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Nice one Phil got to have something completely different now and then 😁👍 Regards Richard

Video worked great and thanks for all your description of how she sails would love to build one, one day Regards Richard

You are explaining this build brilliantly G.L and your build is excellent 👍 Regards Richard

Lovely boat, how does the 1:1 go on the water Regards Richard

Thanks Michael, the razor blade worked a treat but have heard a hacksaw blade works better will try for another time Regards Richard

Put some beams in and then added beams were skylight and companionway would go just went off drawing for dimensions, then made a couple of air ports out of wood but might change them to brass. Cut some cherry and made the side rails for the roof Next up was to grind a shape on a blade to match the moulding shown on drawing, then made a jig to hold boxwood while I scraped This is how it came out, for the corners I machined a contour approx same as moulding and cut into four Cut some boxwood planks 1/16" thick for the roof each one was then tapered to fit Last one to go in, and at the same time cut cutout for skylight Then a light sand Got the skylight made up again using boxwood for sides lid but used a small bit of cherry right on top I was looking at a picture of the skylight and I could see that there was a recess for the glass and underneath was the bars so put a recess in to hold glass, pictures is to help with build if not allowed please delete. to make the bar grates I cut a strip of boxwood 1/32 x .025" cut into four and drilled .016" holes spaced .039" apart then glued in the bars Then installed inside still have to make hinges and add the glass/plastic Again thanks for all your comments and likes Regards Richard

Brilliant Keith 👍🙌 Regards Richard

Great to see you back on her Henrik you should be proud you have a very nice base going forward Regards Richard

The coppering looks very nice great job 👍 Regards Richard

Nice Foot ropes Tom 👍 getting closer to install Regards Richard

Hi Michael I was taught how to use machines and how to fit by just using a hacksaw and then file and had to be made to thousands of an inch in my first year as an apprentice at a technical collage, and the teacher would check our work with a vernier and if we were out he would chuck it in the bin, I tried not to have anything chucked in the bin Found a house here on the Island with the basement not done so I had a plan to build and did include making it for my wife to enjoy her hobby as well Thank you Keith do love the detail Regards Richard

Hi Keith, that would be nice to make love this type of modeling the way I would go is make the whole thing in one, turn the biggest diameter on lathe and then mill the rest in flat position for all brackets and horizontal to drill all holes and parting but this is just a thought. Made some legs for a Hurricane in 1:24 scale as per drawings so I had to make two connection brackets to go on the legs, Regards Richard

Nice start Denis will follow along 👍 Regards Richard

Wow very nice and to think it has taken 163 hours to get to this point, not long now when we will see some rigging Do like your overall pictures Regards Richard

Thank you Justin Regards Richard

The Bluenose was a beautiful ship and I am trying to capture her look thanks Mugje Thanks again Lazy Saint forgot to say I added some beams across the top for roof support Until next time Regards Richard

Wow that looks brilliant 👍 Regards Richard

Very nice build OC 👍 Regards Richard

Hi Penfold If you can try and remove the pins, they are only used to hold the plank while the glue sets, then fill the holes and then sand the hull you might find it a lot easier. If some of them you cant remove then just sand down as you have done. And as Phil said your deck furniture is coming along nicely. Regards Richard

Changed the height of the catheads now they look like the drawing I must have not divided by two Made a stand which helped me hold the model while I painting the hull black Now started to look at the cabin and this is what they give for details Started by making a jig to match the inside of the coaming so that I could build sides of the model, this had to be made with the concaved shape stern to bow and convex starboard to port Then took the shape to make the outside coaming which was the same as shape which is on the model With this I can start making the sides Took a piece of 1/8" square boxwood and machined flats as per corner detail Then cut some planks four for each side height took off drawing put them in a bend jig used the male jig to know what the bend was and put a dab of CA to hold Cut planks which were glue to length and also the 1/8" square corner pieces mounted in the female jig and got the shape I wanted Check to see if ok with coaming So this all worked great and have four sides glued and at the same time I added 1/8" square boxwood all around the top Regards Richard

My Apprenticeship was from 74 to 79 in Poole Dorset and totally agreed with your statement 😄 Do appreciate your kind words Lazy Saint I am thoroughly enjoying myself building this great Canadian schooner Thanks very much for looking at my blog I hope I can help other modelers, I have looked at other modelers builds and it sure has helped me, you are correct regarding how you must hold pieces to solder you cannot have them moving at all if you want to solder multi pieces together, I do like making the small scale I always am thinking how am I going to make the pieces 🙂 Again thanks for your posts Regards Richard

Brilliant Keith 👍 Regards Richard

Looking good 👍 Regards Richard

Hi Julie thanks for looking in and your comment, yes the model is small hull is just under 27” scale 3/16” = 1’-0” Regards Richard

For your first build you are doing a marvellous job 👍 I think in most kits white metal fittings are not the greatest you will end up scrapping them and making your own pieces like all of us Regards Richard