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Likewise from me Jesse - speedy recovery from your health issues.

Thank you Michael. Yes, one of those ice yachts is a definite possibility that I have been considering for some time now. The problem I'm having at the moment is finding a good readable set of plans that I can work from. Of course if we had had a decent winter this year I could have taken the measurements directly off of one of our fleet of boats (while they were assembled) - now they are disassembled and in storage. But yes, an ice yacht model is definitely under consideration.

Thanks, Mark

Glenn, if you have a Barnes & Noble nearby, stop in and look in their magazine section - usually close to the main entrance to store - for Model Railroader, or Railroad Model Craftsman magazine. They usually have articles on scenery building - also Kalmbach the publisher of Model Railroader magazine also publishes a number of excellent "How To" paperback style magazines on various scenery topics. You can sometimes find these in Barnes & Noble alongside the Model Railroader magazine.

Look nice Mark. I guess I need to start practicing some soldering of my own.

I prefer to use G-S Hypo Cement available at most arts/crafts and MicroMark

May I add my sympathies also Nenad !

The largest model in my dry dock is the 1:85 scale US Constellation by Artesania Latina and finished measures 40 inches in length. Let's see, a 1:24 scale model of Victory would be about 4,4 m length x 1,5 m breadth x 2,9 m height, weight 150 kg or in US terms 14 ft 5 in length x 4 ft 11 in breadth x 9 ft 6 in height, weight ~ 330 US pounds - don't think it would fit in my garage let alone my house, George :P And I'd need a fork lift just to move it around. Nah ! Think I'll pass on that one. :rolleyes:

George, Pete, Denis, Nigel, Ken, Per, Buck, Captgino, Carl and Sal, thank you all for your nice comments. I have four kits in dry dock waiting for me to pick one to do next. I'll open a new build log when I start the next one.

Final Update: While building the model, I decided to conduct a little research into the area from which these boats sailed and found that this area comprises the original six Celtic Nations (Note:The term "nation" is used in its original sense to mean a people who share a common identity and culture and are identified with a traditional territory. It is not synonymous with "sovereign state".). The six Celtic Nations are Brittany (Breizh), Cornwall (Kernow), Wales (Cymru), Scotland (Alba), Ireland (Éire), and the Isle of Man (Mannin). Both Brittany and Ireland border onto the Celtic Sea. Since I am of Celtic ancestry, Ireland, I decided to take a little modeler's license and make the model an Ireland based fishing vessel. Looking deeper into the geography I located two major fishing ports in Ireland; Killybegs is the largest and Dunmore East (Irish: An Dún Mór Thoir) is the second largest. Killybegs is located near Donegal Bay on the northwest side of the island and borders more on the Atlantic Ocean; so I decided to eliminate it as a possible port for my boat. Dunmore East borders the Muir Cheilteach (Celtic Sea), has the second highest figure for fish landings after Killybegs, and is the world record holder for the largest tuna caught on a rod. For these reasons I decided to make Dunmore East the home harbour for my mythical boat. New decals had to be created for the bow and stern. I decided to list Dunmore East in both English and Irish Gaelic on the stern. A small Irish flag was fabricated from the toothpick flags one finds on St Patrick's Day cakes and cupcakes and my family Coat of Arms was added to the Jib to identify the vessel's ownership. I want to thank Denis (Popeye the Sailor) for helping me locate the Decal Making software, decal paper, and Decal bonder chemical, and for giving me hints on how to use it. I spent a lot of time learning how to create my own decals; after a lot of experimenting with some scrap sail cloth material I was finally able to get a process for applying decals directly to the sail. After applying the Coat of Arms decal to the Jib I completed the rigging of the sails, and proceeded to install and rigging the large outrigger fishing poles. Interpreting the rigging drawing was a bit of a challege but I finally figured it out. For those wondering, I used the MicroScale brand of decal products, SET, SOL, Glossy, and Flat, to apply the decals; these are the same products I used to use to apply decals on my plastic models. Below are the photos of the finished model, Marie Jeanne. To get the best lighting I decided to take the model outdoors and photograph her in full sunlight. A slight breeze helped add some volume to the sails and extend the flag. I want to thank everyone who has been following my build, posting comments, or LIKEs - it's been a fun build. Now I need to decide on my next build. Will update my signature with a link to the next build log.

Mike, I agree with Ken (Canute) get to an Urgent Care facility and have that looked at. If you nicked a blood vessel, you could have introduced an infection especially since it has swollen to twice normal size. Happened to me when I was a teenager, fell in woods and cut my ankle deep, swelled up overnight and put me in hospital for a week on antibiotics. Not something to fool with.

Mike - stop by a woodcarving shop or maybe even a cutlery shop and pick up a cut resistant glove - I wear one on my opposing hand when I am doing woodcarving. It has saved me from many a slash cut like the one you got - won't protect from a stabbing type cut - just slash cuts. They come in a variety of styles. Hope it heals soon. Looks nasty

Popeye, Carl, Per, Sal, Pete, George, thanks for the compliment and all the LIKES. Popeye, yes the brass rings came with the kit. Unfortunately, tho, they were a tad small in diameter for the mast so I can't get them to close tightly - almost couldn't get the bolt ropes between them and the mast, even tho the mast is the exact diameter specified on the plans.

The sails were pre-sewn and included in the kit. I did not have to sew them myself. But thanks for the compliment anyway, Per.

Small Update: Added the Mainsail and Main Gaff topsail to model, spend several hours trying to determine where the Gaff topsail tack and sheet attached to the belay points - the rigging plans were very vague. Finally got it figured out and attached. Attached the boat rack and boat to deck. Rigged the anchor and chain and attached to capstan and into hole for chain locker.

Carl, I like that first boat

I have that exact set - the hook and angled/bent point are useful for getting line under and around a belaying pin. I also find the bent point useful for holding a line down while I wrapped it around something and also till the glue sets up a bit. They are long enough to reach into the deck area thru the rigging and getting into tight spots. You can also use ordinary crochet hooks for a lot of rigging - get the smaller size ones, example US #5 or #7. I use the ones show above a lot as well as the crochet hooks. Or as others say - make your own.

Looking very nice - also great tutorial - thanks for sharing it - Hull plates look really great.

Thanks Popeye - I did hand sew a bunch of sails for the Bluenose II I did for a friend so yes I have gotten over the learning curve. I am looking for already dyed cloth thin enough for sails, this is my preferred choice - dyeing is my back-up plan - I also want to leave the kit supplied sails untouched in case I need them as replacements later - I may try my hand at machine sewing. Haven't got a Hobby Lobby close by - have to see where the nearest one is and maybe do a road trip. Thanks for looking in.

Nothing to update: I'm just posting a link to a question I asked in Masting and Rigging forum so that I don't lose the link and the information. Question was "How are the bolt rope loops attached to the spar"

Nah ! I envision a large BBQ in one corner, nice circular fire pit (properly lined of course), nice circular seating around the pit........... Big cooler of adult beverages :D :D

David, yes, RIT dye is my next experiment. Planned on doing some shopping later today to see if I can find RIT dye in the colors I'm thinking of.

Another small update: Main mast sail bend to the main mast gaff. I'm using crochet hooks to pull the thread thru the bolt ropes. I slip the hook between the sewn on bolt rope and the sail cloth, catch the thread on the back side of the gaff and pull it thru. I've tried other methods, example, curved sewing needle, fine pointed tweezers, but the crochet hook works best. [And no, these are not the Admiral's. They are mine. She does a lot of crocheting herself and helped me navigate the sizing charts to pick the right sizes] I'm using a US # 5 (1.9 mm) and US #7 (1.65 mm) hook. I also have some larger size hooks. See photos below:

Thanks, Mobbsie, always welcome suggestions. I have not tried the fabric dyes yet. That's the next experiment Thanks for the compliments on the sail bending all and the LIKEs

Nice ! I like the figurehead. Great job, Ken