Knocklouder

Nice work Bob M.

Hello, I am no expert but yes paint the white and red strips, both sides then your dragon. That's how I did mine, green first then the two headed Dragon. Good luck. Bob M sorry just on the front side lol..

The foremast shrouds are in place. It took a bit but I managed to get them pretty close. Not counting the first two on the port side. The crew have loaded the jig so here we go. Goober set up the lanyard thread and the seizeing thread. Two down. A bit uneven but you know me it'll do. Lol Dang as they say in Texas, got the last deadeye on upside down and the lower one is broken at that too. But the starboard side I like.. Except my seizeing could be better, I like that they look half decent to me. This is one of those moments when you say yes take it all off and do it better , but you love it because you did it 😏. If you know what I mean lol. I know Chris peeks in from time to time, please forgive my weak use of the force, I heard that in a movie I think lol. But it will get better 😌 on the main mast. I have been looking at the logs rigging is tuff for old shakey crew members like my self , and nothing looks like what I try to do but it's the fun of it. 😆. So the journey continues, on to a better main mast. And this will be the display side for the ship. Everyone getting excited for the holidays and it keeps snowing and snowing , time in the ship yard will be when I get a chance lol. Bob M. PFCGP Goober.

Hello Peter, I made this ship last year at Christmas. It was a lots of fun, my hands shake so much parts were flying everywhere. Lol but it turn out ok. I made a log for it somewhere .lol Good luck on your journey. Bob M.

Looks like a fun build, are you going to have miniature gun crews? Tagging along. Bob M.

Great looking case. Bob M.

Very nice work Bob M.

Your ship is looking fantastic, sorry if this was asked before, but are you going to be making sails for your ship. It is really impressive. To see how you make your ship. Bob M

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I had a wonderful day. I served three different sizes of line today, a .5 and a .75mm plus a 1.0mm for the shrouds. Serving the lines is actually quite easy once you get the hang of the right tension .Blue llines show lines that are served. And soon I had lines of various sizes hanging all over the ship yard. But very happy with the lines. Now it is time to make some little jig for the deadeyes. This is the frist time I rig the shrouds this way, and I am finding it pretty straightforward, I tied two shroud lines on, tomorrow I will do two on the other side and carry on from there. Getting ready to size the shrouds, smallest thread I have. I have two shrouds put on, I will wait till they are all on then straighten them up before I tie them all up the same size. Hopefully. This just shows the jig I made, tomorrow the shrouds on the other side will go on. So far so good, lots of work to do but loving every moment. It may be awhile yet but ratlines are on the horizon. Lol 😆 Bob M & Crew Duchess of Kingston.

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There is a few plans to make your own that I see from time to time, but Amati sells these Keel clamps. Very handy . Bob M.

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Hello,look around for a product call GAC 400 by Golden. a friend @mrcc recommended this to me I really like it. Cover up your ship with paper then brush it on both sides of the sail and use a hair dryer on medium heat for about 10 minutes , It dries clear and wash off nicely. I have used it on five ships so far. Some have used potato water as a stiffener, but I have never tried that lol. good luck your doing a great job on your ship. Bob M. Just another thought .🙂

Well I made 16 inch of served rope. I used a .50 line and served a small thread on it. These as it turns out will be the right size for the lower shrouds. The upper shrouds and some stays will be made from smaller line. Serving lines is turning out to be a lot of fun. I hope I can make them look decent at least . Time will tell. The top thread is my served line the bottom one is what the plan calls for. Sorry about the fuzzy picture. I figured I need 8 lengths at 16 inch for the bottom shrouds and 6 that are 8inch. X 2 for the other side. So lots to serv. But I had to get the Duchess ready. Let me introduce you to Elizabeth Chudleigh The Duchess of Kingston. She is a looker, she flirted with Mark Twain all afternoon in the drying department. Lol. Then I introduced her to Captain Bert. Yes they hit it off too , what a lady. Lol. I put the figure of the Duchess, for the display stand by the ship for now. And I put Mark Twain on The King of the Mississippi boat, he says he could use some company .Awful lonely 🙁 here by myself. Lol I better get to the build some day lol So now that the Duchess is on board the Royal Guard has been called out. They almost arrested Pile till he told them who he was. Lol. My good friend @Gabek has made me a bag full of figures, 3 commanders and 13 crew members . He even has a 12 foot yawl for the ships boat ready for me to pick up . They are just fantastic, thanks so much my friend. Pile says we should get back to serving. We will paint some more another day. So back to learning more about serving talk soon my friend's. Thanks for looking in. Bob M. & crew

Those wheels were made to order, they are going to be great looking. Nice find. Even nicer build . Bob M.

Glen my freind I hope you get that leak fixed.lol I was getting ready to send Plummer Paul. Goober said send Paul, but the rest of us know you can do this you will ace it for sure. I have no doubt she will look very impressive. About the masts I will email my buddy down in Texas, he is an expert beyond belief. He will know what to do. I can see your idea, it will be award winning I bet. Bob M & Crew.

I am also very glad you are building another. I will follow along, but I am not going to be "Surprise" if you do another Vanguard Model next year. I am lol. Best of luck on your journey. Bob M.

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What a great looking ship, and heading onto the holidays with a load of ratlines to do, it will be the best holiday ever 😀. Good luck, and have a wonderful holiday. Bob M.

Today the yards are finished, and put away for the time being. Now it is time to turn my attention to installing the shrouds and deadeyes. Followed by, dare I say it. Ratlines. Lol. I started with the Mizzen mast, then move on up to the Bowsprit mast. After that it was time to put these on the self while we get to serving some shrouds lines. Yes just the rigging left and I am finished. Then I will rig the Pegasus. Still lots to do though, deadeyes, shrouds lower and upper plus all the chainplates. This will take some time but I think this will be fun as I am teing the shourds different this time lol. I am teing them the way it says on the plan. SHEET 11 RIGGING PLAN 1.LOL I will try my best at rigging the Duchess of Kingston, but i notice a considerable amount of excess shaking. Plus I looked at these little blocks, glasses on and under magnification, there is a hole inside . It is a 2mm single block. Oh my that is tiny lol. So on the the rigging of the Duchess. So many people to thank, everyone who has help along the way I am so greatful that you are showing me how to build models. Thanks you. Knocklouder

Now that all the masts are blocked I set the mast. They looked good so I glued them on. As luck would have it when I glued the Mizzen mast it was not setting the same way it was before I glued it. If I set it in the hole the mast stands straight up. I think it had something to do with the ring at the base. It was all glued up so I set it the best I could. It'ill do. I had lost part of the channel edging strip a few weeks ago. Today I found it lol, so there is hope for the feather to show up lol I set up my serving device. And got some thread and can't wait to start that. I should be pretty good at it by the time I serv all four of my ships. But that's in the future. Today I made all the yards, and got t the point were I put the ship out of the way and started the yards. This is just the first coat of paint, I will sand it down and recoat, then apply the footropes. Tomorrow I am so happy with this model so far. It is an amazing experience, thank you so much @chris watton for this. And to MSW for helping me learn, there is just so much information and pictures here. Well rigging is not that far I better get learning lol. Thanks so much ever grateful , . Bob M. PFCGP Goober

Nice work, the basket is called the prow I think 🤔. My knights head came as one peice, and yes I broke the feather off, but I have an idea for a replacement 😀 Great progress!! Bob M

Good morning Bill. This is my case for six of my models. The three Columbus ships, A Mayflower and a Sea of Galilee boat. The five on top are under a plexiglass case 18 inch by 60 inches. The river boat is on the bottom waiting for me to finish it.Then I will put a plexiglass front on it. My Darkkar has yet to be cased but it is in a plastic bag waiting for a case as well. My Duchess of Kingston and my Pegasus will go in their own case together. And will be by my chair in the lining room. Not far from my sight Lol. I left my Mayflower out for 10 months. When I got back to it I was surprised at the amount of dust on it. For me I would case my models , it took me along time to make them I want to keep them looking nice. Lol. Bob M.

Very nice work, very impressive looking. Bob M.