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Now it's starting to come along a little better, still have the more complex parts to go!
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More work on the bottom, still have to put on above waterline and main deck. Not sure if I am totally happy with the way it came out, but for my first real ship, not too bad.
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Looks good so far. I will be following this as I just started this exact model about a month ago. I am not as far as you. (lower hull framework complete) I look forward to seeing the rest of your build.
Darren
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Looking good. It'll be set to sail in no time.
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looks pretty good to me for a 1st build. Paper hulls will always have the shrunken skin look on parts rolled over. There are tricks to reducing the effect, pre-rolling or bending the sheets, adding filler between the bulkheads, etc. I recommend you paint the lower hull before adding the side plates, it will actually help to "hide" some issues.
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Quick update:
Thanks for all the advice, reply's and interest. Being new to paper ship building, it is welcome. I did manage to finally get my hands on some Krylon clear matte and UV clear. I plan on spraying the hull and main deck once complete since I am already a few steps in. I will spray the remaining sheets and part at that time. Once complete i will coat the entire ship with the UV Clear. As you can see in the pictures, I haven't got a lot done since my last post, but I have about 60% of the above waterline plating on, the rudder complete and some side ribbing. The main decks are just dry fitted right now and will be glued after the sides are complete. |
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Left side above waterline plating on, time to start working on the right side. I will say I did have a hard time with the first rear "casement", if that's what it's called. The parts per the directions were not labeled correctly (66a,b,c left and right are backwards) if I did it right. After I swapped them they fit fine, the picture helped. Anyone else who's built this notice that?
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I've only designed a few simple models and I've even caught myself with label errors. Looks like you built it correctly.
Another 'skinning' tip that I read about, but never tried, is to put a thinner paper skin over the frame first, and then the final skin. Like I said, I have never tried it, but it makes sense to me. Clear coating before applying the final skin will help with that, too
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Good work on the casemates.
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Update:
Got the side plating on, still working on minor hull details. Added some of the top structures. |
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