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Nice work Denis, Edwin

Hi Denis glad your feeling better, the decking looks fab, nicely done,Edwin

Nice work Denis, Edwin

Hi Denis glad your feeling better, the decking looks fab, nicely done,Edwin

Nice work Denis, Edwin

Hi Denis glad your feeling better, the decking looks fab, nicely done,Edwin

Nice work Denis, Edwin

Have fun, above all else.  

Looks fun! I like the name "the boat cave" !

Very nice start, I built this ship about 4 years ago and it makes a stunning model when finished. Looking forward to the next update
 
Rgd BV

Looks like you're making a fine start on her.
 
Enjoy the journey,
 
Richard

Well here goes my first attempt at a build log. I've built a few wood models before this, but this is my first major build. I like the idea of a subscription option. It makes it possible for me to do a high end kit such as the Sovereign. As I go along there will be some changes made. I like the look of the unpainted wood on the sides of the ( bulwarks)? Of the poster that they send with the first issue. I will also add the triangle deadeyes as seen on the poster. I read somewhere that that ship is not the actual model that I will build, but that is ok with me. Watching the builds of so many others opens up my imagination to do more than just build right out of the box. I've already dipped my foot in the water with scratch building before. I was a member of IPMS back in my plastic days. Then I received my first wooden ship. The Blunose. Much fun and the start of a whole new experience. As I read the builds of others I'm pleased to be apart of the family. Thanks

Hello Denis,I like the wood look,that would be my vote. Edwin

Wow babe, that's sure a scary thing that's happened to you.  Glad you are okay.
Deck work looks great.
 
Cheers,

I had to laugh........I corrected it.......onion and garlic ships?!?!?!?       who would have thought!      I do thank you gents for your kind comments and think'in of me......yes,  I'm fine now    thanks for the likes as well.
 
I don't know what to tell you Kevin....all I can tell ya is your one heck of a modeler.   the subjects you choose are very complex  and labor intensive,  but you make them beautiful    there is a very funny story about that night......I had bought a pair of fancy black dingo boots.   I had to go home.........my feet had swelled and I couldn't get 'em off!   I took four showers after I got 'em off !   after I felt better,  I put on a ratty pair of sneakers and went back......came home near dawn    
 
thanks John     it's wet and cool around here too......hoping for a warm up soon.  hope I don't feel like that again too soon    I'm usually a healthy guy,  the only thing I ever went to the hospital for was my knee surgery.
 
thanks Mark.....yea......I'm think'in the same thing......allergic to something in the paint.   but I've used this stuff before and never got a reaction like that.         oh well........that I can change very easily.........I'm not about to go look'in for it either.  if it happens again,  I just have to get it checked out.....that's all.
 
can't be the chips,  I know that........they are my favorites.  I did a little at the table today.   but I gotta work at the airport tomorrow.......I'll do a bit more tomorrow when I get home.   thanks again everyone........I'm still in the saddle!

Nice work on the deck, Denis.   It has that slightly weathered look to my eye.    
 
I'm happy that it was nothing serious that nailed you.   Paint fumes?  Some paint hit me hard.

thanks Piet and Carl.......depending if a margin or waterway is added,  it can make life easier.   in this case though,  I think I would drive myself crazy,  bordering the deck out......too bad all I have is some 0.7 x 25 mm dark mahogany.   not that it would have mattered....I painted it,  but the hue might have come through since I am allowing ghosting.   anyway,  I thank you for the kind word and all the folks who hit the like button  
 
now for a story on a very interesting day............
 
I finally got the two e-mails I have been waiting for.......my order from Billing USA.......has been shipped and is in transit.   After I posted on the starboard side planking,  I went to work on the port side.
 

 
yea........there's quite a bit here to do.   I gave it a go,  keeping in mind of the utilization of wood.  I did a fair job of this,  all through the process.....each strip was reduced to a 1/2 inch stub,  along with various small clippings.  these,  as you can see,  do come in handy at time.....I don't throw anything away,  till the task is over.  I had 50 strips......it probably took 5 or 6 strips to do the fore deck and structure addition.   I was sure that I had more than enough to do the main deck.....but considering the size of the strips being used....this was a big deck.   I got the open field down to four segments......
 

 
one at the bulkhead was filled in.......
 

 
...and one at the stern was as well.
 

 
I did another search for 0.7 x 5 mm strips........through all my tubes,  and all of the kit part boxes in the closet.......no more were found.  I had only a few choice pieces left..........looking at the part box for the trawler,  there lay a bag with assorted strips in it.   some were dark walnut, for wales and rub rails,  some were lighter shades of walnut......but there were three strips of 0.7 x 5 mm Annegre that I had painted red on one side for the Gothenborg build {they've been around that long,,,,I save everything}.    the unpainted side had some red blotching on it........I wondered if it could be sanded away?
   taking the first strip and sanding it with an aggressive paper......it appeared to be working........that is,  until the paper grabbed the strip,  snapping it into a bunch of jagged pieces.   lighter pressure proved to be better,  and I was able to use what I had sanded to fill in most of the open area.   I used the rest of the unpainted stuff to do around the scuppers...I didn't want the red to show through the openings.
 

 
....and so,  the deck is finished........now it needs to be sanded.
 

 

 
there were a couple areas that needed some tidying up before painting........now that it is indeed painted,  I still need to tidy up one or two small imperfections.  if they prove to be a pain,  I can always figure out some way to hide them.
 

 

 

 
After finishing,  I don't quite remember if I had a couple of sandwiches then........but I do remember eating them.  I may have browsed the site for a short,  but Gibbs and I retired to the living room,  so I could watch the second episode of game of thrones again {I couldn't watch it Monday night}.  I saw it Sunday night,  but I like to review it,  in case I missed anything.  while there I had eaten some onion and garlic chips and a soda.  I came back to the computer to browse the site  {I wanted the paint to fully dry before posting the results},  when I began to feel itchy,  dizzy,  nauseous and began to sweat.
     I got up as it intensified and went into the dining room.   it got to the point where I was using a chair as a crutch...not getting any better,  I called to the admiral.  I went to lie down....she got me a cold compress for my forehead. it got worse and short of breath / hard to breathe.    after a while,  it began to lessen.......I could sit up and drink some water......totally alien to me........coffee,  pepsi,  and beer.........my staple usually.  we had ordered out for supper......Kevin had gotten it in the meantime.......I ate mine a bit later watching TV again.......I did nothing more after that.   Gibbs was by me the whole time........and of course got to share supper with me.   I'm OK.....for the rest of the evening,  I was fine.   I can only come to the conclusion that it was an allergic reaction to something,  with a panic attack thrown in for good measure.  the last time I can remember this happening to me,  was in a bar in Florida,  back in the 70's.......I was drinking draft beer!

thanks Gerhard and Patrick.......thanks also for the likes    I got a chance to do the primer work on the stairs.   
 

 

 

 
now that the railing is done,  I can pull the structure back off to do a few more things before the color goes on.   I want to get the cap railings on the bulwarks,  before the hull gets painted.   better weather is here........I should have more free time tomorrow.

Nice work Popeye!
 
Regards
Gerhard

Yippee!  the work week has ended!     I have been thinking about this all week end.   I got up at 5:30 this morning......I have some chores to do.   but,  before I do the drudgery,  I'm going to have some fun     taking a 1.8 x 8 mm strip,  I took some eyeball measurements,  and got to work on it.   the space I need to fill is here,  on the starboard side.
 

 
after cutting one side,  the other side was made.........the treads will be 1/2 inch.
 

 
the treads were then glued to one side of the stairs........later sanded so they will all be equal,  for when the other side is glued on.
 

 
the notch at the top will fit over the lip along the fore deck.   the rest of the ladder was assembled.......the railing wall on the left side will be this short piece.......enough to bring the ladder part more toward the center of the gap.   it was fitted in place at this time.......a little spot of CA was used to cement the wall to the side of the ladder.   any excess that sticks out past the wall,  will be cut off and sanded flush with the ladder.
 

 
the other side wall was cut and fitted at this time.   later,  after it was sanded and trimmed......the short deficit was filled in with square stock.......and that too was sanded flush and smooth.   the whole assembly was sanded,  and the cap rails were cut and glued on.    more sanding........
 

 

 
here you can see the parts that I'm  referring too.......they stick out past the walls.   this will be removed.
 

 
the excess was cut off.......and more sanding was done to flush out the stubbles.    the cap rails were rounded to take the edges off.
 

 
the rest of the railings need to be sanded a bit more to round them out as well.   fitting the assembly in place,  I can see that I will have to trim the structure railing a bit more,  but as a whole,  it all fits together quite well.   when I can do the color paint work,  then the structure and the walls can be cemented in place permanently.   still a bit more to do th the structure itself.
 

 

 

Got the lathe in today. Already started playing with it. This is going to make things so much easier & faster than the way I was having to do it before! 
 
Jesse
 

Hello everybody!
I finished the tests... not so much works in the future... just to fill the box... piece of cake,

Hi!
I continued to test the ropes and I looked how to make the deadeyes...

I continued with the ropes.... one dimension it's clear and I start to make it. For the rest I'll continue to test.

Thank you, Mike for your nice words! If you appreciate my work, thanks again if you appreciate the kit... forget it.... the box was closed from the beginning!