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Thank you for saying so Al and for reminding me of how long I have forsaken my Victory. Best, Ian ​

Lovely job Bender and a pleasure to follow. Regards, Ian

Looking really nice Marcus! What a simple solution for mast hoops. I'll definitely keep that in mind. Regards, Ian

Just catching up on your build. Deck looks great! Regards, Ian

Greetings all, Just a quick update as I close in on completing my Gokstad. A word to those that may follow, you might want to start your sheilds (64) and oars (32) earlier on in your build or you will likely be like me - trapped in an endless effort to get them finished. Tomorrow I add the poly to the interior and after a few coats I will start on the rigging. The shields still need the bosses and handgrips. The admiral was kind enough to stitch the sail. Ian

That's a nice solution for the oars Jack. I may copy that if you haven't patented it yet . ​ Regards, Ian

The Brazerra is a beautiful ship and I look forward to resuming my build in the next 2 weeks. I will get a build log up at that time. I've got the keel, stem and stern post and bulkheads assembled but have been on pause while I complete my Gokstad which is almost done. The materials are outstanding, the sails already stitched. However, if you had the lanteen rig available I would have gone for that in a heartbeat although I can see that it would be a less representative version. Regards, Ian

Beautiful work indeed! Thanks for showing me the way. Ian

Thanks for the info on the Brazzera Zoran. That island looks like paradise! Regards, Ian

Thanks for encouraging me Don, Bob, Joe and Zoltan, for I surely need it! It is amazing what a picture picks up that I would otherwise miss. A little bit more deck work will solve that problem. Ian

I'm loving the detail Heinz, beautiful work. And that's no small update! Regards, Ian

Thanks Don and everyone for following and for the likes. Much appreciated. The hull has been painted with a matt black acrylic and the pear wood deck is installed. It's starting to look like an evil Viking ship. . ​ Best, Ian

Don I love that natural, rich hue. It makes me want to get at my Trabaccolo. Ian

Very nice Don. Ian

Beautiful inspirational work. Thanks for sharing Gaetan. Regards, Ian

Thanks very much Steven. That is a very interesting find and to me at least demonstrates the superb craftsmanship those shiprights possessed. Although I wish I had done more research before I started this build I don't think I would have attempted to duplicate that stem/stern approach, at least at this scale. Regards, Ian

Thanks Zoltan and thanks for the likes everyone. I am moving at the pace of a snail but am honestly enjoying this build. I just finished painting the inside and am getting ready to lay the deck down. I am going to paint everything except the deck black. Ian

Thanks Don. It's 61 cm (24 inches) long and 14 cm (5.5 inches) at the beam. You haven't posted in a while, you must be working up a storm. Regards, Ian

Hi Bob, thanks a lot! I think I've done a good job of hiding the imperfections. I only really figured it out after I was more than half way done and then it was compromise the rest of the way. I would really like to do this one over but in the end I hope I can satisfy myself after lots of sanding and filler. We'll see. By the way I'm really enjoying your gun deck section. Regards, Ian

Greetings fellow Shipmates, This is my third kit; I have only finished one so far so it is fair to say I am a novice. I struggled as to whether I would start a build log for this nice little ship because the log that jack.aubrey has set up for this kit is exquisite - I also thought that all of my questions would be answered. However, I have learned some things that others might find useful after my stumblings. I won't do the kit contents review because jack has already covered that. I will bring you up to date with where I am at this point and leave a few learnings for others that may follow. The first thing I will say is that I feel Jack was right to take the approach he did with creating a build board and frame squaring device and carefully fitting and gluing all of the frames ahead of fitting the deck. The instructions suggest fitting the keel, frames and deck and then gluing. I do not understand how you could get the precise fitting that is required for this kit by taking this approach. I copied jack's approach with some modifications. After I squared and glued all frames I fitted and glued in the deck. If I were to do it again I don't think I would have installed the deck at this stage but I was after a rigid framework. Probably not a big deal. I spent quite a bit of time measuring up the ship dimensions from the plans. From that you will notice that the bow is 5 mm higher than the stern and that is why it is critically important to mark all of the planks before they are removed with the correct orientation (marked with an arrow on the boards). also be careful to note which is the bow and which is the stern - it is not so obvious as you may think. It is also very important to add tick marks to the stem and stern post to guide the planks. You need to decide how to end the planks at the bow and stern. I cut a rabet and ended the planks so that they were flush and not clinker for the last centimeter or so. I paid for that approach by not realizing that this would cause the bow and stern planks to creep up higher than planned and screw-up the fit of the otherwise perfectly pre-spiled planks. I figured this out after I half completed the planking and compensated by tapering the ends beyond what one would otherwise have to do. If I had taken my own advice I would have figured this out right away by watching the tick marks. In any case more guidance for this aspect would be very welcome. I did not do a proper job of each of the things I mentioned above and I paid for it. I have no reason to think that this kit is not produced with a very high level of precision and that if you pay close attention to squaring and getting the dimensions right, everything will fit like a glove. I have not shown these screw-ups as prominently as I could so if anyone wants the dirty detailed pictures just let me know. Now that much of the hull is planked I am really seeing the beauty of this ship. Thank you for looking in - I would appreciate any and all comments. Thanks, Ian Modified frame squarer (after jack): Frames assembled and glued: Rabets and limited plank ticks (should have used these everywhere): The rest:

Absolutely beautiful Jack. Regards, Ian

Hi Jack, I just want to say what a beautiful job you are doing on the Gokstad. I have been building the same kit for the last week and I find I am constantly turning to your log to see how you've done things. So I really appreciate your step by step details. I hope you also show the rest of your plexiglass showcase construction as I have a few I need to build. One area that slows me down is how to finish the planks at the bow and stern. When you look at the reconstructed real ship it is evident that they carried the clinker plank overlap right to the ends. I think that's how the clinker system is supposed to work. So far (first 4 planks including the garboard) I am ending the overlap a few centimeters before terminating the planks so that they are edge to edge as they seat into a rabet that I cut. The way the final ribs are cut doesn't seem to invite the planks overlapping at the ends. Anyway beautiful job! Regards, Ian

Beautiful precise work Heinz. You're coming along nicely. Regards, Ian

Forty-five mm sounds totally out of the question so you've answered my question right there. By the way I don't see anything wrong with the way you've done it - it looks really good. I just remember going through this with my Victory but I don't think that has nearly the bluff bow of the Endeavour. Ian

Welcome back Boyd! Ian