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Oh Noooooo !!!!  That made me really sad.  So sorry to hear that her beautiful Halve Maan went to the breakers.
 
I hope she'll be getting another kit to complete.  My condolences.
 
Cheers,

Hello Sjors!
 
Nice work, and great progress in modelling the Aga.
 
The goal? HMS Agamemnon on her place.
 

 
Cheers Hartmut

Beautiful build Sjors. I need to study your posts closer.

Lovely work, Sjors.   She has her teeth and now gets her sails.  

nice progress Sjors!   masts are looking excellent!.....time to call the spider brigade!

Nice looking masts Sjors!  Shrouds and - - - drum role please - - - rat lines!!! 
Yeah Sjors, 7 years and 9 month, it'll go fast, trust me.  But you'll still be a young man at that time.  I was already 75 when I retired.
 
Be good, stay healthy and say hi to Anja, we miss her Halve Maan.
 
Cheers,

That looks just great Sjors. I'm really looking forward to your rigging. BTW, much as I enjoy retirement, there is still a lot to be said for making money.  
 
Bob

Hi Scoot, I just found your's and Mike's build logs. Welcome back to the Morgan Club. I'm looking forward to watching your build. I've pulled up a chair, popped the popcorn and popped a beer....ready to go. Let me know if you need anything along the way.
John

Hey Mike, welcome to the Morgan Club - Finally!!! lol Seriously I m glad to see you getting started on this project. I look forward to following you. Let me know if you need anything, I have a pretty good collection of Morgan related info and photos.
John

Hey Mike, welcome to the Morgan Club - Finally!!! lol Seriously I m glad to see you getting started on this project. I look forward to following you. Let me know if you need anything, I have a pretty good collection of Morgan related info and photos.
John

Hey Mike, welcome to the Morgan Club - Finally!!! lol Seriously I m glad to see you getting started on this project. I look forward to following you. Let me know if you need anything, I have a pretty good collection of Morgan related info and photos.
John

One benefit of getting a blizzard dumping two feet of snow is that I was cooped up in the house and managed to get some work in on my builds.  On the Morgan, the next step is to prep the center keel by adding the rabbet and gluing on the keel pieces and stem.  I'll probably add the stern post after the hull has been planked to help get a clean line into the stern post.
 
I mentioned earlier that I'm going to avoid paint to the extent possible on this build.  The nice thing about the Morgan is that the color scheme is very simple - black, white, and ochre.  For black, I'll use pear stained black.  White I'm still thinking about - either holly or possibly maple, or, if necessary, I will use a white stain from General Finishes.  The ochre areas will be boxwood.  The deck is a grayish color - I have some weathering finishes that I will try out on various woods to see what might work the best.  I'm realizing that this is going to be a little complicated - for example, you don't plank the midship bulwarks.  The bulwarks are essentially the inside face of the first outer hull planking.  So, I'll probably need to use boxwood for the upper hull planking, then add a second layer of planking using pear.  Thankfully there are a lot of detailed logs out there like John's so that I can have a better sense as to things.
 
First thing to do was to recreate the stem out of pear, since the stem is black.  I was a bit worried about using up so much wood in case I needed multiple attempts, so I considered cutting the stem in half and only creating the upper half in pear.  I decided to just go for it because the kit stem isn't a very tight fit against the kit keel, and figured a one-piece stem would be stronger bond.  I'm happy to report that I managed to get it right on the first try (usually doesn't happen).  I traced the kit stem on a piece of pear, cut it out on my scroll saw, then used sanding blocks and my Byrnes disc sander to clean up some of the lines.  I was using 5mm pear which was slightly thicker than the kit's stem, so a few passes in my Byrnes thickness sander and I was good to go.  
 

 
 
By the way, the keel is very fragile.  I have no idea how this piece broke off  I wish they had used something stronger like plywood or MDF.
 

Hey Mike, welcome to the Morgan Club - Finally!!! lol Seriously I m glad to see you getting started on this project. I look forward to following you. Let me know if you need anything, I have a pretty good collection of Morgan related info and photos.
John

Very nice engraving work John, really fitting for that display and the ship.
 
Cheers,

Thanks Greg, I appreciate the comments. It's been a lot of work...but fun work, and very rewarding. I actually think I'm finished now....can't think of anything else to add...maybe a couple of scale figures, but so far haven't found them.
Thanks for stopping by,
John

I've added an engraved nameplate to finish things off. I represent the engraver, so anyone with custom needs let me know.

Wow, I've been gone a few days and have much to catch up with. Thanks to everyone for all the comments, likes and kudos. For keeping it brief I just want thank all of you. It's great to be at this point, now in my spare time I'm editing, reviewing and updating my websites. Trying to figure out what's next....

Thanks Greg, I appreciate the comments. It's been a lot of work...but fun work, and very rewarding. I actually think I'm finished now....can't think of anything else to add...maybe a couple of scale figures, but so far haven't found them.
Thanks for stopping by,
John

I've added an engraved nameplate to finish things off. I represent the engraver, so anyone with custom needs let me know.

John your Charles Morgan turned out absolutely fantastic. You have a great imagination for your display. Well Done.
 
Greg H.

Hi Michael, just catching up on your log. Really looking good. Sounds like some frustration setting in. Your detail is incredible as usual. Have a good one!
John

Hi Michael, just catching up on your log. Really looking good. Sounds like some frustration setting in. Your detail is incredible as usual. Have a good one!
John

Wow, I've been gone a few days and have much to catch up with. Thanks to everyone for all the comments, likes and kudos. For keeping it brief I just want thank all of you. It's great to be at this point, now in my spare time I'm editing, reviewing and updating my websites. Trying to figure out what's next....

Stunning photos John. I agree with Piet: the pics had me wondering for a brief bit "is it live or is it Memorex?"
 
Dave

She's looking mighty fine on the gallery John, great job.  The pics against the blue sky without the background makes it look real.
 
Cheers,