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ECK

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  1. ECK
    Have completed the jigsaw puzzle of the hull. A few spots needed thinning to fit (in the stern). Now letting glue dry and will start sanding tomorrow.
  2. ECK
    So after 3 days, could not wait anymore and started my next project, the Duchess of Kingston. Quite a bit smaller than HMS Sphinx. The parts fit perfectly, tight, square and feels solid.
  3. ECK
    Thanks for all the kind words.
  4. ECK
    So now the HMS Sphinx is complete. Admiral Cochrane can be seen inspecting it to gie a sense of the 1:64 scale. Until the Indy is ready for purchase, I will keep myself busy with the Duchess
  5. ECK
    Finally, almost there. Only have, sheets, braces, anchors, mount ships boats and railing left to do.
  6. ECK
    Finally done with shrouds and back stays
  7. ECK
    Finally done with t he lower shrouds
  8. ECK
    It will be my postponed Christmas present.
  9. ECK
    Yards attached, foremast shrouds done.
  10. ECK
    Thanks, that is actually an interesting design point which I have not seen on other ships
  11. ECK
    Sorry, I meant Driver , for the spanker. Anyway, I do see the directions for all the other yards but the lower ones but have done several in past and have the drawings from Diane so not a major problem.
  12. ECK
    So have some questions. I am about to attach the yards. Interestingly there is drover on this model, on the plans or the finished picture. Not sure why. Also, although I can see lower yard trusses in the finished pictures, there are no instructions about them. I can make them from previous model instructions (ie Diane and Agamemnon) but am I missing something ?
  13. ECK
    Bowsprit and foremast yards done and temporarily fitted.
  14. ECK
    Masts done and line up nicely but will not set them until yards on with pins. Next is the bowsprit but I usually actually attach it after the shrouds done as I learned in the past my arm catches the tip and breaks it at some point.
  15. ECK
    Foremast now done
  16. ECK
    So the hull is pretty much complete. I will add the stanchions later as I always end up bending or breaking them when I am doing the rigging. The ship's boats are temporary and will not fix them in place until the very end.
  17. ECK
    Ok, back at it now after a little time at the beach.
  18. ECK
    Upper deck framework in
  19. ECK
    Finished rigging the guns. Used 5 mm double and 4 mm single blocks in the realistic style. I tried the 2 and 2.5 mm ones but they were so small I had difficulty threading them.
  20. ECK
    As I was waiting for the blocks I ordered to arrive for the guns, I decided to make the ship's boats. Also got in the letters for the stern. I I did the hulls like the main ship, filler, paint and repeat until it they were smooth.
  21. ECK
    Main gun deck done except for the guns. This will take awhile as I intend to rig them all..
  22. ECK
    Captain's cabin bulkheads in.
  23. ECK
    Name is missing as I dropped and lost the letter S. Have ordered new brass letters but will take awhile to come in.
  24. ECK
    Back from vacation. Finished the hull section. Since I was off on the stern plate by 3 mm or so you will notice lines not exactly as plans but worked out and anybody outside of the forum would not likely notice. Also molded cap to stern fascia to smooth the cure, get rid of the joints and level things off.
  25. ECK
    Thanks !

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