Piet

Thank you Craig for your kind words. She didn't come out too bad and at arm's length she actually looks kinda nice.
 
Thank you as well Johm for looking in and your kind comment.
 
I have not been able to work on the diorama part this week.  I am paving a rather large walk way around the garage and it's killing me. Legs hurt, hands hurt but I'm almost done.  Just hope it wont rain for the next few days
At least Gwen is happy with the way it looks and that's a big compliment - no what iff's and why not's. So, I'll be back working some more on the sea next week.
 
Cheers,

Hi Denis, another build, wow. I love those fishing ships of yesteryear, true romance of the sea.  A hard life though for those fishermen.
It's looking real nice already.
 
Cheers,

Thank you Craig for your kind words. She didn't come out too bad and at arm's length she actually looks kinda nice.
 
Thank you as well Johm for looking in and your kind comment.
 
I have not been able to work on the diorama part this week.  I am paving a rather large walk way around the garage and it's killing me. Legs hurt, hands hurt but I'm almost done.  Just hope it wont rain for the next few days
At least Gwen is happy with the way it looks and that's a big compliment - no what iff's and why not's. So, I'll be back working some more on the sea next week.
 
Cheers,

Thank you Craig for your kind words. She didn't come out too bad and at arm's length she actually looks kinda nice.
 
Thank you as well Johm for looking in and your kind comment.
 
I have not been able to work on the diorama part this week.  I am paving a rather large walk way around the garage and it's killing me. Legs hurt, hands hurt but I'm almost done.  Just hope it wont rain for the next few days
At least Gwen is happy with the way it looks and that's a big compliment - no what iff's and why not's. So, I'll be back working some more on the sea next week.
 
Cheers,

Thank you Craig for your kind words. She didn't come out too bad and at arm's length she actually looks kinda nice.
 
Thank you as well Johm for looking in and your kind comment.
 
I have not been able to work on the diorama part this week.  I am paving a rather large walk way around the garage and it's killing me. Legs hurt, hands hurt but I'm almost done.  Just hope it wont rain for the next few days
At least Gwen is happy with the way it looks and that's a big compliment - no what iff's and why not's. So, I'll be back working some more on the sea next week.
 
Cheers,

@ Lawrence: Yeah, I was wondering where you are, orders from the admiral eh what.  I'm looking forward joining you in the shipyard for the Oliver Cromwell build.
Thanks for the kudos on the sea.
 
@ Denis: Thank you too for your compliments and the observation on the guns. I'll check those tweaked barrels and see if I can untweak them without doing any damage. 
 
@ Sam: Regarding the tints breaking down, you mean that blue will fade?  If so, then I hope it wont be next month   Well, I can always put a coat of paint over it.  Thanks for your input on the BJB product line and their support. As I said before, I have bookmarked it for future use.
 
I have played around a little with the wave action and have come to the conclusion that I'll use the product made for it.  It's a clear polyester gel that can be manipulated with a water - wet brush as it cures.  Then accenting it with their highlighting product. The waves for the sea will be very small, more like long swells with here and there a small foamy break.  Better to keep it as simple as possible.
 
It'll be a while before I can get back to the build though.  Now that re-shingling of our roof is completed I have to make Gwen's flagstone path from the driveway and around the garage back to the side door.  I can only do this when we have a period of three days of no rain.  Next week looks promising. 
 
Cheers,
 
 

Thank you Carl for the input and yes, that's one of my tests I'll be doing. I bought some lighter blue acrylic artist paint and white at HobbyLobby.  Have had no time to devote on the trials, maybe tomorrow.
 
Good to see you here Sam and also my thanks for your input and generous offer.  I visited the website you provided the URL to, impressive stuff.  Kinda late in the game at this point though for the sea.  Now I wish I had known the existence of the BJB store but I have it bookmarked.  In addition to the acrylic paints I also bought a special white "stuff" for sea foam accents. Perhaps the same as acrylic white but hey, at this point I'll try anything that may give me the desired results.  Thanks for the complement in the sea Sam and yes, as already mentioned before in this log, it's also my first time using polyester.  So far I'm quite happy with the way it came out, just a tad too dark but then again with the tropical sun out in the early afternoon hours seawater does tend to be rather dark when looking down on it.  I'll keep you in mind for my next diorama, that 1:3000 scale Young America, maybe 2 table spoons for the sea
BTW, I peeked at your Enterprise build, impressive work Sam and blessings with your wedding.
 
I did manage to make a new antenna assembly and installed it to "Java" this afternoon.  Tomorrow I'll do some paint touch-ups on the hull where some of the poly sea stuff found its way to.  After that I'll start with the testing of the waves.
 
Cheers,
 

Hi Denis, another build, wow. I love those fishing ships of yesteryear, true romance of the sea.  A hard life though for those fishermen.
It's looking real nice already.
 
Cheers,

Crikey, Piet!  I go away for a few weeks and you've almost got your beautiful 'Java' completed.  She sure looks first class.
 
John

Stunningly beautiful work.

Hi Denis
 
I’m rushing to catch up on yet another build of yours!  This is, to my recollection, the first sailing model that you’ve done (since I joined MSW, anyway).
 
Looking good and I’ll be tagging along for the journey.
 
Cheers. 
 
Patrick

I go away for a few weeks and you've half finished another model! It's just not safe to leave the house with you loose in the workshop, Popeye! 
 
John

I did get to play with the hull a little bit during the work week.   a couple more strakes were laid,  before fitting in the garboard.

I finished filling the rest in last night.



I will do some minimal filling......I want to keep the plank lines

more soon  

thanks for the likes gents.....I know it looks a bit like a sow's ear right now,  but after a little repair and some sanding,  the bow looks a lot better.   I added a sliver of wood to the starboard bulwark,  here it failed to meet the stem.   the port side is actually dried white glue,  showing a bit of transparency there.  when I do the filler along the stem,  it should disappear.   I evened out the bulwarks and sanded the tops to level them off.

I was very careful not to get glue on the deck........I will be planking it over,  using the print as a guide.   as for the hull,  the port side is fully planked.  after a good sanding......I'm rather pleased with how it cane out.   there are a couple of places where I will do some filling,  but I think if I were to paint over the rest of it {the way it is},  the subtle plank lines would show,  adding some overt detail.  ...something I'd like to achieve.

I was hoping to have the other side done......but the afternoon got hectic.    I'll try and make an effort over the work week, with any luck.

hello all...........is the model calmed down yet?  .....new movie coming out........"when Models attack".........or......"attack of the Killer Model"  cripes....the clamp was as big as the model........good thing it wasn't the larger one!

I gotta get a new set of them......they are falling apart and or breaking through repeated use.   yup......that the current state of the hull.   Just gotta finish filling it in.
    the night before.......the bulwarks and transom were cemented on the model.   of course,  there were a couple "I should have's" in there,  when O looked at it in the morning.

I do have some repair work to do.   I marked off the 2 mm instead of the 4 mm they wanted me to do,  in gluing the bulwarks on....that worked just as good.   I used thumb tacks to hold them in place......made me think of a Viking ship >mild chuckle here<   I did note that the bulwarks were not equal.......the parts themselves,  not the cementing part.   one side at the bow is a little too tall........

.......as well as one side at the stern.......

the damage control isn't too bad.........just a bit of shaving should do the trick.   when I get to the deck,  I'll deal with it then.   first thing I want to do,  is plank the hull.   the transom part shifted a little during the drying process.......I started the process of evening it up.

the stern post was added to the keel

after the transom was sanded to shape,  the planking started.   I used CA to do this.......I got off to a bad start.

I can fix it later with some filler....I'm not going to risk making a mess out it this early by trying to rip it up.   I have those Testor's glue nozzles,  that I fit into the opening of the tube of filler....I can just run some beads of filler,  instead of slathering the hull with it.  I don't want to lose the planked look.  pulling the rudder off of the card......and cleaning up the spot glue mess on it,  I fitted it into place.  there are no gungeons and pintles in the kit.....I'll do something with it.

I did some rounding and evened it off.......and put it back in the box,  after I made up the filler plug for the rest of the slot.  I left enough room for the G&P embellishment.  you can see the planking rounding the transom.

the planking was looking better....there is some minor clinkering.......it should sand down fairly well.

I planked the other side to match the side I was working on.  where the planking joined together at the stern,  I made a filler piece to border off the rudder hole.

the bow isn't too bad.......a bead of filler will take care of the gaps.

I may have goofed up a bit more......I tapered the last plank on the port side,  instead of evening it up to the starboard side.  I hope to get the hull finished today.
 

thanks OC.......not to mention dangerous.  I almost got a clamp in the face.....not one of the small ones either.  I was adjusting the bulwarks when the big one let go..........hit the pegboard and knocked a few things down.    no problem.......hobbicopational hazard  

Blimey mate another build   You have as many builds as I have VST devices in my Reaper audio device,   this one looks equaly interesting as your other builds.
 
OC.

exactly......all that needed to do them,  was do one side,  cutting both of them from it alone.  port...starboard,  you simply reverse them.   not like they were printed either.   if the stiff stuff doesn't work out,  I have some basswood I can make them from.   that's what they tell ya to do though........4 mm down the side.   I'm going to try only 2 mm,  since I decided to plank the rest of the hull over.   it will work out just as a well.     the fact that it's a solid hull....there is no provision or supplied wood for planking.  to butt it along the top edge of the deck,  would make it too tall.......too high at the bow stem,  and to high at the transom.  this was an extreme waste of wood.....especially this type of plywood.   I still can salvage some of it though.

Wow, 4mm seems like a long way. Usually those kind of bulwarks usually get installed at deck level or on a recess that is almost at deck level. They are going to be hard to reference that far down. 
I am also surprised at the method they use to cut out the bulwarks Having the curves opposing each other uses up so much wood.
 

hello Sam.......welcome to the log.   I'm just getting started   

interruptions all afternoon....then had to man the grill......mot much more got accomplished.   there is enough here though  
 
the deck was cut out of the mahogany sheet.  I got a little sloppy,  but nothing I can't fix .   it was then cemented to the hull....wrapped in rubber bands.

the bulwark templates were cut off of the folder and pinned to a pine board.   the innards were then cut out.......the outer part will be the template.

the stand is ready to be stained

the hull was put on it until the deck dried.

now,  here the skinny on my concern.  around the hull,  about 4 mm down from the deck,  a line must be drawn to where the bulwarks are cemented in place.  I'm not all that warm and fuzzy about this jutting out from the hull.  the instructions tell you to cement on the rub rails,  draw the waterline,  and have at it with paint or whatever suits your fancy.  I'm going to check and see if I have planking that's 0.8 mm thick.......but I need to get the bulwarks and transom in place first.  with the template cut out,  a slight adjustment of the push pins,  and I'm able to slide the sheet of thin stuff under it.

the bulwarks were drawn out and removed from under the template.

this stuff was a bear to cut with a box cutter......but I did it.    I will sand them to even them up,  before I cement them on.   the check for the planking fared well......I think I have more than enough.........0,8 x 2 x 500 mm

so that's the plan........hopefully I can do a good job on it  
 

Woooo! Hoooo!A front tow seat!!!! That's a rarity for me. 
Setteking Settling in for the show. 
Sam

hey Chris.......yea,  Mike was ask'in the same thing    nope........now that the car is done,  the table is getting set back up again to continue.  even if it's a small one,  I'll try and get an update posted.
 
thanks Bob......glad your look'in in     yep....got one table going ........look'in to get the other one back on line.....then I'll be runn'in on two burners!     only one way I'll stop modeling........and I ain't there yet      hope your feeling  better.
 
hello Ben........yes sir.......you haven't missed much at all!  glad ta have ya aboard!
 

Looking forward to following another build from the beginning! 

I see that there will be no dust gathering on your bench Denis. You're off and running again.
 
Bob