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... because we are all waiting soooo patiently to see them !!
 
 

So, where are the pictures.........
Sam

So now when we get stuck on something we can say "WWSD?" (What Would Sjors Do) and the reply will be DaSD (pronounced "dazed") Sorry Sjors, couldnt resist.
They do look good though, if mine come out half as good you'll hear the "Stompin' of the Klompen" from my happy dance!
Sam

Hi Grant, yeah the forms are so much quicker and easier, not to mention cleaner!
 
 
The longitudinal “keel” comes in 4 lengths, which I glued in all the bulkheads too, leaving off the ones covering the joints.  I wondered how to hold these whilst I slid the bulkheads down over the joint.
 
Turns out it was relatively straightforward.  I use ordinary woodworkers PVA so just ran a bead down the join and then pressed the butts together for a few seconds and smoothing the sides with my fingers to ensure the edges were flush.

 
 
After leaving the joint alone for 15 – 20 minutes the bond was strong enough to glue up and slide the bulkhead down into place.  To strengthen the butt joint I glued some scrap balsa wood into the 4 corners.

 
 
The lower hull ribs all glued into place and finished.  The photo gives an idea of length. 

 
 
Next up is the upper hull which is a little more complicated as it has an intermediate deck and differing widths to account for the armoured belt of the hull.

 
 
Here are the upper intermediate decks that slot horizontally into the upper bulkheads.  These also have tabs to glue on, set back from the edge so the upper skins are recessed at the armour belt.

 
 
The upper hull ‘keel’ and bulkheads all glued into place.  All of the upper hull components slotted together straight off with no tweeking.  Overall length according to the cover of the book is 1250mm (shade over 49”)

 
 
Cheers
Slog

After the meeting yesterday of a Dutch forum ( the link to a picture impression is     Modelshipbuilders meeting in the Netherlands on Saturday, April 19th    ) I thought I try to do the crows feet at the Fonz.
Maybe it has  do it another way but I like it and I keep it this way     ( just like another few things )
All 3 are done and it was for me the first time that I did it.
 
 

After I shaped them to fit the hull, I layed out the channels and here I am putting Sapele veneer on them. I marked where the chainplate holes will be drilled. After I put the edge trim on them I will pin and glue them in place. I have taped them on to their own well marked slot on a sheet of paper so I don't mix them up.

Rich,
Cut some length(s) and place them on a smooth surface - your self healing mat is great for this- and then take a piece of  1x3, 2x4 what ever and just roll it back and forth. The link below is about making nails but there is a section where the builder shows how to do it.
http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/3315-making-small-nails-with-round-head/?hl=nails
Sam

Rich, Thats Boxwood I used on the gun ports not Basswood. Basswood is a bit softer in my experience. I imagine you could use Basswood and never see the difference although Basswood fuzzes up a bit when you sand. A thin wash of finish will stiffen up the fibers and then another light sanding and you should have a nice smooth surface although that will mess with your staining later if you go that rout. 
Sam

Except for the new lights over my workbench, my new shipyard is complete. All the stuff I had piled to the left and right of my workbench have been neatly stored on the nearby closet that my Admiral allotted me. I also added two feet of working space on my bench and of course my new drydock. I'll shall resume ship building forthwith. I'm still trying to get 2mm x 2mm ayous trim with no luck. I've found every size but 2mm x 2mm?

Rich,
Take a look at my stern ring and gun ports, those are boxwood and the other white wood is Constructo's Ayous, I think the only difference is a slightly more open grain on the Ayous. Oh and the boxwood I received from Hobby Mill is a bit harder/denser. I actually prefer the boxwood after working with it. It sands nicer also. Basswood tends to fuzz up in my limited experience.
Sam

Robbyn, thank you!! We are pretty much on the same page there, I tried the artist matte medium, I dont think I used enough. If I thought I could pull the rings out without destroying everything else I would. Once I get more comfortable with seizing I may revisit this.
 
Rich on the stern ring I traced out my shape to paper and then laid out my parts based on available material width. Once I had a layout that looked structurally sound (minimal short grain) and aesthetically pleasing to me I made several copies and cut out paper templates. I then used repositionable artist adhesive on the paper to stick to the boxwood. After that it was careful cutting with a freshly honed chisel. I left the parts slightly oversized on the outside, once everything was glued in place I filed to the transom.
 
As far as the planking, I made treenails and used a matching drill bit. The tree ails were made with a Jim Byrnes draw plate and bamboo skewers inserted into the holes and clipped flush then sanded
 
 
 

 

 
Sam

Rich,
Take a look at my stern ring and gun ports, those are boxwood and the other white wood is Constructo's Ayous, I think the only difference is a slightly more open grain on the Ayous. Oh and the boxwood I received from Hobby Mill is a bit harder/denser. I actually prefer the boxwood after working with it. It sands nicer also. Basswood tends to fuzz up in my limited experience.
Sam

Rich,
Take a look at my stern ring and gun ports, those are boxwood and the other white wood is Constructo's Ayous, I think the only difference is a slightly more open grain on the Ayous. Oh and the boxwood I received from Hobby Mill is a bit harder/denser. I actually prefer the boxwood after working with it. It sands nicer also. Basswood tends to fuzz up in my limited experience.
Sam

Looks like maybe a call to hobby mill?
Sam

I know what you mean, many years ago when PE parts were just coming out I bought an F16 and an afterburner PE kit. WAY beyond my skills and experience. I never did finish it. I think now with a site like this for aircraft I could do it but then in my early 20's when I had no clue about metal parts? No way.
 
Enjoying folloing along
 
sam

Mark, thanks. They are working out ok so far. I have been slowly building more jigs so I have a total of four as well as making more carriages. At the moment I have a wopping TWO carriages done...... Woo. hoo!! Only twelve more to go. So glad I am not making one of those 60 gun shops ships at the moment.
I have been making round head nails at the same time.
Maybe I will have something to show over the weekend.
Sam

What is it with Admirals and mess? Dont they understand that a clean work area is a sign of a dissatisfied shipwright? I had t threaten my better half with rearranging her kitchen if I had to clean my work space. 
Sam

Thanks Guy's   
 
@ Mobbsie,
 
You have now one friend loss........
I think I can stay at home and Anja is going to that meeting....
 
@ Wayne,
 
I'm 3 days off then so no bus !!!!!!!!
And I always knows how I can make myself happy       
 
@ Sam,
 
I think your model looks also great !!!!!!
I will teach you the klompen dance when the time is there       
 

Woo! Hooo!!! is been months since I had something to show. I havent been idle, just busy with work etc. 
 
When I last posted an update I had just re-cut my carriage sides, the next step was to let in for the axels, I made a two sided jig so I could cut everything on the table saw safely. Clamp to the sled and cut away for all the left side parts, flip it over reset and finish the right side parts. Worked pretty well over all, a little sloppy on a couple of the cuts, nothing the wheel and a filler wont hide. Something slipped when I was milling, I dont think I had everything clamped down as tight as I should have. Some short work with a carving chisel and I had a mostly finished side. Still some work to do final sanding, cut the slot for the trunnion, etc.
 

 

 

 

 
Next was the Axletrees. I milled them in pairs it was safer; make a cut flip the part around and make the matching cut. After I separated them into individual parts I puzzled over how to make a nice round axle. I started out chamfering the corners and planned to file everything round. That wasnt working so well, I was getting ovals and eggs. After ruining two I made a plug cutter out of some brass tube that was about the right I.D. After chucking that up in a drill motor I had more or less round axles, just a bit over sized so I made a drawplate out of brass. steel would have been better but I only had 70 or so axles to true up so brass worked out well. It started getting dull towards the end, a quick pass with a #4 cut file and all was well.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
The entire time I was doing all this I was noodleing over how to  assemble all these carriages easily and consistently. I made up a plug to the same dimensions as the inside of the carriage and then built up guides and keys around that. After that it was just a matter of inserting two sides and gluing everything up. Like all my jigs its not pretty like some I see here but its functional.
 
 

 

 
Sometime whilst all this was being done I spent a couple of evenings making a drilling jig for the rings and predrilled for those - on the wrong side! a little bit of filler will take care of that since its on the inside.
 

 
Thats it for now, hopefully its not 3 months till my next update.
 
Sam
 
 

So now when we get stuck on something we can say "WWSD?" (What Would Sjors Do) and the reply will be DaSD (pronounced "dazed") Sorry Sjors, couldnt resist.
They do look good though, if mine come out half as good you'll hear the "Stompin' of the Klompen" from my happy dance!
Sam

Woo! Hooo!!! is been months since I had something to show. I havent been idle, just busy with work etc. 
 
When I last posted an update I had just re-cut my carriage sides, the next step was to let in for the axels, I made a two sided jig so I could cut everything on the table saw safely. Clamp to the sled and cut away for all the left side parts, flip it over reset and finish the right side parts. Worked pretty well over all, a little sloppy on a couple of the cuts, nothing the wheel and a filler wont hide. Something slipped when I was milling, I dont think I had everything clamped down as tight as I should have. Some short work with a carving chisel and I had a mostly finished side. Still some work to do final sanding, cut the slot for the trunnion, etc.
 

 

 

 

 
Next was the Axletrees. I milled them in pairs it was safer; make a cut flip the part around and make the matching cut. After I separated them into individual parts I puzzled over how to make a nice round axle. I started out chamfering the corners and planned to file everything round. That wasnt working so well, I was getting ovals and eggs. After ruining two I made a plug cutter out of some brass tube that was about the right I.D. After chucking that up in a drill motor I had more or less round axles, just a bit over sized so I made a drawplate out of brass. steel would have been better but I only had 70 or so axles to true up so brass worked out well. It started getting dull towards the end, a quick pass with a #4 cut file and all was well.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
The entire time I was doing all this I was noodleing over how to  assemble all these carriages easily and consistently. I made up a plug to the same dimensions as the inside of the carriage and then built up guides and keys around that. After that it was just a matter of inserting two sides and gluing everything up. Like all my jigs its not pretty like some I see here but its functional.
 
 

 

 
Sometime whilst all this was being done I spent a couple of evenings making a drilling jig for the rings and predrilled for those - on the wrong side! a little bit of filler will take care of that since its on the inside.
 

 
Thats it for now, hopefully its not 3 months till my next update.
 
Sam
 
 

So now when we get stuck on something we can say "WWSD?" (What Would Sjors Do) and the reply will be DaSD (pronounced "dazed") Sorry Sjors, couldnt resist.
They do look good though, if mine come out half as good you'll hear the "Stompin' of the Klompen" from my happy dance!
Sam

So now when we get stuck on something we can say "WWSD?" (What Would Sjors Do) and the reply will be DaSD (pronounced "dazed") Sorry Sjors, couldnt resist.
They do look good though, if mine come out half as good you'll hear the "Stompin' of the Klompen" from my happy dance!
Sam

So now when we get stuck on something we can say "WWSD?" (What Would Sjors Do) and the reply will be DaSD (pronounced "dazed") Sorry Sjors, couldnt resist.
They do look good though, if mine come out half as good you'll hear the "Stompin' of the Klompen" from my happy dance!
Sam

So now when we get stuck on something we can say "WWSD?" (What Would Sjors Do) and the reply will be DaSD (pronounced "dazed") Sorry Sjors, couldnt resist.
They do look good though, if mine come out half as good you'll hear the "Stompin' of the Klompen" from my happy dance!
Sam