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Hi Frank,
 
Well found it. Don't know how I missed this one. Looks like the front row is already full (:-)

a little up date time........ following are a couple pictures showing frame assembly... pretty straight  and forward.... all supports and fairing are done.
I'm not going to double plank this build as they suggest. I 'm really not a fan of double planking, once is enough    ...... The hull width is fairly shallow  so 2 bands should be sufficient , I'll have to line her out and see how it works .Hopefully next time around   I'll have some planks laid up.
Till then..........Cheers! ! 
 
frank
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
This frame was warped out of the bx ... straighten out pretty nice.

 
 

 
Thanks for look'n in.... Frank                                
 

Thank you all for the nice words and the likes.
It's always a pleasure to see that I'm not the only one who likes what I'm doing.....  
 
 
@ Black Viking,
 
Thanks and I must say that the comment that was coming about the blue was a nice one.
You don't know what others will think about it.
I know that I'm the Captain and I can do what I want but when you see that others are agree with what you want is that always nice !
Thanks for all who are agree with me what about the blue!
 
@ EJ,
 
You are right.
You are hoping that the measurement are correct but it is wood.
And it can work.
When you are drawing a line in the morning, in the evening that one moved a little......
Then when you place the first canon and you see that it is right you are a happy camper !!
 
@ Hennie,
 
Don't be TO much exited.
You will see things that's not seeing on a picture.....
But you have to look for your self.
See you tomorrow my friend 
 
@ Bob,
 
You ARE retired so what make you tired ???????
Cutting out all those gun ports?
Piece of cake for you   
When you have done 2 you can get a cup of coffee, talk to the Admiral, take the dog out and do a few others       
 
@ Daddyrabbit 1954 ( 62 )
 
May we have your own name or your parents are calling you that ?
( you never know with those Americans         )
Welcome to another journey !!!!!
I will take a look at your Victory ( when I can found it )
 
@ Sam,
 
My horseman       
I don't sleep at all when I was cutting those gun ports !
Anja won't let me, the knife is to sharp     
Bu I understand what you are saying.....
I'm happy that it is done.
Now it is time for the second planking......
 
@ Edwin,
 
Thanks   
You are talking in telegram stile......
Gun ports done, like the blue, keep up good work   
But you know me.
I love interacting with everyone.
If I'm not doing that, everybody is gone and I'm just like Remy in Alone on the world......( I hope you know what I mean ? )
We are calling it ....alleen op de wereld.
Piet can translate this much better then me......
I know that sometimes you Americans are smiling because of my English writing.
No problem at all !!!!!
I know that sometimes I'm writing something down as I'am saying it in Dutch,literal translation.
Enough and now back to the build.
 
@ Popeye,
 
Thank you       
It's not a holiday build but I'm happy that it is done !!!!!!
 
Sjors

you did a super job of cutting all those ports out...........  

Thanks for the comments and likes.
 
Hull fittings continued:
 
Gangway steps, skids and main course tack chess trees.
 
Trimmed the kit gangway steps width down to match the Navy draughts @ 2.5 feet. Marked the plumb or vertical line on the hull and fitted the top and bottom step then used masking tape for measuring and lining up the rest of the step positions. Each step needed it's back edge slightly bevelled to ensure it's upper edge was horizontal from the hull. Of course the shipwrights managed to knock a couple of the port lid hinges off while measuring (better we find the loose hinges now than later). The kit skids actually fitted after measuring and slotting the shear strake, but needed a little soak and pinning overnight to the form to the hull then rounding off. The kit chees trees were too short and narrow, while the kit plans had them too long when compared with the draught @ 3.5 feet with a slight tapper. Luckily the disused kit knightheads were the perfect shape, thickness and length after a little trim and tapering, so recycled and bashed these into the chess trees.
 
Cheers Dashi

Hi Mates,
 
Small update (well for me it’s a big one)
 
Finished up some detail work on the upper railings adding the look of probable attaching nails (should be painted over, but the detail look is nicer IMO)
 
Installed the lower main stays after putting the bits together. (Nigel – again thanks - annealing the brass rivets allowed for easier lip creation on the cut side)
 
Attached the shrouds along with the blocks. One issue that I had – notice the last two photos;
 
The 1/1 has much more rope spacing between the blocks. The 1/10th are much closer together. So took a leap and sprung the bits closer together. I think that they are too close, but so it goes.
 
Now onto building and installing the lower mizzenmast, and its platform.
 
As usual thanks so much for dropping by – always nice of you.
 
Cheers,
 

 
 
 
 

Hello Sjors,Gun ports very nicely done,I like the blue also, keep up the good work,your interacting with your followers  is always interesting to read, regards to Anga.Edwin

Hello Sjors,Gun ports very nicely done,I like the blue also, keep up the good work,your interacting with your followers  is always interesting to read, regards to Anga.Edwin

Hello Sjors,Gun ports very nicely done,I like the blue also, keep up the good work,your interacting with your followers  is always interesting to read, regards to Anga.Edwin

Very nicely done Sjors the blue looks stunning in the last picture I wish I had done mine in that colour
 
BV

I have make the sills.
Painted them and now they are ready for the second planking.
Als place one canon to see if the gun port are on the right hight and YES.....they are         
Also one picture for Mike to show him an SotS with blue.
This is what I maybe will do.
But you don't want to read my English so here are the pictures.....
 
Sjors
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice work Sjors! The markings look very professional!

Hi Sjors my wife has seen blue used and we both like the way it looked. On mine I'm going to use different wood on the upper second planking.I think it's the bulwarks just not sure of all the nautical terms yet. Later Mike.

Thanks Pat and Mike.
 
@ Pat,
 
I think that you meaning that it is easy to cut out all those gun ports ( 66 ) and place the sills .....
Yep, it worked   
On one side the first 33 gun ports are done !
No pictures yet because I want to show you the whole picture of all the gun ports !
 
@ Mike,
 
I will come to your log to give you some hints ( I think )
I will place all the gun port lids just open with visible canons.
The only thing that I maybe gonna change is the black colour on top.
I have seen a blue one and I like that very much.
For the rest I will see what 's wil be coming on the way.
 
Sjors

Hi Sjors, I'm glad to see your way of marking the gun ports. As I am going to be doing my Sovereigns gun ports in the next week, it gives me a type of roadmap to go by. Are you doing any extras in your Sovereign build as you advance forward? I'm thinking of having my lowest gun deck with all of the doors in the closed position to give it some contrasting view. Till later Mike.

Nice work Sjors.  Getting the detail of those ports right now will assist big-time down the trac.
 
cheers
 
Pat

Thanks you all for the comment and likes !
 
I shall now give some answers....( i Think )
 
@ Edwin,
 
Thanks.
I know slow and easy is the keyword for this.
I make the first gun ports with the sills in it and so far so good....
Only the gun ports on the top I think that they are to high.
So when the lower gun ports are done I wil place the deck and make one of the carriages to see if I have to change it.
 
@ Hennie,
 
Also thanks.
And we will see you next saturday     
 
@ Nenad,
 
Our hobby has always things that has to be repeated.....
And the storage thing is that we like it or love it because we are doing it over and over.
And you can say wirk instead of work     
Thanks 
 
@ Frank,
 
It's not so hard to measure all the time.
Because it's part work they don't give you big drawings only little books with pictures .
So you have to read and take a good look and looking forward !!!!!!!
 
@ Piet,
 
Thank you !!!!!!
And I will take precautions...
It happened to me before as you still remember   
I'm happy so far but at the end it will show if I have the right measurements
 
@ Bug,
 
Are we all ?????
We like to work with sharp knifes and cut us each time and still we love it     
 
@ Ulises.
 
Thanks my friend .
I think I also make a wish list....
But not with SotS......
I'm still hoping to see the victory from Chris.
But not at this moment....
I need to safe money for that !!!!!
 
Sjors

Well done, my friend. That hull is coming along really nice. Measuring and correct placement of the gunports has always been to me one of the most challenging parts of hull-making. Good job!!!
 
@Bug. Consider me a masochist as well, as you will see in my sig that the SotS is in my wish list.

Nice work Sjors...... that looks like a real hard job to do, you'd think that the kit maker's could come up with some simpler method to align the gun ports, something like a clear printed adhesive sheet that you could attach to the hull........ just a thought
 
Frank

Found a couple of earlier hull pics from 2011 one of inner skin one of outer going on.

Oh dear!! Looks like you have rekindled my love for the Endeavor! Love this ship. Always wanted to build her but never have. Half the reason I built my HMS Bounty. You have done a stunning job. Looks neat clean and tidy. Well done.

Welcomed back Mindi, we all missed you.  What a splendid build you are doing, she looks really fantastic.  I do remember some of your previous logs now that I see your ship.
Count me in watching your progress.
 
Cheers,

Thank you very much, the trick is to not photograph the really bad bits

Hi Mindi,
 
Welcome back.
It is as you suspected: something died (not the forum, but the servers where it was hosted). Everthing that was on the servers was lost.
So, it is still the good old MSW (same people, better quality every day), but you'll have to restart, as your previous log is gone into nothing....
 
Nice work onyour endeavour. Well worth the restart (of your building, and your posting activities)
 
Jan

I don't recognise the forum from when I went missing in action about four years ago. Can someone tell me whether it has died and been recreated..? I did have a lot of stuff on my part Endeavour build way back then but all seems gone. 
I am now back on the job and about hull completion stage so I might put up a few pics of where I am resuming as a starting point.Good to be back in the model ship world.