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Welcome aboard!
 
 
An advantage of ship models is that they tend not to be involved in disastrous crashes resulting in fits of uncontrolled sobbing. They do occasionally induce crying, just not by crashing!

The other side is on:

Time to paint and move up to the next deck!

Welcome aboard!
 
 
An advantage of ship models is that they tend not to be involved in disastrous crashes resulting in fits of uncontrolled sobbing. They do occasionally induce crying, just not by crashing!

Trimmed down the plank ends and dry-fitted the stem post, keel, and stern post. These three pieces all get veneers later.
 

Trimmed down the plank ends and dry-fitted the stem post, keel, and stern post. These three pieces all get veneers later.
 

Well can you belive it page 72&73 the last two in the manual.  So many of my friends are going through difficult times. But the wee kid in me is just a grinning.  I have these double blocks for the main mast that I shook  off earlier to reattach. Then it was time to attack the yards.


Goober wanted to take a couple of pictures of him on the ship he got a couple of job opportunities he looking at  he says. I think the little fellow going for a raise, or even worse a title lol.

 
 

Goober  just has a little fixing,  then up to the topgallant yard.                                         
With the mast pined on and the book open we started on the parrels  , first dump all the parrles and ribs on the floor for the second  time.......


 
So we cleaned everything up and then cleaned all the ribs up for the thread to pass eazlie through the holes.  .
I put the Duchess in the case beside the Bluenose  to see if that's the place. I think it is for now.
 


 
I  have broken masts , drop balls every  😤 were.. Cut lines, on the crowsfeet no less, used the wrong thread a number of times. Mistakes were made with cannons and a few wonky parts on the planking, 6 coats of paint on the hull. . Serving five feet of thread that I can't use  but I can on my next ship, some how I double what I needed. Must of been having to much fun listening to the tunes. 
 She will look great in this case. I am pretty sure I know were things go, and all the rigging is pretty much just follow the  amazing manual. now it is a matter of neatness on the lines yikes.
I hope My friends  @Gabek and @chris watton have the best year ever. Thank you gentlemen for all this.
 More thanks go's to  @Keith Black both @Glen McGuire and @Glenn-UK  plus Glen UK a really tip of the hat to you for your help, it was eazy with your help, many hrs looking at your log and I think mine is  almost as pretty lol Almost lol.. But I love it.
More people  that I have to thank, @John Ruy, @DocRob, @Ryland Craze,  @Bryan Woods @GrandpaPhil @HardeeHarHar. And so many more just to name a few now more later Thanks so much to @Chuckand @kurtvd19   all of MSW/NRG members,  and all the administration and moderators.  Just one grateful ship apprentice trying to stay afloat. 
Thank you all.
Knocklouder and the Crew.   
 
P.S.  Many names to add to the Thank you list.

Absolutely yes I would. I really dislike repetitive tasks, though we must often push through them in our hobby.

Trimmed down the plank ends and dry-fitted the stem post, keel, and stern post. These three pieces all get veneers later.
 

Well, it was MLK Day here in the US, and I had the day off. So over the course of several sessions, I managed to get all of the finish planking on, except for another layer that will need to be added to the wales. Here it is in its rough state. It will need some sanding and a little filler here and there, plus a couple of plank ends broke and will need repair. But its a milestone, to be sure. As you can see, the kit design uses planks that overlap the bow and stern; these will need to be trimmed, creating slots for the keel and stem post.
 

The pinnace. 
Ok, not as good as James's, but I'm quite happy with my first go at small boats 😊
 

Today, I finished serving the shrouds.
 
Boy, it's been a long time since I've done this kind of work. I felt like I was having to re-learn a lot, and they took me a while to finish.
 

32-Pounder Carronade Eye Ring Strap Considerations
 
I have been pondering how to fit the eye ring strap for the 32-Pounder carronades. When doing a little bit of research it would appear that these straps can be angled either forward facing or rear facing. I thought it might of some interest to some readers of my build log to follow my thought process in this and the conclusions I have reached to see how they should be positioned on the Harpy.
 
Some Rear Facing Examples
Referring to the prototype build log and the 68 pounders on HMS Victory these straps are angled to be rear facing, as can be seen in the two photos below.

Forward Facing Examples
Both the HMS Trincomalee carronades and the ship fittings offered on Vanguard Models web site are angled to be forward facing, as shown in the next two photos.

Conclusion
The ring strap on the HMS Victory carronade is positioned aft of the tackle eyebolt so it makes sense to angle the ring strap rear facing. 
 
The ring strap on the HMS Trincomalee carronade is positioned forward of the tackle eyebolt so it makes sense to angle the ring strap forward facing. 
 
On the Harpy carronades the ring strap is positioned aft of the slide bed tackle eyebolt therefore, as per prototype build, I believe it needs to be fitted as rear facing.
 
I will position the slide bed tackle eyebolts so they are in line with the slide bed (as per both Victory and Trincomalee examples) rather than being at 90 degrees as shown on the prototype.

Trimmed down the plank ends and dry-fitted the stem post, keel, and stern post. These three pieces all get veneers later.
 

Trimmed down the plank ends and dry-fitted the stem post, keel, and stern post. These three pieces all get veneers later.
 

Trimmed down the plank ends and dry-fitted the stem post, keel, and stern post. These three pieces all get veneers later.
 

Trimmed down the plank ends and dry-fitted the stem post, keel, and stern post. These three pieces all get veneers later.
 

Trimmed down the plank ends and dry-fitted the stem post, keel, and stern post. These three pieces all get veneers later.
 

Trimmed down the plank ends and dry-fitted the stem post, keel, and stern post. These three pieces all get veneers later.
 

Trimmed down the plank ends and dry-fitted the stem post, keel, and stern post. These three pieces all get veneers later.
 

Well, it was MLK Day here in the US, and I had the day off. So over the course of several sessions, I managed to get all of the finish planking on, except for another layer that will need to be added to the wales. Here it is in its rough state. It will need some sanding and a little filler here and there, plus a couple of plank ends broke and will need repair. But its a milestone, to be sure. As you can see, the kit design uses planks that overlap the bow and stern; these will need to be trimmed, creating slots for the keel and stem post.
 

Well, it was MLK Day here in the US, and I had the day off. So over the course of several sessions, I managed to get all of the finish planking on, except for another layer that will need to be added to the wales. Here it is in its rough state. It will need some sanding and a little filler here and there, plus a couple of plank ends broke and will need repair. But its a milestone, to be sure. As you can see, the kit design uses planks that overlap the bow and stern; these will need to be trimmed, creating slots for the keel and stem post.
 

Trimmed down the plank ends and dry-fitted the stem post, keel, and stern post. These three pieces all get veneers later.
 

Well, it was MLK Day here in the US, and I had the day off. So over the course of several sessions, I managed to get all of the finish planking on, except for another layer that will need to be added to the wales. Here it is in its rough state. It will need some sanding and a little filler here and there, plus a couple of plank ends broke and will need repair. But its a milestone, to be sure. As you can see, the kit design uses planks that overlap the bow and stern; these will need to be trimmed, creating slots for the keel and stem post.
 

Well, it was MLK Day here in the US, and I had the day off. So over the course of several sessions, I managed to get all of the finish planking on, except for another layer that will need to be added to the wales. Here it is in its rough state. It will need some sanding and a little filler here and there, plus a couple of plank ends broke and will need repair. But its a milestone, to be sure. As you can see, the kit design uses planks that overlap the bow and stern; these will need to be trimmed, creating slots for the keel and stem post.
 

Well, it was MLK Day here in the US, and I had the day off. So over the course of several sessions, I managed to get all of the finish planking on, except for another layer that will need to be added to the wales. Here it is in its rough state. It will need some sanding and a little filler here and there, plus a couple of plank ends broke and will need repair. But its a milestone, to be sure. As you can see, the kit design uses planks that overlap the bow and stern; these will need to be trimmed, creating slots for the keel and stem post.