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I wanted to mention that I started this build on Feb 16, 2019. I'll add some additional pics of the build as it went along. I'll share, to the best of my recollection some of the areas I had difficulty.
 

 

 

KirbysLunchBox, I can't wait for the paint job too, but that's still in the future...how far, I'm not quite sure. I.ve got to install the castings along the hull, as well as build the quarter galleries among other stuff  I haven't thought about yet. There is an old truism: No matter what you have to do, you have to do something else first.

Nice work Mike!!! 

Bruce, you won't believe what I did this Saturday. Probably should not have been working on the ship because my focus wasn't there. I was putting on the lanyard to the mizzen top gallant backstay and the holes in the deadeye attached to the stay needed to be cleaned out or made a tad bit larger. Not thinking I grabbed my Dremel with a slightly larger bit and held the deadeye in my left hand and attempted to run the drill bit through one of the holes. Bad Idea!
 
Somehow the deadeye got lose, started spinning around the bit and before I could turn off the Dremel, had wound up the entire backstay and my only saving grace was that the backstay snapped where it was attached to the mizzen top mast! It could have pulled the whole thing and snapped the mast in half. That would have been a terrible set back. I was so thankful that only the stay rope snapped! Yikes.  Ron

Thanks Mike! I too actually like the look of natural wood rather than painting. I'm still new at this and the Morgan is the first ship that I've built that has a "lot" of painted wood, or should I say all! I'm not very good at the painting and there's nothing worse than seeing paint build up on poorly sanded parts (of which I do have!). The staining powders are also something new to me. I'm beginning to get anxious about finishing the Morgan and starting with another ship. I have many in dry dock, probably more than I'll be abel to build in my lifetime. I think I might build Chuck's Syren next. I really like the look of the ship and he is perhaps one of the most talented builder / designers I've seen. 
 
I can't wait to see your Morgan pics!!!! Take care. Ron 

HI Mike, I just happened upon your build. I can't wait to see how the stains have worked for you. I'm still learning and the Morgan has been the most challenging build for me. I regret not installing mounting nuts so that I could mount the ship with pedestals. I will on my next build!
 
Hope everything is okay. It's been since Feb. since your last update. I'll have to check your build to see if you have been working more on the Victory. Best regards. Ron 

Evening all,    abit more progress with the lads,    I did my normal shading on the faces and hands  - basically just using the wash from a brush and runing it over so it settles in the details (between the fingers - side of nose - frown lines - around mouth)   then it was  time to paint the trousers in thier London Grey, I finished off tonights painting  by painting wood parts of the rifles -delicate work  - next off will be the  metal parts including the bayonets.
 
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Hi Scott, your build is looking very nice indeed. I just started my AL Endeavour which came in the same box you have. So, it too is about 30 years old or so. The wood seems to be in fair shape. I keep going up and back if I should do a build log. I want to contribute but most of the members are so much better than me, I don't know if they would get anything out of it (accept a good laugh!). It's been so long for me that I would have to go back and review how to add a build log. Oh, I ordered the AOTS Marquarts Endeavour book and also the book written in depth by Ray Parkin. It will be at least another week before I get the first one and probably closer to three weeks on the Parkin book. I think it's being shipped to me from near your area. 
 
Anyway, again - very nice job. It's looking great. When I finish mine I will give it to one of my sons that I haven't yet made a ship for. It will be months and months before I get to where you're at today. Thank you for doing such a nice job Scott. 
Ron

Well slowly but still going. 
Painted fore mast up
Continuing with the main mast construction. Not a big update but little bits I can do every now and then.

Moving on from chain plates I have made a start on the bowsprit 
The various cleats and bee are in position.
The jack staff complete with block attached
The ship at a glance of progress.
Happy with the outcome so far.

As I was saying. I decided to add knees onto the deadeye channel, cut these out of 2mm ply and painted up tiller housing.

Ships wheel with rigging attached. I'm now thinking about installing knees on the deadeye channels as the kit missed out this detail as well. Let's see how we go.

Another part missed out was this binacle cabinet. So I made my own out of some scrap 2mm ply. Got the design from the actual replica.

Thanks Mark!! Will do 🙂 

Thank you all for the methods used to cut planks! I was lucky enough to find a Byrnes saw locally that was bought a year earlier and it just wasn't that applicable to the type of work he was using it for. I saw the ad on Craig's list and for nearly half off the new price, I drove 2.5 hours to check it out. Fantastic shape so I did buy it. I called Jim Byrnes and spoke to his wonderful wife (very, very nice!) and she confirmed the sale to the guy I bought it from. I also ordered the sliding table, more blades and replacement screws, etc. 
 
It's been basically sitting here waiting for me to learn how to use it. Yesterday i cut a 1/32 plank that I was happy with the first half of it (about 20 inches in all). The second 10 inches got thinner. Looks like I need more practice! I bought some bass wood pre milled 1/4 and a bit thicker I think I can use to cut Garboard planks. I'm currently working on that planking course from NRG that recently became available. I've built five or six ships and they look okay but never did the planking the correct way. I want my planks to look like Chuck's and many of yours. 
 
I have built a couple ships that I haven't done a build log (I'm so bad). Actually just been very busy. I admire how you all do such wonderful logs. I recently finished Chucks 18th Century Long Boat and had fun working on it. I am doing better as I learn to plank. Both from the NRG course and watching some of Chuck's videos. In the near future I plan on buying some Boxwood and Alaskan Cedar for planking. Neither readily available. When I'm ready I'll first check with Chuck / Syren. Anyway, great posts and thank you. Ron 

Thanks Mark!! Will do 🙂 

Thank you all for the methods used to cut planks! I was lucky enough to find a Byrnes saw locally that was bought a year earlier and it just wasn't that applicable to the type of work he was using it for. I saw the ad on Craig's list and for nearly half off the new price, I drove 2.5 hours to check it out. Fantastic shape so I did buy it. I called Jim Byrnes and spoke to his wonderful wife (very, very nice!) and she confirmed the sale to the guy I bought it from. I also ordered the sliding table, more blades and replacement screws, etc. 
 
It's been basically sitting here waiting for me to learn how to use it. Yesterday i cut a 1/32 plank that I was happy with the first half of it (about 20 inches in all). The second 10 inches got thinner. Looks like I need more practice! I bought some bass wood pre milled 1/4 and a bit thicker I think I can use to cut Garboard planks. I'm currently working on that planking course from NRG that recently became available. I've built five or six ships and they look okay but never did the planking the correct way. I want my planks to look like Chuck's and many of yours. 
 
I have built a couple ships that I haven't done a build log (I'm so bad). Actually just been very busy. I admire how you all do such wonderful logs. I recently finished Chucks 18th Century Long Boat and had fun working on it. I am doing better as I learn to plank. Both from the NRG course and watching some of Chuck's videos. In the near future I plan on buying some Boxwood and Alaskan Cedar for planking. Neither readily available. When I'm ready I'll first check with Chuck / Syren. Anyway, great posts and thank you. Ron 

Thank you all for the methods used to cut planks! I was lucky enough to find a Byrnes saw locally that was bought a year earlier and it just wasn't that applicable to the type of work he was using it for. I saw the ad on Craig's list and for nearly half off the new price, I drove 2.5 hours to check it out. Fantastic shape so I did buy it. I called Jim Byrnes and spoke to his wonderful wife (very, very nice!) and she confirmed the sale to the guy I bought it from. I also ordered the sliding table, more blades and replacement screws, etc. 
 
It's been basically sitting here waiting for me to learn how to use it. Yesterday i cut a 1/32 plank that I was happy with the first half of it (about 20 inches in all). The second 10 inches got thinner. Looks like I need more practice! I bought some bass wood pre milled 1/4 and a bit thicker I think I can use to cut Garboard planks. I'm currently working on that planking course from NRG that recently became available. I've built five or six ships and they look okay but never did the planking the correct way. I want my planks to look like Chuck's and many of yours. 
 
I have built a couple ships that I haven't done a build log (I'm so bad). Actually just been very busy. I admire how you all do such wonderful logs. I recently finished Chucks 18th Century Long Boat and had fun working on it. I am doing better as I learn to plank. Both from the NRG course and watching some of Chuck's videos. In the near future I plan on buying some Boxwood and Alaskan Cedar for planking. Neither readily available. When I'm ready I'll first check with Chuck / Syren. Anyway, great posts and thank you. Ron 

Thank you all for the methods used to cut planks! I was lucky enough to find a Byrnes saw locally that was bought a year earlier and it just wasn't that applicable to the type of work he was using it for. I saw the ad on Craig's list and for nearly half off the new price, I drove 2.5 hours to check it out. Fantastic shape so I did buy it. I called Jim Byrnes and spoke to his wonderful wife (very, very nice!) and she confirmed the sale to the guy I bought it from. I also ordered the sliding table, more blades and replacement screws, etc. 
 
It's been basically sitting here waiting for me to learn how to use it. Yesterday i cut a 1/32 plank that I was happy with the first half of it (about 20 inches in all). The second 10 inches got thinner. Looks like I need more practice! I bought some bass wood pre milled 1/4 and a bit thicker I think I can use to cut Garboard planks. I'm currently working on that planking course from NRG that recently became available. I've built five or six ships and they look okay but never did the planking the correct way. I want my planks to look like Chuck's and many of yours. 
 
I have built a couple ships that I haven't done a build log (I'm so bad). Actually just been very busy. I admire how you all do such wonderful logs. I recently finished Chucks 18th Century Long Boat and had fun working on it. I am doing better as I learn to plank. Both from the NRG course and watching some of Chuck's videos. In the near future I plan on buying some Boxwood and Alaskan Cedar for planking. Neither readily available. When I'm ready I'll first check with Chuck / Syren. Anyway, great posts and thank you. Ron 

More pics: I had to remake the two small boats. The one on the right I ended up tossing out. The white metal parts I used my Dremel with polishing wheel and I also used 000 Steel Wool. It made quite the mess. I painted and used clear lacquer so they hopefully don't discolor. I then ran the wires for the Bow Sprit. I could not neatly wrap the wires at the ends without my hands moving all over the place and hitting completed items. Sometimes I spend more time fixing things I break than building! So, I made metal "zip ties". I used a nail being held in a vise and wrapped it seven or eight times with the wire. Oh, I first rub wax on the nail then wrap it. Then, i use CA glue and immediately pop the zip ties off the nail before it all sets up. I used these to secure the the metal line on the Bow Sprit. I must not have taken close up pics of this but maybe you can see it by looking at other pics. I also made the anchor items and installed them. 
 

 

 

Thank you Joe. I build cases for all my completed ships. I really need to cover my Morgan though as it is just sitting on my work bench not yet finished and has been there for a couple years now. You make a great point. I should be covering the ships to protect them once I start the rigging. Thank you for your thoughts. Much appreciated! Ron 

Thank you Joe. I build cases for all my completed ships. I really need to cover my Morgan though as it is just sitting on my work bench not yet finished and has been there for a couple years now. You make a great point. I should be covering the ships to protect them once I start the rigging. Thank you for your thoughts. Much appreciated! Ron 

Thank you so much. I appreciate your response. I did eventually find similar in the deep (2014 / 15) pages of this post. Thanks again! Ron 

More pics: I had to remake the two small boats. The one on the right I ended up tossing out. The white metal parts I used my Dremel with polishing wheel and I also used 000 Steel Wool. It made quite the mess. I painted and used clear lacquer so they hopefully don't discolor. I then ran the wires for the Bow Sprit. I could not neatly wrap the wires at the ends without my hands moving all over the place and hitting completed items. Sometimes I spend more time fixing things I break than building! So, I made metal "zip ties". I used a nail being held in a vise and wrapped it seven or eight times with the wire. Oh, I first rub wax on the nail then wrap it. Then, i use CA glue and immediately pop the zip ties off the nail before it all sets up. I used these to secure the the metal line on the Bow Sprit. I must not have taken close up pics of this but maybe you can see it by looking at other pics. I also made the anchor items and installed them. 
 

 

 

Thank you so much. I appreciate your response. I did eventually find similar in the deep (2014 / 15) pages of this post. Thanks again! Ron