BANYAN

What would modelling be without these mishaps Sjors?  As long as you see the positive side of it, it becomes a learning experience  Great that Deagostini have supported their product like this.
 
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Pat

Thanks mate - just taken a long time getting there

Thanks for all the likes and comments guys - much appreciated.
 
c.a. - yep, that is a copy of the original chart of the East Coast of Australia as charted by Cook on his voyage of discovery.
 
Denis - thanks for noticing the blocks etc  
 
John - welcome back - i was wondering where you had gone as  hadn't seen a post for a while (was about to PM you )
 
Keith, Russ and Dave - thanks for looking in and the encouraging comments (see you at the next meeting Keith?)
 
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Pat

Slowly coming together - these are the latest progress photos.  Apart from 2 bunt lines to do on the foremast topsail yard, I have many (NO - very many) coils to make up and place, add the Ensign (waiting for it to arrive), finish the spare yards, 2 x mast tackles (showing them in use), add some boat details (oars etc), make the skiff and yawl and lastly - enjoy   
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Pat
 

 
   

Hi folks, another update.
 
John - you won  - many thanks for the head's-up.    I decided to do some of the running rigging for sails.  I have finished the mizzen, and only a couple t go on the main topsail; then onto the foremast.
 
The quarter badge window shutters have also been fitted now - hopefully I do not bump them .
 
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Pat
 
     
 
     

Hi again folks,
 
Another update  I have now completed the ironwork for the lower studding boom  which is shown temporarily fitted.  I still have some cleanup to do on the woodwork (and on the ship hull where I notice I have left some evidence of a misadventure).
 
The first photo is the promised shot of the cable bonnets shown fitted in place - the cable has yet to be tensioned and secured in place.
 
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Pat
 

 
  
 
  

Even from these preliminary stages, it looks like this will be another finely detailed model Greg.
 
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Pat

That's a really nice model Dave; great work (and well worth enjoying   )
 
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Pat

Even from these preliminary stages, it looks like this will be another finely detailed model Greg.
 
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Pat

Hi Greg, have edited my post to remove the ref completely  Sorry mate, rereading I hope you didn't think I was preaching terminology re "sponsons" - it wasn't intentional and simply automatic for me to use this terminology with my background. 
 
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Pat

Looks good Greg, those sponson supports have a lot of detail for such small items.  
 
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Pat

That is one very detailed kit Greg; how frustrating it must be to drill and assemble all those individual stanchions.
 
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Pat

Even from these preliminary stages, it looks like this will be another finely detailed model Greg.
 
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Pat

Stunning! what else can you say -  you are a very talented modeller Karl.
 
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Pat

Beautiful work as usualk Gregg; the 'stack' look great.
 
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Pat

Thanks for all the likes and comments guys - much appreciated.
 
c.a. - yep, that is a copy of the original chart of the East Coast of Australia as charted by Cook on his voyage of discovery.
 
Denis - thanks for noticing the blocks etc  
 
John - welcome back - i was wondering where you had gone as  hadn't seen a post for a while (was about to PM you )
 
Keith, Russ and Dave - thanks for looking in and the encouraging comments (see you at the next meeting Keith?)
 
cheers
 
Pat

That's a really nice model Dave; great work (and well worth enjoying   )
 
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Pat

That's a really nice model Dave; great work (and well worth enjoying   )
 
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Pat

I tidied up the lettering a bit (best they going to be)  then I glued the bulkhead to the deck, needs a bit of tidying up near the turrets,  I also decided to add a bit more wood decking that should extend towards  the edges over the old rear 6inch casemate, this is missing and not shown on many builds or even the pontos decking does not show this.
So I basically cut the shape from left over decking and dry fitted a few times then after a few bits of cutting - I then pressed it down,  it does need a bit of weathering to match the decking this I will do with a bit of a dark wash.
 
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some progress has been made....although I still need to figure how it will all fit together.   there will be shrouds on the mast, but I had to say the heck with it and relocate the eye bolts.   I made no cut outs near the mast......and the supports there were too narrow to fit them......so I located them along the outer edge.
 

 
other eye bolts and blocks were fitted as well for the boom rigging since that picture was taken.   the booms themselves got fitted with eye bolts and blocks too.
 

 

 
the winch is coming along....as mentioned.   I found that using the metal frames would be impossible,  so I made up a couple pairs from these four pieces of wood cut outs,  that came from two different kits.   one pair is 1/16 thick,  and the other pair is 1/8 thick.   the shape is duplicated from the metal frames,  and I cut them with the scroll saw.   once sanded and matched up identical to one another,  the first hole was drilled into each one.......this will be for the larger reels.
 

 
then........after a bit of figuring........the second set of holes were drilled for the smaller reels.
 

 
now,  I don't plan on using all of them........they give me enough to arrive at the finished winch.   I had made some other reels earlier........some were small {you saw those}........but I made three larger ones.   the trouble with these,  is that they are not wide enough,  so they may not get used.   if not,  I can use them for that other fishing boat........they won't go to waste      getting the measurement from the larger reels,  I made three more reels........smaller but to the same width as the larger ones.
 

 
I did set up the larger reels in the winch frames.....I used three of them here.   I'm not picturing the finished winch looking like this.......I want to incorporate some gear work in the winch.....interlocking,  or with chain belts.
 

 

 
throughout the pictures.........you can see plastic gears.  I had gotten them from a motorize stuffed holiday toy....a snowman and dog that sings Jingle bells {Gibbs loved it so much,  after it broke,  we got another one from e-bay}.
     the interaction between Gibbs and the toy is so cool...........as jingle bells is sung,  the little dog howls.........and so does Gibbs.   he's almost to the point that he can do it howl for howl.....right up to the big finish!   So darn funny!  anyway......I might be able to use some of the gears.........it will depend how they look in combination with the gears I got from Hobby Lobby.  
 
so this is where I'm at at the moment........last week was a bust.   I got a little done,  but there were too many interruptions and work has been a total bugger to get through...........have I told you that I'm REALLY starting to hate my job!  

Here's how she appears now at full height....
 

 
Now I can begin focusing on completing the standing rigging....

 
 

Very nice clean work Mark; that mill jig looks quite useful for several purposes other than profiling also.
 
The waterways look good in-situ and the careful marking out and the plank profiles will add a lot of very nice detail.
 
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Pat

Nice progress Mark - better do it mate - no arguing with she whom  must be obeyed
 
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Pat

Enjoy 
 
Pat

Slowly coming together - these are the latest progress photos.  Apart from 2 bunt lines to do on the foremast topsail yard, I have many (NO - very many) coils to make up and place, add the Ensign (waiting for it to arrive), finish the spare yards, 2 x mast tackles (showing them in use), add some boat details (oars etc), make the skiff and yawl and lastly - enjoy   
cheers
 
Pat