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Excellent plating Nils 👍, regarding your letters are you going to make water decals so that they will conform to the plating and rivets? Regards Richard

Perfection Keith nice filing 👍, it would look very good with a coat of vanish as others have said, but IMO it would look out of place if you are going to paint her the colours you have shown in earlier posts. Regards Richard

Finished the second planking, then removed pins then re-drilled re added pins for adding third planks. This again worked well, now have all with three planks each side and pins removed to start last set of planks. Thanks guys for looking in and the likes. Regards Richard

Your Dory looks excellent Captain, do like figures on a model 👍 Do you have a side on picture of the Dory you could post. Regards Richard

Lovely job so far Nils 👍 that light mast is brilliant. Regards Richard

A proper job that is 👍 Regards Richard

Looking at the drawing I bought from the Fishing museum in Lunenburg it shows how the planks overlapped at the middle station, then at each end they butt up so to hold plank in place I drilled holes in the jig so that it would overlap in middle and butt up at ends, started with three wood posts which was not enough so added two more, then I broke the wood posts so change them to brass tube.. Shape was good so have cut all sixteen planks now started the production. Got two glued and they have come out pretty good. Have been using this glue on all my wood gluing and it works great. Thanks for all the comments and likes, until next time. Regards Richard

Great way to make a perfect paint job 👍 Regards Richard

Thanks Gary, the jig/plug is working very well. Just saw them on you WIP they do look great 👍 Regards Richard

Those figures look good John did you buy others or just the ones in your picture? totally agree having scale figures on the model brings it to life. Regards Richard

Very nice bit of fabrication Keith, I am sure you will use the mill first, then file to shape 👍 Regards Richard

More progress on the eight fishing dories, using swiss pear which is very nice to work with, planks are .018" thick easily bendable with fingers. Had a clamp which I glued bits of wood to, so that sanding to shape was easier. First planking done now have to work out shape for the second plank. Until next time, Regards Richard

I did contact Lunenburg fisheries museum and bought a drawing of the 14'-0" bottom dory for $5.00 CDN , it has all the dimensions I need, did ask them if they made a 15'-0" do they add the 12" equally between the five stations, and they say that is correct. Progress on making Regards Richard

Nice bit of fabrication coming up 👍 Regards Richard

Thank you Gregg, didn't like the kit parts and the jig supplied to was not very good. Thank you Gary, the set up was the only way to have eight the same. Regards Richard

Like the drawing, also like they have dimensions on it to, are you going to make the engine Regards Richard

I had a question in "Discussion for a ships deck furniture, Guns, Boats and other fittings" regarding where do they take the dimension of 15'-0" fishing dory, and the answer was from the bottom. So now I have started to scratch build eight of these as per the plans 3/16"=1'-0" this would be 2.8125" or 71.43mm long on the bottom, they do have plywood laser cut pieces to make the shape but I want to have overlapped planks showing. Started by printing out the plans so that I could make a plug, but before that I made eight bottoms from three planks glued together. On the drawing they only had three lines of outside of planking, I needed six, so made some more copies and proceeded to work out the other three. Taking a piece of wood I laid out the station, machined a 1/32" slot in five of the stations, cut out the five inside planking shapes, then proceeded to glue shapes into slots. shaped the bottom planks then checked the bottom planking to jig, also made the stem/false stem together I found the stations not stable enough, I could have put a piece of 1/32 plywood in between but decided to fill with solid wood, carving the shape. To help laying the planks I made the jig so that I could turn either way so I could lay the planks easier, and at the same time drilled holes in bottom so that it would nold to plug. I have cut the first planking for both sides, started to file them to the shape then proceed to glue the first planks bottom, stem and stern. Took it out of the jig/plug and so far its working as I intended, have a few guys thinking what's next. Will make all eight to this stage before making the next row of planking, here is number 2 ready for first planks. Until next time, Regards Richard

Thanks kindly Dave Thanks Gregg My prescription was $405cdn single vision for 6" away from face, 5K for dentist ones wow. Regards Richard

Hi John, You could ask Chris at VM and see if he will sell the fishing figures again? Regarding the question on magnification I have a prescription glasses so that I can see clearly 6" away from my face also I like light, last year I got a examination light for veterinarian clinic from a Canadian company which really helps and also have a good table light. Regards Richard

That is one beautiful hull Keith 👍also nice carving job Regards Richard

Always a pleasure to see your outstanding work Gary 👍 Regards Richard

Hi John thanks for your kind comment, love doing fine detail work on my models, I know your feelings regarding aging eyes and fingers, I could add more Regarding your question on 1/64 scale figures, I bought these from VM about two years ago along with the 1/72 scale gun crew, but just looked on his site and do not see them now as you have said, not sure why he is not selling them now they are very good. I have seen some other figures which look very nice also, see attached pictures but have not bought any yet.. Regards Richard

Thanks Rich she is coming along but slowly, and I do love my shop. Hi Keith thanks for your kind comment, doing a lot of the small stuff which I didn't do earlier , now working on make eight fishing Dories, scratch build . Hi Gary thanks for looking in, remaking stuff which I break which I don't mind but its time consuming, glad to see you are back on your model.

Looks like the planking is going to start real soon Keith, the frame work looks brilliant with the least amount of sanding to be done 👍 Regards Richard

I got all the chain plates pined to the hull now using .013" brass rod. I think they look a lot better. Made the woodern box which covered the friction clutch while I was doing this I broke the hinges so will have to make again. Then made a small step which went in front of the winch gears, saw this in the LB Jenson book. Also another small item I had not made was the chain box so that is now made. Finaly got a coat of Danish oil on the decking, its been quite a few years. Was just checking the the fit of the Jumbo Jib Stay Bail which I had made a couple of years ago, was trying to get the eye bolts to go in holes I had drilled in deck when the soldered joint gave way. So thought I should make a different way, started by drilled two .032" holes into a piece of .062" brass rod, then rebent bail legs, made a small drawing so that I could make the couplings to fit the eyebolts better, and so that they would be able to solder to the .032" legs, used 1/16" square brass, machined one side down to .048" the other side machined to .055" thk, then drilled the .020" & .032"holes, the slot was made with a .020" slitting saw, after doing all that it was all soldered together. Then blacken it. Small thing but made better second time around. Thanks to all who look in, and make a comment, and I appricate the likes as well. Regards Richard