Tompslattery

And we have CANNON !! Pew pew😂

Thanks for the advice @Rick01  

Think I’ve repaired it.  
 

also attempted some weathering on the dinghy. 

Just noticed in the photo that one of the reinforcement strips had popped off the channel. Bugger!

Lower dead eyes and chain plates installed. Not pretty but they’re in. 

Added some woolding to the lower mast.  I'm definitely not much of a photographer 😆

Whoop whoop. Looks great, well done!!

7 hours ago, Rick01 said:

We've all done something similar at least once!!

 

Rick

I wish it was only once I’ve done something similar 😂

The moment when glueing cannons to the sleds when you realise you missed painting one 🤦‍♂️

Ok, was able to get a new 0.5mm bit( was a delay as Brisbane had 3 day Covid lockdown)  got 2 individual bits and another set of assorted sizes as they have a 2.5mm shank.  Discover when I sat down to do some work that my pin vise wont take a 0.5mm shank and then I promptly broke the bit with the 2.5mm shank🤬.  Need to get a pin vise that takes a smaller bit!

Glued the 2 channels on, starboard went smoothly port side not so much.  This is related to the broken drill bit.  I've left the glue to set and hoping for the best, but I foresee needing to redo the port side.

Put a coat of paint on the interior of the dinghy/open boat and on the my dodgy sleds for the carronades.

36 minutes ago, Rick01 said:

I keep a small supply of .5, .6 & .7 mm drills. All cheap Chinese but for the amount of time I need them (and break them) they work fine. I see you've beefed up the davits etc. as well. Or were they supplied in the kit in that thickness? Making good progress now.

 

Rick 

They were the dimensions specified in the kit plans.

Side pin rails glued and nailed in place as well as the cross beam for the boat davits.

Annoyingly broke my 0.5mm drill bit and I dont have another.

I've been slack with updates.  All the mast and spars are shaped and painted, fore pin rail has been glued in place as has the boat davits, bitt heads and catheads.  The side pin rails and channels have been fabricated and painted and need to be glued into position.

Your build is a great resource for me, its frequently filled the massive gaps that the instructions have left. 

Thank you both. I think I’m going to with lashing the blocks. I did try to use the wire last night but it kept breaking. Also I’ve been blackening all shiny metal bits on the model, so shiny wire isn’t consistent with that. 

@Moltinmark and @Rick01 did you use wire to attach your blocks to the yards and the boom to the bracket at the stern?

Looking good

Hi

I was wondering what the spacing of woolding on the lower mast of a French cutter(Le Renard) would be?  Is there a general rule of thumb with this?

I’ve been using my cordless drill held in the vise while using sandpaper in the other hand

8 hours ago, Moltinmark said:

Looks great. The bottom pic reminds me of noahs ark with the dovetailed box in the background

Hahah I see what you mean

8 hours ago, Moltinmark said:

I did this ship as a first try when I found myself in covid lock down by myself in April. Is this Artesania Latina? It seriously kept me from losing my mind during the 2 month lock down in which I not only finished it, I also built a case. I had a lot of time on my hands lol. I just joined and am looking for ideas for another ship. I will read thru your log and get caught up as to where you are at in your build in case you might have a question. Heres a pic of my ship I named Corona Bound

2 months? Putting my 15 odd years to shame 😂

A quick shot of recent progress.  I still have 2 yards to go

On 11/12/2020 at 6:58 AM, Gaffrig said:

Hello all!

 

Another update here as the work continues.

 

I've made the bitts/samson posts for the bowsprit.

 

 

Painted them and mounted them and the bowsprit to the boat.

 

 

I decided to make a bolt to hold the bowsprit. The instructions just say use glue.

 

 

I've made the pinrail around the mast and painted and mounted on the boat..

 

 

I've stepped the mast and got the lanyards in and tightened..

 

 

Dryfitting of the deckhouses/ skylights. The forward companionway is a little off in this picture.. 😂🤣

 

 

The pinrail in it's final position..

 

 

Started tying the ratlines..

 

 

I'm really enjoying this part of the build, the rigging that is..

The rigging instructions is not very good and self contradicting many times.

I do have expert help in reading them, but the expert doesn't understand either... 🙄

 

 

That's it for todays update.

Stay safe, and happy modelling!

 

Gaffrig.

 

I hear you on the dodgy instructions 

You’ve both done amazing work

Thank you

Rick and Gaffrig 

Both your models are amazing!!!

Could I please ask a question?  What are these connections on the bulwark towards the stern?  They are drawn on my plans but I cant find any annotation to say what they actually are.

Also how did you connect the cleats on the inner bulwarks?

Thank you

Tom