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Making slow progress on the inside of the pram. I installed the main frames perpendicular to the centerline by eye which I didn't like. So when I started on the seat and thwart frames I checked for square by measuring from the bow and stern transoms. As it turned out the eye was pretty good.
I trimmed the transoms and filed the slot in the stern. I had a 3/8ths rattail file but it looked to big. I happen to have a 7/32nd (5.6mm) chain saw file that is the same size as the laser mark on the transom.

 
I checked the thwarts to make sure the supports were the correct height. I went ahead and put three supports under the stern sheets you can see it in the back ground. I don't know how many are in the design if i were building the prototype that's what I would do.
You can see I am gluing in the floor board cleats and am trying different ways of bending the wood. I bent the planks by soaking them in hot water for a short time then forming them and letting them dry. You can see the results of using my heat gun just to the upper left corner of the 1-2-3 block on the inwale. This time I tried putting the floor board cleats in boiling water then bending and letting them dry. I then remembered I had a Top Flite heat sealing iron so I tried that, the verdict is still out on that one.
The heat gun is very hot, a blow-dryer is not hot enough, the heat sealing iron may not heat up enough. I will continue to experiment.

Finally, a decent size model. Kevin, you have to start planning for a larger garage or display room.....
Don't forget to use real PECO Gauge 1 rails for realism and to procure two Marklin BR 86 engines in Gauge 1 to pull it.
 
That should be an exciting Build Log.
 
Yves

Those cap rails  bring a feeling of completion.
 
Yves

I have started in on the cap rails.
 

I have started in on the cap rails.
 

I have started in on the cap rails.
 

I have started in on the cap rails.
 

I have started in on the cap rails.
 

The fashion pieces have been added. Like other parts, these were pre-cut (BTW, I found out that these pieces are cut from 'black hornbeam' -- since hornbeam isn't black, these pieces must have been dyed, as I previously supposed), but they did not fit in the allowable space. I needed to cut them into two parts, trim a little off of the curved section, and then glue the separate parts to the hull.
 

I believe they have, only as you pointed out we can no longer purchase their kits here due to the present geopolitical situation. I'm sure we all hope that things will be resolved soon for the sake of everyone involved. We have modeling friends on both sides.
 
As for rigging, I am not planning to add sails. As I outlined earlier, I plan to replace ALL the rigging line in the kit, since the supplied rigging line is the kit's biggest weakness. Doing so won't be cheap, so I plan to economize a bit by adding only the standing rigging and minimal amount of running rigging, e.g. lifts.
 
P.S. I should add that this build will be taking another brief hiatus soon, as I currently have another project on its way here from Poland (which should provide a hint on the nature of the new project), but I won't disclose what the subject is until I get the build started. 😉
 
 

I have started in on the cap rails.
 

I have started in on the cap rails.
 

I have started in on the cap rails.
 

I have started in on the cap rails.
 

I have started in on the cap rails.
 

I installed 8 carronades with breech ropes at the starboard side.

Spar deck planking at the aft of the ship has been completed.

Congratulations, Kevin, on finishing this striking model. I can't believe it only took you six months!! 😮

Nice job, Greg! Out of curiosity, I googled the Deutsche Reichspost (the Reich Postal Service), expecting it to be a Nazi-era creature, but was surprised to learn that it was established in 1870 and operated until 1945. They even set up a system of public videophones beginning in 1936.

I believe they have, only as you pointed out we can no longer purchase their kits here due to the present geopolitical situation. I'm sure we all hope that things will be resolved soon for the sake of everyone involved. We have modeling friends on both sides.
 
As for rigging, I am not planning to add sails. As I outlined earlier, I plan to replace ALL the rigging line in the kit, since the supplied rigging line is the kit's biggest weakness. Doing so won't be cheap, so I plan to economize a bit by adding only the standing rigging and minimal amount of running rigging, e.g. lifts.
 
P.S. I should add that this build will be taking another brief hiatus soon, as I currently have another project on its way here from Poland (which should provide a hint on the nature of the new project), but I won't disclose what the subject is until I get the build started. 😉
 
 

The fashion pieces have been added. Like other parts, these were pre-cut (BTW, I found out that these pieces are cut from 'black hornbeam' -- since hornbeam isn't black, these pieces must have been dyed, as I previously supposed), but they did not fit in the allowable space. I needed to cut them into two parts, trim a little off of the curved section, and then glue the separate parts to the hull.
 

Congratulations, Kevin, on finishing this striking model. I can't believe it only took you six months!! 😮

Nice job, Greg! Out of curiosity, I googled the Deutsche Reichspost (the Reich Postal Service), expecting it to be a Nazi-era creature, but was surprised to learn that it was established in 1870 and operated until 1945. They even set up a system of public videophones beginning in 1936.

I believe they have, only as you pointed out we can no longer purchase their kits here due to the present geopolitical situation. I'm sure we all hope that things will be resolved soon for the sake of everyone involved. We have modeling friends on both sides.
 
As for rigging, I am not planning to add sails. As I outlined earlier, I plan to replace ALL the rigging line in the kit, since the supplied rigging line is the kit's biggest weakness. Doing so won't be cheap, so I plan to economize a bit by adding only the standing rigging and minimal amount of running rigging, e.g. lifts.
 
P.S. I should add that this build will be taking another brief hiatus soon, as I currently have another project on its way here from Poland (which should provide a hint on the nature of the new project), but I won't disclose what the subject is until I get the build started. 😉
 
 

The fashion pieces have been added. Like other parts, these were pre-cut (BTW, I found out that these pieces are cut from 'black hornbeam' -- since hornbeam isn't black, these pieces must have been dyed, as I previously supposed), but they did not fit in the allowable space. I needed to cut them into two parts, trim a little off of the curved section, and then glue the separate parts to the hull.