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  1. rafine
    It's now time to tackle the quarter galleries. Sam had been kind enough to provide me with resin castings to replace the kit metal castings, but I decided to go ahead and scratch build the entire assembles from boxwood. After completing the port side gallery, I'm happy with my choice. It was mostly fun and I like the look of it. The only non-scratch parts that I used were the window frames, which are the laser cut kit pieces. As can be seen from the photos, I worked progressively , first adding some counter planking, then the moldings and filler pieces below the windows, then the parts for the window framing and finally the upper and lower finishing parts. It was all pretty straight forward, except for the lower finishing, which has a variety of complex curves and was the cause for considerable foul language before I got it to fit. Hopefully, it will go easier on the second try. The trick now is to duplicate, as closely as possible, all this work on the starboard side. Bob
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    Nice to see you back at it Sjors. That's impressive looking work. Bob
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    Very nicely done, Gary. Bob
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    Thanks so much Alistair. Bob
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    Thanks Augie, Martin and Sjors. You guys are too kind. Thanks also to the "likes". Bob
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    I decided to attack the stern exterior next, beginning with the stern transom and then moving to the quarter galleries. The transom work was relatively straight forward. I used the laser cut transom piece, which was a little distorted in shape and required some correction to make it symmetrical. After painting it black, I made the various moldings from boxwood strip, wet heat bending those pieces that required it. I chose to leave the moldings natural wood. I then added two pieces of scrollwork from the PE sheet in the kit, which I painted white. They didn't match the plans, because it turns out that an early "test" sheet was included in my kit. This is of no concern to me because no one knows what it looked like anyway. Of more concern was that the sheet contained no lettering to do the Essex name. As a result, I used some decal lettering from my model railroad days. The quarter galleries are next. These will be largely, if not entirely, scratch built. Bob
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    Thanks Thomas. Much appreciated. Bob
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    Thanks, as always, B.E. and Grant. Bob
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    Every step just makes this look better and better. Changing the mesh was a really good choice. Bob
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    Thanks so much Sjors and Nigel. Nigel, I"ve had the book for years, as well, and it's always been a favorite. Bob
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    Thanks for the nice words Rusty. Thanks also to the "likes". Rusty, I'm sure you'd agree that one of the nicest things about this hobby is that the enjoyment of doing so much of the work far outweighs whether anyone will ever be able to see it later. Bob
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    Ken,If you do as Russ says, it's really less difficult to do than it is to explain. You will find that you will be able to taper the planks to fit, even if you don't spile. Bob
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    Thanks very much Ken. Good question as to how much will be visible. My plan is to leave one side of the quarterdeck unplanked. It remains to be seen what the result will be. Either way, it's fun doing the work. The remaining work that I will be doing in that area at this time is now complete. I've made and installed the forward bulkhead partition and the small fore and aft partition for the captain's bed space. The forward partition was done exactly like the previous cabin partition ( boxwood sheet and strip, paneled on both sides). The bed space partition was also done with boxwood sheet and strip, but was done with planking rather than panelling. I also did one other item. I made and installed the bulwark cleats by the various bulwark sheaves. These were done with boxwood strip and were glued and pinned in place. I must admit that I tried a couple of the great looking mass production methods that I've seen here on MSW and failed miserably (my fault -- not the methods). I ended up just making them one at a time with files. I'm waiting for gun carriages from the Lumberyard to begin the remaining gun deck work. I just may turn to the outer stern area for a while.
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    Nils, this is simply wonderful work. It makes me want to do a steamship. Bob
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    Many thanks Sam and Nigel. I'll be in touch Sam if I decide to go further. Thanks. Bob
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    Thanks very much guys. Your interest is appreciated. Terry, all I know is what Sam Cassano has posted on MSW (see "Wood ship model kit questions and reviews").
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    Thanks Augie. Thanks Sjors. My wife is always complaining that I never make anything in a size that's useful. Bob
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    Thanks Thomas and Nils for the kind words. Thanks also to the "likes". Continuing the work on the Great Cabin, I made and installed the partition for the cabin and a small pantry cabinet set up against that partition. The partition was made of boxwood sheet and strip. Following Sam's suggestion, I decided to panel it on both sides. the hinges are PE brass parts that I had, which I cut down to a more acceptable size. The door knobs are very small nails. Both the hinges and the knobs were blackened using Birchwood Casey. The cabinet is conjectural, and derives from a reference on a drawing in AOTS. It was made from boxwood sheet and strip with blackened nails for knobs. This completes the work on the Cabin --but maybe not. I'm still considering the possibility of trying to do a table and chairs at some later point in construction, but the chairs would really be soooo tiny. We'll see. For now, it's on to the forward partition, which will be done similarly to the completed one. Bob
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    I'm afraid that I can't help you about the kit wood, since I substituted boxwood and holly for it. Somewhat more expensive, but well worth it. Bob
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    Thanks so much Timmo. Bob
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    Thanks Mark. More to come. Bob
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    Wes, there really isn't any wood grain showing through. I think the photos accentuate the slightly mottled paint effect (intentionally uneven paint coverage) I used to make it look more like fabric to my eye. Maybe it didn't work as well as I thought. Bob
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    Many thanks Nigel. I just noticed your new Mordaunt log. It looks very interesting and I expect to follow it closely. Bob
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    Gary, you and wq3296 bring up relevant issues about the Rogers model. Later, you will have similar issues with the steering arrangement,which made little sense to me (but which I used anyway). I think your last question sums it up -- what do you want to build. Bob
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    Very nice work on that deck planking Sjors. Bob

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