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jae_buildsThis stage was very satisfying in a way that was really hard to capture on camera. There were two (and a half) separate occasions where the title of this post happened. I'll point them out, but it was a very tactile experience, and photos just don't do it justice, so I'm sorry about that.
Here's the mise-en-place .
I started by building a piece to extend the black section of the hull.
I'm really enjoying how detailed and textured this section of the hull is, and how the sub-assemblies that make it up don't even really seem like hull sections until you put them into place, compared to the rest of the ship where the hull walls were just actual walls around a hollow box. This was the first "why is this shaped that way" moment; I didn't understand why it has the sticking-out bit, until I placed it on the main build and saw it in place.
I built a mirror image of the same segment for the other side.
Next I added the orange/gold plates to the top of the black section.
Those tan triangular deck plates were the start of the second "Why is this shaped this way" moment, though the payoff would wait a bit. First I built some stair assemblies, and some more deck details.
I added the base for the raised section of deck those stairs lead to, which is when those triangles went from "huh, that's an odd pattern of deck tiles" to making perfect sense and creating the shape of the aftcastle. (Also TIL the word "aftcastle" and I'm not sure it technically applies here but I don't know what else to call a raised section of deck near the stern. If you actually know boat words, please feel free to correct me in the comments.)
I added the hull walls surrounding the probably-not-actually-an-aftcastle.
I put deck tiles on the new section of deck. This was the third especially satisfying part; it didn't come with the moment of confusion the title describes, but placing these tiles, and especially the triangular ones, was very satisfying.
Then I wrapped up this stage by adding a railing to the hull.
That's it for section 41! Only five more to go. Thanks as always for reading.
Discussion prompt: The multiple satisfying moments in this section were very good for soothing my overactive brain. What activities do you find soothing and calming?
Here's the mise-en-place .
I started by building a piece to extend the black section of the hull.
I'm really enjoying how detailed and textured this section of the hull is, and how the sub-assemblies that make it up don't even really seem like hull sections until you put them into place, compared to the rest of the ship where the hull walls were just actual walls around a hollow box. This was the first "why is this shaped that way" moment; I didn't understand why it has the sticking-out bit, until I placed it on the main build and saw it in place.
I built a mirror image of the same segment for the other side.
Next I added the orange/gold plates to the top of the black section.
Those tan triangular deck plates were the start of the second "Why is this shaped this way" moment, though the payoff would wait a bit. First I built some stair assemblies, and some more deck details.
I added the base for the raised section of deck those stairs lead to, which is when those triangles went from "huh, that's an odd pattern of deck tiles" to making perfect sense and creating the shape of the aftcastle. (Also TIL the word "aftcastle" and I'm not sure it technically applies here but I don't know what else to call a raised section of deck near the stern. If you actually know boat words, please feel free to correct me in the comments.)
I added the hull walls surrounding the probably-not-actually-an-aftcastle.
I put deck tiles on the new section of deck. This was the third especially satisfying part; it didn't come with the moment of confusion the title describes, but placing these tiles, and especially the triangular ones, was very satisfying.
Then I wrapped up this stage by adding a railing to the hull.
That's it for section 41! Only five more to go. Thanks as always for reading.
Discussion prompt: The multiple satisfying moments in this section were very good for soothing my overactive brain. What activities do you find soothing and calming?