Ray

Beautifully done, Ray.  Have a great holiday.

Ray,
 
Just catching up....Beyond words absolutely beautiful work.
 
Cheers,
 
Michael

well done sailor....very well done
 
mort

Congratulations Ray, wonderful work enjoy your holiday

The Last Job
The ships boats were put into the cradles and tied down. JOB DONE.
Just the final photo shoot to do.
Which will not be until the end of November as we are on holiday for three weeks 3rd to the 22nd.
 
chocks for the small cutter

ready to tie down

Two boats tied down


 
Three tied down




All done




 
 

The Last Job
The ships boats were put into the cradles and tied down. JOB DONE.
Just the final photo shoot to do.
Which will not be until the end of November as we are on holiday for three weeks 3rd to the 22nd.
 
chocks for the small cutter

ready to tie down

Two boats tied down


 
Three tied down




All done




 
 

The Last Job
The ships boats were put into the cradles and tied down. JOB DONE.
Just the final photo shoot to do.
Which will not be until the end of November as we are on holiday for three weeks 3rd to the 22nd.
 
chocks for the small cutter

ready to tie down

Two boats tied down


 
Three tied down




All done




 
 

The anchors were made up I used some split washers for the rings and added the puddening and used black tape for the iron bands,the overall look of the anchors are fairly good,they were then fitted in place.
I then went right through the rigging and made a few tweaks and a bit of re-tensioning (as photos below)and tidying up,only one job left adding the boats.



Anchors added



 
A stay pulled out of shape
 
Re rigged stay

The ropes have been added to all the termination points, and the rudder chains fitted.

With the ships boats finished it has been back to the last of the rigging all be it slowly as other things have taken up most of my time in the last few weeks,the fore sheets tack and clue lines and the main sheets tack and clue lines have been added and rigging done !!!
I am now making lots of rope coils to add to the belaying pins and all the other rigging termination points.

The Last Job
The ships boats were put into the cradles and tied down. JOB DONE.
Just the final photo shoot to do.
Which will not be until the end of November as we are on holiday for three weeks 3rd to the 22nd.
 
chocks for the small cutter

ready to tie down

Two boats tied down


 
Three tied down




All done




 
 

The Last Job
The ships boats were put into the cradles and tied down. JOB DONE.
Just the final photo shoot to do.
Which will not be until the end of November as we are on holiday for three weeks 3rd to the 22nd.
 
chocks for the small cutter

ready to tie down

Two boats tied down


 
Three tied down




All done




 
 

Ray, those shots are stunning, my favourite has to the second to last.  You've managed to pack so much detail into those small boats.  Well done.

The Last Job
The ships boats were put into the cradles and tied down. JOB DONE.
Just the final photo shoot to do.
Which will not be until the end of November as we are on holiday for three weeks 3rd to the 22nd.
 
chocks for the small cutter

ready to tie down

Two boats tied down


 
Three tied down




All done




 
 

The Last Job
The ships boats were put into the cradles and tied down. JOB DONE.
Just the final photo shoot to do.
Which will not be until the end of November as we are on holiday for three weeks 3rd to the 22nd.
 
chocks for the small cutter

ready to tie down

Two boats tied down


 
Three tied down




All done




 
 

The Last Job
The ships boats were put into the cradles and tied down. JOB DONE.
Just the final photo shoot to do.
Which will not be until the end of November as we are on holiday for three weeks 3rd to the 22nd.
 
chocks for the small cutter

ready to tie down

Two boats tied down


 
Three tied down




All done




 
 

The Last Job
The ships boats were put into the cradles and tied down. JOB DONE.
Just the final photo shoot to do.
Which will not be until the end of November as we are on holiday for three weeks 3rd to the 22nd.
 
chocks for the small cutter

ready to tie down

Two boats tied down


 
Three tied down




All done




 
 

The Last Job
The ships boats were put into the cradles and tied down. JOB DONE.
Just the final photo shoot to do.
Which will not be until the end of November as we are on holiday for three weeks 3rd to the 22nd.
 
chocks for the small cutter

ready to tie down

Two boats tied down


 
Three tied down




All done




 
 

Wales:
 
Thanks for support and interest chaps.  Started building up the wales, rather than putting these on over the 2nd planking as the instructions say, I want to build these up first and then have the lines of the 2nd planking follow the wales.  I know that this will definitely require some spiling at the bow, but would like to give it a go.
 
Looking at many pictures of the Artois models, the position of the wale seems very important.  I decided to use the waterline as the basis for positioning this for a couple of reasons:
Eliminate any potential issues creeping in because of differences in gunport positions between the model and plans, and also with AOTS.  After countless measurements, I'm convince that the upward curve of the upper deck is slight less than indicated in the plans, however, this really shouldn't cause any issues. Establish a point of consistent point of reference to ensure both sides are as symmetric as possible.  Gunport ply patterns definitely have their challenges, but they do provide a little more consistency as an upside. First attempt resulted in failure and stripping off of the wale, all because I had let the hull tilt over when marking the waterline which resulted in a 3mm difference, not noticeable until I tried to position the second side......  ​.  This is where I was thankful I was using PVA glue as the offending strips could be removed without too much damage with rubbing alcohol and a little filler.  One item I noticed by accident was that the load line requires the stern to be slightly lower than the bow, I estimated approx. 6mm.  The wale position was determined by placing some short lengths of wood strip 2mm above waterline at low point and  plank upwards to establish the topmost edge at this point and then estimate position while ensuring a smooth curve.
 
Last tricky point was the shape of the wale at the bow.  Although the AOTS Diana book does not illustrate this, I have to assume that the wale would flatten slight at the stem from looking at contemporary models.  This was trickier to do than simply allowing the strip to follow the line of the hull, but possible with 1x3mm strip and patience.
 
Next step will be to build up the thickness of the wale before continuing with second planking.
 

Hi David the rings will stay as they are covered with .5mm nat coloured rigging thread.

Hi David the rings will stay as they are covered with .5mm nat coloured rigging thread.

You're welcome Ulises and of course all the likes too.
I haven't figured out yet which one to start ( 26 ft launch or 32 ft pinnace ) but I expect to resume my activities as from next week.
Thus, a step by step approach accompanied with pics to bring on some more detail is to follow.

The anchors were made up I used some split washers for the rings and added the puddening and used black tape for the iron bands,the overall look of the anchors are fairly good,they were then fitted in place.
I then went right through the rigging and made a few tweaks and a bit of re-tensioning (as photos below)and tidying up,only one job left adding the boats.



Anchors added



 
A stay pulled out of shape
 
Re rigged stay

The ropes have been added to all the termination points, and the rudder chains fitted.

With the ships boats finished it has been back to the last of the rigging all be it slowly as other things have taken up most of my time in the last few weeks,the fore sheets tack and clue lines and the main sheets tack and clue lines have been added and rigging done !!!
I am now making lots of rope coils to add to the belaying pins and all the other rigging termination points.