WackoWolf

That is almost unbelievable in that it came that way in a kit. In my experience there is usually at least some sanding, trimming or filling that has to happen to get a good fit. Says a lot for the quality of DeAgostini and as someone who has not had an opportunity to try their products, this is very encouraging. I hope the rest proves be of the same standard.

Hello Everyone, how's things going? Thanks to all for your comments and likes.
 Well not a lot to report on, certainly not as much as I wanted to have done. I have the starboard side now complete with filler blocks, the initial filling has been done and one coat of primer (gesso). 
 I am now waiting for things to dry then a little more filling and another coat of gesso then the planking can start.
 I probably would have started planking now but looking at the pictures I decided another round of filling is not going to hurt and it is easy sanding compared to what I have just been through.
 With another 2 - 3 hours yet to finish off the hull I will have about 45 hours into this part of the build. I would like to say I enjoyed every minute of it but then I would have a nose I could use for a main mast    
 
It's Thirsty Thursday.....be happy

Amalio Hello, I am very pleased that you've decided to show your work, please put photos from the start, but is not well understood the process of construction.
Best regards
Jose Rodriguez

Good Morning.

The model is built to 1/48 scale and will be cherry wood used for the entire hull structure, frames, keel and small details of the covers, amarelo for the lining of the dead above the waterline work, and everything else, American boxwood.

A greeting.

I believe that what we see is a mold and he's adding the frames to the outside of it.   Here's the Google Translate for his post #3:
 
"My name is Amalio, and I am a passionate Spanish modeller dedicated to ship modeling for many years. I want to show a different way to build Enrramada a helmet. In this case a ship of seventy-four Spanish cannons called Montanes. It is not an unknown system but little used. It is about building an inner mold on which to be placing all the pieces that make up the frames. I think these pictures are sufficiently explanatory. I hope you like it. Thank you very much"

Chris asked him in Spanish a few posts ago, google can translate too

Thank you Mark. Never though of using sandpaper on a band saw, that a nice idea.

English Please.

Why can't you type it in English for the rest of us?

I never heard of that either until Cabrapente's post.  Then again, I don't have a bandsaw.  

Hi Trasboat (do you have a real name?),
 
I'm building this same kit, so we might be able to help each other out along the way. Lots of "firsts" for me on this one too! I'm a very slow builder (lots of other demands on my time), so it won't take long for you to catch up and overtake me. There's a link to my build log in my signature block below if you're interested. I've learned a few lessons already!

I have chosen to defer the second planking of the lower hull in favor of doing work on the interior. so far, this has involved adding view blocks behind the rear ports (as per the suggestion of Joe V), adding the quarterdeck bulkhead and adding waterway-margin planks on the main deck. 
 
The view blocks are simply black painted pieces glued in place to prevent viewing through the hull at the rear ports.
 
The quarterdeck bulkhead presented some uncomfortable decisions for me. The kit provides walnut pieces to support curved panels in slots precut in them. These kit pieces were virtually unusable in the manner intended. The kit also provides black decals to be applied to the curved panels. I didn't like the look. Joe V and Timmo had painted the decoration on the panels, in lieu of the black decals, and did it beautifully. My attempts at this didn't look so good. AOTS shows an alternative bulkhead consisting of plain planking .With this "official" sanction, my lack of artistic talent and the state of the kit pieces, I opted to do the alternative bulkhead. I planked it with beveled boxwood planks to make the curved surface and painted it red to match the bulwarks. A cowardly solution, perhaps, but better in my mind than something that I would have been totally unhappy with.
 
After completing that work, I penciled in lines on the sub-deck to mark out the deck beam lines for the deck planking joints, as shown on the AOTS deck plan.
 
The last item of work was to make the waterway-margin planks from holly sheet and strip.The kit plans do not show them, but they clearly appear in the AOTS drawings, which I chose to follow. The bow sections were cut from holly sheet, using card stock templates. The remainder were made using holly strip bent to shape.The waterway-margin planks were made from thicker stock than that to be used for the deck planking, and were sanded to provide a slanted profile from the bulwarks down to meet the planking height, as shown in AOTS.
 
Next will be the deck planking, which will also require that work be done on the mortar pits before the deck planking can be installed.
 
Bob

Thanks Yves.
I will kit bash and scratch build a reasonable facsimile of the helicopter using the parts I have from both kits. 

Yes sir, I do plan to start a build log. Right now, I am collecting the various items I need to get started. Will start the build log, soon.

Hello,
 
today only a small update. The seat for the captain. 
 

 

 

 

 
Next come the inside planks. With the carvings over two planks, I really do not know how to manage that. At least I have to make the carvings after the planks are installed 
 
But that I left for the next week. 

daddyrabbit1954 are you going to start a log for the build, I would really like to follow it.
 

Beautiful work. Will be waiting for more pictures.

Thank you Mark. Never though of using sandpaper on a band saw, that a nice idea.

Geoff has a good idea

Thank you Mark. Never though of using sandpaper on a band saw, that a nice idea.

daddyrabbit1954 are you going to start a log for the build, I would really like to follow it.
 

Geoff has a good idea

Thank you Mark. Never though of using sandpaper on a band saw, that a nice idea.

No idea, if painted on with a few coats, no? I have a few additions to add to the side bars yet which should fix them on. I did 130 porthole eyebrows this afternoon, very little bashing which is nice for once.