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Hello Dwight, I haven't done one of these fiddly looking beasts yet.

Have a look through this forum, you should be able to pick up a how to do or tips ect.

https://modelshipworld.com/forum/15-discussion-for-a-ships-deck-furniture-guns-boats-and-other-fittings/

She is looking very nice there is a lot of work in these little things!!!

Cheers Chris

Very nice ship indeed Sir Francis, lots of very well done

timber work.

Hooroo Chris

Good Morning Phil I have just been looking back through some of your log.

That is a huge amount of work and she is looking very good indeed.

Would have to be harder to do than a timber model except maybe for the planking?

And the sails and rigging will really finish it off.

Cheers Chris

Yes and forgot to say Start a build log to ask for help.

And the manufacturer might have plans to download

or contact them and ask for set.

Hello Briny

Welcome to ship modelling and msw.

Have a look here.

http://www.eldrbarry.net/hatr/wdshpbks.htm

http://www.eldrbarry.net/hatr/wdshp/swift.htm

I haven't been to this site since I did my swift 4 1/2 years ago, I just went and had a look.

I think it is safe, clicked on a few links and nothing bad happened.

I don't know the person and what he does but he includes other links to books ect.

There are instructions to download but they are old ones, my swift was an old kit, so fitted for me.

But remember there is no need to rush, relax and take it eeeeeaaasy.

Cheers Chris

In some part of a concession to the historical pictures here is my version of the transom.

Not totally sure it suits the boat, but too bad, done now. The gunwale will butt into

the trim pieces and the davits will step over the top.

I like it in that it covers the end of a lot of planks which can look a bit rugged.

Getting awfully close to having a good clean, sand and applying some

finishing coats. Gives a much better look at the planking  and construction

and hopefully the caulking stands out just enough.

Having done this it needs to have a name put on, now to Jame's log to learn how.

Hooroo Chris

Thanks Chris Helps a lot Time for COFFEE!!!!!!

Thanks Chris Also should have asked, How low does it is into the gunwale/bulwarks?

Thanks, now I will leave you alone.

Good Morning Chris

Can I ask a bit off topic question? Ok thanks

I am currently building the Mermaid, with what looks like a bowsprit installed similar to what

yours looks like on the Alert. Can you tell me how yours is done?

I have been looking around at other models and can't get a clear look.

Thanks Chris

So ups should send an email with a tracking number?

I believe that it will be Aust post that delivers to me (very good)

Last time  I had a international delivery I don't think I heard anything until it landed in Aus

3 hours ago, chris watton said:

That is good if it's delivered that quick! The 1x4mm was swapped out with the 1x5 strip.

 

And Chris in Australia, the UPS postage was eye watering (was actually £56), I hope to get these shipping prices for some countries down soon, now we're up and running..

Thanks Chris happy to be the guinea pig on this. We will see how quick and what condition its in when it turns up

before judging them on the 56 pound. Have there been tracking numbers issued

It would be nice to know who will deliver over here, one particular mob here are schockers about doing a prompt delivery,

if not loosing it for weeks.

And that is only getting something from Melbourne 100k away. Thanks Chris

thanks Rick Is it basically just a 1/2 round hole and the sprit

dropped into it?

Howdy James it must still be all work and no play.

OR you are busy making great discoveries for me(again).

The rudder looks very realistic

Have you look at how the bow sprit sits on/in the bulwarks/gunwales.

Been looking around can't find any detail, I wonder what holds it down?

11 hours ago, SpyGlass said:

Sorry far flung is of course relative 

But I needed a name in an hurry for a group covering Japan to NZ. China to Argentina etc

No need to be sorry, very apt from Chris's part of the world

Hi Chris my order just went in, i hope you still have some available.

Gotta love the location for postal rates

Customer matched zone "FAR FLUNG"

I hope it is not too far flung,

Hooroo Chris

Thank goodness that part of the ship is done.

Stem, Keel and stern post planked or re-planked too much breath holding and

nearly collapsing. Still needs a good clean but that is not going to happen yet.

I will make a rudder out of solid timber.

Some work to do on the transom, do the wales, upper wales trim strip and sort out where the channels sit,

in line with the trim strip or just below. i am leaning towards doing them in line with the trim strip.

Hooroo Chris

Yeah probably Rick But I don't mind having a go this way

Learning new skills as i go, trying something I might have thought,

would have been too hard.

And I quite like doing it by hand as much as possible

make enough noise and dust at work

Thanks Chris

G'day to all

Finally finished planking the hull and have stared on the stern, keel and stem. I cant handle the idea of

just gluing long strips on to the stem so I am trying to do it in a proper sort of method by edge gluing strips and

cutting pieces to fit together. But entirely my own design, whether it is strictly correct, I don't know.

 Cheers Chris

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Morning to all and thanks for looking in and the likes 👍

Hi James thanks Yes it was easier to use the shorter lengths, although I think

I over did it this time. Too many joins have ended up bunched together.

Not fussed about it, you don't see them all at the same time normally.

I am very keen this build to get an authentic look.

I put my planks edge up in a vise to sand them for spiling. I ended up

shaping about 2/3 rds of them, and that meant there wasn't much side bending

which made it easier to keep them stuck down.

I have used contact glue on most of the planks on this build, for me

it is easier than trying to keep them in place with wood glue.

Thanks Chris

A Monday night update, just more planking done, but getting close

to finishing the hull. Then I will do the top wale trim strip, anchor stock planking on

the wales. And then re-do the keel and stern post and plank the stem, and add the bulwark capping and paint

it and the wales black. Hooroo Chris

Well done snowy you have certainly put in a big effort and she is

very good to look at.

Cheers Chris

Morning James 

Found this on the net this morning, a little bit earlier than the mermaid.

But your transom with a name on it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hired_armed_cutter_Telemachus

Hi James the stern is looking very nice, one of a kind, will really make

your mermaid stand out. And thanks for sorting out all of the details,

though I am going to have to look up what a "horse" is.

Cheers Chris

Mighty nice planking Wiktor, going to be very good to look at when done.

Is your Alias James Bond, ending 13 governments !!!

Good evening to all

Still planking but making good progress, most of the trickier planks

are done and apart from some spiling its just a matter of filling in now.

Hi rick by cleaning up I was referring to cleaning with a solvent(very carefully) to take

glue and the black pencil off. The system put the text at the bottom,I don't know why.

Hooroo Chris