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Hi Everyone,
 
The new wale strips arrived and after staining them ebony I have begun installation. I have also completed the lower deck gunport covers and have added them. I had every intention of blackening all the hardware, but in the end decided I liked the look of the shiny bits even though it is probably incorrect. I continue to add additional planking and though it looks a little rough right now it is nothing that sanding, walnut wood filler and walnut stain won't fix.
 
I have also completed the main gun deck, and though it will mostly be covered I have planked the whole thing. The kit and build continues to be very challenging, but progress is being made. Pictures below.
 

 

 

Hi Everyone,
 
It has been awhile since my last post, but I have made a fair amount of progress. the planking has been raised above the 2nd gun deck and all elements of the 2nd deck have been completed. Given my problems with the gun carriages on the lowest deck, I have used dowels to secure the carriages on this deck. I can't imagine them coming loose this time.
 
One of the features of this kit are the elaborate rear galleries, and one of the mysteries of the kit is how in the world do you build them with the materials and instructions supplied. There is only one schematic of how the various parts are supposed to fit, and no other written instructions that I could find. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how putting the pieces together per the schematic, or any other way, was going to end up looking like the finished model pictures I had seen. I finally gave up!
 
Although it was probably too early in the build to start the galleries, I decided there was not much point in continuing on with the build unless I could complete them. I decided to ignore the schematics and do a freelance build that would end up looking like the terrific pictures I had found on the internet. In the end I think things turned out pretty well as shown in the pictures below.
 

 

 

 

Here's a few pics to play a little catch up on this build log....
 
The addition and rigging of the bowsprit....

 
The channels and lower dead eyes have been added to both sides....Note the rigging of the bracing tackle for the fore and main masts.  Also, the rigging of the fore and aft shrouds for each channel.
 
 
The fore channels....

 
The main channels....

 
Broad side view....

 
I will now set about adding all of the lower shrouds.
 
I am also currently working on the four lower tops for each mast (counting the bowsprit)
 
Good to be back at the bench.
 
 
 
 

...waiting patiently, Dave!!!!!
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Been a while since I've been able to post here....sorry mates.
Took a couple of weeks needed vacation, then got in some travel golf with a group of friends.
Finally, back in the shop and hard at work.
Hope to take a few pics sometime this weekend....quite a bit of progress to report.
Cheers. 

Hello all my friends around
 
YES I am still alive But it is summertime, 30 degrees hot, bbq and garden - no time to sit in the shipyard.
 
I'll be back as soon as the season turns into grey fall - what we be sooner than thought.
 
Many fun and joy to all
 
Cheerio
 
Max

Sorry to hear about your father . You may take as much time as you need, we aren't going anywhere.

I just cut balsa blocks to the correct width to fit between the bulkheads ...

 
These were very roughly cut to shape before gluing into position ...

 
After the glue had set, a detail sander was used to trim the filler blocks back to the bulkheads ...

 
Sandpaper was then used for final shaping ...

 
Hope that was what you were asking.

Thanks Maury
 
Here are some photos with her all cleaned up and the inboard frames faired and thinned down.  I had to clean it up because I couldnt stand looking at it so messy.
 

 

@Sjors, @Mark, @Piet,
Thx all!
 
Small update:
Allmost finished the hull. That railing on top of the stern took some time, because this peace of wood has to be bend upside down AND backwards.
 
Some pictures
 
 

Hi Denis ,real nice neat paint work ,Edwin

nettings look great Sjors.....Anja did a sweet job with them  

Hello Frank ,hope you have room for one more guest,Edwin

Hello Frank ,hope you have room for one more guest,Edwin

I've seen quite a few posts referencing that these exist and apparently some are having a hard time to find them.   I hope Chuck doesn't mind but I'm putting the links here.   
 

Hi Denis ,real nice neat paint work ,Edwin

Hi Denis ,real nice neat paint work ,Edwin

Hi Denis ,real nice neat paint work ,Edwin

thanks Tom and Nenad for the kind comments........and to all the likes.    it's working out well.....the build is almost caught up to the Jingle Belle.   a group shot of these boats is going to look strange now........I saw the thread about builds in progress.  I should snap a picture and post it there.    even crazier,  what if I took a picture of them all?    sick!  
 
thanks Tom....yesterday was a nail biter that went down the tubes once the rain drops started to fall.  good thing I wasn't using lacquer.   I wouldn't have painted anything that week either........too cool..........slow drying.
 
thanks Nenad.......I remember my younger days,  first try with the airbrush.   I hated brushes because of the streaks it left behind......so I bought one.  it wasn't long before I hung it up.......too much of a pain to clean it.    I went many years after that working on brush techniques.....some good.....some bad.
     I was going to post it here........but I think I'd get in trouble for it......but I have a few different airbrushes.  I believe there is a thread about airbrushes here somewhere....I'll find it and post it there.   for folks looking to get into an airbrush of their own,  I think they will find it interesting.   I'll post a link when I post it.

back out in the garage...........changes were happening.   the hull got some sanding to clean up the imperfections.....later I found,  that I didn't get them all.   I'll see how the process goes.......perhaps I can clean a few of the more obvious ones later or cover them with trim work.   it's a work boat........
 

 
bringing all my stuff up from the cellar,  I even brought up the two cans of white primer.   they were empty......go figure!   I wasn't going to use the red primer........looking around,  I noticed that my son had a can of gray primer in his basket.  so I grabbed it and shot the hull....completely.
 

 

 

 

 
OK.........that it for the spray can....... the second phase and everything else,  will be done with airbrush.   first order of business was to get the hull masked up.   after waiting a while for the primer to dry,  the task was done.
 

 

 
being in the garage again,  I can use the Craftsman 25 gal compressor........I had to set up the airbrush,  since I had removed the nipple hook up.   I've shown what I use in a few of my logs.......for anyone who hasn't viewed one of my builds,  this is a Testor's EZ airbrush.   there are kits sold in most hobby and craft shops,  under the name "Amazing Air" airbrush kit.   they come with a compressed air can,  but I've adapted mine to work with my compressor.  I bought another one {clearance,  cuz someone returned it....mucked up} and I use it with a Starcraft mini compressor.   darn thing is about the size of a fish tank aerator.
 

 
it is a siphon feed........comes also with the caps and feed tubes.   Testor,  Humbrol,  and Pactra 1/4 oz bottles will work with this outfit.  sometimes clean bottles can be found.......but if none can be found,  I buy the 1/4 oz bottles of thinner and I dump the contents in the larger can that I also purchase.
 

 
I used one bottle of paint for this {1/4 oz}.    one bottle is the mixing bottle....another bottle has clean thinner to clean the cap,  or if it happens to get plugged.   the larger can has a small cap plug,  which works well as a measuring cup for the thinner.   I had tossed around to the admiral a bunch of color combos.   she chose the colors as shown in the pictures.
 
since all I have on hand is matte white.........a matte scheme it is!  
 
 

oh......nutz!!!!!   I had a picture of the bow.....I took it this morning while it was sitting on the table.    better late than never!
 

Hello Frank ,hope you have room for one more guest,Edwin

Hi Frank
 
Can I take the seat next to Mark please as I also wish to follow your build.
You did a wonderful job on your last build, you showed other model builder what can be done with a little bit of an  imagination and 10 out of 10 for that.
I am sure you have something in mind for the Red Dragon.
What ever you do you will do a fantastic job with this build.
 
Denis.

I'm going to follow along, Frank...  looks like there's open seat over there....    

Hi Frank, nice to see a new good start. I understand the feeling of a new ship, the unpack and all the start period.
Wait for your log. Cristi