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The garboard was formed by edge-bending the neighboring streak. I used this plank to trace the curve onto the garboard, cut, and sand into shape. These streaks were easy to form and glue into place.
 
What has been stunting progress is the installation of the neighboring streak. Having trouble getting a tight, flush fit and getting the proper shape into the rabbet. I believe a couple bulkheads are over-faired and slight shimming needs to take place. You'll notice tick marks placed, but these will be redone after the next streaks are in place.
 
Side note- at this point this project is more difficult than the longboat. ;-)
Steve

Done with planking the cockpit. Now on to caprail and sits

excellent looking fishing gear Denis,
the trawler is getting better with every update....
 
Nils

Igor,
thank you very much for your words,.....
I am momentarily doing the last little bits in fitting out...
now the benches on the upper decks are on and also the radio aerial wires (antenna). The three story staples of collapsible boats have received securing holding down chains, and I`ve started to fit rope coils to the davit fall belaying cleats...
 
Will still have to do all the flags and some rigging (pulleys, blocks and hooks ) to the cargo load beams and to the winches...., but now its all not long any more
 
Nils
 

this pic was taken with a flash, that really shows up the dust again settled on the detail surfaces
 

aditional benches for passengers enjoying the sun and the salty sea air
 

 
 

Acc. to my information the KWdG was the first German civil oceanliner to be equipped with sea surface radio (operated by Marconi operators)
 

 
 

 
 

chains lashing down the boat staples....
 

 
 

the antenna wires lead down to the radiostation booth (oerated by Marconi officers)
 
 
 

Igor,
thank you very much for your words,.....
I am momentarily doing the last little bits in fitting out...
now the benches on the upper decks are on and also the radio aerial wires (antenna). The three story staples of collapsible boats have received securing holding down chains, and I`ve started to fit rope coils to the davit fall belaying cleats...
 
Will still have to do all the flags and some rigging (pulleys, blocks and hooks ) to the cargo load beams and to the winches...., but now its all not long any more
 
Nils
 

this pic was taken with a flash, that really shows up the dust again settled on the detail surfaces
 

aditional benches for passengers enjoying the sun and the salty sea air
 

 
 

Acc. to my information the KWdG was the first German civil oceanliner to be equipped with sea surface radio (operated by Marconi operators)
 

 
 

 
 

chains lashing down the boat staples....
 

 
 

the antenna wires lead down to the radiostation booth (oerated by Marconi officers)
 
 
 

Igor,
thank you very much for your words,.....
I am momentarily doing the last little bits in fitting out...
now the benches on the upper decks are on and also the radio aerial wires (antenna). The three story staples of collapsible boats have received securing holding down chains, and I`ve started to fit rope coils to the davit fall belaying cleats...
 
Will still have to do all the flags and some rigging (pulleys, blocks and hooks ) to the cargo load beams and to the winches...., but now its all not long any more
 
Nils
 

this pic was taken with a flash, that really shows up the dust again settled on the detail surfaces
 

aditional benches for passengers enjoying the sun and the salty sea air
 

 
 

Acc. to my information the KWdG was the first German civil oceanliner to be equipped with sea surface radio (operated by Marconi operators)
 

 
 

 
 

chains lashing down the boat staples....
 

 
 

the antenna wires lead down to the radiostation booth (oerated by Marconi officers)
 
 
 

Thank you so much for your nice words and compliments Greg and Denis,
very much appreciated mates....
 
Nils

Mitbok,
 
your sanbaggers hull looks very authentic, well done !
Are you going to fit a catboat rig or a sloop rig ?
 
Nils

Igor,
thank you very much for your words,.....
I am momentarily doing the last little bits in fitting out...
now the benches on the upper decks are on and also the radio aerial wires (antenna). The three story staples of collapsible boats have received securing holding down chains, and I`ve started to fit rope coils to the davit fall belaying cleats...
 
Will still have to do all the flags and some rigging (pulleys, blocks and hooks ) to the cargo load beams and to the winches...., but now its all not long any more
 
Nils
 

this pic was taken with a flash, that really shows up the dust again settled on the detail surfaces
 

aditional benches for passengers enjoying the sun and the salty sea air
 

 
 

Acc. to my information the KWdG was the first German civil oceanliner to be equipped with sea surface radio (operated by Marconi operators)
 

 
 

 
 

chains lashing down the boat staples....
 

 
 

the antenna wires lead down to the radiostation booth (oerated by Marconi officers)
 
 
 

Igor,
thank you very much for your words,.....
I am momentarily doing the last little bits in fitting out...
now the benches on the upper decks are on and also the radio aerial wires (antenna). The three story staples of collapsible boats have received securing holding down chains, and I`ve started to fit rope coils to the davit fall belaying cleats...
 
Will still have to do all the flags and some rigging (pulleys, blocks and hooks ) to the cargo load beams and to the winches...., but now its all not long any more
 
Nils
 

this pic was taken with a flash, that really shows up the dust again settled on the detail surfaces
 

aditional benches for passengers enjoying the sun and the salty sea air
 

 
 

Acc. to my information the KWdG was the first German civil oceanliner to be equipped with sea surface radio (operated by Marconi operators)
 

 
 

 
 

chains lashing down the boat staples....
 

 
 

the antenna wires lead down to the radiostation booth (oerated by Marconi officers)
 
 
 

Igor,
thank you very much for your words,.....
I am momentarily doing the last little bits in fitting out...
now the benches on the upper decks are on and also the radio aerial wires (antenna). The three story staples of collapsible boats have received securing holding down chains, and I`ve started to fit rope coils to the davit fall belaying cleats...
 
Will still have to do all the flags and some rigging (pulleys, blocks and hooks ) to the cargo load beams and to the winches...., but now its all not long any more
 
Nils
 

this pic was taken with a flash, that really shows up the dust again settled on the detail surfaces
 

aditional benches for passengers enjoying the sun and the salty sea air
 

 
 

Acc. to my information the KWdG was the first German civil oceanliner to be equipped with sea surface radio (operated by Marconi operators)
 

 
 

 
 

chains lashing down the boat staples....
 

 
 

the antenna wires lead down to the radiostation booth (oerated by Marconi officers)
 
 
 

superbly done Nils!   all those added touches really make her look busy  

Igor,
thank you very much for your words,.....
I am momentarily doing the last little bits in fitting out...
now the benches on the upper decks are on and also the radio aerial wires (antenna). The three story staples of collapsible boats have received securing holding down chains, and I`ve started to fit rope coils to the davit fall belaying cleats...
 
Will still have to do all the flags and some rigging (pulleys, blocks and hooks ) to the cargo load beams and to the winches...., but now its all not long any more
 
Nils
 

this pic was taken with a flash, that really shows up the dust again settled on the detail surfaces
 

aditional benches for passengers enjoying the sun and the salty sea air
 

 
 

Acc. to my information the KWdG was the first German civil oceanliner to be equipped with sea surface radio (operated by Marconi operators)
 

 
 

 
 

chains lashing down the boat staples....
 

 
 

the antenna wires lead down to the radiostation booth (oerated by Marconi officers)
 
 
 

Igor,
thank you very much for your words,.....
I am momentarily doing the last little bits in fitting out...
now the benches on the upper decks are on and also the radio aerial wires (antenna). The three story staples of collapsible boats have received securing holding down chains, and I`ve started to fit rope coils to the davit fall belaying cleats...
 
Will still have to do all the flags and some rigging (pulleys, blocks and hooks ) to the cargo load beams and to the winches...., but now its all not long any more
 
Nils
 

this pic was taken with a flash, that really shows up the dust again settled on the detail surfaces
 

aditional benches for passengers enjoying the sun and the salty sea air
 

 
 

Acc. to my information the KWdG was the first German civil oceanliner to be equipped with sea surface radio (operated by Marconi operators)
 

 
 

 
 

chains lashing down the boat staples....
 

 
 

the antenna wires lead down to the radiostation booth (oerated by Marconi officers)
 
 
 

Igor,
thank you very much for your words,.....
I am momentarily doing the last little bits in fitting out...
now the benches on the upper decks are on and also the radio aerial wires (antenna). The three story staples of collapsible boats have received securing holding down chains, and I`ve started to fit rope coils to the davit fall belaying cleats...
 
Will still have to do all the flags and some rigging (pulleys, blocks and hooks ) to the cargo load beams and to the winches...., but now its all not long any more
 
Nils
 

this pic was taken with a flash, that really shows up the dust again settled on the detail surfaces
 

aditional benches for passengers enjoying the sun and the salty sea air
 

 
 

Acc. to my information the KWdG was the first German civil oceanliner to be equipped with sea surface radio (operated by Marconi operators)
 

 
 

 
 

chains lashing down the boat staples....
 

 
 

the antenna wires lead down to the radiostation booth (oerated by Marconi officers)
 
 
 

Try vectorcut.
http://www.vectorcut.com/letters.htm
 

 

Hi Nils!
Excellent work! My congratulations to you!
It seems to me, always a little sad when such a great work is completed...

Beautiful work Dan,
and amazing details at that scale !
 
Nils

Beautiful work Dan,
and amazing details at that scale !
 
Nils

excellent looking fishing gear Denis,
the trawler is getting better with every update....
 
Nils

Thank you very much Mark,
I`m pleased you like the case...
 
Nils

Thank you very much Rob.
for your kind appreciation...
 
Nils

Hi again.  A short segment this time.  More when I have the time to write things down.
 
Before moving up to the Boat deck, the forward end of the Promenade deck had to be detailed and the deck secured down to the lower hull.  In this photo the deck is the lowest of the three layers of the forward superstructure.  There are some doors, one of which is open, and some supports for the cargo booms, which will be added later.  The interesting feature is the upper edge of the bulwark railing.

This feature can be seen across the top of the railings on the upper superstructure and on both bridge wings (ignore the man kneeling on the bow companionway - I have no idea why he is there). 

From the side it is clear that these must be wind deflectors, a detail that was explained by Andy (realworkingsailor) during the Andrea Doria build.  Unfortunately, his photo of the feature has disappeared from my log.  He described them as “a concave (when viewed from fwd) shaped piece of steel attached by brackets about 3" ahead of the bulwark.”  On the Michelangelo they appear to be flat, not concave, but angled back to direct the wind.

This matches the feature as best as can be derived from the plans.  Note that the bulwark is shown to be cut back to give the deflector some space.

With all that in mind, an area was marked out on the front of the Promenade deck railing and shallow cuts were made at each end.

The top edge was reduced in thickness from 0.02” to less than 0.010”, as seen in the insert.  The rest of the angled area was sanded to this edge.

A piece of styrene strip 0.010” x 0.040” was cut to length and installed at an angle along the top edge of the railing.  The shadow line that this created looks very much like what is seen in the photos, so I was happy with the result.

Six photoetched outer doors were painted and installed, then the Promenade deck layer was glued and set in place.  The first of several pipe clamps can be seen doing its job, with wooden pads protecting the model surface both top and bottom.

So here is the model with the Promenade deck finished and installed and the Boat deck set in place to judge the various sizes and relationships. 

More soon.
 
Be well
 
Dan
 
 
 
 

Beautiful work on the case Nils.  A fine display for a fine model.
 
Rob