Cap'n Magee

Nice to see the planked dinghy!  Good to have you back.

I don't know about using raw paint.  There are lots of metal blackeners on the market, have you considered those?  

P.S.- Even if you don't blacken them, the current solution has actually given them a nice "weathered" look .

Nicely done!  Welcome back, the windows are looking great.

Amazing work, David!!!!!!!  Congrats on a job well done!

Looking good!  The stern windows are nicely done, and the side frames look fine.

Looks great

Looking good.  I agree, the walnut looks excellent!

No trouble with painting, I see!  Well done, it came out great.  Will you leave the hull white, or try something else?  Perhaps you'd want to experiment with something like copper sheathing?

Hi, looks like I'm late to the party.  The copper is excellent!!!  Did you use copper tape, or sheets, or some supplied material?

Nice work with the clamps there.  The Legos seem to have worked.

We'll patiently await your return to the shipyard Vivian!  Take all the time you need for the move.

Plus I've now also postponed my build for a few weeks, so I definitely sympathize with you over the need for a break

Looking mighty fine there.  Did you plank or paint the outside of the boat?

Your photography keeps getting better and better, Brian!  She looks a beauty now!

You're always welcome to whatever help I can give schnu .  On the subject of rigging instructions, I'd call them "alright".  For my Corsair, I'd say it doesn't give apt descriptions of the more finicky aspects of the rigging(such as how to rig the deadeyes, shrouds and ratlines for example).  The instructions aren't bad when it comes to other details, and really besides the finicky bits they're not bad at all.  Minus the parts I already mentioned, the instructions are adequate at giving one a good impression of how each line runs around the ship.  

I agree schnu, Occre has some kinks to work out with their plans.  However, scale is truly an issue that's about 100% impossible to fix without either scratch building the whole ship or certain parts, as I see you have done.  When you get to the rigging, you may notice that some of the lines are out of scale.  To correct this, I use a thinner cordage(white, in my case from a Midwest model) which was dyed the color of actual rope through submersion in dark coffee.  I don't know if this is something you'd like to do when you get to that phase in construction, but that's how I corrected it... Just my thoughts.  Your La Candelaria is coming along well, keep it up!

The Niagara is a handsome subject indeed... I'll follow along here if you don't mind

Looking good schnu!  She'll be fine when completed.  I'll be following along...

Trust me teloo, I know how you feel.  So long as you don't let yourself feel guilty about not working on her, a break's all well and good   Until then we'll all patiently await your continuation.

Everything you make seems to turn out great Vivian- I kind of missed the "boat" on your junk(which is spectacular) so I'll follow along here if you don't mind

Wow the cabinet looks nice, maybe I'll consider it now.  Love the adjustments you made as well.

Nicely done, I agree that the gunports here are difficult to keep clear.  Good to see you've gotten the hang of it!  Are you now finished with the channels, or just the one on the visible side?

Ouch, that looks bad! Here's hoping you're able to fix her up. Overall I'd say she's coming along fine, Gunther keep it up!

Great to hear, I've also considered getting the workshop.  Is it any good?

Firstly, this sounds like a great idea. Secondly, will the nautical guild's purchase of MSW interfere?