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  1. Baker
    Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks. By the time these guns are loaded and fired. You are already far, far away Building something I don't know the English name for ( i don't really know the Dutch name either ) Looking at drawings and paintings of this era, the ropes of the mainsail and foresail usually pass through the railing (hull) at these places. So, i make something like this glue pieces painting assemble Drill a 1 mm hole increase the diameter of the hole to 2mm. So it does not splinter on the outside. The pieces for the outside (The first test piece was unsuccessful) Painted and assembling quality control. If this can go through, then the rope will be able to pass through at a later stage Ready Thanks for comments, likes and following
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    Welcome to Msw and good luck with the Santa Maria
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    nice stuff.
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    You might find advice here Glue (filler)blocks between the frames is perhaps the best idea.
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    Well done. Congrats 👍
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    Welcome, And good luck with the galleon
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    Have you looked here before ?? I have ordered something here once and the delivery was correct. https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/sovereign_of_the_seas.html#SID=55
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    Grating finnished Something was wrong with my first idea. The planks were on top of the beams and the layout was wrong Therefore option 2. More work, but better. First i make grooves in the "beams" Gluing together. test fitting. "nails" painted and weathered. The large piece is made in parts. And is placed dry fitted to allow the adhesive to cure further. That way I have more certainty that everything will fit. Grating ready and the stairs to the lower deck dry fitted. Thanks for following, the nice comments and likes.
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    Welcome back
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    Retirement?? Started working at the age of 18. I am now 56 years old . I can probably retire at the age 61. But then I only get part of my pension money I can actually only retire at the age of 67 to get a full pension. Fingers crossed for a quick and healthy return of your daughter and her friend.
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    Take a look at this. Here you will find all the answers. http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-model-framing-and-planking-articles.php idea Planks normally don't stop at a sharp point. You can cut your garboard a little (red line) with a sharp knife Then your plank below the garboard doesn't stop at a sharp point. It is important to slowly taper the planks at the bow. Otherwise, you will run into problems later. Something like this
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    On this small scale. You are a brave man.
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    Glad that everything works out well. Nice (and fast) work.
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    Stupid questions ?? I can only give stupid answers in badly spelled English
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    I have to go work. The chemical industry in Belgium must continue to produce (and pay taxes to the state...) Hopefully we will remain Corona free ☠️
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    Thanks for the replies gentlemen, I almost lost faith in my build log, I had lots of reservations starting this up and almost stop after seeing my first post... felt rather silly/embarrassed. The wife has taken it upon herself to push me to keep posting believing it therapeutic I think hehe. you're welcome. And, a fantastic wife you have Got the foredeck's plank pattern penciled on. Good idea Only to simulate nails.
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    Looks great. Well done Greetings from the other side of the Schelde river
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    So far so good, I would use regular wood glue. Planking a deck needs its time. Best to glue a few planks let it dry and only proceed planking if you are satisfied Be careful with this. Very unhealthy (Xylene, methanol....)
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    Small nice model. great work on your first build. Greetings, patrick
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    The work on the grating is started, and it is going better than expected. Step 1 Step 2 dry fitting Step 3 Painted and installed Parts for the actual grating Step 3 Dry fitted the unpainted grating. I leave them like this for a few days. If I still find them ok this way, then they are painted and glued. Meanwhile. Our mouse terminator in action... VID_20200324_190912.mp4 Thanks for following
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    Tenerife holidays. Good news about this, the hotel and the flights have been rebooked to november with a minimal extra cost. Except for travel to and from my work. I'll just stay home. The only way not to get corona is avoid contact as much as possible. The model : The last 3 doors of this model are ready and installed. And we continue with reason 2 why this build was on hold.... Grating. Question 1 Should there be grating or no grating on the deck. Question 2 How does 16th century grating look like. Question 3 What do we put above the grating in case of bad weather. The only real info I find for now is only on the Vasa. And yes, this ship is 50 years "younger" than my model. But i prefer to continue with the grating on this ship as an example . Photos of a real ship show more than drawings and paintings. It took a while before I understood the complete construction of this grating. But, finally. I think I get it. My power tools are too big to cut the small grating. So small planks are glued together and then sawed. The downside is that grating made in this way is quite fragile. But for the purpose that I need them this is not a problem. Step 1 has started. Let's hope my plan works. Work in progress, more about "why and how" follows Thanks for following, comments and likes

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