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Just a note that I finished the man-of-war. These are the results:

Not very spectacular from the side view.
 


The quarter views are OK though.
 

And the sails look like sails. I'm a happy man.
 
Ab

work in the hold:

Jaager,
It's not my intention to use boxwood for framing but for stock used for decking and assorted bits and pieces.  For framing, I'm a fan of cherry.  Madrone is a wonderful wood if you can get it.  Most of it ends up in fireplaces as it's really a tricky wood to cure out.    If not done right and slowly, it splits.  As I understand it, Mardrone is a hard hardwood.
 
Actually, from my point of view... it's a nice drive across the mountains so no loss if they don't have what I want.  I might stop in and see some old co-workers while I'm over there.   If they have some nice wood... that's a plus.   As Richard said, they mostly sell to the decorative and guitar makers.

Looking great it is really starting to come together

Great choice in kit.  There are quite a few nice build logs of her in the kit section.  When you are ready you can start one yourself and there is always plenty of people to answer any question you may have

Post 26: Chain Plates deadeyes etc
 
I made the backstay plates and the chainplates as described by Chuck. I am not sure what the correct procedure is for making the deadeye strops is but here's what I did:
 
I made some rings by wrapping 22 gauge wire around a 6.3 mm diameter dowel

Then silver soldered them closed

Blackened them

Then crimped them around the deadeye

The plans show the chainplates nailed to the wales then to the hull then to the channel.  I thought this involved an ugly kink so I put two nails in the wales and one in the channel.

 
John
 
 
 
 
 

Looking great it is really starting to come together

Excellent work and very nice progress

Excellent work and very nice progress

Great choice in kit.  There are quite a few nice build logs of her in the kit section.  When you are ready you can start one yourself and there is always plenty of people to answer any question you may have

I like your version of a wire grommet here.    I think that golf is the activity that I miss the most since my MD advanced to the point of loosing the ability to walk.  I am however, very glad that I spent as much time as I could doing it while I was still able to do so, especially the rounds of golf in Hawaii!  🏌️‍♂️ 😎

Thank you to all the 'Likes'
I added the moldings.

After temporarily sticking the boxwood strip on a hardwood square using double-sided scotch, I formed the molder by running the scraper many times over the boxwood strip until I was satisfied with the result.


Following precisely the instructions, I then carried out the mast thwart.

Finally all the elements were put in place.



As my base of blue oil paint is now perfectly dry, I will be able to work on the frieze. A lot of free-hand work ...
 
 
 

I started working inside the belly ....
In order not to make the model too heavy, I decided not to place the planking of the hold
 

rare woods usa sells real boxwood (buxus species).  Castello Boxwood  is awesome wood for ship modeling, but is a different species despite the name.  For ordering in the US, I'm still really happy with Gilmer Wood in Oregon, which regularly stocks Castello.  There is a fair amount listed on their site https://www.gilmerwood.com/categories/38-boards-and-blanks/products?utf8=✓&filter=Boxwood&category=  They seem to have more than just what they list on the website, and are really helpful if you call them and tell them what you are looking for.  They only sell as billets, but their wood has flat (or nearly flat) and perpendicular sides, which makes it pretty easy to work with using just a band saw and thickness sander.  I bought a 6' foot 2x4" 10 years ago, which was enough for Hannah and the Echo Cross section, and should run out as I finish the Sharpie.  I've ordered twice since then, and continue to be happy with their quality and service.
 
Dave

Welcome! You have chosen a good subject and kit for a first project. 

Good Morning Suparno and Welcome:
 
I joined just a couple of weeks ago.  There are experts here, you will get an answer for any question on your mind.
 
Sincerely, 
 
Charles

Hello,
My name is Suparno and I’m quite new to the hobby of ship building. I’ve built models before - mainly airplanes - in my younger days but that was decades ago...
 
I’ve just bought the Amati Lady Nelson kit and so I’ll be scouring through the site or seeking guidance from you all as I proceed with the construction. 
 
There is so much to learn! I look forward to being a part of this community.
 
All the very best. Stay safe.
Suparno

It’s starting to look like a ship. Every single plank takes time.

The good news is the time on the fairing was well spent. I’ve only lightly sanded so far, I’m going to wait until everything above the wales is complete for doing any serious sanding.
 
It’s going to take a really long time to finish above the wales. Not only maintaining the 1/64th rabbit on the sides of the ports, but also cutting the proper angles of each plank between the ports. Slow and careful.
 
Having finished the run below the ports on both sides I decided to give myself a little reward for the day by planking up the sheer at the stern. Right now there are two 1/16th strips in that run flush with the other planks. Later I’ll cut a fashion strip above both those, no idea how but I’ll figure it out then I guess.
 
So back to cutting properly angled lengths of planks in very precise lengths, 64 of them to be exact, well 60 more since I did that stern second to day.  I won’t complain about kit gunport patterns ever again.
 
I'm hoping this is how its supposed to look...

Hello All,
 
It's been a while since I've posted anything on here. I last left off with lofty goals for the USS Constitution by Model Shipways. Well, you could say that life got in the way with job changes, family, pets, etc. But that wasn't it. My goals for the USS Constitution were fairly large goals and were a little over my skill set and eventually I lost the desire and inspiration to continue working on her. Since then, I've been putting together plastic model airplanes and tanks. My favorite so far has been between Tamiya's 1/32 Corsair and 1/32 Mosquito. All along though, I have been checking in here to see what others have been doing and I got the itch a couple of months ago while sitting (some call it working) at home. I decided that the Chaperon would be a nice reintroduction to scale ship modeling and better yet, was able to purchase the kit through Model Expo for a pretty reasonable $239.
 
I won't bore you all with the kit contents. Others have already shown off this kit much better than I ever could. I have made my start by gluing the keel parts and a single bulkhead on so far. Please bear with me as this will be slow going progress. While I don't mind recommendations and/or criticism, my goal here is not exact historical accuracy, but rather enjoying putting together a model ship again.
 
Here's the keel parts all glued together

And here's the first bulkhead glued on using a slab of granite for a perfectly flat surface and the age-old Lego squaring method
 

Thanks in advance for looking!
 

Cabbie,
 
Wow, this is a really subjective topic as we have all had different choices and experiences.   Here is my take if I could only get three books with which to start.    If you zoom in on something more specific regarding type of ship and shorter time span, there are many more books that can be suggested. 
The Construction and Fitting of the English Man of War 1650-1850  by Peter Goodwin
Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War 1625-1860 by James Lees
Arming and Fitting English Ships of War 1600-1815 by Brian Lavery
 I can go on, but these are good starts without breaking the bank. 
 
Regarding such things as rates,  https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/rated-navy-ships-17th-19th-centuries gives a pretty good description.
Allan

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The following photo is made by a large number of refits of "fast running" for Chinese fans. Hope to expand your production ideas.

good evening everyone
 
quesss what?
 
are you guessing?
 
you given up yet?
 
i never finished her today, but did lots
 
outside for a good clean, after stripping most of her off
 
touching up in places and finalising most of the rigging
 
Ssafe indoors now, and will continue towards the goal tomorrow
 
 

















 
 
 

Hi 🙂

Hi, I start the construction of a new model, it is the English frigate Euryalus, the scale that I adopt is 1:56, the usual 74 cannons🙂