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Sounds like time well spent, Popeye! Glad your Christmas was fun - enjoy the build time!

Fantastic work, John. Loving the small details that really make a difference!

Thanks - these are great! Interesting on painting the deck - need to do a bit of digging around to figure that out! According to Ansel, when the ECB was restored in 1970, the deck was oiled with a mixture of 1 gallon boiled linseed oil to 1 pint pine tar to 1 pint turpentine. I wonder if the shift to a grey paint like the king plank and covering board was to make it more accommodating to visitors since the oiled deck would be more difficult to maintain and also more likely to make a mess of footwear?

I have only found one picture of a fog buoy in use so far - boxy with the cruciform structure with floats at the end would seem to generate the splashing and noise as described in this picture. http://www.ilnprints.co.uk/Vintage-Transport-Prints-Vintage-Warship-Prints/c338_74/p1230/Warship-Trailing-a-Fog-Buoy-1912/product_info.html Several sources describe it, but perhaps none so eloquently as this: HMS Naneric 3 July 1918 Convoy Mid-Atlantic "6.0 dropped fog buoy" (Poetry to the rescue) "A fog-buoy was a marker float, towed on the end of a fine wire or rope, from the stern of each ship (except the last) of a line in close company, in fog. In line ahead (each ship following in the wake of another) the standard distance apart was 2 1/2 cables, or 500 yards. If the visibility was less than that distance, then the ship ahead streamed (= let out) a fog-buoy to a distance of 500 yards, and the ship astern kept the buoy abreast its bridge. Thus you knew that you were the right distance astern of your next ahead. The buoy consisted of a cross of wood, about 4 feet long, and 3 feet wide, in the form of a crucifix, towed, as it were, from the short, head, end. The cross arms were to prevent it from turning over, while at the foot end was a scoop, made of galvanized sheet iron/steel, which threw up a plume of water, readily visible. But the fog-buoy would not "guide you through the haggard night" in fog - you really would be unlikely to see it even if it was alongside you, no more than 25 yards away: darkness plus fog means adopting some other formation. But "squattering" exactly describes the buoy's motion, jerking, jinking, tunnelling through the waves." http://www.kipling.org.uk/naval2.htm

Thanks, Grant - 'twas a pleasure meeting you as well! I did locate that bit about cricket - I think I now grasp the broad details, but still uncertain whether it is those that are out who score the run or if it is the ones that are in? Oh, well - still don't fully grasp rugby, either, but that is a topic for another time!

Thank you, Lawrence - it is a pleasure to help where I can with the research on the Annie M. Parker. She has such an interesting story!

Thank you, Kevin. To you & yours as well.

Any chance you could provide a picture of the ship - nothing comes up via a quick Internet search but if I knew the type (Schooner? Sloop? Clipper? Naval Brig?) it would help us dig into the right corners of the interweb (and the right books) to see what we can find out for you.

Same from Maine, Frank - Merry Christmas and all the best for 2014!!

Beautiful work, Craig. I truly appreciate the tutorial you are providing - I will be getting back to my ECB soon (I hope...)

And where would I get all the pretty spangly Stars?(ha ha!) Thirteen wasn't it? Patrick M. Actually, it would be 15 stars at that time - and 15 stripes! Would be interesting to see this one adapted - welcome, and HAVE FUN!!!

So - progress continues (SLOWLY!!!). Too much time on the road this month, but home now through mid-January (with any luck, at least...) Moving along with the rigging - one backstay left to install on the main mast and then start belaying all these lines. The doublings get rather busy at this scale! Not the best shot, but gives you an idea of the number of lines involved even at this small scale! Once I get the lines all belayed will start on the ratlines - using fine embroidery thread to try and stay in scale. WIll be putting them on about 3/32" apart. I may go blind in the process......

Thank you, Frank - Merry Christmas and a VERY Happy New year to you & yours from all of us here in Maine!

Nice work on the shrouds and serving, Sjors. They look fantastic! Your ratline skills will quickly return as your fingers remember the intricate steps to take.

Awesome work, Augie. The planking is really coming out nicely!

Fantastic job on the tryworks, John - Impressive!

Very nice job on this, Andy. The detailing on that A-frame is impressive!

That hull is SWEET! Nice job! Happy Holidays to you as well. See you when you get back.

Looking good, Denis. Love the concepts - will be fun seeing how each adopts its own personality!

I'm in - have been following your research with great interest!

Try here for the Corel website: http://www.corel-srl.it/index.php

Aggy!

Wow, Sjors - moving along well! good call on redoing the oopsie. May need to let the shroud "settle" for a bit to get the natural twist out of it some. I recall seeing in one of the threads dampening the line, then hanging it with a very light weight to help take that natural desire to twist out of it. Good Luck!

Just thought I'd stop by and see how you're doing. Any progress on the HL lately?

Mobbsie, ya' old bloke, that is some beautiful work! I may need to save up for trip to the old country to learn from a master!