Trussben

Chapter 4 work has begun.
The 6 false deck parts have been installed, then the filler pieces for the hawse holes were put in.
 

Chapter 4 work has begun.
The 6 false deck parts have been installed, then the filler pieces for the hawse holes were put in.
 

Chapter 4 work has begun.
The 6 false deck parts have been installed, then the filler pieces for the hawse holes were put in.
 

Chapter 4 work has begun.
The 6 false deck parts have been installed, then the filler pieces for the hawse holes were put in.
 

Chapter 4 work has begun.
The 6 false deck parts have been installed, then the filler pieces for the hawse holes were put in.
 

Chapter 4 work has begun.
The 6 false deck parts have been installed, then the filler pieces for the hawse holes were put in.
 

Chapter 4 work has begun.
The 6 false deck parts have been installed, then the filler pieces for the hawse holes were put in.
 

Chapter 4 work has begun.
The 6 false deck parts have been installed, then the filler pieces for the hawse holes were put in.
 

Chapter 4 work has begun.
The 6 false deck parts have been installed, then the filler pieces for the hawse holes were put in.
 

Chapter 4 work has begun.
The 6 false deck parts have been installed, then the filler pieces for the hawse holes were put in.
 

Chapter 4 work has begun.
The 6 false deck parts have been installed, then the filler pieces for the hawse holes were put in.
 

Chapter 4 work has begun.
The 6 false deck parts have been installed, then the filler pieces for the hawse holes were put in.
 

Chapter 4 work has begun.
The 6 false deck parts have been installed, then the filler pieces for the hawse holes were put in.
 

Chapter 4 work has begun.
The 6 false deck parts have been installed, then the filler pieces for the hawse holes were put in.
 

Good ones I'm sure!
 
Should we be talking about rhythm method?😉
 
 If I had to make these for a living I'd have to charge so much It'd cover the cost Chuck's next model! 
 
Making these was a real pain in the.........hands. 😂
 
Well while I was at it I figured I should make the larger ring bolts for the deck. There are 8 of them and Chuck used a #31 drill bit. I did not have a #31 drill bit so I looked up what size it is and found it to be 0.120. The closest I had was a 1/8" bit that is 0.125". Close enough for me. 
 
So I started to make them with the 24 ga. wire when I remembered that they needed to be made out of 22 ga. The one on the left is the 24 ga. You can see it is a noticeable difference.
 

 
And here is the deck with the ring bolts installed. Nothing fancy just followed the plans.
 

I enjoy so many things about ship building. Eye bolts and rings are not one of em. Tons more to go. 

1:48 would definitely be my preference in scale and size as any bigger it will take up a lot of room when fully rigged, and I think it’s the perfect choice for a full rig.
And obviously the matching scale with Winchelsea means you could display them next to each other.

Nice progress there, my planking took over a year to complete!

Nice to see you back with a build log Andy.

A fish davit was, as the name implies, used specifically for anchor operations. It was replaced by a short davit in around 1800. For raising ships' boats or other heavier items, tackles on the mainstay and yardarms was used. You could not swing items inboard simply using a fish davit.
 
A fish davit is rigged in the accompanying photo as are tackle from the mainstay and yardarms to the boat in the waist.
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Thanks everyone for the likes and comments! 
 
 
I've had a browse through your log. Your build is looking pretty good too. Best of luck with the planking!
 
 
That's about all anyone can do, really. I guess I got lucky, she didn't try to eat any of the pieces (unlike poor BE with his Sphynx...)
 
A small update to share. I've decided to deviate a little with the colour scheme. This goes against what I've read about the prototype's possible colour scheme (hopefully I don't get sent to boat-jail for blasphemy🤞). 
 
I've gone with a dark blue for the area of the hull between the mouldings:
 
 
 
The official name of the colour is Polyscale "C&O Enchantment Blue". I think it compliments well with both the Golden Oak stain as well as the red from the gun ports; Polyscale "NYC Pacemaker Red" (I know, I'm using "railway" colours, but they're what I have on hand).
 

 
I had thought to return to black for the QD bulwarks, but I've since decided against that, and I think I will leave them as is. I think the black would have muted the dark blue too much. On to paint the port side.
 
Andy
 

I can't quite remember when exactly I bought this Confederacy kit, probably sometime around 2012 or 2013. It sat for a long time in the closet, virtually untouched, except for the manual. I think I may have the most well read manual out there, (With tongue firmly planted in cheek; I think MS could do a little better job on the binding, it wasn't really designed to stand up to the rigours of repeated readings 🤪).
 
I finally started started picking away at this build some four or five years ago, between other projects. Progress has been largely sporadic, with more than a few backwards steps being taken. On many occasions the self-critic took over and the kit was shelved for months (or most recently for almost two years). For many reasons (of which, the above is just one), I've avoided a build log until now. I'm at a point where I'm satisfied with my progress so far, and I hope that the worst of the back stepping is now over.
 
I have completed the planking from the wales upwards and I'm now in the process of adding the first beaded moulding strips. 
 

 

 
The starboard side mouldings have been added, and the port side is in progress.
 
If things look a little wonky with the stern light window frames (cills and lintels), it was due to an unfortunate incident involving the large nose of a curious young german shepherd, that decided to investigate the stern, while work was being done on the other end of the ship. The interloping nose went undetected until the work required a shift in position... I'll leave the rest up to your imaginations.. but suffice it to say, it wasn't pretty. Pieces where quickly gathered up, and splintered wood glued back together. Before the time comes to attach the transom, everything will be revisited and correctly re-aligned.
 

 
I've used Minwax Golden Oak stain for the planking above the wale, with some Polyscale acrylics that I had kicking around, for the black wale and the red gun ports.  
 
Andy
 
 

Nice progress there, my planking took over a year to complete!

Nice progress there, my planking took over a year to complete!

Making a little progress. Yes I know I didn't paint the stem black. Just seems a shame to paint over all the joinery on the stem