dragzz

in this pic i have sanded the ribs for the planking it came out really good so far here some pic
 
 
 

here in this pic u will i now have the main deck all planked and now glued in place still needs some clean up that will be all done real soon still need to do last part of the main deck at the bow let me what u all think
 
 

Thank you Slog.
 
I've finished the reinforcement blocks finally, although I chose to completely fill the final two gaps at the bow rather than use the blocks, in order to help me see the 'flow' of the hull up there when I get to fairing.
 
While doing the reinforcement blocks, I used the opportunity to correct any minor out of square issues with the bulkheads.  I did this by measuring at multiple points along the top of each bulkhead, always taking my measurements off of bulkhead 'O' which I took great care to square up with all the stern bulkheads and the keel.
 

 
After measuring to determine if I needed any adjustments to the bulkheads, I would cut individual blocks and then fine tune them until they caused the measurements from bulkhead 'O' to be right where I wanted them, and equal on both sides.  I was having some issues where the addition of the glue prior to final fitting would actually change my measurements slightly, so I devised a technique to apply the glue after fitting the blocks in place, so that I did not need to compensate for the glue thickness on the ends of the blocks.
 
After my final measurements and test fitting was complete, I cut a 'cross' into both ends of the block with a razor saw.
 

 
I would then slightly widen the leg of the cross that would be 'outboard', and then place the block without glue, and hold it in place (if needed) with needle nose pliers, while I used a syringe to inject the glue into the cross via the slightly wider leg.
 

 
As can be seen here, the glue would flow through the cross, and would almost always bubble out of each of the other three points almost equally. 
 

 
This method seemed to work quite well, and I had no measurement changes between the final test fit, and the glued in blocks after starting this system.  After the glue had set for a couple minutes I would then use the syringe to lay a 'bead' of glue around all four edges of the block where it laid against the bulkheads.  Testing several blocks that were completely dried shows that they have plenty of strength with this system.
 
After inserting the last two spaces with filler blocks, this is where I'm currently at. 
 

 
Every bulkhead is even with bulkhead 'O'  along at least 3 points on each side, to less than 0.5mm now with all reinforcements in place.
 
Next I'll begin to work on the sub-decks braces and sub-decks for fitment, and the bow fillers I think.

looking good dragzz.......nice clean job on the deck 

here in this pic u will i now have the main deck all planked and now glued in place still needs some clean up that will be all done real soon still need to do last part of the main deck at the bow let me what u all think
 
 

in this pic i have sanded the ribs for the planking it came out really good so far here some pic
 
 
 

ok i got bow bulkhead all sanded now still got the front to do but i will get there in time .next will to be to plank the main deck and put that on . so here are some pic for ya to see where iam at 
 
 

in the pic u will see .i have planked one of the lower decks it came real good .the parts to the kit are really good here  are some more pic for u all
 
 

hello all in the pic u will see i have glued all bulk heads in place thay need time to cure so far so good .there be more pic tommorw some time on with the show
 
 

here we go with i side build this looks like a vary fun build as jpett said to me try doing a side so i thot about it and here we are  .so i have look it all over so far it all good all parts are there here some pic of the kit
 
 
 

here in this pic u will i now have the main deck all planked and now glued in place still needs some clean up that will be all done real soon still need to do last part of the main deck at the bow let me what u all think
 
 

Ahoy Mates
 
Welcome and thanks for stopping by 
 
Well after many hours sanding, my little closet shipyard is a complete disaster and will need a complete cleaning. I think I am finally at the point where I can glue the rear fillers on. I have decided to post some pics before I do just to be safe. Please feel free to speak out if you see anything I missed or worst; did wrong. 
 
I am now using 230 grade sandpaper and hand sanding the final stage.  I can feel the wood through the paper and although i do not like sanding without support this seems to be working for these last touches. I am using a piece of 1/32nd scrap as a batten and the curve is starting to settle in. I am still short on the top where I need the two layers of planking but am now reducing the height of the filler. There is nothing left to sand so I can only "ASSuME" that I must reduce the first layer of planking here. 
 
For anyone following; it took me 12 to 15 hours to hand sand these. I am sure there are those who could have powered these down in about 2 hours, sadly I am not one of them. The shape was too complicated, their importance too high and my confidence too low. I used my Pipe sander and always tried to think of how a plank would lie across the area as I sanded. When I was unsure I used my batten and tested. 
 
Here is a link to my sander
http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/8017-simple-sanding-jig-for-complex-shapes/?p=237878
 
Next is a complete cleaning of the shipyard. This may take a few days. Hopefully I will be gluing these on shortly and finishing with the final sanding of the bulkheads and all the fillers. Running some tests with battens and then it's gunport supports. I have learned a new method to do these so hopefully it should go a little faster then the first ones. I kind of over thought them a bit. 

ok i got bow bulkhead all sanded now still got the front to do but i will get there in time .next will to be to plank the main deck and put that on . so here are some pic for ya to see where iam at 
 
 

ok i got bow bulkhead all sanded now still got the front to do but i will get there in time .next will to be to plank the main deck and put that on . so here are some pic for ya to see where iam at 
 
 

hello canoe welcome to my build log and yes the river boat iam still waiting on parts for that need to email al for the parts i need to get that done as it was going vary well befor what happen to it .  and the little are so much fun to build that u can gain so much exp from them 

hello sjors  the work u have done on the copper is outstanding keep up the great work as all ways

here in this pic . there or some bad spots iam trying to fix i added some strips to some spots to used as a filler tys come out to jpett for this thanks again buddy
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yep, agree with the consensus, very nice copper work.
 
Ben

in the pic u will see .i have planked one of the lower decks it came real good .the parts to the kit are really good here  are some more pic for u all
 
 

Looks you're making a good start. Looking good.

I have made a start on my model after reading the instructions over and over again. I have also been following Paul's build and already had good advice and help from him. His photos are also very helpful far better than those supplied. When attaching the
gun rails I put wedges in the top of the slots to hold them down on the bottom before gluing.

hello all in the pic u will see i have glued all bulk heads in place thay need time to cure so far so good .there be more pic tommorw some time on with the show
 
 

here we go with i side build this looks like a vary fun build as jpett said to me try doing a side so i thot about it and here we are  .so i have look it all over so far it all good all parts are there here some pic of the kit
 
 
 

Ahoy Dragzz   
 
You will learn a lot building these little wooden ships. The least of which will be how to build little wooden ships 

here we go with i side build this looks like a vary fun build as jpett said to me try doing a side so i thot about it and here we are  .so i have look it all over so far it all good all parts are there here some pic of the kit