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Hello dear friends, thank you all for your kind words and support. I do appreciate your comments a lot.
Well, after a very short break I continue again, but it was really struggle to create the statues/quarter pieces correctly. I had some problems with their realistic appearance and accurate position, but friends have adviced me, how to do it better. Special thanks belongs to my great advisor and top expert from Czech Modelforum - Kpt.KL, who provides me professional advice and plenty of patience as well.
https://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=177&t=110763&start=435#p2110580
 
Here is the current version of decoration:

 

Current pics:
 

Thanks a lot for comments and likes!
 
Let's make some epoxy mess first:

 
Plane it:

 
Sand it:

 
The result is silky smooth, even before any finish!

 
After two coats of OSMO Polyx finish, I finally connected all wiring and permanently glued the case in place. There is no way back!

 
Oh, I also have a model of a ship, need to show it in the build log every now and then, as is tradition:

 
Now just a bunch of small things are left - install the skirt, carefully plane/sand everything to get rid of any gaps, make holes for light controls, finish sand and refinish everything.
 

Final touches on the display case.
Installing the pear "skirts". They needs to be thinned down a bit, and they are too wide for my thickness planer. So I planed them manually. Was a bit too aggressive, and, whooops!

 
Argh! I do not have any spare wood, did not expected to break a simple flat sheet
Luckily, it broke quite clearly, and it was easy to glue it back together:

 
The crack is barely visible on the finished product.
 
Installing the skirts. They are glued with epoxy, to avoid any cupping / warping due to moisture. It was a breeze, epoxy is so much better for that kind of work!

 
Now I can fine fit all pieces together. A bit of planing:

 
And then a lot of sanding. I love sanding, it turns ugly into smooth and beautiful, hiding all mistakes

 
Now the part that made me nervous - cutting a hole for the LED control knob. There is only one chance to do it right, and no spare wood to cover mistakes.
So I scored the circle to reduce tearout (breaking the wood fibers that could be teared apart by the drill otherwise):

 
And then applied tonns of masking tape and started to drill, slooooooowly. The hole saw is adjusted to the precise diameter with a zip tie  

 
Few nervous minutes later - the hole looks pretty hole-ish! Phew, no screw-up.

 
After a bit of sanding magic:

 
And the final result: 

 
I'm a bit scared to pull all that plastic away, already got used to it  
 

Perfectly! Awesome!

Perfectly! Awesome!

Perfectly! Awesome!

Perfectly! Awesome!

Perfectly! Awesome!

Perfectly! Awesome!

And here I have finally created the sculpture of the Queen Catherine. I used her portraits and other sources of suitable information to achieve this appearance.
https://www.google.cz/search?biw=1366&bih=662&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=WbrlWunRM4ymsgH53b2gCQ&q=queen+catherine+of+braganza&oq=queen+catherine+of+braganza+&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0i30k1.7973.7973.0.9707.1.1.0.0.0.0.113.113.0j1.1.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.1.113....0.0GmofsBz4WU
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Braganza
 
The clothing is in an ancient style similar to the Vale's painting.
https://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=177&t=110763&start=420#p2108444
https://www.modelforum.cz/download/file.php?id=1399865
 


 
 
In the last two photos there is a statue after some minor improvements.
 

 

After placing them on the model....

And here I continue again with decoration and sculpting.....

Current status
Have a great time and enjoy the pics.

Hello
Albert, Carl, Nils, Paul, Micheal,
thank you for always checking my report, and all others for the LIKES too.
The guide blocks are now on the model at the place at the main mast and the foremast.
Here are a few pictures.
Before I work on the standing rigging, I have to make a few blocks for the backstays. These are fixed on the channels.

Hello friends of model making,
thanks for the interest, especially thanks to Carl for
the last nice comment.
At the moment my job takes me a lot.
Therefore, there is little time for the hobby.
In that respect, I can only show a little.
The iron fittings of the blocks for the backstays I have as etched parts
commissioned.

Other fittings are for the double blocks for the boat davits.

These blocks are equipped with hooks.
For this my first attempt. This is not optimal yet.


 

Hello,

until the etched parts arrive, I make hooks for the rigging and blocks.
These hooks are reproduced with brass castings.

Hello,
finally the etched parts have arrived.


So I made another prototype for the double blocks for the backstays.
The attachment on the channels is shown here with a cross pin.


Whether that is historically provable, I do not know. But I can not do this
find information, neither in the literature nor on the Internet.
Maybe you know a solution for this?

Yesterday I created other pieces of decoration on stern according to a model of Saint Michael (1669).

http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/65963.html
The sculptures are more detailed in comparison with decoration on my older ship models.
 
 

And others.....
 
Please enjoy the pics, soon I will add new ones.
 
Best regards, 
Doris

Dear friends,
I proud to present next version of rope making machine (video to come soon):
https://shipworkshop.com/products/tools/vr-31-rope-making-machine
VR 3.1 Rope making machine
(HD adaptable rope making machine. Former Ropewalk "Prosak")
What's new:
VR = Vertical ropewalk. New version of former ropewalk "Prosak". No need to reassemble for 3- or 4-stranded ropes. Can be secured on both horizontal and vertical surfaces. HD adaptable. Can be transformed into HD (Horizontal Design) machine. Not yet available. There are notches on the machine that will help to mark screw holes for securing the machine.
Here is user's manual:
VR31.pdf
 

Hello! 
 
It is my last work - head figure and decor for Royal yacht " Queen Victoria "

Reconstruction of decor and production of elements from wood.
 

Reconstruction of decor and production of elements from wood.
 

Reconstruction of decor and production of elements from wood.