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Before I will continue with rigging the yards, I took a break to make the swivel guns. The supplied ones are made of Britannia casting and I substituted them with syren 1/4 scale swivel guns. Soldered two metal stripes together to make the holding and drilled a 0.8mm into the gun to add the handle. The handle was made from 2mm brass rod. The kit-supplied gun is shown in the lower left corner. I then test-fitted two guns on the ship.
 

Continueing with topmast shrouds. 

I have also started making own wooden blocks, so far only larger sizes, the smaller ones I will probably use from a CNC machine.
 

 
And now I am going to make them such way from this wreck pattern: 

 
 
So enjoy the pics from progress and have a great Christmas time.
Kind regards,
Doris
 

And also the wooden belaying pins are my own handmade product, but I have also a handy helper to do that....😄 

 
 

Handmade deadeyes for mainstay and forestay...
All these elements are made using only basic tools. The ropes are painted with suitable paint and impregnated by flat clear coat ( Tamiya TS-80). The mainstay thickness is about 2,4mm. 
 

I prepared ropes for shrouds using my basic ropewalk from Amati:
 

 

And finally I have started with rigging....
Mast tackles:

 
 

The screen of the seat of ease on the main channel - made according to original paintings from that period:

Preparation the masts and channels with deadeyes:

Gammoning of the bowsprit:
 

And here you can see the displacement of main mast and mizzenmast:

It was important to make the necessary changes to make the model more realistic. I noticed, that some elements in the previous work I did wrong, unfortunately the absence of accurate and, above all, quality plans is a hell ...
The changes concerned the displacement of masts and remodeling quarter galleries to achieve better symmetry.
 
 

 

Channels and other fitting - here I mainly use wood to achieve high solidity.

 

And here you can see some pics from creating the wooden capstan - all is handmade using only basic tools:

 
 

Making the largest flag on the model  - I used a fine red fabric on which I painted white rectangles. Finished flag was oversprayed with flat coat to achieve unchangeable shape.
 

 
 

The lanterns on the stern were made of cardboard and thick foils,  included plenty of hand made ornaments from modeling clay/I use Czech product Modelit/Modurit for all decorations on my the model. I have decided to create a different shape of lanterns ( in comparison with Vale´s painting). I have found inspiration in Sailmaker painting of The Royal Katherine and other similar ships from that period. 
 

Sailmaker painting of the Royal Katherine:

 

Wooden catheads  with detailed decoration:

The decorative railings to the staircase platforms was set into wooden frames and moved to the model:

And finally there were made staircases with rounded steps:
 

 

The work continued on the decoration of the bulkheads again, which I made according to original models from that period.
 

Did you miss my report on decorating work? Well, You can look forward to it cause it will continue again...😎
 

 

 

Hi all,
I managed a short session this morning, this time of year we must grab every opportunity we get. We are now waiting for two of the Grandchildren to descend on us. 🤣
A bit more work on the Rails.



My next session, whenever that may be, should see the completion of the Rails and netting.
Best wishes as always, 
The Lazy Saint. 
 
Session.        Time.          Total.  
36.                  1 hrs.          124 hrs.    

Yes indeed.  Luckily our models dont see the outside and any water.  The cedar really works well and has a great color that is so complimentary with the use of boxwood.
 
In fact, to point that out, I finished the qgallery on the starboard side.  For the most part, all of the wood that makes up what you see on the qqallery is boxwood.  It blends really well with the cedar.  You get the benefit of the cheaper price so you can use it for planking and frames and other big stuff.  Then like done here you can switch to the ever more expensive boxwood for the details and other fittings.  In fact, most of the deck fittings and molding will all be done in boxwood.  
 
The qgallery roof rail is all laser cut from boxwood.  You basically have to evenly space the four uprights which are at an angle leaning aft.  There is a nice etched detail on each of them.  These are super super tiny at only 1/16" wide give or take and 1/8" tall.  Then the top rail is added.  This is laser cut with an etched detail along the bottom to give it some depth.  I sanded the laser char and rounded off the edges a bit.  Then I glued it on top of the four uprights.  Yes it a bit longer so you van adjust it to fit your model.
 
Lastly, the three laser cut fancy "flowers" for lack of a better description were glued into the space provided for them.  These are fragile.  Only 1/64" thick and again soooo tiny.  Dont even bother trying to remove the laser char from the edges.  They will break.  Just glue them in position.  That is what I did.
 
This completes all the work for the starboard side as described in chapter 3.  Now to repeat this on the port side!!!
 
Left natural and unpainted...just so you can see it.  Its too bright for my tastes.  I am going with the painted version.
 

 
The painted version....weathered to look like a slate color....I may still lighten it up a bit.
 


 
Overall the galleries came out well.  But these are tricky with so many complex angles.  I definitely recommend buying the laser cut pieces for these even if you are trying to build most everything from scratch.  The windows and glazing and the columns with laser etched flutes etc.  All of the laser cut and etched scrolls will be included too.  The angles are all worked out for you and this will make building the qgalleries so much easier.  These parts will be mostly boxwood for the cedar version and cherry for those building it in pear or some other darker wood.  
 
Oh and I added a scrap piece of painted strip to show you guys what the cap rail will eventually look like.   This will be painted black and glued on top of the sheer much later in the  project.  After we finish planking inboard.  Much later...but it shows how nice it will be finished off.
 
Any questions or comments???