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Hi Dave
 
Nice work!  Whilst the tops may have over 80 parts, each one of them is a labour of love.
 
Good luck with the road trip and the competition.
 
Cheers
 
Patrick 

Great to see my old mate Mr. Piet dropping in for a visit.  Wish you could join me on this one Pete....should be a real blast.

Took a few update shots this morning, with only four days to have her "more finished" for the road trip....

All channels have now been rigged with dead eyes and chains.... 56 of them.

 
All dead eyes have now been rigged with shrouds....
Note that the main mast top has been added.

 
Currently working on completing the three remaining tops.  Note - there are over 80 custom cut and shaped parts to these little tops.

Nice job on those doors and windows..... wish I had them for my house!!
 
Frank

thanks Marc and Bug.........appreciate the kind word!  
 
I didn't do too much at the table yesterday.......I keep thinking that I need to get the clutter off of both tables though.   I did a little 'mind modeling' to the trawler........but I did manage to take the Jingle Belle out of the closet,  and got a chance to get a few shots of the new fleet.   though only the two of them are left,  the two hull designs kinda look odd to me.   I then though that if I went and did the Rouse Simmons....it would still look the same.   speaking of the Rouse Simmons.......I found a book on her and a few other schooners that took part on the tree trade in that time period.  it's short,  but I thought it was some good reading:
 
https://books.google.com/books?id=jry5GQi1NOcC&pg=PA220&lpg=PA220&dq=george+L.+Wrenn+-+schooner&source=bl&ots=c-YZFMj4jg&sig=berv2SV-yMxvp2eEM-JWcpPbDYs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjH0e-ZuqXOAhXFVT4KHV_6DWYQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=george%20L.%20Wrenn%20-%20schooner&f=false
 
I hope you can view it......I was looking up the George L. Wrenn when I found it.    anyway.....here are the pictures I took of the two boats.......I hope you enjoy  
 

 

 

 

WOW ,great workmanship ,neat clean a fine job .well done

And some showing the rigging of the model:
 

 

 

I was searching an old collection of dvd's when i came across a set of pictures from my "Royal Caroline" build - The original log was lost in the great crash a few years ago.
 
So here they are, including quite a bit of detail about the building of the kit supplied ships boat:
 

 

 

 

 

 
(Not sure how many I can fit in so i'll do five at a time.

absolutly brilliant

absolutly brilliant

absolutly brilliant

One last bit of similar “detailing”-- added some small verticals to the bowsprit framing.
Pics before update
 

 
And such luck!! Those left over necklace bits just sort of perfectly fit between the white trim pieces. Now that was a pleasant experience.
 

 
PS: I know that the cathead braces (anchors) are not even an approximation of what they should look like – but done here – moving forward. – I think?
 
Onto installing and attaching the lower main and its shrouds.
 
 

had a great day with the grand kids!   they enjoyed the model cars.......but they only took 1/2 hour to build.   it was Tripp's birthday on Saturday,  so we gave him his presents early.........they love legos.  we got 'em a couple of the lego put together kit things.......Jurassic park.   that took a while.....and then of course,  to play with it after      got home a bit later than expected......oh well  >shrug<
 
our son Kevin has officially moved out of the house.  he still has some clothes here,  but he can get 'em after getting organized in the new place.   just us and Gibbs........we hear an echo  { I told her to just lay some foam on the floor....it'll deaden the sound   }

Jim:
I have had one for 15 years or so.  Very smooth.  10X better than anything Dremel makes.  Not noisy.
Occasional lubricating of the flex shaft drive is needed but it's real easy - lube is in a tube - disconnect from the tool, drop some lube into the flex shaft housing reattach.  I have the cc model with the std hand piece.  Very happy with it.  I don't use it for carving any more as I now have a dental machine for carving but the Foredom is a fine tool.  It will go very slow and I have done a lot of trimming with sanding drums of fiberglass and styrene w/o melting the styrene.  It can also spin like crazy to hog out wood. 
Kurt

That red trim makes her look very 'swish', mate!
 
John

thanks for the likes folks....still a lot more to add        like this,  for instance.............
 
it's time to further introduce the third color.....get a bit more on the boat.   since the Jingle Belle is basically red,  I wanted to paint this one green.   but, the admiral saw the pictures and thought it looked cute white.  I'll still have a chance to throw some green at it..........later,  of course       the half round dowel strips are more than dry by now......I started on the port bow.     upper strip........lower strip and the portholes
 

 

 
starboard bow.....same process.
 

 

 
since the line to the aft is faulted,  I could not continue all the way back......I had to have a break.   I continued it on a new  line,  with an inch or so overlap.   port side and transom
 

 

 
starboard side....
 

 

 
I need to adjust the transom end of this side....hard to see,  but it's there.  I also painted the prop and cemented it in place as well.
 

 
I do believe I've pretty much caught up with the Jingle Belle      
 

thanks Frank and Piet....now that the base colors are on....it will only get better adding more  
 
I have a bit of progress from yesterday....a wee bit more.  I started to put some of the decorative hardware on,  beginning at the bow.
 

 
for the blocks I spoke of earlier,   I thought I had some of the 7 mm single blocks {plastic}....all I have is 5 mm.   now,  I have some 7 mm double blocks in plastic,  but they wouldn't look right.   I then thought of the metal reel blocks that used for the Andrea Gail  {I got 'em out of the Boulogne Etaples kit}.  I didn't even bother looking.......I need to make some anyway,  to make up for what I took.........so I figured I'd get a little practice in.   I have a package of 8,  6,  and 4 mm reel pulleys...I'll use the 8 mm.   a strip of thin brass was cut,  sectioned and folded.   then with a pair of Hurk-u-scissors {these are my narly pair of scissors......strong like bull.........never get dull!},  the folded piece of brass was cut to the shape of the reel pulley.  the pulley was then put in between,  and the center hole was drilled.......brass rod was run through it and CA'd.  not too shabby for a first try.
 

 

 
another hole was drilled in the top tab.......it and an eye bolt was threaded on a small metal ring,  closing it up afterwards.
      here is what it looks like on the Gallow.
 

 
the second one was a bit harder.........since I didn't use a template.......had a few rejects.  I did finally get the second one made though.
 

 
the windshield is cemented in place as well.........still a couple touch ups to do.   hope to have more soon  

That came out real nice Denis.......... excellent work with the painting!
 
frank

Really like the paint job Denis.  Great progress.
 
Cheers,

thanks to everyone....and all who hit the like button.    I really like that tinted cello.........really neat that I have a rather large piece too     as in the pictures show,  harder to look in,  than to look out     the smear is port side,  lower corner Carl........this stuff is amazing.   it dries so clear that it blends in very well...
...you really have to look for it.   I found this method,  the best way to do windows {that I've done before}.     today,  the portholes should be dry and I can install them..........and perhaps get the trim on there.  we'll see what else I can add      thanks again for indulging in my madness  

after I was done posting the update,   I went back to the table.   I made a boo boo in putting the outer part of the windshield together....I got a smear.   this stuff dries clear,  so it's not noticeable,   until your right up close.  I had to paint the gallows before I could fit it anyway.......took a q-tip with water and tried to clean it off.  once this stuff is dry,  it's hard to remove.   I got most of it though
 

 

 
I'm gonna hang some blocks off of them...that should dress them up pretty good.   the windshield was fitted in place.
 

 

 
now that it's all together.....the gasket 'round the windows looks neat  
 

hello all...........thanks for all the likes!     life got the better of me yesterday.......my son's car was a pain.......there is an issue with it that I haven't been able to nail down.     >long story<     I did get to do a little bit of toying around though....but not enough time to post it.   I picked it back up today......later in the day {yea...I was being lazy}.   I was going to show you these before I painted them.....this is some half round wood dowel,  that I got a while ago {back when Billing USA closed down.
    Tom had sent me a bunch of odds and ends.......been trying to fine a good place to use them.
 

 
the portholes were painted red too........anything that is trim.   I also thought I'd get a bit creative with the windshield.   one side will be painted red and the other side will be gray.
 

 

 
I waited for these to dry.   I had put strips of tape on some wax paper and cut them into small strips with a razor.
 

 
I under estimated the length of the windshield........had to cut some more tape when I got out in the garage.   both sides are masked up.
 

 
I grabbed the flat black off the table.........found out that it wasn't any good.   scrambled into the house to get a  fresh bottle.   there was some residual problems........but I got the job done.
 

 
I thought there would be some problems with removing it from the card board.........but it came off alright   
 

 
once on the table,  the masking was removed.  give a decent simulation of the gaskets around the windows.
 

 
a suitable piece of the tinted cello was cut and glued to one of the windshield halves with the window maker.  there was also enough to do the portholes.  I swear........I'm never going to run out of that stuff!
 

 
once the windshield is dry enough,  the other half will be cemented on,  sandwiching the cello in between.  it will take some time for the portholes to totally dry.   I still have to finish the gallows,  which also serves as the top frame for the windshield.   I have a bit more to do there.

Very nice metal work Denis and the red trim really works great, simple but elegant.
 
Cheers,