amateur

Just a question: The slip can hold keel, stern and bulkheads into position. It can even be used to turn the model side-upwards. But it looks as if there is little margin when the stern has not the same thickness as the MDF-piece.  (the clamps in step 6 and 16 look rather rigid to me) Is there any flexibility when your stern is thicker/thinner than the one of the example-model?
 
Jan

And for those wondering WHY schiedam has the highest (at least old, because the new turbine thingies are much higher) mills, that is because Schiedam is a city with lots of houses. Mills need steady wind, an no turbulence due to surrounding buildings (or even trees). So that leads to rather high (and completely stone-built) mills. 
Schiedam mills are not classic water or flour mills, but used for the production of Sjors' favorite drink
 
Jan
 
 
 

And for those wondering WHY schiedam has the highest (at least old, because the new turbine thingies are much higher) mills, that is because Schiedam is a city with lots of houses. Mills need steady wind, an no turbulence due to surrounding buildings (or even trees). So that leads to rather high (and completely stone-built) mills. 
Schiedam mills are not classic water or flour mills, but used for the production of Sjors' favorite drink
 
Jan
 
 
 

And for those wondering WHY schiedam has the highest (at least old, because the new turbine thingies are much higher) mills, that is because Schiedam is a city with lots of houses. Mills need steady wind, an no turbulence due to surrounding buildings (or even trees). So that leads to rather high (and completely stone-built) mills. 
Schiedam mills are not classic water or flour mills, but used for the production of Sjors' favorite drink
 
Jan
 
 
 

And for those wondering WHY schiedam has the highest (at least old, because the new turbine thingies are much higher) mills, that is because Schiedam is a city with lots of houses. Mills need steady wind, an no turbulence due to surrounding buildings (or even trees). So that leads to rather high (and completely stone-built) mills. 
Schiedam mills are not classic water or flour mills, but used for the production of Sjors' favorite drink
 
Jan
 
 
 

Just a question: The slip can hold keel, stern and bulkheads into position. It can even be used to turn the model side-upwards. But it looks as if there is little margin when the stern has not the same thickness as the MDF-piece.  (the clamps in step 6 and 16 look rather rigid to me) Is there any flexibility when your stern is thicker/thinner than the one of the example-model?
 
Jan

And for those wondering WHY schiedam has the highest (at least old, because the new turbine thingies are much higher) mills, that is because Schiedam is a city with lots of houses. Mills need steady wind, an no turbulence due to surrounding buildings (or even trees). So that leads to rather high (and completely stone-built) mills. 
Schiedam mills are not classic water or flour mills, but used for the production of Sjors' favorite drink
 
Jan
 
 
 

Thanks guys .
 
Making and fitting the Bulwarks, and especially their braces, has been rather tedious - a bit like tying Ratlines .
 
First I cut all the braces for the particular bulwark I was working on :

 
Then I worked out which ones went where. There is only a minute amount of difference in the length of some them, but if you get it wrong it stands out like the proverbial dog's whatsits . I marked them from one end to the other on a piece of card and used double-sided tape to hold them down :

 
Working from one end I glued them into position according to their letters. I did this off the ship, after first doing all the folds in the bulwark :


 
Danny

For what it is worth: I agree with Gwen.
 
Jan

For what it is worth: I agree with Gwen.
 
Jan

For what it is worth: I agree with Gwen.
 
Jan

For what it is worth: I agree with Gwen.
 
Jan

For what it is worth: I agree with Gwen.
 
Jan

For what it is worth: I agree with Gwen.
 
Jan

For what it is worth: I agree with Gwen.
 
Jan

Hello everyone and thank you all for your accolades on the diorama up to this point and also my thanks to those visiting and clicking the like button - it's all very much appreciated.
 
As usual I have been rather busy with other projects around the house, summer time and a lot of rain makes things grow rather quickly.  This didn't give me mush time to work on the diorama.
I managed to sneak a few hours here and there and managed to cut all the trim pieces down 1/8 inch.  Not only in the thickness of the pieces but also in the width.  I think the smaller size looks much better for this size case.  Gwen agrees and that says a lot - to me.
I now proceeded to glue them to the glass, keeping them secure with masking tape, which worked like a charm. I let this cure overnight, which turned into two days. After removing the masking tape I did a final sanding with my long sanding stick and prepped them for stain.  I used the same light oak stain as I used for the base. After the stain had dried I rubbed it with a lint free cloth to polish it up a little.
It was now time to clean the clean the glass and used a mild soap with some baking soda.  I'll most definitely have to finish it with a plexiglass polishing compound.
 
Well, I'm almost done with this build and hope to present it to all of you in the next day or so.

The wood trim pieces being glued to the plexiglass
 

First coat of stain is applied and drying outside the garage. Ready for the second and final coat. 
 
Cheers,
 

Morus bassanus (Northern gannet) if you have never watched Gannets fishing, it should certainly be on your 'bucket list' 
W/C 14"X 11"
Jim

Hi Piet,
 
Working on the display, but still tweaking on the ship. I thought you said you were finished apart from the case
I agree with Mark: thinning out did add.
 
What will be next?
 
Jan
 
 

Are you going to fully rig her, or will this be a 'hull-only' model?
 
jan

Are you going to fully rig her, or will this be a 'hull-only' model?
 
jan

I never ordered directly at seawatch, but as far as I heard, they are both in business and reliable.
Some MSW-members publish quite some work through seawatch. I never heard them complain, nor their customers....
 
Jan

Don't show the ruler of your hand, and people would happily believe that it is a fair sized model of a horse.
I like the horse very much. Hope you can make a fitting horseman.
 
Jan
 

But that difference in spelling does not exist in Dutch: both are spelled 'jacht'
 
Jan

And don’t be too distracted by the difference between the words: 17th century dutch wasn’t as standardized as modern Dutch.
you can find boyer, boeyer, boeier, boijer, boeijer, and anything in beteeen.
 
ship types changing happens also in other instances, the most famous example is jacht: duyken is labelled as jacht. Not quite the ship we expect nowadays speaking about jachts

Leaning forward was a good thing to do.
each and every time I think it cannot get better. Each and every time you prove the opposite. I have run out for superlatives......
 
jan