Upper hull detail is well underway, and a recently bought Proxxon disc sander is proving very useful for shaping the walnut strip-wood, and planking. I’ve decided to deviate from the Caldercraft kit: I’m leaving out some of the smaller gun ports, which to me look as if they might have been added as an afterthought. I understand this was the case with the original ship. I’m also not adding the overlapping planking to the bow and stern upper hull, which I think will be difficult and time consuming to make look tidy, and will cover walnut planking which looks good as it is. So my model will not be quite so authentic as it should, but close enough for me.
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