Keith Black

Bill, welcome to MSW. This might get you going till you can get an english version of the instructions. It's in German but the pictures are large. https://mandys-hobbies.de/bounty-von-constucto-1110/#Liebe_auf_den_ersten_Blick

David, you had to be using the photo to layout your grating (and spot it is looking at the photo) because your rendering is much different than the drawing. Had I only the drawing to go by, I would never have come close to your grating layout.

Once they simplify it to Etch a Sketch ease of use, count me in.

Lynn, something is amiss. Would you provide a photo of all the hull pieces. Disregard photo request, Druxey discovered the problem.

David, understood. I went to Eberhard's photos and looked at the grating, it doesn't match the drawing.

Tony, nice to meet you. It's always nice when one of the family comes back home.

David, you seem close to a solution so the following may not be applicable but there maybe something to be gleaned starting with Keith's post # 707, page 24.

Mark, see Doris's post # 434

Brian, it's not so much what I want to do next, it's more of a knee jerk reaction to the many task that seemingly all need to be done at the same time. Pat, I'm using wire to strop so that makes things a tad bit easier. Hooks are a pain in that I can't manage to be consistent but I'll have plenty of opportunities to get better. Shackles, at 120 we don't need no stinking shackles. That'll be one of those don't look too close items. Thank you to all for stopping by and the likes.

Lynn, glad to see you're getting stowed away here in your new digs. Great idea calling Model Shipways about the tools required to build the Pram. Speaking of the Pram, she's cute as a button. I'm excited about your next steps in model ship building and wishing you success.........Keith

Rob, they attach just to the rear of the martingale/dolphin striker as seen below. They might be optional but if they were you would think they wouldn't show them in their finished model literature.

Sorry I'm late but I just got to this stage.

I'm adding three photos of individual blocks to better show the resulting coloration as the photos in the first post didn't do the end result justice. Thank you, Mark, Tom, and Tony.

I'm currently all over the board on this build, bouncing from the yards to the blocks and back. First, my apologies for the poor photos. My lighting stinks as is evidenced in the photos. I purchased all my blocks as making them is beyond my tool capabilities. All the blocks purchased were "boxwood", in reality, probably not but they are/were yellow. On a model where wood species are highlighted along with exacting carpentry boxwood blocks don't look out of place. Of course, the very best looking blocks are those scratch built by the builders. To my eye, a model ship with a painted hull etc, etc, boxwood blocks just don't look right, to me. I hope that statement hasn't offended anyone, as I said, "to me". I knew that staining the blocks was going to be a time consuming bloody mess and I was 100% correct. I first placed all the blocks of each category in a plastic container as shown. I then poured Minwax Red Chestnut oil stain # 232 in the container till the blocks were completely submerged. I let the blocks soak submerged for eight hours. I then poured off the excess stain into another container. I then poured the remaining stain and blocks into a clean container. Patted the blocks with a paper towel and swirled them about with a long bristled craft paint brush. I let them dry for 24 hours and then transferred them to another container. I then poly coated by dabbing small amounts of poly with a long bristled brush till all were completely coated and then let them dry for twelve hours. For the deadeyes, once the poly was dry I washed them in a diluted mixer of black acrylic paint and water and let them sit till dry. All the blocks that are to be used have been stained. What's shown is just a portion of the total amount of blocks. I estimate the could be as many as 300 plus blocks used to complete the rigging. Top row left to right; Single, single, single, and heart. Middle row; Bullseye, deadeye, deadeye, and violin. Bottom row; Double, double, and triple. I placed an untreated deadeye that will not be used next to each pile to show the before and after. I still need to chase the holes in each block. Thank you to all for the comments and the likes and to all for looking in.

Nicely done, Kevin.

John, welcome to MSW. Please share your Cutty Sark rigging efforts in a build log.

Chris, she looks lovely. It isn't a show boat, it a working craft besides fish don't capisce boat hulls perfect or no.

John, welcome to MSW. I would love to attempt to make a model of the San Pablo but alas, there's not enough sand left in the glass. I wish you well in your search for plans. If you're successful I hope you'll start a build log.

Siggi, that is absolutely beautiful. The painter's definitely need a raise and an extra ration of grog!

Cal, my apologies. Had I know about the poor business practices of Freetime Hobbies I obviously would never have provided the link. I'm very glad you were able to source your upgrade kit elsewhere. Hopefully one of the NRG staff will see this and add Freetime Hobbies to the bad source list.

Nicely done.

Brian, my deepest sympathies to your wife, her family, and to you. The Cairo is looking top notch in every way, you're doing an amazing job modeling her.

Bob, welcome to MSW. I hope your cataract surgery goes well, being able to see well is the greatest asset in modeling.

Iraymo, it matters not that you're a woman, what matters is that you have the desire to learn the hobby. It makes it that much more special that you are a woman in that we need more women involved in the hobby. Here at MSW/NGR there are no ceilings or boundaries, you can fly as high and far as YOU want to. I'm looking forward to your Pram build and hopefully more to follow. Doris, one of our female members is absolutely amazing, here is the link to her build of the Royal Katherine.

Sorry, Rob. If I only knew how to read ...... "So starting on the bowsprit gonna see how this goes because I never made this big of a hole in the hull before" You have to drill the hole for the bowsprit. Start with a tiny hole and work your way up to the finished hole size.