19 hours ago, Kevin-the-lubber said:

laser cutting is easier and quicker than printing

..But it doesn't do 3D, except in a very limited sense.😁

Very nice work.

Tabletop laser cutters are getting cheaper and better all the time.

If I were going to upgrade anytime soon, I would go with this:

xTool S1 Enclosed Diode Laser Cutter

Your main concern would be venting.

What is your budget?

You could probably get a decent desk top laser for the cost of a one-off job.

Be sure to bring up questions before gluing or cutting.  I have built Gretel before - a couple of times actually.

I have built for family members who just had to have one of those wooden ships they know I spend so much time on.

It's such a quick little build, if you stick with it.  I've made a lot of side trips that keep me from forging ahead.

I like to experiment with decorative touches since it was supposed to be a 'Pleasure' yacht.

Here is a shot from my Gretel in the gallery.

I played with making patterns with the wood on the cabin roof and quarter deck.  The cabin doors were printed.

The rigging leaves a lot to be desired because I didn't pay attention to scale very well.  The belaying pins can use refinement, and I didn't show proper coils at belaying points.

I built this kit before I had joined MSW and  the expertise to be found here.

That is good to know.   I contacted Dusek when I discovered the problem, so it looks like he corrected it.

You have got me motivated to work on my Gretel, so I may have an update soon.

Here is a link.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Ship_plans_of_the_Royal_Museums_Greenwich&fileuntil=Bristol+(1775)+RMG+J3860.jpg#/media/File:Bounty_(ex-'Bethia')_RMG_D3970_2.jpg

You can click through three more drawings.

Maciek,

Allan seems to have some historical info regarding gun tackle that none of the kit makers have, or they choose to ignore it.  So, 99% of the builds you see here will have the double/single  configuration you have used.

Many of the highly credentialed  Anatomy of the Ship authors also go with the double/single rig without regard to gun size.

You have a very nice model, and your gun tackle looks really good.

I think we have a few AL Bounty  logs, so you shoud be in good company.

The high resolution admiralty droughts are available at Wiki.  I'll see if I can get you a link if someone doesn't beat me to it...

I was referencing Lavery from " The Arming and Fitting ..etc. " ..  He shows a lot of drawings and no mention of bricks after the introduction of iron stoves.

Not the final word I'm sure, so perhaps someone has further references.

What ship?

Once iron stoves came into general use around 1757, the hearth was made of iron.

4 hours ago, Intasiabox said:

The kit is 20+ years old.

Have you been able to inspect the kit?

A few years ago, ModelExpo unloaded a lot of AL Bountys at a very low price because a lot of the wood was moldy.  Might be a good reason to avoid it if mold is present.

Otherwise, because of the reasons Jaager mentions, old, dry wood is not necessarily a problem.

Thanks for that..  I was trying to figure out how to do that but wasn't aware of the free form selection..

I did manage to get the work done with Photo Shop Elements..

I use the built in browser app on Samsung S22.  Not having the problem described.  Latest update just installed today.

If you can PM me a copy of the image, I can do it for you later today..

Gregory 

This won't help now but I think your problem is the overlap. 

I realize you were trying to model actual practice, but I don't think the overlap would be visible at scale. 

You may  have to resign yourself to living with the results of the raised edges..

19 minutes ago, DARIVS ARCHITECTVS said:

The course grain of cloth can be overlooked,

Depends on who is looking..

Glad to be of help.

I have neglected my Gretel build, but hope to get back to it soon. 

I look forward to seeing your progress.

Don't worry about sanding the first planking too thin at the deadwood.. Just allow for  the 2nd planking to fit flush with the keel and stern post.

I have built a couple of these kits; one of the older original Mamoli kits, and one of the newer Dusek versions, which I believe you have.

In the new Dusek kit, I found part 17 to not be a good fit,  being too small.  Too big would have been easy to correct.   You may need to make a new part.

This is how the supplied part fit on the plans.

I found a couple of layers of card stock to be adequate for making a replacement. 

Sorry to hear about store closing.  I have really enjoyed your products and pricing..

On 11/24/2023 at 2:09 AM, Warpipes said:

I live in the USA and my internet searches have not resulted in finding a single supplier of metric diameter dowels.

Have you taken your calipers into a place like Home Depot or Hobby Lobby lately.

The last 1/4" plywood I bought from Home Depot was actually 5.2 mm..  It was stamped right on the sheet, even though the label said " 1/4 inch " ..

Wouldn't surprise me if their dowels are not true standard.

That said,  Amazon has metric dowels like this assortment of sizes 3 - 10mm..

26 minutes ago, allanyed said:

the wales were not laid  parallel to the gundeck. but to the designed sheer of the ship. 

Wouldn't the planking follow the lay of the wales, thus the sheer of the ship?

The sheer of the ship appears to be defined defined differently than what might be considered the sheer of any particular deck.

4 hours ago, allanyed said:

but I have never seen a contemporary plan where the planking follows the sheer of any deck

That doesn't sound right Allan, but I could be wrong.

I'm not seeing the planking on the images you provided.

I my observation is that the wales and the planks in general, follow the sheer.

Here is a planking expansion and the planking appears to follow the sheer

A really nice ladder.

There was no mention of a kit or kit supplied sails.

40 minutes ago, Jaager said:

How about using SilkSpan

The technique in the  link I provided uses SilkSpan.