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Well I finally did it. I made what may prove to be my first lethal mistake. I am working on my first build, the phantom and after waiting for some wood to be delivered I realized that my stansions are about 3x to big. I was preparing to do the caprail when I realized my mistake.
I have been using chucks practicum and was sure I had everything pretty close. After gluing the stansions in place I went on to other aspects of the build while waiting for the sheet for the caprail in the mail. Well it came and I traced it out and shaped it easy enough but when I went to test fit it I found my mistake. To fix it I marked the tops of each stansion and will try to trim them down. My fear is that it will mangle the deck surface. I figure if I can trim them I can sand off the glue. I may have to stain/paint the deck a little darker to hide the blemishes. That all being said, if I fail I may have to scrap the whole ship. The up side is I have absolutely learned a lot and do not think of my time on this build waisted. I have other kits waiting so we'll see. I will post some pics later today of the process, that is of course if someone has a better solution. 
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01-05-2012, 05:02 PM
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Hi Richard
I think we all have been in a similar spot... In this case, my favorite tool is a really sharp chisel that can be used to pare down the sides of the stanchon in thin slices. The same tool can be used flush with the deck to nip off the shavings. The key is to make thin cuts and keep the tool sharp enough to make the cut without using the force which will cause you to slip and gouge the deck. Jim
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01-10-2012, 05:16 AM
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Got them trimmed, Not too much damage to the deck, and I have the caprail trimmed as well.
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01-30-2012, 03:39 PM
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Caprail installed and stained, masts shaped and stained as well. I'll add pics later.
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02-22-2012, 02:46 PM
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Hi Steve. Getting ready to start Model Shipways Constitution. Your ship looks great. I live in Sunny Florida. Do you have a thread on your ship?
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