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20 hours ago, tmj said:

I don't use a chair. Chairs are a bit too comfortable, (I could easily sit in a comfortable chair all day long)! I don't need a backrest because I'm always leaning forward, over my workbench. I also do not need arm rests, as my arms are always elevated and resting on my workbench, somewhere. This is what I use. A simple stool. It rolls easily in any direction that I need, when I need to grab something that is just a wee bit out of reach. It also starts to dig into my butt after I've been sitting on it for too long, forcing me to get up off my old 'bee-hind' and get the blood flowing in my legs and feet again, whether I like it or not!      

I'm with you! I like to have a more active posture and it's easier to stand up and sitting down on these things.

Mine: 

Good progress! And yes i'm with you on the pear wood...it really is nice wood to work with.

Lovely dog btw!

That really looks amazing! And a nice space for her to display without to many distractions. Superb!

Looks really great! And a lot of work, well done!  

Another milestone reached!

Very well done!

Stunning model! Congratulations with finishing her and ofcourse with your birthday! Looking forward to the final pictures  

Regarding not planking the deadwood...I don't know if you are going to paint the hull white, then it really doesn't matter, but the "facings" that cover the stern post are 1mm thick and the supplied planking is 0.8mm thick. So if you want to level that out then it would be handy to cover a bit of the deadwood and sand it back to the required thickness that would level everything out in the end result. I used some filler afterwards because I also didn't plank the deadwood, but saw later the thickness differences in the wood. Hope my store makes a bit sense lol.

Great planking by the way! Nice base for the second layer.

Lovely! Nice and clean work  

Update:

Closed the second band on both sides, so now i'm about the halfway point of the hull. Progress feels really slow, but I thought I needed about a half year for the hull planking, but i'm nearly 2 months underway, so that's a faster then I expected.  

I think I have the more difficult strakes behind me, apart from the garboard strake. But who knows...maybe there are some difficult planks here and there...we will see.

I'm still having fun with planking!  

By the way...it needs to see a piece of sanding paper yet.

Welcome! That's already a nice result! I encourage you to start a build log so people can follow your build  

by the way...2 years with hiatus....still really fast 😮 

I assume you still have a day job James?

Really cool! Would be a nice addition to my Sphinx build

What a GRAND ship! Well done!

Interesting method indeed...your doing a great job, pretty fast also  

Congratulations....you did a wonderful job with this kit! Lovely!

Welcome! And have fun here on the forum  

Lovely! I wouldn't want to be without my disc sander ever again...so handy, and fast!

Wish you all the best with this new project! Will be a interesting one  

My condolences for your loss...

Wish you all the best with this new build. It looks magnificent, and will be interesting to follow  

Such an impressive display when it's rigged...wonderful!

That's amazing! My guess this will be a top seller  

I must say...that white does look really good. Maybe even for my own build. Not sure what the correct colors would be in that time, but this looks really nice.

Welkom!  

9 hours ago, brunnels said:

I thought about making one, but my graphic design skills pretty much start and end at Microsoft Paint, I'm more of a spreadsheets guy lol.  I may give GIMP a try, thanks for the suggestion. 

 

I thought about painting it by hand, but there would probably be more rectangles and other odd shapes than squares if I tried that. 

If I would do it by hand...it would be pretty easy with a good set of masking tape?