Clive

2 hours ago, Brucealanevans said:

One quibble

i am building this as instructed and using the 1x1 walnut strips for caulking per the manual. There are not enough of them. Had to buy some and stain them. 

Had the same issue when building mine !   And the rudder pintles and gudgeons were missing.   Amati's QC can be a little disappointing !

11 hours ago, uss frolick said:

There is a massive postal strike ongoing in England right now, apparently. I wondered why my two books, shipped from the UK, are already two weeks overdue.  Any insight from our English brethren as to when this might end?

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62730169

 

Yes, the postal workers are holding a series of one day strikes which I expect to continue into the autumn.   That said, it doesn't seem to be delaying the mail here for more than a day or two.

On 10/10/2021 at 10:23 AM, Claire lise said:

Bonjour à tous

Je cherche à acheter le kit de motorisation est ce que quelqu'un peut m'aider s'il vous plaît ?

Claire - My Fifie is not motorised.  If you want to motorise yours, I recommend you go to Cornwall Model Boats - they will have all the parts you need

Mon Fifie n'est pas motorisé. Si vous souhaitez motoriser le vôtre, je vous recommande d'aller chez Cornwall Model Boats - ils auront toutes les pièces dont vous avez besoin

Hope this is OK - thought I would post a couple of photos of the Fifie that I have just completed.

I would endorse all of Jim's comments in his review - this is a very nice kit with top quality materials and plentiful plans and instructions.  I have completed several model ships and would not consider this model to be overly challenging - but an interesting and very enjoyable build.  Though I built mine out of the box, with a model of this size there's plenty of scope to add plenty of details if you wish - as ably demonstrated by a couple of the build logs in progress.

2 hours ago, Maury S said:

I don't think it's appropriate to FLUSH those tissues.  Those chemicals end up in the ocean or your water supply.  Soak them in water and allow them to dry outdoors.  They can then be thrown in the trash.

Maury

I take your point but I have a sealed unit septic tank.

I have used both tung and teak oil on various models over the years and like the way that it brings out the character of the wood - more so than varnish in my view.  I use it on the hull, decks and masts - all over really.

It is important that you apply liberally, allow to soak in for a half hour and then carefully wipe off any excess.  If not, you are left with a waxy film when the oil is dry.

And be careful with rags used to apply tung oil.  Apparently they can spontaneously combust if discarded in a tight ball.  Never happened to me but I use heavy tissues to apply the oil and then flush them.

Good luck !

Clive

Hinges seem to be a problem in this kit !   In mine, I have the three hinges that fit the rudder but not the three that fit the sternpost.  I would normally expect better QC from Amati.

You're build looks great !

Cheers

Clive

Subterfuge ??  Make a fire ship look like a fire ship and it could be spotted early giving the enemy fleet time to cut anchors / flee.  Make the fireship look like a normal ship of the line and it can get in close to the enemy fleet before the fuses set off the fires / explosives.

Hi Jerry,

I am also just finishing the Sloup and had the same questions as you.  I decided that the rings did not look right so I replaced them with a thick rope lashing the mainsail to the mast in a series of loops which is the way I have seen it done on similar models of French fishing boats.  And I added a downhaul on the boon by looping a chain over the boom and attaching to a deadeye in the deck just aft of the mast.

Odd thing with my kit was that the sails were both over a cm  too small in each dimension compared to the plan so I made my own.

Hope this helps

C