mrcc

A little update... worked on a few little things at the bow according to the instructions. Also, framed out the figurehead, prepared the cathead for install at a later stage, stem ornaments had to be cut back a small amount in order to fit, prepared the rudder hinges, and finally painted the hull.

Looks great!

Just a final posting referencing how I did this step of the build. Sorry if the pictures seems obvious but on all the build logs out there, there just was not much pictorial information out there.

Not as much fiddly work as I thought... Sanded back the wood portion in joint B and C in the referenced picture in the preceding post and achieved a decent fit. In the end I put a little filler piece in joint A to complete the piece. The Mamoli instructions reference gluing the stem post at the bow at this time but I will glue the lion figurehead in first in the slot and glue to the keel and bow afterwards.

Thanks Patrick for the information… Looks like this builder did not get it set further down to the way my understanding it should be… I now know exactly what I need to do and will tackle that issue tomorrow should I have time. Thanks for your reply,

Have a challenge here... Trying to get this fit perfect prior to gluing the bow stem post to the bow otherwise it will be very difficult later. My vintage kit was missing one item when I received it... it was the bow figurehead - a fairly important item in a finished model. I was so lucky my brother was vacationing in Prague last year and was able to get Daniel Dusek of Dusek Models, who now carries the license of Mamoli, to forward to him/me a new lion figurehead with minimal cost. Obviously from the picture posted that there is not a great fit... is it the vintage stem post or is the problem with the newer casting working with a vintage piece? I looked at lots of build logs and only in a couple did they comment about the ill fitting of the ornament... one of which had a solution listed in the log. I know I have to drop the figurehead further into the slot in order to allow the bowsprit (once placed at its correct angle) to clear the head/ornament. Solution: Cut back the wood portion of the B joint and the question is should I further open the C joint by filing back the wood portion or perhaps more difficult is opening the cast ornament (a slit the width of the wooden stem) between the outstretched legs at the bottom, and then sliding the ornament down until the two portion are aligned and tight at Joint A? The simplest solution of just filling the A joint would not work as it needs the clearance above for the bowsprit to be added at a later stage of the build... thus I need to make sure the ornament slides down further into the slot.

Hey Ronald, Amazing workmanship!

Had to cut back some of the side gallery planking profiles in order to accommodate the side gallery ornamentation and then I focused on some of the stern decorations... she is surely starting to look pretty! Lots of reading ahead, looking at other peoples build logs on MSW and some dutch forums. A person always has to pay attention to the fittings, the corners of the fittings, as future fittings of these ornaments are sometimes laid on top of each other. Luckily these pot metal ornaments are easy to bend and mold with reason into the spaces they are required to go into. The color scheme I used is of course personal but I am always looking at historical accuracy.

More details to add with regards to deck railing details...

Very poor service indeed... I had some problems with Cornwall Model Boats as well with regards to unanswered emails on a special order of a part. They are both hit and miss.

My advice is to keep pestering John at Jotika… He will eventually get back to you but it often takes a while.

Just getting the little details done at the current stage of the build, roughly to the Mamoli build order as outlined in their instruction sheets. Tonight I will tackle the deck railings.

Hey zappto… so glad you are following my build log. Yes, going to paint the hull. PS I am always referencing your build log and always have my iPad tab open to your build for quick references. Thanks,

More progress this weekend... Finished nailing the copper nails into the strakes. Created a little template and ran it along the strake with a quick touch with my archimedes pin drill and then came back to fully open the hole for the pin. Quick dab of yellow PVA glue and pushed it in in large sections at a time.

Thanks Ronald… The stain I used is about 23-24 years old, used it for a furniture project for my children’s bedroom when they were just babies. Luckily I didn’t throw it out. I opened the can up and stirred it for about 20 seconds and it mixed up perfectly. Perfect stain color for my Friesland!