Micklen32

Thanks Cap'n

You are welcome

You will find the grog over with Sjors 

Right now

I had all good intentions on waking, as did The Admiral

But we ended up watching films 

I will get to work tomorrow

I have a question

There are quite a few gaps between the frames and the deck

There is planking at the bow and stern but from what I can see from the instructions nothing round the edge

Should I make these gaps look good and if so now??????

Do I just fill them or do I make it good with planking

I am really not sure and advice would be well received from anyone who has had this problem

The only thing I can see that may hide them slightly, but not much, is a railing on top of the hull

I will be making a concerted effort to get the hull perfectly smooth so it looks like steel and not wood

I have a nice grey to do the upper hull and I will get a red oxide for below the waterline

The actual pinkey colour of the protecting paint is not available and as I have no photos of it I am not going to try and replicate it

The modern photos I have of the Will shows a red oxide type paint so that will do fine

So come on then all

What do I do with those gaps ????????????????????????????????????????

Hi Mick you're going great on the Endeavour your log will be a valuable guide for me later on when i do the same kit.What brand are the deadeye chain plates,i see cornwall model boats have them.thx ron.

Hi kiwiron

CMB are where I got them from

They are the Mantua fittings, but they have a lot of different ones

I have to admit I had trouble putting them together

Thay are so small my fingers did not work well with them

With tweezers I occasionally flicked them all over the room

Have fun when you start yous and most of all............Enjoy!!!!!

Oh well that's something to cheer me up anyway 

150 drill bits from 3.2mm to 0.4mm on eBay

£9.95, free post

10 each of the smaller ones

The Admiral said 'Well they can't be good quality' 

As long as they drill holes they can be plastic for me

The expensive ones snap just as easy IMO     

Thanks all

But

DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whilst putting together the first yard of the mainmast I have broken my last miniature drill suitable for fitting eyebolts etc       

This had bought me to a virtual halt

I can make some more blocks etc but I cannot finish yards

Oh well, I was going to go back to the Will Everard after finishing the guitar and the guitar's almost finished

Just the electrics and the strings/bridge to fit

So I will move back to the Will

See you there       

This job does grind on your senses a bit doesn't it ??

It's so important not to skip it at all isn't it

I have got quite a bit of sanding and making good still on the Will

It's not pretty work, but it's got to be done

The more accurate it's done now the easier it goes later

Keep up the good work Adriaan

Nice job Adriaan

Both your builds are looking good

I have nearly finished the guitar and then I think I will concentrate on the Will Everard as I am close to rigging on the Endeavour and I want to practice on the Everard as it were

Beautiful intricate work Tom

Nothing makes a model look good more than quality made small stuff

Great work

Glad to see you got some work done on it David

It's looking really good

Very smooth

I hope you get to keep going

Hello Mick,

 

   I am glad to see someone tackling the Will Everard ,she was the first Model ship that I did ,so I have a soft spot for Her.....I may even revisit the build one day and make a better job of her .If i remember rightly i used a car filler repair paste called Isopon as a filler,actually it worked really well ,it was easy to sand and gave a very smooth finish.

 

   Cheers 

     Jack

Hi Jack

I remember using Isopon to repair things back a bit

I must say I do tend to use a dedicated wood filler as a little while ago I had a problem with a general purpose filler separating from the wood

I am not saying the Isopon would but I am now very wary

I intend getting back to the Everard very soon when I have finished my guitar

That should be quite soon as I am writing this in between laying on clear coats that will finish the woodwork

I want to do the Everard first to get a bit of rigging practice prior to rigging the Endeavour

Great work as usual Adriaan

It is very difficult to see what is to come just looking at a blank deck, but the access doors and the windows look really good as do the handrails

Booty

Beauty Sjors

They really look nice together

Lovely work too

Keep it up Sjors   

Can't have enough pictures Sjors   

It's coming together isn't it

Good work Sjors

I will be concentrating on the Will Everard soon as I want to do the rigging on that first

The guitar is not a long way off now, so, soon   

I am running out of superlatives fast Tom

The work is stunning

I just don't know what to say

I am almost speechless

Well done doesn't seem enough, but Well Done Tom   

Great work Theo

The 'nails' work perfectly

The hatches are spot on and look very good

Well done Theo, great adaptation   

Managed to get the main mast finished along with all the other stuff

It's very similar to the foremast but not quite as many blocks on it

I have the yards to do now

I will fit those in with the guitar

I am trying to get the paint on the guitar but I have got to tell myself to put much much less on each coat   

You have to make sure you only put on a very light mist and many of them

I will get there   

Superb Adriaan

Just superb

That is an excellent build 

A fantastic piece of work 

Very nice Adriaan

Your work looks really smooth

Very nice wheelhousing and the doors do look realistic

Good work Adriaan   

Thanks Grant

I am sure I will   

It was hard work getting the front of the guitar looking how I wanted it

The paint did not sit as well as it did on the neck

But I hope I managed it

I know this really doesn't belong here but I know a few are interested   

Thank you so much everyone

It getting like I don't want to see birthdays now though
I know 63 isn't that old
It's the new 50
Or something
Problem is no-one told my body about this

Anyway we had a great meal out with a couple we have known for a few years and eat out with regularly
I had Rump of Lamb
I just fancied something different and it was fantastic
Juicy
Succulent

We came back and watched a Duck Dynasty or two with some iced tea `
I then had a little while on the main mast
Not a bad day all in all

Whoops
Forgot to say
The Admiral got me a model for my birthday
The OcCre Stevenson's Rocket
It will have to take its place in line        

To keep you up to date, I started painting the guitar today

I started with the neck and that went very well, just how i wanted it

Then full of confidence I started on the body front

That didn't go so well   

I got some ripples

I think it was a combination of too many passes in a coat and too much air pressure

That meant the paint was a bit too deep and the air blew it up into ripples

I will have to smooth that off now and have another go 

Wish me luck    :mellow: 

Yes I would repeat that

Rub the first coat down and resoak

The black should be perfect after that and should buff to a dull shine if you want to

Super job Theo

The hinges look perfect

Can't wait to see the completed cannon hatches

I have done a bit more today

Maybe not as much as I would have as the guitar paint arrived and I did a test on some wood I had already coated with the Ronseal that was on the guitar

I put the marker lines on to see what cover there would be and as you can see there was very little

That was 5 or 6 passes with the airbrush

On the ship I have almost finished the lower part of the mainmast

It's amazing how much less there is on it compared to the foremast

Tomorrow I am going to start painting the neck on the guitar and also possibly the body front

Noting like doing a bit of small work eh Adriaan

Very nice work   

Where does the little bird go

If that is indeed what it is   

Exquisite work Tom

Looks so real

You are doing a fantastic job