cobra1951

Very nice work on the oar holes. Thanks for the colour insert, looks almost the same as the light teak I have

You can still soak them but only for a short while because they are so thin. Too long and the water dissolves the glue. Or you could use a plank bender on them as they will only require a small bend

If those planks are plywood be careful when you soak them because the layers will come apart. Bending should not be too bad as it looks like the planks are already shaped to allow for the curvature of the hull

Nice and neat

So the end is in sight, but the list of jobs usually gets a bit bigger lol

Thanks Frank

Progress was faster than normal for two reasons, 1, i had more time to get on with it and 2, i used CA for all the planking which means the one you just laid is dry before you put the simulated caulking mark on the next one. I find with PVA i need to hold the plank down for a bit till it grabs

Colour blindness must be a great problem for you with parts of this hobby. However you seem to overcome it and do a really good job with your painting. Remember it's your build and as long as you are happy with it then that's the main thing. Keep up your good work

Mess is good. I can never find anything once I tidy up and this slows the building down. Long live mess :)

Thanks Mike normally I don't like planking with Lime/Basswood but after a test with the kit supplied stuff I thought it was good enough to go ahead with

Thanks EJ

And very welcome you are, did you bring any pringles ?

Hi Ian

       Having double checked you are indeed correct, my bad interpretation of the planking rule

Still my favorite one though

Hi Hennie

               Very nice job on the mast alignment

Good start Bob,just kee it coming,I am watching it!

Thanks Zoltan

Nice work Bob! That 4 butt shift pattern looks sweet.

Ian

Thanks Ian

Count again though it's a 5 butt . I use 5 butt shifts because it doesn't make the deck look overloaded with joints   

Thanks Keith

Nice Work on the aft castle

I see some very fiddly work coming up

Thanks Don

It's 0.6mm x 5mm Lime wood but it has a good amount of grain in it

The bottom deck is the same wood but with no visible grain to it, as the bottom deck is not visible later on i though i would plank it with some Lime i had lying about and save the grainy kit supplied stuff for later in the build

Yep it sure has a lot of ornamentation

Maybe they put them all there to make the enemy feel guilty about firing cannon balls at them

Nice paint job

Thanks for all the likes and comments guys

Fitted and planked the next three decks and fitted the bulwark patterns

Looks great Frank   Are you fitting sails or just leaving her rigged as if in port ?

Nice as usual Don . The Colours really compliment each other   

Yep the only downside of model building is the never ending sanding, my builds always slow down when a lot of sanding is called for

I have some light teak stain which is almost identical to the cherry

Nice work Robin

I could do with some stain the same colour as the Hennessy for my Endeavour