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I finally got the Stefano back on the bench this past week and made a little progress after a long break in progress on him. I took a short break to build the Liburnian Novilara as a little side diversion. A trip to North Carolina also used up some shipyard days but was well worth the time spent.
 It took me a little while to get back into the mindset again with Stefano, in case you are thinking not much got done in a week😉.
I always feel lots of pictures helps hide the lack of work and progress, so here we go.....
 

The goal last week was to  install pieces 40, 41, 42 and 43. I failed in this as I did not get the pin rails installed but they will be up next!!
The letters are showing you what colours to paint: BM=matte black, WM=matte white and WC= wood colour or varnished, poly etc.
 

First up was to bend the side stringer(40) and the top gallant bulwark(41) into shape. the side stringers are 1.5 x 4 mm strips and the top gallant bull warks are 1.5 x 5 mm strips. I gave these a light soaking in water then used a simple iron, as shown above, to bend them, The little indents on the inside of the curve are easily sanded smooth before installing.
 

Clamping the side stringer in place, pva glue was used to allow for positioning of the piece
 

Side stringers are installed and sanded, ready for painting. A little note here is that I sanded mine flush with the rail when in fact there should have been a slight overlap left. Not a big deal as everything will still work, just one of those things that happens when you leave something idle this long.
 

Here you can see the top gallant bulwark has been installed. I gave it several coats of diluted acrylic paint before gluing it into position. I used thin ca for this, I would hold it in place apply glue to a few cm`s of it hold until dry then move along applying glue until the end. There really is no other way of gluing a piece this long, pva will not work as there is no way of clamping. Shorter pieces could have been used and been easier to handle  but would not have looked as good.
 

 

Masking the top gallant bulwark in order to paint the main rail(37)
 

Tape removed. Here you can also see the top gallant rail is being installed. This is laser cut on a walnut billet
 


And here is how he sits with the top gallant rail completed.
 
Thanks for watching
 
 

Thank you all for stopping in, for the likes and comments.
A small update to show:

Carving out the bow filler block for bowsprit
 

More carving to allow for future rigging to pass through and also anchor chains
 

Holes where drilled in deck for masts, this is a dry fit only. If the rake seems off compared to the plan it is only because the plan is not hung level on wall. I need a better qualified helper!!
 

Rails where installed. These were laser cut pieces, they now need to be sanded and narrowed by about 2 mm
 

Showing the pieces installed under the rail (can't remember proper name now )
 

How he looks now with the wale installed.
 
 Next is the top gallant rail and it's related pieces.
Have a good day

And here are the final pictures:
 

Thanks so Much, and Have A Good One!!

That is a nice colour, is it Testors gun metal? It sure looks great, I never had luck with blackening, the reason I left mine plain☹️ 

Those Barrels look real nice blackened, I may have made a mistake on mine now looking at yours. Well done!!

I finally got the Stefano back on the bench this past week and made a little progress after a long break in progress on him. I took a short break to build the Liburnian Novilara as a little side diversion. A trip to North Carolina also used up some shipyard days but was well worth the time spent.
 It took me a little while to get back into the mindset again with Stefano, in case you are thinking not much got done in a week😉.
I always feel lots of pictures helps hide the lack of work and progress, so here we go.....
 

The goal last week was to  install pieces 40, 41, 42 and 43. I failed in this as I did not get the pin rails installed but they will be up next!!
The letters are showing you what colours to paint: BM=matte black, WM=matte white and WC= wood colour or varnished, poly etc.
 

First up was to bend the side stringer(40) and the top gallant bulwark(41) into shape. the side stringers are 1.5 x 4 mm strips and the top gallant bull warks are 1.5 x 5 mm strips. I gave these a light soaking in water then used a simple iron, as shown above, to bend them, The little indents on the inside of the curve are easily sanded smooth before installing.
 

Clamping the side stringer in place, pva glue was used to allow for positioning of the piece
 

Side stringers are installed and sanded, ready for painting. A little note here is that I sanded mine flush with the rail when in fact there should have been a slight overlap left. Not a big deal as everything will still work, just one of those things that happens when you leave something idle this long.
 

Here you can see the top gallant bulwark has been installed. I gave it several coats of diluted acrylic paint before gluing it into position. I used thin ca for this, I would hold it in place apply glue to a few cm`s of it hold until dry then move along applying glue until the end. There really is no other way of gluing a piece this long, pva will not work as there is no way of clamping. Shorter pieces could have been used and been easier to handle  but would not have looked as good.
 

 

Masking the top gallant bulwark in order to paint the main rail(37)
 

Tape removed. Here you can also see the top gallant rail is being installed. This is laser cut on a walnut billet
 


And here is how he sits with the top gallant rail completed.
 
Thanks for watching
 
 

You are correct Steven 
 

This taken from the MarisStella site. They did use this as a reference. There was some argument as to whether there was a rudder or steering oars, but as you can see there is a rudder

Thanks Antony, I just found your gondola build. That will be an interesting build to watch, looking forward to seeing more on that one.

Deck planking has started using 1.5 x 5 mm walnut planks
 

 

Deck planking completed
 

Stanchions and hatches installed
 
Oar ports cut out and rail installed
 

To size and place the oar ports properly I carved a piece of dowel to shape and size. Then I would put a light coat of paint to the end of the dowel then mark the side of the hull. Ports were first rough cut with a dremel then finished with a file and sandpaper
 

 

 

Assembling the thirty benches required
 

 
 That's it for now.
 
Thanks to all for stopping by, leaving likes and comments I truly appreciate it

Hello everyone,Thanks for dropping, for the likes and comments. All very much appreciated. This post will be the finish of the Liburnian Novilara from MarisStella. This was a relatively quick and fun build, nothing too mind bending but still taught me a few more things about this hobby. I definitely would recommend this for any skill level.
 
Thanks Again
 

Showing the next step which is masking the figure head

 


Carved painted and installed
 

Rigging has started, a little different from the normal battle ship. With so much room to work with it proved to be very relaxing and fun.
 

 

Rigging completed and sail installed. A few minor touch ups and a little tidying up and I will call this completed.

And here are the final pictures:
 

Thanks so Much, and Have A Good One!!

Thanks Mark, I had a blast building it

I finally got the Stefano back on the bench this past week and made a little progress after a long break in progress on him. I took a short break to build the Liburnian Novilara as a little side diversion. A trip to North Carolina also used up some shipyard days but was well worth the time spent.
 It took me a little while to get back into the mindset again with Stefano, in case you are thinking not much got done in a week😉.
I always feel lots of pictures helps hide the lack of work and progress, so here we go.....
 

The goal last week was to  install pieces 40, 41, 42 and 43. I failed in this as I did not get the pin rails installed but they will be up next!!
The letters are showing you what colours to paint: BM=matte black, WM=matte white and WC= wood colour or varnished, poly etc.
 

First up was to bend the side stringer(40) and the top gallant bulwark(41) into shape. the side stringers are 1.5 x 4 mm strips and the top gallant bull warks are 1.5 x 5 mm strips. I gave these a light soaking in water then used a simple iron, as shown above, to bend them, The little indents on the inside of the curve are easily sanded smooth before installing.
 

Clamping the side stringer in place, pva glue was used to allow for positioning of the piece
 

Side stringers are installed and sanded, ready for painting. A little note here is that I sanded mine flush with the rail when in fact there should have been a slight overlap left. Not a big deal as everything will still work, just one of those things that happens when you leave something idle this long.
 

Here you can see the top gallant bulwark has been installed. I gave it several coats of diluted acrylic paint before gluing it into position. I used thin ca for this, I would hold it in place apply glue to a few cm`s of it hold until dry then move along applying glue until the end. There really is no other way of gluing a piece this long, pva will not work as there is no way of clamping. Shorter pieces could have been used and been easier to handle  but would not have looked as good.
 

 

Masking the top gallant bulwark in order to paint the main rail(37)
 

Tape removed. Here you can also see the top gallant rail is being installed. This is laser cut on a walnut billet
 


And here is how he sits with the top gallant rail completed.
 
Thanks for watching
 
 

I finally got the Stefano back on the bench this past week and made a little progress after a long break in progress on him. I took a short break to build the Liburnian Novilara as a little side diversion. A trip to North Carolina also used up some shipyard days but was well worth the time spent.
 It took me a little while to get back into the mindset again with Stefano, in case you are thinking not much got done in a week😉.
I always feel lots of pictures helps hide the lack of work and progress, so here we go.....
 

The goal last week was to  install pieces 40, 41, 42 and 43. I failed in this as I did not get the pin rails installed but they will be up next!!
The letters are showing you what colours to paint: BM=matte black, WM=matte white and WC= wood colour or varnished, poly etc.
 

First up was to bend the side stringer(40) and the top gallant bulwark(41) into shape. the side stringers are 1.5 x 4 mm strips and the top gallant bull warks are 1.5 x 5 mm strips. I gave these a light soaking in water then used a simple iron, as shown above, to bend them, The little indents on the inside of the curve are easily sanded smooth before installing.
 

Clamping the side stringer in place, pva glue was used to allow for positioning of the piece
 

Side stringers are installed and sanded, ready for painting. A little note here is that I sanded mine flush with the rail when in fact there should have been a slight overlap left. Not a big deal as everything will still work, just one of those things that happens when you leave something idle this long.
 

Here you can see the top gallant bulwark has been installed. I gave it several coats of diluted acrylic paint before gluing it into position. I used thin ca for this, I would hold it in place apply glue to a few cm`s of it hold until dry then move along applying glue until the end. There really is no other way of gluing a piece this long, pva will not work as there is no way of clamping. Shorter pieces could have been used and been easier to handle  but would not have looked as good.
 

 

Masking the top gallant bulwark in order to paint the main rail(37)
 

Tape removed. Here you can also see the top gallant rail is being installed. This is laser cut on a walnut billet
 


And here is how he sits with the top gallant rail completed.
 
Thanks for watching
 
 

Beautiful work Bob, hope you are feeling better
 

And here are the final pictures:
 

Thanks so Much, and Have A Good One!!

I finally got the Stefano back on the bench this past week and made a little progress after a long break in progress on him. I took a short break to build the Liburnian Novilara as a little side diversion. A trip to North Carolina also used up some shipyard days but was well worth the time spent.
 It took me a little while to get back into the mindset again with Stefano, in case you are thinking not much got done in a week😉.
I always feel lots of pictures helps hide the lack of work and progress, so here we go.....
 

The goal last week was to  install pieces 40, 41, 42 and 43. I failed in this as I did not get the pin rails installed but they will be up next!!
The letters are showing you what colours to paint: BM=matte black, WM=matte white and WC= wood colour or varnished, poly etc.
 

First up was to bend the side stringer(40) and the top gallant bulwark(41) into shape. the side stringers are 1.5 x 4 mm strips and the top gallant bull warks are 1.5 x 5 mm strips. I gave these a light soaking in water then used a simple iron, as shown above, to bend them, The little indents on the inside of the curve are easily sanded smooth before installing.
 

Clamping the side stringer in place, pva glue was used to allow for positioning of the piece
 

Side stringers are installed and sanded, ready for painting. A little note here is that I sanded mine flush with the rail when in fact there should have been a slight overlap left. Not a big deal as everything will still work, just one of those things that happens when you leave something idle this long.
 

Here you can see the top gallant bulwark has been installed. I gave it several coats of diluted acrylic paint before gluing it into position. I used thin ca for this, I would hold it in place apply glue to a few cm`s of it hold until dry then move along applying glue until the end. There really is no other way of gluing a piece this long, pva will not work as there is no way of clamping. Shorter pieces could have been used and been easier to handle  but would not have looked as good.
 

 

Masking the top gallant bulwark in order to paint the main rail(37)
 

Tape removed. Here you can also see the top gallant rail is being installed. This is laser cut on a walnut billet
 


And here is how he sits with the top gallant rail completed.
 
Thanks for watching
 
 

I finally got the Stefano back on the bench this past week and made a little progress after a long break in progress on him. I took a short break to build the Liburnian Novilara as a little side diversion. A trip to North Carolina also used up some shipyard days but was well worth the time spent.
 It took me a little while to get back into the mindset again with Stefano, in case you are thinking not much got done in a week😉.
I always feel lots of pictures helps hide the lack of work and progress, so here we go.....
 

The goal last week was to  install pieces 40, 41, 42 and 43. I failed in this as I did not get the pin rails installed but they will be up next!!
The letters are showing you what colours to paint: BM=matte black, WM=matte white and WC= wood colour or varnished, poly etc.
 

First up was to bend the side stringer(40) and the top gallant bulwark(41) into shape. the side stringers are 1.5 x 4 mm strips and the top gallant bull warks are 1.5 x 5 mm strips. I gave these a light soaking in water then used a simple iron, as shown above, to bend them, The little indents on the inside of the curve are easily sanded smooth before installing.
 

Clamping the side stringer in place, pva glue was used to allow for positioning of the piece
 

Side stringers are installed and sanded, ready for painting. A little note here is that I sanded mine flush with the rail when in fact there should have been a slight overlap left. Not a big deal as everything will still work, just one of those things that happens when you leave something idle this long.
 

Here you can see the top gallant bulwark has been installed. I gave it several coats of diluted acrylic paint before gluing it into position. I used thin ca for this, I would hold it in place apply glue to a few cm`s of it hold until dry then move along applying glue until the end. There really is no other way of gluing a piece this long, pva will not work as there is no way of clamping. Shorter pieces could have been used and been easier to handle  but would not have looked as good.
 

 

Masking the top gallant bulwark in order to paint the main rail(37)
 

Tape removed. Here you can also see the top gallant rail is being installed. This is laser cut on a walnut billet
 


And here is how he sits with the top gallant rail completed.
 
Thanks for watching
 
 

Beautiful work Bob, hope you are feeling better
 

And here are the final pictures:
 

Thanks so Much, and Have A Good One!!

Hello everyone,Thanks for dropping, for the likes and comments. All very much appreciated. This post will be the finish of the Liburnian Novilara from MarisStella. This was a relatively quick and fun build, nothing too mind bending but still taught me a few more things about this hobby. I definitely would recommend this for any skill level.
 
Thanks Again
 

Showing the next step which is masking the figure head

 


Carved painted and installed
 

Rigging has started, a little different from the normal battle ship. With so much room to work with it proved to be very relaxing and fun.
 

 

Rigging completed and sail installed. A few minor touch ups and a little tidying up and I will call this completed.

I finally got the Stefano back on the bench this past week and made a little progress after a long break in progress on him. I took a short break to build the Liburnian Novilara as a little side diversion. A trip to North Carolina also used up some shipyard days but was well worth the time spent.
 It took me a little while to get back into the mindset again with Stefano, in case you are thinking not much got done in a week😉.
I always feel lots of pictures helps hide the lack of work and progress, so here we go.....
 

The goal last week was to  install pieces 40, 41, 42 and 43. I failed in this as I did not get the pin rails installed but they will be up next!!
The letters are showing you what colours to paint: BM=matte black, WM=matte white and WC= wood colour or varnished, poly etc.
 

First up was to bend the side stringer(40) and the top gallant bulwark(41) into shape. the side stringers are 1.5 x 4 mm strips and the top gallant bull warks are 1.5 x 5 mm strips. I gave these a light soaking in water then used a simple iron, as shown above, to bend them, The little indents on the inside of the curve are easily sanded smooth before installing.
 

Clamping the side stringer in place, pva glue was used to allow for positioning of the piece
 

Side stringers are installed and sanded, ready for painting. A little note here is that I sanded mine flush with the rail when in fact there should have been a slight overlap left. Not a big deal as everything will still work, just one of those things that happens when you leave something idle this long.
 

Here you can see the top gallant bulwark has been installed. I gave it several coats of diluted acrylic paint before gluing it into position. I used thin ca for this, I would hold it in place apply glue to a few cm`s of it hold until dry then move along applying glue until the end. There really is no other way of gluing a piece this long, pva will not work as there is no way of clamping. Shorter pieces could have been used and been easier to handle  but would not have looked as good.
 

 

Masking the top gallant bulwark in order to paint the main rail(37)
 

Tape removed. Here you can also see the top gallant rail is being installed. This is laser cut on a walnut billet
 


And here is how he sits with the top gallant rail completed.
 
Thanks for watching
 
 

I finally got the Stefano back on the bench this past week and made a little progress after a long break in progress on him. I took a short break to build the Liburnian Novilara as a little side diversion. A trip to North Carolina also used up some shipyard days but was well worth the time spent.
 It took me a little while to get back into the mindset again with Stefano, in case you are thinking not much got done in a week😉.
I always feel lots of pictures helps hide the lack of work and progress, so here we go.....
 

The goal last week was to  install pieces 40, 41, 42 and 43. I failed in this as I did not get the pin rails installed but they will be up next!!
The letters are showing you what colours to paint: BM=matte black, WM=matte white and WC= wood colour or varnished, poly etc.
 

First up was to bend the side stringer(40) and the top gallant bulwark(41) into shape. the side stringers are 1.5 x 4 mm strips and the top gallant bull warks are 1.5 x 5 mm strips. I gave these a light soaking in water then used a simple iron, as shown above, to bend them, The little indents on the inside of the curve are easily sanded smooth before installing.
 

Clamping the side stringer in place, pva glue was used to allow for positioning of the piece
 

Side stringers are installed and sanded, ready for painting. A little note here is that I sanded mine flush with the rail when in fact there should have been a slight overlap left. Not a big deal as everything will still work, just one of those things that happens when you leave something idle this long.
 

Here you can see the top gallant bulwark has been installed. I gave it several coats of diluted acrylic paint before gluing it into position. I used thin ca for this, I would hold it in place apply glue to a few cm`s of it hold until dry then move along applying glue until the end. There really is no other way of gluing a piece this long, pva will not work as there is no way of clamping. Shorter pieces could have been used and been easier to handle  but would not have looked as good.
 

 

Masking the top gallant bulwark in order to paint the main rail(37)
 

Tape removed. Here you can also see the top gallant rail is being installed. This is laser cut on a walnut billet
 


And here is how he sits with the top gallant rail completed.
 
Thanks for watching
 
 

And here are the final pictures:
 

Thanks so Much, and Have A Good One!!

I finally got the Stefano back on the bench this past week and made a little progress after a long break in progress on him. I took a short break to build the Liburnian Novilara as a little side diversion. A trip to North Carolina also used up some shipyard days but was well worth the time spent.
 It took me a little while to get back into the mindset again with Stefano, in case you are thinking not much got done in a week😉.
I always feel lots of pictures helps hide the lack of work and progress, so here we go.....
 

The goal last week was to  install pieces 40, 41, 42 and 43. I failed in this as I did not get the pin rails installed but they will be up next!!
The letters are showing you what colours to paint: BM=matte black, WM=matte white and WC= wood colour or varnished, poly etc.
 

First up was to bend the side stringer(40) and the top gallant bulwark(41) into shape. the side stringers are 1.5 x 4 mm strips and the top gallant bull warks are 1.5 x 5 mm strips. I gave these a light soaking in water then used a simple iron, as shown above, to bend them, The little indents on the inside of the curve are easily sanded smooth before installing.
 

Clamping the side stringer in place, pva glue was used to allow for positioning of the piece
 

Side stringers are installed and sanded, ready for painting. A little note here is that I sanded mine flush with the rail when in fact there should have been a slight overlap left. Not a big deal as everything will still work, just one of those things that happens when you leave something idle this long.
 

Here you can see the top gallant bulwark has been installed. I gave it several coats of diluted acrylic paint before gluing it into position. I used thin ca for this, I would hold it in place apply glue to a few cm`s of it hold until dry then move along applying glue until the end. There really is no other way of gluing a piece this long, pva will not work as there is no way of clamping. Shorter pieces could have been used and been easier to handle  but would not have looked as good.
 

 

Masking the top gallant bulwark in order to paint the main rail(37)
 

Tape removed. Here you can also see the top gallant rail is being installed. This is laser cut on a walnut billet
 


And here is how he sits with the top gallant rail completed.
 
Thanks for watching