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Ty Montaigne, i just wish i had noticed that "gap" under the fore/anchor deck before i installed everything- if anyone is adding nit the deck planking will run uninterrupted into it and there is an anchor windlass under there. According to the plans i have the starboard cabin is the lamp room and the port side is the WC.

Keith

Still can't believe how wrong Billings got the original kit- here's me complaining about occres offerings!

Keith

Thanks for looking in and the likes as always- work has continued with the steering with rearmost support bracket version 3-  forgot to get a pic while still in the brass- all the brackets have been painted matt black and the wheel has had a coat of dark earth (Humbrol matt29).

Also obtained some capped rail stanchions, single ball stanchions and some replacement engine room ventilators from Cornwall Model Boats. 

On the anchor deck, after looking at a good pic in Getty images have altered the catheads- weirdly enough on my plans for Polaris from the N.M.M. they are shown as Occre have them but on pic they are like mine !?!?

Note the different position of the ventilators compared to Occres position- also have found a good view of the engine room skylight so that will be rebuilt.

Take care all

Keith

3 hours ago, jbcallender said:

As you fit the shrouds around the masts and tie them off, do you alternate port and starboard shrouds on top of each other?

Hi JB- yep i start with the starboard pair first then the port, i add the deadeyes using my home made spacer on those four lines then repeat for the rest- if there is a single one left you can tie off and cut off the unwanted "tail"

Keith

Welcome to the Endurance club- yes the Occre kit is open to a lot of improvements- i found the book South With Endurance and pics on getty images good- also Hakezou has some links to some good pics on his log 😉

Keith

16 hours ago, Greg Davis said:

So when does the Billing's build start - before or after the Heller kit is finished?

yeah i tried to cut the cats hair once, but lets just say he let me know that it would hurt me more than him!!!-  I actually have the keel/ frames and two well decks in position on the Billings kit, but will try to focus on getting the Heller kit advanced though Terror aand Endurance beckon too along with a neglected Victory and a scratch built model of a 1920s steam grab dredger that worked Whitehaven harbour till the early 1990s (still with her coal fired steam engine)!

Keith

1 hour ago, Greg Davis said:

By the way, I like your cat. We can't have cats anymore (had 5 at one point) due to allergies. The closest we get now is one of our dogs, Bailey who is my shadow and thinks she is a cat

looks like your canine is as if not more furry than our feline- all that hair sure causes some fun huh! Regards Pourquoi Pas - the billing boats kit i obtained has the same set up for the engine room deckhouse/ galley and bridge as the constructo kit (not sure whether to modify the billings to make it more like the Heller kit- though the difference may prove interesting). Your model is progressing nicely and is looking great with the varnished hull/ painted upperworks.

Keith

Thanks for looking in- had a redo of the rearmost steering bracket and made the two others out of pieces of scrap etch- hopefully when painted black will look o.k.

Take care all

Keith

welcome back to the lil terror club- it can be scary how fast the months can go by!

Keith

Thanks for the likes and looking in, decided to have a try at the steering gear- as with Terror the 10 spoke ships wheel is from Caldercraft. So far have made the foremost bracket and rearmost though might btry to refine the latter a little more- two more brackets are needed- one just behind the foremost and one astride the rudder head.

I think the wooden barrel for the steering chains needs thinned too.

Take care all

Keith

15 hours ago, jbcallender said:

To clarify, the catheads are the davits at the bow to secure and stow the anchors,  What are the knees?

 

Hi Jeff- yes the catheads are the baulks of timber for the anchor- the knee is the support timber underneath the cathead.

Keith

Thanks for looking in- been a while since i updated Endurance- the skylights on the foredeck are finished and have sourced an alternate windlass from Billings obtained via cornwall models boats (not 100% accurate but looks better than supplied version). Also added a coat of white to the funnel and engine room vents though still need to add some eyes for the funnel stays, and not sure i am going to use the supplied vents (likely use either billings or caldercraft to replace them). The hatch atop of the ritz was also altered to lower its profile a little.

Thanks for the likes and comments so far- always appreciated.

Keith

Nice photo with lots of good detail - interestingly looks as you say like there are no shutters over the portholes- the deckhouse with the funnel resembles the heller kit though with what looks like the engine room vent going down to the deck on the starboard side.

As you say though whatever we end up with it will definitely look like Pourquoi pas- and why not indeed😉

Keith

interesting seeing the constructo deckhouses compared to the one in my heller log- i have just managed to get hold of the billings kit (still sealed in original packaging never opened) and that is following the constructo kits arrangement- methinks Pourquois had a few alterations in her life. Have seen pics of the forward wheelhouse without the bridge wings and pics with shelters on the ends of the bridge wings.

Keith

21 hours ago, Bobcat1970 said:

I, too, am building the Endurance and have a question reguarding the foremast deadeye attachment. The plans and picture show the deadeyes mounted to the deck rail, whereas the other deadeyes are mounted in the traditional fashion. Is this per the kit or by design? I can not find any pictures of the real ship to verify this either way. Any thoughts? Bobcat

They are mounted on same as the main and stern deadeyes- check my log for endurance and there is a pic of my interpretation along with a pic link from hakezou- i had to use a slightly wider chainwhale to compensate for the thickness of the kits deadeyes.

Keith

4 hours ago, jbcallender said:

I received my Betts book and Lees rigging guide.  I am now rewatching The Terror just to glean some insight into the ship and configuration.

Hi JBthe rigging guide will set you up for about any British warship you need to rig and was invaluable to sort out how the rig might actually have looked- Mattewhs book is great especially the deckhouse and other fittings- the T.V. series did give more inspiration though some details (davits, boat skids etc) were wrong.

Keith

o.m.g. you are deffo into sado-masochism😜

Keith

Hi again JB- yes the planks that swing sharply upwards at the stern beside the rudder post- i water the ink down - if using top quality india ink (windsor & newton for example) 4 parts water to 1 part ink- fill a tub wityh the ink and add the rigging thread- give it a while to soak in while tamping it to drive out air bubbles- then the messy part- i run it between the two poles for the clothes line to dry out for an hour or two then reel it back onto the cardboard tube.... loads of mess and interesting if it knots!!!!

Regards the bulwarks if using thin veneer it will form o.k. if done post fitting them - also means you can plank over any filling pieces you might need to add.

Everything is in the log but best way would be to take it in bite size chunks as there are 21 pages worth! Though maybe worth going backwards through the log as i altered certain fixtures and fittings as and when me and my erstwhile colleague Keith S made observations or i more info came to light.

Keith

16 hours ago, jbcallender said:

When you are talking about the "tuck", what are you referring to?  I have ordered the Betts book, but its not arrived yet

Hi JB - the tuck is where the planking on the hull curves around onto the transom unlike how occre have just run it onto a flat stern- i used the plans and measured the location of the holes for the sunlights using the stern and taff rail as reference points.

Keith

methinks your motorised props are becoming a signature hallmark😉- are you going to go with lighting on this one, also maybe take a dremel to the prop and thin the blades down towards the edge sa little would make a massive improvement aesthetically.

Keith

Nice to see you back with her- i would 2nd plank her with 4mm x 1mm planks which when tapered in the bow area will curve around the built up bows easier- as you are weathering her i would just use softwood strip.

Keith

You are more than welcome Daniel and well done- good luck on your next build -at least the info you need to upgrade the kit is still sailing around 😜 

Keith

Looks crisp and clean Keityh.  I rig temporary fore stays while rigging the shrouds/ backstays to stop too much pulling out of line of the masts.

Keith

Thanks for looking in- just a little progress with more white paint added to deck fittings and the masts/ bowsprit progressing nicely.

Take care 

Keith

Fast forward a day and the the port side "altered" boat has been added to the midship davits.

Thanks for looking in and take care all.

Keith