mugje

working on the skylights

Those are straight from the kit

I will keep things pretty standard from the kit with this build. First goal is to finish a ship😂

The two elm tree pumps are ready

2 hours ago, Norway said:

Hi there mugje!

 

Enjoying your build log.

Just opened an account on this site-totally hooked on this hobby!

Building Caldercraft Pickle my self for the moment. My first ever wood build.

Your model looks stunning

Thanks for your kind words! And have fun with your first build. Just take it slow 😉. And maybe start a build log so we can follow your progress to👍

1 hour ago, Dubz said:

It depends if the ship is moving or in port. Have in mind that copper on a moving ship is not green under water but copperish pink. It get's green when e.g. being in a dry dock for a long time. Kinda same with bronze.

 

cheers

 

Dirk

Ah tnx! I think I'm going for the dry dock look. 

so they would be blackish green due to the oxidation in the water?

Tnx Peter! I saw it in your build that you painted the hinges copper. I considered it, but I still doubting if I'm painting it copper. Because the actual copper is aging with time. So there is going to be a colouring difference. I think I'm deciding it at the end of the build. Then I can mix maybe the colour right to match the coppering. Thanks for the compliments and tips!

The rudder is fixt! The coppering is a bit shiny😁. But that gets old soon. You can also see one of the scuppers that I added. 

Yes it looks pretty strong also...thanks to Caldercraft... they did a very good job with the instructions with this model. Everything seems clear and solid.

Beam fits like a glove...just dryfitted for now. Needs to run parallel with the keel. Looks like it!

opening the hole for the bowsprit, and drilled the hawse holes

dryfitting the channels

Well done sir, so far....looks like a difficult scale to build on! But easier to display somewhere

Something weird in the manual.

The hawse holes need to be on different places. As you can see also on the photo's. But if you read the instructions... they have to be drilled on the same height...9mm under the capping rails. But if you look at the pictures...the one on port side looks higher then the one starboard.

Thanks!

Painted and mounted some eyelets and cleats....nice little details.

Tnx a lot!

Finished the windlass and pawl bitts. Just gave everything a second layer of paint. Need some wheatering tho. They are dry fitted at the deck with some pins, but not yet fixt with glue. Don't know exactly, maybe for convenience to work on the deck.

It's now taking shape! Great build Lazy Saint!

Amazing work on your Diana!!! Really inspiring! Thank you

painting the little Galley flue

parts of the big windlass...and dryfitting everything on the deck

completed...It needs some varnish tho

the little rings need to be painted...so a drink cardboard is a excellent vise  

sanding it to the curve of the deck