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I finished the swivel cannons on the railing.💥
 
I created new smaller chambers..


After blackening..

The last visible detail, the chamber pins..

The last parts of the hull, chamber guns, placed..
 






And now I can rush to the rigging!!🔥

Thank you very much friends. thank you for the like.
 
I'm continuing with the rotating chamber cannons on the railing, luckily there will only be four.
I found the current cannon in a book by Ab Hoving: Het Schip Van Wilem Barents and painted it.

Then the turning began. It is very small against already created cannons.

Created pockets for exchange chambers.

Of course, you need to start making a larger number, they slowly decrease during the work..


Added chambers..


Result OK..


 

I finished the swivel cannons on the railing.💥
 
I created new smaller chambers..


After blackening..

The last visible detail, the chamber pins..

The last parts of the hull, chamber guns, placed..
 






And now I can rush to the rigging!!🔥

I do actually believe I was in boat #2, but can't say for certain, been a long while. 
 
I had some help getting plans and pictures from the company, so they were aware, but there is no real fixed crew on most merchant ships. It's generally a coming and going of people as holidays are shorter than work shifts, so a real rotation among a fixed group of people can't be made. We were doing 3 months (or more) on and 2 months (or less) off, so we couldn't replace the guy that replaced us. 
In some exceptional cases, like difficult ships, captains requested to send the same people back, and with some playing it sometimes worked to change another officer that went home at the moment your leave ended, but didn't happen too often. 
Only Captains, Chief officers, Chief Engineers and 2nd engineers were fixed for a period of time (around 2.5-5 years on a vessel), basically from dry dock period to dry dock period. 
 
Time for another update. 
One years after the last work, posted in previous update, I took her out again. My kid got a little older (3 years old), so I decided to get to the water with him. I programmed the engine and steering on one stick of the transmitter and had a "blank stick". I let him play with the blank stick, while controlling the ship myself to avoid accidents  Time to get a high speed trial and some nice turns to get that battery some running time. 

 
And somehow it took me another 4 years to make another attempt at continuing. I decided to go for an achievable goal, completing the accomodation. I first built the magnetic compass on the monkey bridge. It's not very detailed, as I intended to cover it with the same green canvas as the pump motors. 
I also put more railing, a job I avoided before. 

 
And built the bridge wing gyro compass repeaters. I bought some 1/100 Preiser figures in a civilian outfit, hoping I could use some of them for this build. I assume this well-dressed person could pass for a captain checking his bearings. 

 
I was fully intent on completing the whole vessel at that time, but I have no idea why I actually stopped shortly after these pics. I did continue for a bit, completing that compass and gyro repeaters etc. (but I didn't take pictures of that yet), but I assume yet another build got in the way at that time? I did also construct some piping for that booster pump forrest, which helped me to tackle it this time... Soon I'll be home and I'll be back with more progress and pictures. 
 

Got so caught up in Keith's Germania build (started at the beginning of that 80page long topic recently!), that I forgot to continue here. 
 
It was time for the lifeboat to go onboard. No idea why I picked number 2 first... 

 
I had kept the rigging long and open, so I could attach it to the sheaves and winches below its stowage position. As you can see, I also started adding railing to the accommodation. The stanchions are Dean's Marine merchant railing PE parts, which I ordered separately. 
 

 
Then time to test the sturdiness on the water before I continued with the second boat. 

 

 
And so the second boat got on as well. You can also see the beginning of the liferafts. You can also see the swimming pool, common for vessels of those days. It was however mostly covered with a containerized fuel tank and containerized generator on several of those vessels due to issues with the ship's generators. 

 
And in the top left of this picture you can see one of the things that killed this build... Due to slow progress on the tanker, I decided to "tackle something smaller and quick to finish", so I started a 1/100 tug called Union Eagle (it's in the Gallery). That project itself ended up taking 3 years of construction (you can see the beginning of the hull, deck and superstructure in this picture), eventually pushing me back to 1/700 builds that were indeed easier to finish within 1 year. I kept following that road for a while. 

Thanks for the comments and likes. 
 
If that'd be a real plumbing job, it would have been a really expensive one... 
 
We're now somewhere middle of 2015, the year I practically stopped building. 
As mentioned those booster pumps were a pain... The pumps themselves weren't, but the piping to and from them is/was. The piping from the normal cargo system towards the pumps runs at deck level, however they are connected to the manifold, which is basically the top layer in the piping. All of it is built with a considerable amount of bends, this is to allow for thermal expansion and shrinkage when the cold gas goes through the pipes. That makes it of course very difficult to fit. 
All in all, nowadays I'm not afraid to tackle that and soon will be that moment! 
Here is a picture of the real deal. Both booster pumps and the cargo heater. You can imagine it took me a while to get a clear idea on how to build this. Funny enough you also see the actual motor of a booster pump and one covered by (old) green canvas. 

 
However, back to 2015:
One of my drawings. I used to like making these plans/drawings, one of my most liked parts of this hobby. Nowadays unfortunately I don't get to that anymore. This drawing contains some piping, but also the catwalks for boarding the lifeboats. As you can see it has measurements on it and is drawn in scale. A lot of these details are not on plans, or very rudimentary, a combination of those drawings with lots of pictures allowed me to make these more detailed drawings. 

 
Then it was time to build those structures:

 
And on the lifeboat side of things:
Rigging the lifeboat. I didn't want to rely on actual hooks and preferred closed loops of rope through the eyes on the boats, simply because it's an RC model. Considering the weight of those lifeboats, with the epoxy filler, I doubt they'd actually float if lost on the water.You can also see the beginning of the grab lines on the side of the boat.

 
And the whole thing rigged and standing. It's nicely balanced, so I don't have to rely on the glue alone to keep it on the ship. The small styrene loops around the rigging simulate where the double wire turns into a single chain. By moving those rings apart, it looks like a single strand in between. 

 
 

I finished the swivel cannons on the railing.💥
 
I created new smaller chambers..


After blackening..

The last visible detail, the chamber pins..

The last parts of the hull, chamber guns, placed..
 






And now I can rush to the rigging!!🔥

I finished the swivel cannons on the railing.💥
 
I created new smaller chambers..


After blackening..

The last visible detail, the chamber pins..

The last parts of the hull, chamber guns, placed..
 






And now I can rush to the rigging!!🔥

GrandpaPhil: Thank you, I'm still working on it while I can ( In the summer I will slow down, be sure )
 
Jan
 
 

Baker: thank you, Patrick.
 
I made another part of the decoration. And as I said it goes very slowly... but if I count correctly, there are more than 500 pieces of gilded parts on the ship already... and this is just one quarter....
 
Jan
 
 

Hello everyone,
The planking work on the hull segment is now almost complete. All the visible planks have also been nailed and the black surfaces such as the whales and bulwarks have been painted.
 

 

 

 

 
The template shows the position of the quartergallery and will later be used to precisely position the horizontal sections of the QG. The sets of drawings from the Danish National Archives are very accurately drawn. There are hardly any contradictions between the actual construction plans and the ornamental drawings. This is very helpful.
 

 
Here are the prepared parts for the next construction stages
 

 
The prospectus for the lower gallery windows follows next. It is moulded in advance with moisture and heat.



The first structural elements of the quartergalleries now follow. The curved frame elements form the horizontal structure. On top there will be the fancy moldings. These are curved and also jump back and forth in several positions. That will be fun. The surfaces up to the windows are closed in line with the shape and are later subdivided into individual fields, which are filled with ornamental carvings. The overall composition is very much the French Baroque style and differs a lot from englisch ships of comparable size and age.
 



Matthias

Thank you very much friends. thank you for the like.
 
I'm continuing with the rotating chamber cannons on the railing, luckily there will only be four.
I found the current cannon in a book by Ab Hoving: Het Schip Van Wilem Barents and painted it.

Then the turning began. It is very small against already created cannons.

Created pockets for exchange chambers.

Of course, you need to start making a larger number, they slowly decrease during the work..


Added chambers..


Result OK..


 

Log entry 21
 
This is just a small update, as I continue to affix the shrouds. Not that much has happened, but mostly due to me being away all of last week so the progress only reflects a couple of evenings work.
 

 

 

 

 

 
When I took the pictures, I had not noticed that Cochrane were lying at the back - guess he had a tad to much from a certain barrel...
 
But it is very satisfying to see the shrouds I have completed on the model. I think it really moves the visual impression up another level. 
 
TJM

Log entry 20
 
I have been working on all the deck fittings over the past few days, an I am very nearly there. Just missing the pumps and the anchors, thought the latter wont really be fitted until a bit later during the rigging.
 
The manual would also have me assemble and attach the swivel guns now, but I will hold off on that, as I am sure I would bend and crunch them during the rigging! They will probably be some of the very last things to be added to the ship.
 
This is the status now:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
I am very pleased with the look and relieved that the paint job turned out well as it did. And without any spills and drips on the deck! Phew!
 
After I finish the two pumps, it is on with the masts - a very different part of the build. It will be interesting to work from the plans as opposed to the manual (though the manual still sets the order to progress and provides some helpfull images for reference!). 
 
Fortunately, I know where to ask if I have questions!
 
TJM
 

Thank you all so much for the nice comments and likes recently 😊! This is such a great community!
 
Log entry 19
 
Quite a bit of progress since the last update:
 
I started by assembling the headworks - it went quite smoothly!
 

 
Then I added the water level guage on the bow. I was worried about getting the alignment right and also about getting CA glue splotches on the wood that would be impossible to remove afterwards.
 
My solution was to make a copy of the full size plan and cut out the relevant part AND the roman numerals. That made a nice template for positioning the small brass pieces:
 

 
I held the small numerals with a toothpick with some wall gum (don't know the English term, in Danish it is unflatteringly called 'elephant snot'!). The result was neat and clean!
 

 
Then I added the racks for the belaying pins and the pins themselves. This was frustrating work, as the racks repeatedly came off as I inserted the pins, no matter how gently I worked and even though I had used brass pins to strengthen the connection as per the manual. But I managed in the end.
 
Then I added the channel parts, using some 0.8 mm copper wire to strengthen the connection with the hull and I have now managed to add all the deadeye strops and deadeyes for the starboard side. Port side will follow soon.
 
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I am really liking how she looks now. There will be a bit of paint touch ups on the blue and on the wales where I have scratched the paintwork when pinning the deadeye strops, but nothing that won't be fixed easily.
 
I actually also stated adding the tiny eyebolts around the gunports, but I am really struggling with the tiny parts and the paint is coming right off when I hold them with pliers. This is going to take a while and if anyone has any good tips for how to handle these tiny parts, it would be much appreciated!
 
TJM
 

Thank you very much friends. thank you for the like.
 
I'm continuing with the rotating chamber cannons on the railing, luckily there will only be four.
I found the current cannon in a book by Ab Hoving: Het Schip Van Wilem Barents and painted it.

Then the turning began. It is very small against already created cannons.

Created pockets for exchange chambers.

Of course, you need to start making a larger number, they slowly decrease during the work..


Added chambers..


Result OK..


 

Thank you very much friends. thank you for the like.
 
I'm continuing with the rotating chamber cannons on the railing, luckily there will only be four.
I found the current cannon in a book by Ab Hoving: Het Schip Van Wilem Barents and painted it.

Then the turning began. It is very small against already created cannons.

Created pockets for exchange chambers.

Of course, you need to start making a larger number, they slowly decrease during the work..


Added chambers..


Result OK..


 

Thank you very much friends. thank you for the like.
 
I'm continuing with the rotating chamber cannons on the railing, luckily there will only be four.
I found the current cannon in a book by Ab Hoving: Het Schip Van Wilem Barents and painted it.

Then the turning began. It is very small against already created cannons.

Created pockets for exchange chambers.

Of course, you need to start making a larger number, they slowly decrease during the work..


Added chambers..


Result OK..


 

Thank you very much friends. thank you for the like.
 
I'm continuing with the rotating chamber cannons on the railing, luckily there will only be four.
I found the current cannon in a book by Ab Hoving: Het Schip Van Wilem Barents and painted it.

Then the turning began. It is very small against already created cannons.

Created pockets for exchange chambers.

Of course, you need to start making a larger number, they slowly decrease during the work..


Added chambers..


Result OK..


 

Thank you very much friends. thank you for the like.
 
I'm continuing with the rotating chamber cannons on the railing, luckily there will only be four.
I found the current cannon in a book by Ab Hoving: Het Schip Van Wilem Barents and painted it.

Then the turning began. It is very small against already created cannons.

Created pockets for exchange chambers.

Of course, you need to start making a larger number, they slowly decrease during the work..


Added chambers..


Result OK..


 

Thank you very much friends. thank you for the like.
 
I'm continuing with the rotating chamber cannons on the railing, luckily there will only be four.
I found the current cannon in a book by Ab Hoving: Het Schip Van Wilem Barents and painted it.

Then the turning began. It is very small against already created cannons.

Created pockets for exchange chambers.

Of course, you need to start making a larger number, they slowly decrease during the work..


Added chambers..


Result OK..


 

Thank you very much friends. thank you for the like.
 
I'm continuing with the rotating chamber cannons on the railing, luckily there will only be four.
I found the current cannon in a book by Ab Hoving: Het Schip Van Wilem Barents and painted it.

Then the turning began. It is very small against already created cannons.

Created pockets for exchange chambers.

Of course, you need to start making a larger number, they slowly decrease during the work..


Added chambers..


Result OK..


 

The two dales

Each is made of 3 pieces as a base
(bad photo, sorry)

A finished dale

Making the holes in the same place on both sides was a challenge.


While the glue from the dales is drying, work continues on the inside.
The support under each dale is fictional, and later virtually invisible. This gives the dale (as support for the deck) a slight curve

And looking 5 steps further in the future.
Checking the relationship between the sides of the castle, channel, mast and the schrouds of the main mast.

Oops, I'm going to get in trouble if i go further this way...
Noticed it just in time

Women for decoration

Coat of arms on the stern