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Guy Lill

Tue Nov 24 2015, 07:23PM

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My wife recently bought the 1/64 scale Amati "Revenge" as a present for me to celebrate our first Wedding Anniversary. I'm taking my time with it as I don't want to rush it and end up mucking up, so this is what I've done so far:

Please let me know what you think, constructive criticism is always helpful and welcome

[ Edited Tue Nov 24 2015, 07:28PM ]

bensid54

Tue Nov 24 2015, 08:25PM

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Gene is our resident building Guru so I'm sure he will have some helpful tips.

Gene Bodnar

Tue Nov 24 2015, 10:32PM

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Guy,

I don't have any tips for this one. It looks perfect so far.

Great to see you started a log so quickly.

Gene

aew

Wed Nov 25 2015, 09:35AM

aew

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One tip, if you're thinking of using pedestals to display it when completed, glue some scrap wood either side of the keel to reinforce it in the area where the screws will go.

Guy Lill

Wed Nov 25 2015, 11:30AM

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Thank you aew I will do that as I was planning to put her on pedestals and thank you Gene for the compliment.

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Guy Lill

Fri Nov 27 2015, 02:13PM

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Hello!
Just a quickly updating my build log, haven't done too much more as I've had to wait to purchase some wood stain. So here is what more I've done so far:

bensid54

Fri Nov 27 2015, 06:21PM

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Looks good stain can have a positive effect on a build. I once had a shovel nose hydro made from balsa that was stained to look like mahogany, turned out perfectly.

Guy Lill

Fri Nov 27 2015, 06:36PM

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Thank you, I'd noticed that old tudor age ships seemed to be made of darker wood (especially in the lower decks) so I felt it would look a bit more accurate

Guy Lill

Sat Dec 05 2015, 02:25PM

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Quick update:
This is what I've done this week, I'll be doing the captains cabin next! As always, constructive criticism, nice comments and any questions you may have are very welcome.