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Jp Do you load manually or let the site do it for you? Could be an auto rotate function in the site. Sam

JP, She is coming along nicely. I think maybe your problem with loose lines is cause your building upside down?? Sam

Brian thanks No apologies needed. All in good fun. That was mild compared to what flies back and forth at work. And now to go vote.......

All in good fun Sjors. Wayne, thanks for the encouragement and for stopping in. Sam

Another big girl, Sjors. How will you ever fit in the bathtub with her? No room for rubber duckies. I like the way your bulkheads go together, that looks way more stable than what I have seen in other kits. Sam

Wow, how was it working with that poplar? All that squirrely grain on curves looks daunting. Sam

Sneaking in another build are you??? Pulling up a chair before it gets any more crowded in here. Sam

Hey Gents!! Sorry, been out and about enjoying the weather here in Southern California. I have shaped both lower masts and fit the cheeks.....3 times! I marked the locations of the woldings and started then realized I still have to fit the fish, so right now I am working that out. All at my usual glacial progress. Sjors, sorry the weekend is almost over........so, how is that stagecoach I heard about coming along...? Brian, though they looked black, there was a defenet amorphous green life form growing on them, had to go. One day I will have my build up in the gallery with yours. Carl, at least SOMEBODY will defend me here!!! ENjoy the popcorn Sam

Fiddly Fun Stuff Mark. Well done. Sam

Carl, Perhaps next build. Rich, thanks! Great to her from you. you have been missed. Currently working on my masts, not much to show at the moment, maybe by next weekend. Sam

Sjors is back!! And we get.........Land pictures?!?!?!? Welcome home sir, we will wait somewhat patiently till you have something to show. Sam

Mark, you"re not giving yourself enough credit, you deserve at least an A- if not better. As far as carving, go for it, whats the worst that can happen? redo them? take them off and buy some? (sayz the man who didnt do any embellishments on his own build) Sam

Great looking planking Matt. So, no paint wood only then. A more refined finish? Sam

Larry, I missed this somehow. Hope youre feeling better, we'll be here when you are ready. Sam

Once again I find myself late to a build and a crowded room before me. Setting up a step ladder to watch and take notes. Sam

Very true Carl, but they were green and ugly compared to the rest of the brass. If I could weather and age like some builders here, like Matt, I would go for it in an instant. Sam

Great work Mark! After making the Windows on my enterprise I have a feel for how difficult that is and yours are way more complicated than mine. I too want to know how you did your casing and millions. Sam

Looking good Bug. As far as the gun rigging question, just my two cents, but if it was me I would follow with augies original intent. Again just my two cents. Sam

Thanks for checking in everybody. Russ, I was really pleased with the brass bands until they corroded. Mark, it was more desperation than genius me thinks. Sam

that is a serious squaring set up brian!!! Sam

WOW! Thank you!! But you got my middle initial wrong........ Sam

The last couple of weeks have been a series of one step forward and three steps back. While working on the Bowsprit rigging I noticed that the banding on my barrels was corroding, similar to my rudder hinges so long ago. The banding was made out of K&S brass as was the hinges. I suspect there is something in the K&S brass that is causing my problems, that and I am going to assume that I didnt neutralize the blackening agent properly. I managed to remove the barrels with out too much damage, I have stripped off the blackening and will paint the bands the same way I did the hinges. Hopefully this week. It took me several tries to serve the bobstays to where they looked ok and were the right length but they are done and look ok. The Bowsprit shrouds were another case of multiple tries, the hearts keep twisting and not laying parallel to each other, same with the bobstays, I am affraid that the only way I am going to get them to lay correctly is to remove the sets that are lashed to the Bowsprit and re-sieze them. At the moment I am trying to decide how much it bothers me, I have done them 4 or 5 times each and I think I may have to just accept that this is the best I can do at the moment. I started to make more hooks and remembered I bought some of Chucks acrylic hooks. I used a couple on the shrouds, other than they are a little flat they look better than what I made for the cannons. I may stick with Chucks hooks and hope nobody notices. I finally mounted her on a base. This is something I should have done way back before I started in on the netting and such, it would have been MUCH easier then. Lesson learned. Running the wires through the pedestal gave me a pause. If I ran the wires through then I had no way to securely mount the pedestal to either the ship or the base. I noodeled on it for a couple of weeks and then hit on pipe. After finding a 1/16" pipe nipple and a 1/16-27 tap a McMaster-Carr I drilled out the bottom, threaded the pedestal then put the nipple on with some epoxy as backup. A matching nut made from a 1/16 to 1/8 NPT adapter anchored the pedestal to the base and some epoxy on the pedestal to ship connection finished me up, It seems pretty solid although I have a slight heel to port. We will see how things go, I may have to adapt Brian's method and add a couple of mid-ship supports, perhaps out of clear acrylic or polycarb rod. Thats it for now, between early morning meetings next week and mothers day I will not get much build time in, it will probably be another couple of weeks before I get a chance to do anymore work. Till then, thanks for looking in. Sam

Veryu nicely done Russ. And a fine name if I do say so myself!! Sam

Enjoy your trip Sjors. Sam

I have sent them on with a we nip-o-whiskey and good wishes. Sam