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maccrage
PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:30 am 
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Alrighty then.

Lets start giving Big John the proper bow.

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 11:48 am 
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DavidP wrote:
bow is wrong. I posted links for the bow in the other thread.

I know. It will be sanded down. Merit/Trumpeter used the Kitty Hawk kit hull, I have to add the dome.


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 12:02 pm 
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DavidP wrote:
what dome as the links I posted do not show a dome?

There is a dome. It's just faired into the bow fairly well. It was the whole reason for moving the port anchor to the bow. Compare Kitty Hawk to JFK.


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Once the dome is right, I'll fair it in. Here is a comparison of the differences between the Kitty Hawk and JFK kit hulls. They just use a different plug for the mold on the front of the bow, the JFK hull is even stamped Kitty Hawk inside. You can see a bit of the mold line on the Kitty Hawk bow, right where the bow anchor recess is on JFK.

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Great comparison. Will be cool to see this come together.

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Great job! Can't wait to see more. :thumbs_up_1:

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:31 am 
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DavidP wrote:
maccrage, you need to bulk it up almost to the waterline as per your 1st picture on Wednesday at noon.

Yep. I never realized how blunt the Kennedy's bow really is below the waterline. Reminds me of a tanker.


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