mrw4297

thank you

I think I'm done

Bob Garcia

Thank you

decking complete, railing installed, planking complete

berthing area complete

Ok finally back to building. we bought a new house and for some reason the admiral  wanted new flooring installed, the kitchen remodeled ( including moving walls) and the whole house painted.  Not to mention a slight tour of the western U.S. for about a month. Now I get a chance to continue building the Jefferson Davis, new photos to follow.

On 12/15/2020 at 3:11 PM, 8borerifle said:

Looks really good! What glue are you using to glue in the frames?

 

yellow wood glue

On 12/16/2020 at 10:55 AM, gregs1234 said:

Hello, I am so glad to see this build log. I had an older version of this model and put up a build log before the crash. This was my very first ship model. It was probably a little too difficult for me, but with the help of the forum members, I built a pretty nice model. I finished the hull and deck furniture, stained everything and cut away the model from the original keel piece. I built the two masts before some family issues arose and I had to stop. I've started up again and have the gaffs, boom and main yard built. I expect to finish it this time. I'll be watching this log and hope you ask for help if you need it. And what I learned is that if I wasn't  sure that a piece looked good...I threw it away and built another one. (I am pretty sure I built some pieces 4 times.) Good luck with your build.

Glad you got back to work on the J.D. My biggest problem is learning to navigate thru this computer stuff. I also have remanufactured several pieces.

Thank you for offering to help. I will probable take you up on it.

Aligning and fitting the frames

Finding center line and marking frames for symmetry

Rough sanding complete

James H Thank you for moving the topic where it needs to be. I've been building models for a while but I have never joined an on line group. Please pardon the on line computer novice. Eventually I will know how to navigate thru all this.