to melt the plastic. I had to remove a bit of the inner brace so I could access the nut. I got the rib tops fitted and detailed and ready for painting. Got the deck undersides painted. Painted the mast and other fittings.