Piet

LOL Dennis!! I had a good laugh when I saw the difference. Mount them on the stern, early technology afterburners.
Sam

thanks Greg and Patrick    to see what they instruct you to do in regards to the railings,  as opposed to what I did,  is night and day.   the look alone is more realistic.   it was a bit more work,  but I'm very happy how they came out..especially the stern railings.   there's a little more to go,  before I start on the masts....the main tree is assembled     thanks so much for the good word !
 
I dunno Greg.......I still think the A.G. came out better  
 
I think it better I go with the cannons I have Sam.   just for fun,  I finished out two of the cannon from the United States {I'm closing off the bridal ports,  so I won't need them anyway}.   when I got done with them,  I saw that it was too laughable to show them on the deck....the darn things can easily shoot over the bulwarks!    here they are in contrast to each other.......

1:96 as opposed to 1:130 is too wide a margin.   the intention of the joke was there....it was the execution that fizzled  

Hey Denis
 
I've finally had a chance to catch up with your Thermie!  Woohoo!!!!  What a brilliant job you've done so far.  The stern railing looks especially good.  It's also amazing to see how much each individual piece of detail changes the overall look of the ship; from the cannons and the pumps, through to the fife rails...what a nice job.
 
Keep up the great work.
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Sjors is in France     no matter........I laughed when I read John's post.   as for the cannons.....they most likely were no bigger than a nine pounder...perhaps even a smaller caliber.   the therm is 1:124......the Jolly is 1:130.......a guess that they aren't too far off.   I just thought of something....hang on......I'll be right back    icky mae!

Careful Denis, both Cog and Sjors are hiding in here somewhere...... Great progress BTW. Maybe its the camera angle but are those canons a bit small?
Sam

it's always the quiet ones,  isn't it?!?!?!     they are coming up John.......they need a bit more prep.  I have a little more to do with the deck...........if it's any consolation,  I have the bow spirit dry fitted.   more very soon.
 
thanks for the good word......and those who hit the like button.   I kinda walked into that one.......is there anything else I can walk into.......a wall......or a door    

Mast-mounted laser blasters! An electrified ram for taking out other tea clippers! TEA TORPEDOES!!

Ummm, some masts? 
 
John

on the other table,  I tested a few thing out on 'ole Thermie.   my recent scavenger hunt was fruitful,  although I failed to get the smaller size chain that I wanted.  I bought some......but it is the same size as the other spool I had bought some time ago.   I still have what looks like roughly 18 inches of that copper chain......I might have enough there.   I may even have some bits and short pieces in my inventory......I'll try and make do.

I was interested in the cannons I scoffed from the Jolly Rogers.   I gave them some sort of paint job.......could have gone with a brownish color for the carriages,  but I went with a red.   I only had gloss though.......I'll hit them with the flat lacquer and kill the shine.

the scavenger hunt also added two sizes of black beading thread to my inventory......I like this thread for the low fizzy quality and being prestretched.   the sheets are a sort of sticker.....I do not intend on using the trail boards and the stern decoration.   for the name,  I have a suitable printed nameplate,  that is much thinner....I just need to create the decorations along the sides.  it is my hope that the 'stickers' can be cut and trimmed to do the job.


the order I had place came in too......the two additional packs of belaying pins,  the pack of double blocks,  and the two boats.  they are clinker planked,  but seem to be missing the thwarts or parts for the interior....bother!

here.....the fife rails need to be made shorter.......

blurry picture.......but these stanchion racks need to be fitted still.  I may even have to make another one here and there,  due to poor fit.....still need to figure this out.

I've opted to make a pair of anchors.... we'll see how that goes.   the cannons were hit with a coat of flat lacquer.........great!   they didn't melt!    dry fitted on the deck........I think they will do quite nicely.   they can be put anywhere on the aft deck and lashed down.  still thinking what else can be added.


more soon  

Spoil sport! I love the sound of Brasilian Portuguese. Incidentally, I had a Brasilian girlfriend, way back when I was younger, and you do tend to learn the language faster if you are blessed thus.
 
Desculpe-me, Vivian. Back to your build, much more interesting!!

Cog LOL - Not true - Brazilian Portuguese is so beautiful, as compared to Portuguese from Portugal IMHO. 
With the exception of Cape Verdean music aria Evora as an example of traditional music --  LOL AND Brazilian Samba.
 
(Yes you were making a joke (:-) )
 
I am very lucky in my life I speak French, Spanish (from Mexico), Portuguese (from Brazil) and english. In my ear Brazilian Portuguese is music indeed.
PS: I am married to a Brazilian - that could help this subjective post 
 
PS: NO I am not so smart but as a child and a teen my dad moved us into countries that required learning languages- So I learned the languages.
PS 2- Fr. Sp Por. - all latin rooted-  made the transitions into those obviously easier.
Cheers,
 

Portuguese = Badly pronounced Spanish ... She'll certainly get the drift of the message Ulises

Hey guys. Vivian lives in Brazil. Her language is Portuguese
 
 

Well done so far Vivian.
OC, your Spanish is better than mine, the only things I could say would get me blocked from this build if not banned from MSW!
Sam

Hola onas deas   bueno mucho bueno - magnifico,    thats about all I can say in spanish.
 
OC.

Hola Ulises! Siempre un placer to have u here! Please, take a seat!
 
Beso! 

Be most welcome, Lawrence! Right now I´m thinking it too small a scale, too - but we´ll get along and see it through, well, at least, I hope 
 
Thank you!

Thanks, Steve!

Hi Denis....well here we are again...I cant finish one build and you get a big head start on another!!  Super build she looks really piratie , following along
J

Well done Nils. I too enjoy strolling around the deck to inhale the mild sea breeze and smell the salt air. So, yeah, I am an old romantic and like to dream.
 
Cheers,

Thanks to those who clicked the like button.
Thank you Craig for your kind comment on my little display board. It's simple so as not to draw the attention away from the model. Yeah, we sure can use the rain here and  don't mind mowing the grass - - - much.
 
Hey Denis, thanks for your approval. I think that the added information helps to keep this still living history alive, at least for a short time.
 
Yes, Boris, I checked my mail and watched that video on Hr. Ms. Java wreck. Thanks for sending it. I'll contact you via PM.
 
Hi John, good seeing you here. Yeah, she's coming along but slowly. So many other things come in between to allow me little time on the model.
 
More to come soon.
 
Cheers,

Beautiful work Nils.
 
Cheers,

Nice going Denis and I keep making notes, who knows when I can put this kit together as a VOC ship - - - my next life
 
Cheers,

Beautifully done Hartmut making a difficult piece look so perfect.
 
Cheers,