Hennie

@ Martin and @Jim: thank you both for your very kind words

Hennie

Weekly update: I finished the top side of the hull on the port side. This means the partial double planking, cutting the canon ports and painting the top of the hull black. And again several mistakes on the plans. On the drawings you can see that they put the prefab gunport  strips on the wrong side!! All the strips of the port side do only fit on the star board side and vv.. So be carefull and take a good look on the plans.

Thx Piet for your kind words

Hennie

And a weekly update again:

I finished the decorations on the deck patitions and it looks ok to me. Its very shiny all and I like that.

I started with the second row of canon ports on the port side. I also started with the second planking on the port side. I used 2 planks 1x6mm between first and second row. Now the second row follows nicely the first row in line. I had to raise that last peace of wood for the third row canon, otherwise it wouldn't fix (picture).

Thx Sjors

Hennie

Time for my weekly update:

I did some decoration and I am very satisfied how it looks now

Hennie

@Jason:

First: silly questions don't exist, we say here in Holland

Yes, like you mentioned, these "special" bulwarks are fixed later on.

Hennie

Thx Popeye and I agree it will all fit well at the end

And time for an upgrade....

I made a start with the gunports.

Next week I will do some decorations...

Hennie

You did a great job Sjors!

Hennie

Already saw what's wrong. The 4 peaces where that galeryplatform rests on, don't have the wright angel. The galeryplatforms must be in the same line as the cannons. So I will cut the openings for the cannons first.

Hennie

Thx Edwin

And a small update....

I did some planking at the starboard side.

I also tried a piece of the galery and as you can see on the picture: it doesn't fit at all, so another modification has to be done....

Strange, because on the inside of the hull this fits perfect. Doesn't make sense at all.... Well, I will fix this later. I will start with the gunports now.

@Sjors: thx. How was your Saturday in Luik? Was the car big enough to get it all back to Bleiswijk?

@Edwin: thx

And now my weekly update:

 As you can see, I finished planking the decks. Quit satisfied how it looks now with all the decks done.

Just started planking the upper side of the hull...

Great job Sjors, she looks beautifull.

Hennie

@Piet: thx, tow more decks to go..........

Time for an update. I finished planking the next deck. Also had to do many redo's.

I was used working with Caldercraft, where everything fits perfect..., but ok, after the redo's it looks ok to me.

And as you can see, when I am building, Sansa - my dog- is always supporting me.

Glad you got enough inspiration to start building again

Your Santrin looks great!

I know what you mean by redo's, last 2 weeks I am doing nothing else

Hennie

@Popeye: thx my friend

And time for the weekly update..

I finished the planking of the lower gundeck. I am satisfied how it looks. Three more decks to go....

@Piet: Its more complicated. With my electric tablesaw I sawed 10 planks at one time, so I had 160 planks 6.3 cm long. After that it was looking for planks with the same wide. Next time I will only saw planks with the same wide.

Hennie

@Sjors,  thx and no, the deck was already sanded and as you can see, on the left top of the deck the planks already sanded away. They are just 0.5mm thick.

Hennie

And here is my weekly update again.

Planking the decks will take much more time as I thought in the first place. Though the strips are from Caldercraft, the sizes are all different . They go from 3.2mm up to 4.8mm as you can see on the picture.

I used a dart and hammer to make little holes in the strips. After using Artesania-oil, it gives a nice (nail)effect.

I also made some doors, we all want our privacy, do we.....

Looking at my ship now, I am quit satisfied how it goes so far. Had to do several modifications to get it all fit and as I see it, many mods will follow. But its part of this hobby...

Hennie

@Julie, Well, at least we both like big ships

@Sjors, how was your holyday my friend. I saw it was HOT overthere (just like it was here). I am working slow??? Well Sjors, like we say here: traag maar gestaag..........

Hennie

@Edwin,

.....produce a masterpiece... Thx for the trust you have in me And I think you mean that you participated in the four days march  from Nijmegen or as we call it "de vierdaagse van Nijmegen). well, respect my friend

And of course the weekly update:

I removed the woodstrips from the deck in front. I was not quit satisfied with it. Allready replaced it. Only have to put the pins on it....

I also had to do some modifications. So I had to lower the frontside of the frontdeck because I found out that that piece of wood that coveres the front, wasn't high enough.

And I did some painting. The black paint I will polish and then a second black coating. But that's for next week....

Gr.

Hennie

@Piet

Thx, and well, it will keep me busy for the next years.

Hennie

@Maddog

Of course you can. You are more than welcome

Hennie

@Edwin: thx and as you say, I have all the time in the world. I want to be busy with this ship for at least several years

And a small update:

Put some peaces on the decks. For the colour, I used walnut wood stain and Artesania oil. Till now everything fits pretty well. I tried with round timber if the holes for the bowsprit and the masts were in the right place and they did