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  1. Siggi52
    Hello Druxey, thank you for the answer. Because it is the most logical solution, I worked already in this direction, but now I know that I'm right. At the moment all is under fresh paint and tomorrow I will assemble it.
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    Hello, many thanks for your comments and likes Yesterday I installed the frames and the captain came to inspect the work. Today I think I will build the floors but there is a small problem. At the plan are two bolts with rings in the Keel. To get access of them, did they made there a door at the floor, ore is may be the plank in the middle removable? In the last case they have access to the whole keel, for cleaning, getting water out and so on. There are so far as I know no pillars under the thwarts.
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    Hello, after a short break, because the weather was so fine here, the building goes on. Monday I painted the frieze and today I finished the rudder, except the tiller. Here some of the hardware After all dried, I will start with the interior. I made all these things ready, because after the next step I could't use the plug to hold the boat in the vise.
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    Hello, here some pictures of the actual progress.
  5. Siggi52
    Thank you all for your comments and likes. Mark over the white paint is a layer of wax.
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    Hello, many thanks for your kind words and likes. Yesterday I build the last strakes. For that I laid a pice paper between the plug and the boat. With a scalpel I scratch on it the contours of the strake and cut it afterwards. And here the strake is in place This morning I carefully sanded the hull. It is not always perfect, but I'm satisfied with the result. The next thing would be to make the interior, to stiffen the hull. Working with these pins was really a great innovation and very useful. Thank you for that Johann.
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    Hello, here some pictures from the progress of the barge. It's harder work then I first thought. But I think that I will get the last two strakes also build in.
  8. Siggi52
    Hello, Nils, I hope! Druxey, thank you for the tip. From now on I would change the direction of building. My plan was to build in a shutter strake, because I thought that it would't be easy to end with the sheer strake in the right position. So I build it first.
  9. Siggi52
    Hello, the first planks are fastened! It was not so easy, but I got it.
  10. Siggi52
    Hello, thank you all for your likes and comments. Druxey, I'm too looking forward and I hope that that what I will do, works. I never before build such a small boat and then in this technic But with the help of you all, I think I will be successful. Till now I made some measurements for the planks and have waxed the block. Tomorrow I have to brew some stout for the men at the shipyard, but then I will really start working.
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    Hello, first I would start this project the next fall, but things come often in an other way as you expect. During the building of the Dragon I often had a look at the model of the Victory from 1765. This model has such a beautiful barge on board, that I decided to build one when I'm ready with my Dragon. A plan was easily found and now I'm building. This is a barge with 10 oars and I think it will by right for a captain of a 74 gunner. I will build this barge in the same way Druxey has build his Greenwich barge. I will not explain so much, because of my english and hope that the pictures explain enough. Here I have painted the block white, so that I could see later better the pencil lines for the planking. The wood is Castello box wood. For the planks I have cut 0,5 and 0,8 mm strips.
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    Hello Mike, for me it looks like the aft magazine. But what was really build? The description of the floor plans at the NMM says: So I think, that the dotted lines are those after the reconstruction of the ship in England at your plan. When I'm right then are the full lines the construction in the hold and the dotted lines these of the orlop deck at this plan. So what would you build, the american or english version? An other question is, because you would build a beautiful model and not a realistic model you should leaf it out. Most admiralty models started the interior with the gun deck, so that you could see through the frames. You have build a really beautiful model, congratulation I hope I could help, Siggi
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    Hello Dafi, did you mean this drum? This is the plan of the Bellona/ Dragon. Royal George Bellona Bellona framed Thunderer or as I would say Dragon That are all pictures I have. I hope I could help. Regards, Siggi
  14. Siggi52
    Mike, may be you have seen it already, I upload an album with my pictures of the Royal George in the gallery of contemporary models. Regards, Siggi
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    It seems so. That book is from 1804. I don't know if the flogging captain is not only a propaganda from the enemies. If you reads „The Wooden World" from N.A.M. Rodger then you would believe that. He writes over the Navi during the seven years war. That must have been a time, when a captain took care of his men. Only a well treated seamen will fight well for his country. That is a very interesting book to read. He must have lived for several years in the archives of the navy! regards, Siggi
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    May be you are right, but I think they emptied the glasses and stored them when a storm comes up. I would do that But the really interesting thing is the stove in the background. This unknown captain, I earlier mentioned, wrote in his booklet: Even in wintertime, when the doc says it is necessary, they lighten the stoves, so that the men did't get a cold. In better weather they set every morning windsails to ventilate the lower decks. Regards, Siggi
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    Hello again, a friend send me this picture of the now new restored Victory. Maybe they have seen my blog? This is my lobby Regards, Siggi
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    Hello Hendrik, I found your blog today and must say, wonderful! Regards, Siggi
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    There is another barge at the NMM where you could see this board that supported the footwaling. Regards, Siggi
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    Hello again, I googled a little and found these pictures of prince Frederick's barge https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2015/01/7527.jpg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2015/01/7531.jpg Regards, Siggi
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    Hello Druxey, why did't you build the footwaling to the sides of the barge and make notches for the frames? Regards, Siggi
  22. Siggi52
    It looks great Druxey. When I think that I would build something similar next winter, I start shivering. Regards, Siggi
  23. Siggi52
    Thank you for your nice words. David, such a model I would't build again. That was tooo much and unfortunately I do not like the earlier ships. It's a question of taste. But I have seen the Vasa, I think it was in 68 or 69. At that stage the conservators where busy with her, but I think I must visit her again in the next future. Regards, Siggi
  24. Siggi52
    Thank you Robin. I don't know who is responsible for withdrawing a blog? If it's me, you could look through it till eternity I have send you a letter to the Black Dog Studio, so have a look next week for it. Regards, Siggi
  25. Siggi52
    Hello, many thanks for your nice words and comments about my work. Now day two after the ship is ready, I did't know really what to do. I sorted a little my shop, stored the machines, cleaned here and there the workbenches, but I missed the work! I have nothing to do That where four years of searching, working and so on. Sleepless nights, when my brain started the day at two a clock with thinking over this or that, now I miss it. But I hope, after some times it will go away and life went on normal. May be next winter I start with the captains bark. Regards, Siggi

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