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She is really coming along very nice Tim 👍 Regards Richard

As Robin has said decals are very sharp looking do have this to do for my build soon, also very nice paint job 👍 Regards Richard

Very nice update Robin and do like your pump great job my friend Regards Richard

Wow, absolutely beautiful model Karl Regards Richard

Nice word Ja thanks for looking in You are too kind Michael thanks a lot. Totally agree Keith it is pretty sad when you get supplied fitting like this, for people who don't have the equipment to make it's a shame, I don't know what they were like back 30 odd years ago was not making ships then, but do appreciate your kind words. Thanks Dennis for the info on were to get gears, but the fun in modeling for me is to work out how to make items and then make it, did make the small gears so that a chain from a aftermarket 1/12 scale motor bike would fit my sprockets 😁 Thanks Schooner, yea did machine the relief in the spokes, bit nuts eh, turned the shape in the lathe then cut teeth, machined spokes on the mill, you have a great question regarding plans as you know I am building from the kit Model Shipways and on the first page of the instruction manual they have this letter. I like how Ben Lankford made scale drawing which you can build from, and as you see I have built as close as I can to them, I am not sure regarding Phil Esoner drawings which I have sheets 1 to 5 because they are different on deck furniture than Ben Lankford's but then I have the LB Jenson book with his sketches and deck furniture looks different again so which one is right 🤔 your guess is as good as mine, so I have tried to look at as many pictures for help but they can range from 1921 to 1946 just before she was sold and she did get a couple of refits over those years anyway thanks very much for your post, so I will carry on but I could be wrong in what I build. Here's a side shot of her Do want to thank you all for the likes as well as the comments do appreciate it Regards Richard

Thoroughly enjoyed watching your build Geert thanks for sharing 👍 Regards Richard

Very nice build 👍 Regards Richard

Doorknob priceless way to go Keith Regards Richard

Thanks very much Walrusguy, wonder if I should make some rubber molds and make some resin castings 🤔 Thanks appreciate it Joe, having a blast making these parts it does help when one is retired Hi Mark thanks a lot I find this a most enjoyable build for me. Regards Richard

While I was changing engine box I noticed the boom crutch I made was not right as per the drawings (I think I was looking at Phil Eisnor drawing) and I had put the shaft for the engine hoist to low so have now made out of Boxwood as per the drawing provided, did find a picture on the web to help with my build if not allowed please remove. Making the new boom crutch I looked at the kit supplied items and again the white metal parts were not very good and also see how I had made awhile ago. Started by making the bearings out of brass and 1/32" shaft (it said on the drawing provided shafts were 2 1/4" dia) then made two pinion gears, one which will go under winch gear and the other to go on counter shaft stand, size was .148" dia x .044" thick and made it 12 tooth should have been more but only had a .020" ball cutter, this worked out to one tooth every 30 deg, did use two cutters started with a .031" ball cutter and finished off with the .020" ball cutter. Then I looked at the winch gear and it didn't look right with my pinion gear so made the teeth part .045" wide by .500" dia made this with 36 teeth so every 10 deg used a .04" ball to start and then finish off with a .031" ball, then put in the mill and cut spokes did it right and cut six 😃 did the spokes by eye so they are a little out here and there, but it did match the pinion teeth fantastic. In the end made all teeth an 8 tooth, and two 13 tooth (one should have been an 12 tooth but who's going to count 🤔) then made the bell shape winches and the teeth parts for the Pawl's Didn't like the Pawl's supplied in white metal so made both out of brass The last thing I made which was the most difficult was to make the counter shaft stand again did not like the white metal one, it was bigger than the drawing so made from brass angle and brass sheet, bearings I machined from brass rectangle each stand was made from six parts and soldered together, all parts were then blacken with Birchwood Casey brass black, last things to make will be the levers for clutch. Whit metal stand This was a first for me to make gears, and I found I had a great time making all of them and I do feel it is a big difference from the supplied parts. Until next time Regards Richard

Thanks for your comments and all the likes guys, engine is a bit of a guess, going by what's on the drawing and then just adding a few details as per picture I found, and galley stack was only called Dreadnaught Head in Canada 🤔 so no idea what they called it else where, maybe just galley stack 😁 Regards Richard

Got some of that Birchwood Casey Brass black it works a treat, canons have come out great Robin 👍 Regards Richard

Another great update Phil 👍 Regards Richard

Coppering looks excellent Mark 👍 Regards Richard

Planking is coming along great you, have got over the hard part 👍 Regards Richard

Absolutely brilliant Keith looks like you got the run and rise on the ladder spot on 👍 Regards Richard

Can't help on how it should look, but to let you know we all make mistakes that's the beauti of making these ships 👍 Regards Richard

Brilliantly done Robin 👍 Regards Richard

Yes it is beautiful work a pleasure to see 👍 Regards Richard

Isn't it great to let the imagination 🤔 work its magic to figure out how to build small parts, brilliantly done Keith 👍 Regards Richard

Looks great 👍 the shape is very nice Regards Richard

Thanks Robin have looked at the pictures and yes will have to paint some areas black, thanks very much for bringing it up, also I see the Bowsprit is black as well, will do this when I paint the cove yellow. Regards Richard

Wow does that look very good Michael I like the way you have marked all lines 👍 Regards Richard

Nice update Phil, took this picture of the area you are working on 👍 Regards Richard

Congratulations Eric lovely schooner 👍 Regards Richard