Santa Maria (building)

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Welcome to my first build. At this point I have the hull complete and the deck on. Shaping the false keel. This part is tricky You can see how shaping the wood provides a frame for the planking to sit against Bulwarks are now on. I didn't realise that I had lined them up incorrectly. Boarding up the bulkhead was tricky as I didn't have things lined up well. This is where I discovered the wonders of superglue vs PVA First planking goes pretty good. I bought a nail pin tool. Made life much easier. This is easy to trim off with a dremmel. Dog attack! Lucky it will be covered.... Second planking. I discover sticky tape works, but is super slow. I later go on to buy clamps and use elastic bands which is faster. I was pretty glad when that was over. The coamings are now on and some of the edges inside complete. You can see where some of the planks have shrunk. Must have been a little wet. Gunwales are on. Bought a nifty bending tool for that. Lost track now of how many hours this has taken. Made a little jig to create the rails. Kept them nice and straight and even. Looks pretty good. Stairs made. Deadeyes all done... bit of a mission.You can see a few little bits added. Some I don't know the name of... lol Managed to avoid making the keel for a long time. Just could not work it out. Had to look at some videos on Youtube!! Final coat of clear on. Colour has come up really well... and yes, I finally worked out the keel. Masts are up, with supports on the bases. I added some extra bits that were not in the kit. I have started looking at other builds and pictures. I am getting ideas. Begun the rigging. Have had to do some research as not enough instructions included. See you all again soon when its finished!