Knocklouder

MSW has taught me lots   Looking forward to learning a lot more, and meeting new ship mates!!

Well negations are still under way, it is tuff lol. Slowly getting it, and now allowed to post in my own log only, but I snuck in a few when they  were not looking, lol, Got cost over run issues with the first mate ,this hobby can be costly .  So I snuck an  un specified amount of bulk heads and a few planks from La Nina, will look aright after some putty and sanding . And the life boat working on those  things as well, the Pinta is in for repairs  I can fix it but now do I have to call it a Bash kit lol.

   If not for a few here that have told me to keep going  I would have packed it in, silly I know but human and their feelings. Just so you know I ask my son what's a post count , I told him that I posted a picture here and it said will not affect my post count he said what do you think a post count is I said I go to the pile need four post to fix the fence so post count is four he still on the floor laughing so hard but catching on lol,

   Sorry for all the confusion, I got this little miter box and a new set of tweezers' for the job, so will be able to make things a little straighter , better than cutting free hand. hope  to know you all better as I get to learn my way around, need some rope and  advice on scale but finding things better, and keeping thing realistic for that time period.

    thanks so much MSW, I join the NRG but I don't know how to put the logo on my page lol,

I, all so enjoy how you make it work    🙊

Welcome to MSW the place to be!!!

Hi Welcome to MSW, the place to be!!!! 

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Welcome to MSW.  The place to be!!!

O boy, I have been fired!! The crew has a list of demands before work will continue, and it's long and  NO  negotiation !!

    Ok let's see how I get out of this one, LOL ,post when contracts are signed.  Bob M.

Welcome to MSW, The place to be !!!!😉😁

I have a Mutiny on my hands LOL

OFF course, well with a mighty  slap of the hand, yep the Pinta flew across  the ship yard , frustrated by my computer lack of  skill and not catching on lol. And not wanting  to ask the same questions  over and over , 😕  , thought of leaving but won't learn that way,   down but not out.

   Tec support is on they way lol 😆 😂 

Very nice model, I am building this now . Like your work and going to use some of the details you did on mine, this is an old thread , like to see it finished. THANKS  😊

Did some more work on the deck I like the main deck getting close to what I wanted ,just the colour, I think It should have been Grey like I said  I have got to learn how to keep my nail line straighter  lol 

Yes, my son booked Mark this page for me long ago lol, would like to link it to my page for people to go to it but don't know how so if any one ask I say look here , if I go to that link in your last post it gives me 43 pages of reading , this is where it get confusing 😕  waiting for my son lol,

Back to The Pinta lol, planking is going good got them even at the front this time  I broke a bulk head  but it's OK, Funny  note on the SM I made a mistake on the poop deck I let the sides of the ship flow out wards  so it did not cover so had to add some side pieces, this time I fitted it  first then  realized that I had to remove the tips of the bulk heads lol. So had to add some to the side of the deck on the this one too lol 😆 . Well that's all I got. Thanks 

On a side note, a friend of  my moms is building  the  Astrolabe 1812. He found out I was doing modeling I went over wow , but he is old school and has less computer skills then me lol .

  A bonus for me because he has lots of the books people talk about here just thought you might want to look  😉 🙂 

So now back to planking . I feel I don't  have enough skill to plank the first layer they way  the did. Back in the day.  But like the Santa Maria,  will plank the second layer right hopefully. Going to cut all second layer up so I have to do it lol, I love the finish on my SM but want to make the Pinta look different  Lighter in color,  most likely  sanding sealer then  lemon oil.  🍋  Need to learn about thread and were to get what kind so be reading about that, that's it for now .

Done this.

Making progress 😌.  Still can't under stand some of forms  stuff, but my son is teaching me.  Learning lots,  don't  want to ask questions that's been asked millions of times ,but if you don't know were to look .For the first year I never click on the banner  that said , no modeling questions,  lol I clicked on it found  the form ,kid on the lose lol 😆 😂. Thought  shore leave was punishment  lol time outs lol . But all in all getting the hang of it so, again sorry for taking so long for the switch to come on.

 Well found a site that show how to blacken the side of your planks. Black marker, he did pastel,  marker, black string.

The pastel was messy ,string more then I wanted to do so marker it was. It turn out good for me . One thing is the colour of the stain I used for the floor, I should have used a light Grey stain but it will do. Because I did the Santa Maria  floor want all 3 ships to have the same color.

Hi I read most of this thread, my two cents is  when masking the area you want to paint,  take a putty knive an run it along the edge to take the air bubbles out to help prevent bleeding under  the tape, practice  practice  practice   🙂 😊 

Thanks sorry for the interruption  of this topic 

Hello I need to learn rigging,  I did it once by following  logs, but had no ideal what I was doing, is there a book for rigging  for my time for the period for up to 1500  AD,  for first timeres riggers of course.plus what ever you tell me my son will download it for me. Lol thanks 

Hi, even if it's not planked by the book that's a ready good job , I could not get mine by the book either.But we will on our next one. 😊  It looks really good mate!!

I plan on puttying the holes , but later there will be more holes to fill ,this time I want to drill holes in the planking and putty them as well I won't mix the putty till ready to do them all.  

This is what I came up with,  it will do.Just hope I can do the same on the main deck. Learning lots and having the time of my life. Modeling, ship building very addictive  lol  😆 😄 😂 😅  Till next time.