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  1. Bill97
    Last of the four decks installed and now working on the bulwarks. The bulwarks are made up in 3 separate layers of wood. First time I used my small nail pusher. Handy little tool.
  2. Bill97
    Robert I hope you are still reading your notifications. If so, I have a question for you. Various times in the early part of your build you mention staining pieces different colors with OcCre stain. Did you do this from personal taste or did your instructions direct you too? Reading through my instructions I have yet to read an a direction to add color to a piece. I am just now at the point of adding the planked decks.
  3. Bill97
    Thanks wvdhee.
  4. Bill97
    A wise carpenter once said “you can never have too many clamps”! I believe he as correct. Next deck installed and clamped in place b
  5. Bill97
    Thanks Marc. I guess it is because of Covid and all the shields companies have up for employees, but plexiglass cost is getting outrageous! I use it in my cases because tempered glass the sizes I need is cost prohibitive. Not sure if plexiglass is going to catch up 😳.
  6. Bill97
    Have my completed Le Soleil Royal in the diorama displayed in its brand new custom made display case! I decided to route dados in the underside of the cabinet top to accommodate LED strip lights that are plug in instead of battery. The LEDs are adjustable by the use of a remote. I think the lights create a since of sparkle on the “water”.
  7. Bill97
    The last two deck sections planked and weathered. The two new sections still need to be installed.
  8. Bill97
    Completed sanding, weathering, and installation of the 2nd deck. OcCre shows simply coating the deck with a clear varnish which results in a new natural wood appearance. I prefer the possibly more authentic looking of the decks with a grey weathering. The build continues with little drama so far, but I don’t expect that to last much longer!
  9. Bill97
    Thanks Marc! I never considered myself a master at any of these building processes 😊. Here is my second deck. I have finished laying the deck boards in what might be considered a modified 3 board shift. I still need to sand, shape, and weather it. allanyed I understand and have studied the needs when it comes the planking. I appreciate your advice.
  10. Bill97
    Welcome wvdhee to my build. Thanks for following. Please feel free to advise and comment. My wife and have traveled quite a bit in Belgium. Our daughter and son-in-law were stationed there with the US Army for many years. They lived in a little town named Jerbeze. We visited them many times and three of our grandchildren were born in Belgium. Really like Brussels and Mons.
  11. Bill97
    Lower deck boards installed. Weathered the boards grey and darkened the caulk lines and nails holes. Seems to have worked out OK. As I mentioned above for the upper visible decks I plan to use longer planks and do a 4 board shift.
  12. Bill97
    Hello JPalmer. Appreciate you following. Love your country! Have spent some time in Sydney and the Blue Mountains but not as far west inland as you are.
  13. Bill97
    Ian OcCre has you build up the bow with pine blocks then sand and carve it down to the bull nose before adding the first planking.
  14. Bill97
    Marc you commented that a 3 or 4 butt shift would look better for deck boards, and I agree. From your study what are your thoughts about board lengths? Anatomy of the Ship indicates boards were in the 29-30 ft length. Other references I have read suggest board lengths that long would have been difficult to sustain for ship carpenters. Tall straight trees not always available. Longer boards also cumbersome to maneuver and store in hold. Basically suggesting board lengths would vary throughout the deck as repairs and replacements were carried out over the years.
  15. Bill97
    Ian that phase definitely has me doing some advance study. There are a few YouTube videos on building this ship. OcCre has their own which is nice. It however has the builder speaking in Spanish with English closed caption. Several builds here on MSW as well. Bending the first planking to fit the snub nose bow I understand to be tricky. Various methods are recommended for that purpose. Ian do you have any experience with building a wooden ship?
  16. Bill97
    Hey Marc and Ian. Appreciate you so much following my new build. I picked up the Anatomy of The Ship-Captain Cook’s Endeauvor, by Karl Marquardt. I found the ATOS book by Longridge very helpful during my Victory build and hope the Endeavour version is just as helpful.
  17. Bill97
    Completed the decking on the starboard half of the lower deck. Plan to stain the two halves a weathered gray. OcCre instructions have the planks at 65mm in length and alternating planks for the butt joints. AOTS shows a length that the scale would be better around 140mm and a 3 or 4 alternating board butt. Used the lower deck to get experience since not much of it will be seen. Will change the layout on the upper decks.
  18. Bill97
    Decided to plank the deck with individual boards instead of using the long deck planking strips as the instructions direct. The layout included in the kit shows the deck boards being around 6.5mm long. I started the process of cutting all the strips into pieces that length. I also am covering the 4 sides of each small strip with pencil graphite that will ultimately resemble plank caulk when sanded, stained, and top coated.
  19. Bill97
    Veszett I am loving your ideas! 😊
  20. Bill97
    Pretty heavy too!
  21. Bill97
    Added the 10 frame pieces. After I had them all glued in I temporarily placed the lower deck sections in to hold frames perfectly in place.
  22. Bill97
    That sounds like a good idea Ian. Here is another idea I saw that looks pretty cool.
  23. Bill97
    Veszett you commented above that if I planned to display my Victory and Soleil Royal together I should also put the Victory in an ocean diorama. I thought that was a great idea and began to plan the diorama. Then I realized the water line on my Victory is the same line where the copper plating stops. While building my Victory I spent many hours adding copper to the hull including nail impressions. If I were to now out the Victory in a diorama all that copper work would be covered and no longer visible. 🥲
  24. Bill97
    Very inviting work space Henry. No doubt it will open your mind to many creative adventures.
  25. Bill97
    So I gather from my research and reading that it is absolutely imperative at the onset of this build that the two sections of the false keel be perfectly straight when glued together. Even off by a millimeter would result in further problems in the build. After glueing the two sections together and adding the reinforcement pieces I pressed the keel up against a metal ruler to insure it is perfectly straight. Knowing how important this is I am not rushing this step. After gluing it up I am letting it set overnight for the wood glue to dry. The next step will be to add the 10 frame pieces. In preparation I have cut these pieces loose, sanded them, and numbered them in order.

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