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  Registered Member #1797 Joined: Sun Sep 25 2011, 09:09pmPosts: 69 | Ahoy Everyone I am new here and I have a lot unfinished builds some are started and some are not. As we all know old man winter is blowing around the corner and to me its ship building time. I would like to share my Started build on my 1958 Sterling U.S.S. KEARSARGE Sloop of war. Unlike that of the old Revell kit this made from wood. As of now I am picking up after I left off.It wont take me to long to finish this so i got to get this one done its a pitty for it lay around so i couldn,t find a better place to build it hthen here.         | ||
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| Registered Member #1797 Joined: Sun Sep 25 2011, 09:09pmPosts: 69 | Ahoy After a good fall cleaning the work resumes on my Kearsarge. Over viewing the model to see where I left off at isn,t hard A little more sanding here and there along with touch up painting. As continued I started on the channels cutting them and sanding them down gave them a coat of gray primer let dry and paint same black. when dry I installed the cjannels with 15 minute epoxie..Next is the Aft Deck gun gun cleaned it up from excess flash primed it with primmer let dry and painted it balck when the primer is dry. I added the 4 recoil blocks on the delgium guns base. and rigged same. I installed the trunion rails for the deck travel. forming the ho rail with A paint can I had handy that matchs the circumferance of the trunion rail. when done I installed same. Officers skylight covers were installed still needs adjustments. Here are the photos of the construction.            | ||
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  Registered Member #1764 Joined: Thu Sep 08 2011, 03:12amPosts: 216 | She's looking good Boats. | ||
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| Registered Member #1797 Joined: Sun Sep 25 2011, 09:09pmPosts: 69 | Ahoy Steve Thank you for your reply I will like it here it looks like this section is all on me LOLllllllllllllll perhaps some else will post a thread here to. I have a couple goof pob builds comeing up here as well. Again I thank you Boats | ||
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  Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1782 | Boats, Looks good. That's a peculiar rigging set-up for your guns. I've never seem them rigged like that. Gene | ||
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| Registered Member #1797 Joined: Sun Sep 25 2011, 09:09pmPosts: 69 | Ahoy Gene Thank you Dear Sir, On the Kearsarge the two main dahlgren guns were rigged on the base mounts ihnstead stropped to the deck lashed to the deck rings. Odd I agree. thanks again Gene your a good man. Boats | ||
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| Registered Member #1797 Joined: Sun Sep 25 2011, 09:09pmPosts: 69 | Ahoy Here is an update for now I should have another before I knock off ships work The photos below show the anchors and bow stantions. The anchors were cleaned off dipped in acetone let dry I primed woth red oxide primer I ran out of gray scince they are painted blank no base coat needed. The cathead were installed I drilled out four hole for the pad eyes. Boats    | ||
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| Registered Member #1797 Joined: Sun Sep 25 2011, 09:09pmPosts: 69 | Ahoy Here is the update for the day As for the update footage of the build I installed the four chain guys for the stack. I cleaned up and primed the 8 boat davits and painted same black. When the paint had dried to touch they were installed in to position. Went back and finished up the bow stantions and painted them black and did some more touch up here and there. Tommorow the fun begins the standing rigging here are the photos for the day tommorow the rigging. Boats        | ||
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  Registered Member #115 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 03:01amPosts: 92 | Looking good Boats. The sailor photo looks like my Mother's uncle who was born in the late 1800's. His name was Jake and enjoyed his Rum. Dan | ||
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| Registered Member #1797 Joined: Sun Sep 25 2011, 09:09pmPosts: 69 | Ahoy DanO thank you for your wonderful reply on my sloop of war. I had this kit scince 1957, Started on it a year ago i got to finish her so I can go to something else. LOLLLlllllllllll being 71 years old give me another 20 years and a grogg tub I,ll be his twin brother. Thanks DanO Boats | ||
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