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  12. Tigersteve
    Behold the stern completed. When creating the windows, I did not cut the 1/16” framing tape down to 1/32”. At the time I did not think it would make much of a difference, but at this scale it does! After the windows were mounted on the ship I added 1/32” x 1/16” wood strips on the top and bottom to create a thinner reveal of the white tape around the windows. This helped. The knees were created in cherry as shown in the photo. As with many parts of the project, I figured the stern would be easy. I was proved wrong, as I had to make many adjustments to accomplish acceptable results. I am learning not to linger too long on a particular part of the project, only redoing things that look out of place or inconsistent with the rest of the ship. Steve
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    Over a month of fiddling with creating these bow pieces. I used Stuntflyer’s advice of soaking in hot water to create the severe curves. A couple rounds of bending were required. A hairdryer was used as well. Glad to move on from here! Steve
  17. Tigersteve
    Looks great. Consistent with your presentation of the 18th century longboat! Steve
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    That was impressive! Steve
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  26. Tigersteve
    Bulkhead templates are secured to the hull. I’m glad to have this step finished. Steve
  27. Tigersteve
    I redid the metal rings around the gratings because they were loose and drilled the mast holes. Finally, the bulkhead template install is in progress. It’s not as easy as I thought. It took a couple of glue sessions to secure the first template. I’m making some supports so I can clamp down the next template properly. Steve
  28. Tigersteve
    Congrats! Very nice work! Steve
  29. Tigersteve
    Here’s a couple sites to check out. Have not used them myself. The ones I used don’t seem to offer what you need https://www.ttplasticland.com/products/acrylic-display-case?srsltid=AfmBOoo9eoBuQwHC1ql7_2kjnMWaUFpLD4PyAp2VcHKFNevTj9VJBK4M https://pleximart.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoo1hSpvoTvGuE9w1rog3mQ-DbKJMelmkxB6WJ_Zw-s-bOhM9XdD
  30. Tigersteve
    Inboard planking of the bulkhead templates is complete. Today I created the windows and drilled holes for the masts. Steve
  31. Tigersteve
    Making slow but steady progress on the bulkhead templates. Steve
  32. Tigersteve
    Looks really good and clean. I’m sure the rigging will look awesome Steve
  33. Tigersteve
    A small update, but one worth posting for me. Back on track with the Mayflower build. It is full speed ahead as I work on the interior planking of the bulkhead templates and redo the metal work for the door handles. The first planks on the templates are basswood, as they will not be seen on the model. The remaining planks will be cherry. I had a small surgery in the last few months, but mainly I have been procrastinating on this metalwork. It’s good to be back. I ordered a cheap optivisor and some thin CA glue. Hopefully it will be easier to work with than the medium CA that I have. Steve
  34. Tigersteve
    Congratulations! Steve
  35. Tigersteve
    Perhaps he was infiltrating other workshops. 😎 Steve
  36. Tigersteve
    Wow, great progress. I really have to get back to mine! Steve

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