Ronald-V

Very nice finished boat! Well done, love the colors also

Congratulations! Very well done! Must feel nice to complete this one

Very cool those decorations in combination with the windows! And the figurehead looks also very good! Well done!

I found it really helpful with my Sphinx build to approach the first planking like it was the second. Yes it takes more time, but I made some valuable mistakes that helped me to get a better second layer. And I really began to understand how everything works regarding planking. But I haven't had a ton of experience at forehand so maybe you yourself don't need it

Fantastic! That will look so good with a finish on it!

Update: Okay...The last few days I've been busy with the quarter gallery on the port side. Now halfway...and here's a small photo report Started by filling in the slots where the parts that would normally be used without the openwork galleries would go. First check carefully where exactly they should start and end so that you know later where the replacement parts should go. Copied the pieces (used boxwood for this) Then started with the construction of the "seat of ease". First a base plate on the back so that there is a flat surface The "seat of ease" made from various pieces of boxwood. I found the sanding disc easy to use here to get the right angles. Just work your way up to it slowly instead of sanding away large chunks. Painted it a nice coat "off white", like the rest of my interior Rooftop piece: Then the first underlying window piece. Used many different clamps here to get it right. Tip: practice clamping without glue beforehand...so you know when you're working with the glue where everything should go...less stressful I extended the window piece that goes over the base layer because I want to use as little filler as possible afterwards. This way I can slowly work towards the perfect shape. To be honest, I have to say that it didn't work out as well on the port side as on the starboard side. I was still a bit too impatient or something and had a small seam here and there . I worked these away with some glue and sanding dust. Eventually there will be a layer of paint over it anyway so it doesn't matter. But I think these are fun challenges (which don't always turn out well haha ) Finally the roof placed...not much to tell about that other than slowly working towards the final shape. For the most part used the sanding disc again. That's it for now. Will continue with the bottom part and post an update later. Haven't placed the floor of the quartergallery yet. I personally think it's easier if I place it together with part 29 (it will become clearer ;) )

What a beautiful work James! Lovely kit so far! 👍

Lovely work!

Thanks for your answer Chris 👍

Really cool to follow the design progress! 👌

Looking excellent as usual Blue Ensign! 👌

Had a closer look at how Blue Ensign tackled the above...he also added 2 images that I think make it a bit clearer. The whole thing even seems to have to lean a bit more towards the bow side, and doesn't really seem to have to follow the curve of the stern. I will see if I can make a paper template of the PE decoration that sits on top, maybe that can assist me with the positioning.

Hello everyone, I'm running into a ambiguity and couldn't really find a good unambiguous answer in the other Sphinx build logs. It concerns the "Quarter gallery lower finishing patterns"...and in particular the "teardrop shape" at the bottom. Should this follow the contours of the stern counter as in photo 1? Which results in the bottom being a bit more pointed than the lasered shape is because it protrudes a bit. Or is it the intention that I place the teardrop shape a bit towards the bow side so that the teardrop shape is retained but some of the wales becomes visible, as in photo 2? Hope the question and photos are clear enough. Maybe @chris watton or @James H can shine a light about this

Nice clean white hull! Looks great Agree with Brunnels...those little seams need to be filled.

Just a very small update to show what I'm working on. Installing the quarter galleries, or at least one of them. Took me quite a few days to really figure out how it should look exactly (my head is a bit messy at the moment, so a bit difficult to concentrate). But I'm starting to get the hang of it. Also with the help of the other Sphinx build logs. It looks like I've added just a millimeter to the length of the quarter galleries compared to the original that James built, but that doesn't seem to have any real implications going forward. Will do a more extensive report from the other side so it's clearer how I'm approaching it. (spoiler alert...pretty much the same as Blue Ensign did it)

Fantastic result Brunnels! You can be very proud of her! She looks so beautiful Well done!🏆 And have fun with the exciting times ahead with the little girl

Lovely planking so far Zarkon! Not easy to go straight to the final layer without a base of a first one. It's going to be beautiful when it's fully planked!

Such a nice little ship! You are doing an awesome job!

Your "Fryslân" is looking good so far! (Fryslân is Friesland in the actual language that they/we are talking here )

What a lovely work you did Brunnels! She looks so good now...great to see your progress

Thanks Thukydides! Pff not sure if painting the decorations myself would be fun haha, but it's worth considering when I get that far. For now I was thinking about using multiple tones of color on the etched decorations to give them more depth. But I'll think about it!

I bought them on Amazon...I still see them although they are quite expensive at this specific seller. Maybe there is a cheaper dealer somewhere on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Wolfcraft-B3431-Micro-Spring-Clamp/dp/B0001P19IQ/ref=sr_1_37?crid=2VJQGFBAQJG9G&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._qJCDFyzGgOpQyWmJEweM75FguvXG8XfJ1TaCHbNUK1LD6F58ptwtztOsgFNivx_IlIOy5qI2bfglS73AbtjQeHaXd4-PwaQjdOTIJY4GVFSJ09aSoX3rS_QPrOGIRZjJlGnr2u-BC6xpw2EuTIRj41ZFil_fKKQ6PwbbAolkrNcqTkt3-xOiRZRbGYtDUSugyS9KAI3lVdBHiViAfWKnryMRha8MXRFS9oQvUfdVQIm8p7znlarE3o1fHOBGA97aQAy4lU-bJyPEG3lPj-HqbPBagBTXcBbvac5Q1X9COc.8UgZOr1TyulAKRF58QFweNfcRaq1qt3kJ6cV76pgvUU&dib_tag=se&keywords=wolfcraft+clamps&qid=1743767638&sprefix=wolcraft+clamp%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-37

Been a little busy with other things in life. Also side tracked a bit with exploring other modelling things. Made a "facade" in 1/24 scale. Was fun to do and liberating not to care about measurments etc. . Will definitely make something like this in the future again. Now trying to get back in the Sphinx

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Great result! And she looks beautiful in her display case, very well done! I need to try and get back on track with mine