Day 15 to 22 - 12 Hours Work
It has been a while since the last post.. I was working on all the deck fittings besides the poop deck because I'll need to wait for my LED to arrive before I can start..
Windows
2 holes are cutted out, and the windows frames are added so that viewer able to see the interior through it.
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| Side Windows |
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| Seeing Through |
The upper half is painted Navy Blue too.
The same steps are carried on on the stern windows.
Gratings
I purchased extra gratings to fill up the empty space on my ship, it is set as the same size as the bombard base.
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| Gratings |
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| Frame |
Frame is also added with leftover walnut planks. the 'drain racks' at both side will hold the bombard shots!! :)
I've also made another 4 racks to put them besides the 2 bombards!
Rudder
Rudder with rudder hinges fitted. I did not hammer the nails, instead I used a long nose plier to push them in.
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| Rudder with Hinges |
Bits & Pin Racks
This is the worst part of the week!
In the beginning, I thought all the bits will be provided by the kit, carved and done!! Not until when I read the instruction of making all these bits... So, what the kit actually provide on this part is just a 500 *4 *4mm walnut strip!!
Making these really breaking my limit...
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| Belaying Pin Racks |
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| Parapet Bits |
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| All of 4*4mm Walnut |
As you can see here, there are parapet bits, pin racks, ladders and cat heads.. Some of them are not shot..
It's really time consuming...
Patience testing at its finest!!
Metal Blackening & Bombards
This is my first time doing metal blackening, and it was fun!! :)
I used Blacken-it Metal Blackener as my solution, and it worked quite well!!
I made a mixture of 50 water and 50 solution.. hot and boiling water!! That's it!! :D
Hot water really help quickening the process, you can get an obvious result within a minute!!
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| Before |
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| In Progress |
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| After!! |
Yea.. the 2nd picture you're seeing right now is the result after 30 seconds!! Anyway, I still let them there for around an hour or a half.
I actually did it twice, because the first attempt did not give a very satisfying result (rusty feel). On my second attempt, I made mixture of 40 water, 60 solution, and the 3rd pic is the result I get. :)
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| Bombard Completed |
Hatch
The hatches at the poop deck.. I added nails as door knobs.
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| Hatches |
With all these deck fittings done, I can finally put them on my ship.. It's how it looks now!!
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| Deck Fittings Done |
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| Bombards with Shots |
Again, the poop deck is not glued yet, I just put them on for few shots.. still waiting my LEDs to arrive.
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