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I'm restoring a pirate ship built in the early 1900.  the ship was built by three inmates in a Georga prison.

The ship is 5.6 feet long 14 inch wide and 5 ft high. 

no sail plank on frame construction 

the ship was quite dirty.

I also had a Fiji mermaid to restore.

a small ship that needs work and new sails

and a raft

I removed all the cannon and deck furniture. and rigging

wash the ship with soap and water. 

look like the ship is a lot of fun to build.

i look forward to watching your build

I live in Sw Florioda  send me picture of what you have.  Send me a PM and I will give you my email address. 

i email you back

Chuck

I'm building the Royal William and need the gunport hinge's

i would like to purchase set from you

welcome Jim from Florida

looking to have rope for scale making the rope and Hismodel making the sail

now i have remove the sail and yard arm

getting ready to do a little cleaning

the ship is either nail or part are cut and fitted no glue

there are some parts glues from damage later in her life

I’m restoring a old Clipper ship that over 100 year old
The model was made for the Hobbs family by Clifford Ashley
Who wrote Ashley Book of Knots the workman ship of the is quite hi
The ship is plank on frame. The detail of workman is quite hi
The ship was real dirty and the sail were coming a part and the rigging turn into dust just by touching it
enclose are what the ship look like when i pick it up from the customer

I'm finish with the repair of the ship now bolting the ship stand to the base

than in a few weeks I will be taking the ship to the customer and set up the model and install the glass cover

before I could start I sent sample of the string to Rope of Scale he match the color and made string I needed to

repair the rigging. I also order rigging plan which help out

I shape the mast and coat with pecan stain to match the remaining mast

the customer want all white

if my ship they would be black

I added the last spar waiting for the rope to come in a few week

the pic are where i stand so far

thank you

I post tomorrow progress

I been repairing model sailing ship for the last 8 month

having a lot of fun and I learn a lot from the builder

what I,m working on now is HMS victory 

the ship was damage during a short move flip over on top and below what it look like

I replace the mast , bow and flag staff

I have white string and print order 

I have the first section of the broken mast glue in

and the rattline installed

I first built the jig .added the frame next step is removing 

from building jig

say what

I purchase three long boat kit from CAF 2 139m and one 168 meter

to use on the build Royal William

picture enclose are what in the box well back fast deliver

and great service good quality

Mark and Banyan

thank you for your help

I do the pliers that a good idea

I purchase some from model central but I had a brain fart

I need  30 but order 15 

the plier work like a press

thank you

Chuck

Hi dose some one have a easy  way to make cannon saddle 7mm

thank you

Chuck

well I finish the second planking
added all the deck and plank
i.m been cutting out window
I drill small in each frame then cut out by hand I have a sore finger
only 12 more to go
I sanded the haul and painted the bottom white
started working on back end their a lot of casting
should have done by next week the rear end I still have to cut out gun port
i.m thinking of buying metal gun port
by the time I buy the hinges and make the door it might be cheaper
I have mad a lot of mistake but been able to recover most
this part has been kicking my but
attach are some pic so far
been working on this ship for three month so far
be safe and stay home

well I have finish the first planking

did some sanding and filler

gave the hull a coat of white paint so I can see where to fill  or sand

the gun port are cut out getting ready the frame them in

did some work on the stair case and stove and grate

I finish the first planking remove the nail and will start the sanding

the last two day in Florida been a little on the cold side for Floridian

after sanding and filling drill pilot hole for gun port

the kit is heavy come in a large box

the plan well detailed I only have room for a few plan picture  of the cast parts 

I inventory the part and made a list of the part number and what bag their are in

I printed the first of 4 manual from euro model and this book also has a lot of information

and a few pic of other model compled

Hi my name is Chuck

This is my first building log I'm building the Royal William

I have started the kit doing the first planking 

this kit is way over my skill level but I have been reading a lot of building log

but I'm having fun im using white glue and super glue and nail

Sir

can you tell me the web sit to chuck project

a very nice job is this a company you started 

can you purchase such a kit