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I ask for a little slack from the mods on this one..(Dont reply to this...just hit the like button).....I couldn't pass this up....   On behalf of Diane, "Cosmo" and myself may all of you have a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year......

I ask for a little slack from the mods on this one..(Dont reply to this...just hit the like button).....I couldn't pass this up....   On behalf of Diane, "Cosmo" and myself may all of you have a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year......

Piet,
 
I still follow you skills.
Where you get it is for me a riddle !
But I love it.
For you and yours......Prettig Kerstfeest en een gelukkig nieuw jaar !!!!!!!!
 
( sorry folks that I do it in Dutch but otherwise Piet can not read it       )
 

Today I made some more progress.  I fiddled with the guns a little more in cleaning them up and then trimming some here and there to make them move in and out of the buns.  The added thingies on the top were giving me a little problem but trimming a few thou off they slid in fine.
I may have to cement these styrene tubes to the frames to keep them in place, the guns are just a tad snug, which is a good thing but it may lift the tubes out.  This too is no problem because they can easily be put back in place.
 
I made and installed the cockpit deck, that's where the commanding officer or whomever is on watch stand.  The KM (Koninklijke Marine - Royal Navy) submariners call it "de badkuip" or the bathtub.  I may as well make and cement the styrene deck slats to it while its nice and accessible.  (Note to self: buy a tube of green Testor's cement - - - thanks Popeye).
 
I cut out and glued the front part to the lower con from 1 mm plywood.  It's still in the clamps to let the glue cure.  In the meantime I cut out the starboard side panel and cut the step holes in it already.   It would be more difficult after it's glued on.
 
After this side is done then we'll turn the build board around and work on the port side.  There is more detail on the port side, three doors!  Hmmmm hinges   - - - Saint Nicolas gave me some REAL small brass tubes and pins for hinges and now I'm really scared to try    I'll need a 10 power magnifier to see the little buggers.
 
Well, that's it for today below are a few pics but without the AA guns, they are resting in the "completed" section. 
 

This shows the rough precut starboard side panel.  The curved front part is in clamps to let the glue cure.  There are four outside foot supports at the aft end but they have oval holes in the side panel.  These holes will be made tomorrow but I think to glue the steps on after the panel is installed.  Even CA glue doesn't hold very well to this plywood.  I may have to scrape some off.
 

To give you an idea where the steps are I have added this picture of the real boat.  You can also see that this lower con part is really not very high.
 

This shows the four metal outside steps at the aft end of the con.  Hmmm  - - - looking at the picture I need to do some trimming.  Yes, they show bottoms up.
 
Cheers, 

My sincere thanks to everyone who have visited my shipyard and clicked "like."  It's much appreciated.
 
Our best wishes for the holidays to everyone on MSW and may 2014 be prosperous, safe and with good health.
 
@ John, thanks for the best wishes and Gwen and I extend our best wishes to you and Diane.  We also cherish your visit and getting to know both of yuns.  We'll try to keep up the good works and you do the same, your ship is really looking great, bravo.
 
Today I could spend some quality time in the shipyard and worked some more on the AA guns.  I added some detail and moved the barrels to the center of the cooling jacket.  I don't know how much more I can add to these little buggers and need to start dressing them up some, removing the rough edges so to to speak.
 
I'm ready to cement them to the piston and platform that'll go into the buns.  So far they seem to work okay but I'm sure I'll need to do some fine-tuning.
 
After these pesky guns are completed and in the buns I can start putting the side panels on the lower conning tower and the decks.
 
Okay, here are a few pics of today's work.
 

This is the forward 40 mm Vickers AA gun loosely stuck in the bun.  You can see the double handgrip and some other stuff on the gun I tried to emulate from the photos.
 

Same gun but now a frontal view to show Boris that the barrel is in the center    I don't know about the gun-sight though.
 
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Same gun as seen from the back.  You can see the double handgrips here.
 

Starboard side view of the lower conning tower with both AA guns still loosely stuck in the buns.
 

Here is a ¾ starboard side view looking aft of the lower con
 
Cheers, 

Hi Piet, just wishing you and Gwen a very Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year...it has been great getting to meet you and get to know you this past year.....keep up the good work.....

Hi Piet, thanks for the kind words.  Your guns are looking great...I'm anxiously looking forward to the end result....the Con is coming right along.....have a good one...

I guess now is as good a time as any to wish all of my MSW friends and your families a most Joyous and Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.  Thank you all for your support, help, mentoring, advice, tips, tools, comments and most of all friendship since I've been involved with this forum.  I've had all of this as well as being able to meet several of you during my travels of the east coast this year.  I look forwrd to continuing this through the west coast this coming year.  We have a wonderful Brotherhood/Fraternity or what ever you want to call it here...comraderie.....Thank you all, and may we have good winds and calm seas this coming year.....take care Mate's and Bro's......

A couple of more of the hull

The completed hull

building the roof structure

Harpoons under the roof...in special racks

prior to putting on the roof  .... mounting the Tryworks, workbench, chicken coop, scrap hopper and cooling tank permanently to the deck

OK, well actually a milestone has been reached today.  With the exception of the Davits, cranes, and Boat Slides that will attach to the outside of the hull and a couple of very small details yet to be done, the deck structures/furniture is complete.  I'm including quite a few pictures for documentation to show the hull structure complete.  I have not decided on the order of adding the Davits and other components yet, and contemplating starting the masts.  Geez I hate saying that...... you guys are relentless.....

I guess now is as good a time as any to wish all of my MSW friends and your families a most Joyous and Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.  Thank you all for your support, help, mentoring, advice, tips, tools, comments and most of all friendship since I've been involved with this forum.  I've had all of this as well as being able to meet several of you during my travels of the east coast this year.  I look forwrd to continuing this through the west coast this coming year.  We have a wonderful Brotherhood/Fraternity or what ever you want to call it here...comraderie.....Thank you all, and may we have good winds and calm seas this coming year.....take care Mate's and Bro's......

A couple of more of the hull

A couple of more of the hull

Great detailing John, I can almost smell the rendering down of the blubber from here! One question, do you intend to blacken the anchor chains?
 
B.E.

You and the ADMIRAL ENJOY Christmas and New Years.
 
We gotta LOT of work to do next year  

I guess now is as good a time as any to wish all of my MSW friends and your families a most Joyous and Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.  Thank you all for your support, help, mentoring, advice, tips, tools, comments and most of all friendship since I've been involved with this forum.  I've had all of this as well as being able to meet several of you during my travels of the east coast this year.  I look forwrd to continuing this through the west coast this coming year.  We have a wonderful Brotherhood/Fraternity or what ever you want to call it here...comraderie.....Thank you all, and may we have good winds and calm seas this coming year.....take care Mate's and Bro's......

A couple of more of the hull

The completed hull

building the roof structure

Harpoons under the roof...in special racks

prior to putting on the roof  .... mounting the Tryworks, workbench, chicken coop, scrap hopper and cooling tank permanently to the deck