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Rivets, Augie?  I'm waiting to see if Popeye will put glass in the portholes and maybe make some open...   I wouldn't expect working portholes... or should I?
 
Wonderful work, Popeye.  That many portholes is like treenails... real dedication.

Nice!  Now when do you start applying the rivets to the hull ?

Fam,
it's a joke refering to the pins you used to get those strings for your planking running properly from stern to bow. Would have made it in Italian if I could speak/write it. Unfortunately I can't

Fam,
it's a joke refering to the pins you used to get those strings for your planking running properly from stern to bow. Would have made it in Italian if I could speak/write it. Unfortunately I can't

I was going to hold on to this,  until I had a little more meat with the potatoes,  but awwww what the heck.......I may as well post it now.....it's Friday's progress.   it's the beginning phase for the paint work of the hull.   if I'm going to attempt lighting this model,  I thought it would be cool to drill out all the portholes.   the admiral had to go to a doctor's appointment......I began at the table,  but soon retreated to the front porch.   when she came home......I guess she was unnerved with not finding me in the house.......I dunno.....she seemed relieved when she finally tracked me down.  
 

 

 
it took a while..........I used three different size drills to do this.....but they are all done
 

 

 

 

 
now I guess I'll try and touch up those screw tunnels 

Hi everyone
 
Thanks for all your comments and Likes!
 
Here are the latest photos of Symphony's progress; in particular I've built the oval shaped rear helmsman cockpit as well as done a bit more on the main cabin, e.g. companion way framing, etc.
 
The rear cockpit is still to be sanded and fitted out with the seats, binnacle, wheel, etc.
 
Hope you enjoy the photos.
 
Cheers
 
Patrick 

June 8th, 2015
 
Hi all
this will be the last update from my “Brik de 24” shipyard for a while, since I’m going to close it for one month due to another business trip for the Company I work in.
In these two weeks I completed several long lasting works and started preparation for the hull second planking.
 
Keel, stern post and “shoe”
Before doing this job I had to refine the hull shape at the junction with the keel parts. These are 7mm wide, so I had to measure and sand the hull in the junction area until its thickness was 6mm, to take into account for the 0.5mm thick 2nd planking layer.
After this, I glued the stern post, the two keel pieces (joined with horizontal scarph joints) and finally the piece that I call “shoe”, the one protecting the keel in case of contact with the undersea floor. All junctions were strengthened by wooden pegs (the usual 2mm toothpicks). Of course the holes for the supporting screws were drilled before adding the keel parts.
Here are three views:
 



 
Obviously addition of the stern-post required refining of the rudder tiller hole, which I later completed by adding the 2nd planking to the counter in order to have the correct and final shape for the rudder hole:
 

 
Second planking strips are obtained from Tanganika wood veneer, 0.5mm thick.
 
Wale and bulwarks mouldings
Next in the sequence, so to complete the preparation for laying the 2nd planking, was the addition of several mouldings that are needed to better define the upper boundary of the wale. Additionally, I prepared and installed also the mouldings for the gunport sills, inboard and outboard of the bulwarks.
The first moulding is obtained from 3.5x2.5mm Pearwood strips that are shaped, as three-lobes, using a scraper. I was really pleased to see how simple is this method... several light passes and the moulding slowly takes shape under my eyes The important is to stick the wood strip to the work surface and hold the scraper at right angle to the wood.
The gunports mouldings are obtained by cutting 1x1mm strips from Yellowheart wood: not an easy task, because this wood is extremely hard but also fragile and tends to split apart under the table saw blade, when cut in very small strips.
The next pictures show the results:
 



 
I really like this other picture because shows the beautiful curvature of the hull, as it is highlighted by these mouldings:
 

 
The lines defining the bulkheads positions are also traced on the 1st planking and will be used to calculate the shapes of the second planking strips using the method described in C.Passaro tutorial.
 
Bulwarks treenailing
Very few to say about this boring work. I didn’t want to leave it behind, as it is another milestone to be passed for the preparation of the deck. The interested area was the interior of the bulwarks and the interior of the transom. Technique has been thoroughly described before, so the only detail worth noting is the total amount of nails I installed... 2860, plus or minus ten! It’s not the biggest number I’ve seen here on MSW, but gives an idea of what anyone has to be prepared to when the decision is taken!
After having completed the job I have to admit I’m very pleased by the result, the treenails add a beautiful texture to the look of both deck and bulwarks... just wondering how much of it will remain visible after installation of all deck fittings and guns...
Here are a couple of pictures:
 


 
As I had the hull in the upright position, I also finished the top of the bulwarks by removing the tips of the gunport framings and sanding the bulwarks top flat: now they are ready to receive the gunwale.
Also visible in above pictures are the hawse holes and the water scupper holes.
 
Hull lining for planking
Just before temporarily closing my shipyard, this was the last task I did. It needed an entire work-session of measurements and comparison with Ancre plans of planking, but I think I’m pretty close to an acceptable result.
I ask all of the readers to write their opinions, and also ask Chuck to drop by here and give his judgment, so that when I’ll go back home in a month I can copy-paste to the opposite side and start planking. I will really appreciate any suggestion and apologize for posting maybe too many similar pictures!
 







 
Bye
Fam

Thank you to everybody for your smart comments!
Thank you Jesselee, but is rather easy to make such coils if you use a "mask" like the one I showed in one old post.
 
I can feel that the end is near...
well, the end of the model building!
I think that in less than two weeks I should finish...if the wind blow in the right direction...
 
Only two chapters remain to be closed:
-The remaining rigging of the mizzen mast, done at 70%.
-The flags, done at 10%.
The flags are kept for last (the last seal on the chapters).
a tiny update:
After few months, now the paint small is definetly disappeared from the model pedestal, so I taken it out from the home basement.
In the meanwhile I prepared the plate for the pedestal, which be glued on the horizontal bars (other photo).
I prefered to make it by wood and painting the words, since it give to the overall model a more "warm" appearance.
In another photo, it can be seen how it was when I made it some months ago.
 

Well done Cristiano. It seems you tackle this difficult part of the model with ease!

The rope coils on the belaying pins are very neatly done, looks very good!

Hi Cristiano
 
What a brilliant milestone to reach. Everything is so beautifully and neatly done, that it represents a major achievement that you must be really chuffed about.
 
Well done and congratulations.
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Another update.
Another "milestone" reached: I completed all the rigging that is related to the main mast base, so I completed that zone with the two bilge pumps. All the belaying pin rails of the main mast are now complete.
three photos "celebrate" this milestone!
In another photo can be seen the other belaying pin rails which I am slowly filling and a partial view of the rigging that I made in these days (I know that many rigging photos seems hydentical, but are not).
 
I added a small window in the cabin front wall, because it can be logically possible that existed at least a small window (the cannons inside that cabin needs some source of light), even without sound evidences.

Patrick,
 
Marvelous work again, can't wait to see the next part of your build!

Glad I know the scale for you're doin' some darn good detailed work, Patrick!! The fruits of your labour are well appreciated here mate!!!

Well then ... do not dally any longer!!! Get the show on the road ... Let's burn some rubb wood

You're welcome. You might not be able to draw the letters, though, you could use a painting technique witch is called 'pointilisme' in French. I've done it with those earlier mentioned pens too. You form the letters as a dot-matrix pinter does ... one dot after anothet ... lucky your boat isn't that big

Igor,
 
SInce you are talking pens ... rOtring  pens ... go down to 0.1 or 0.15 mm those might do the trick ... have a look here http://www.rotring.com/en/93-technical-calligraphy-pens/93-calligraphy-pens-technical

Thanks for the comments and likes everyone - Slog, I haven't seen you around in a while, I hope all is well with you.
 
Augie, baby steps, but I will finish - one day. 
 
Carl, you're right, that .00025" overhang has to go man! I think I will throw it in the incinerator and start all over........NO!
 
Sam

Patrick,
 
Marvelous work again, can't wait to see the next part of your build!

Patrick,
 
Marvelous work again, can't wait to see the next part of your build!

Patrick,
 
Marvelous work again, can't wait to see the next part of your build!

Excellent work, Patrick!

You're welcome. You might not be able to draw the letters, though, you could use a painting technique witch is called 'pointilisme' in French. I've done it with those earlier mentioned pens too. You form the letters as a dot-matrix pinter does ... one dot after anothet ... lucky your boat isn't that big

Hi Carl, David, Peter, and everyone who commented and hit the Like button. Greatly appreciated!
 
Well, I've done some more work on Symphony's deck, in particular the cockpit flooring. On the real ship, this cockpit houses two long rows of benches for passengers and paying guests to relax. The cockpit also leads to the grand staircase via the main companionway, both of which will be built later.
 
Heaps more cleaning up to go, though.
 
Hope you enjoy the photos.
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Well then ... do not dally any longer!!! Get the show on the road ... Let's burn some rubb wood