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Thanks for the kind words Glenn, Tim, Glenn, Bob and Bob! 

3 hours ago, glbarlow said:

You’re really flying building this.

The speed seems faster than it is as I've built various parts over a longer period of time as other portions of the build were drying etc. Then I installed them at the appropriate time. Also it shows what a good job Chris did designing this model!

Hi All,

The cannon breech ropes have been added and the cannon glued in place along with the shot racks. The quarter deck rail has also been added.

The aft deck rails are three pieces glued together to create the rail.

Here you can see the timberheads in place and painted.

Next up is adding the deadeyes and then on to the masts and yards.

On 2/11/2021 at 9:45 AM, James H said:

Please remember, I've never done a POF before, so this is definitely out of my comfort zone.

You're off to a great start! I think you will be just fine and should be real comfortable.

That is going to look great. Very nice.

Very nice! It look like a lot of fun.

I scratch built one years ago and this is very inviting. Hmmmm.

Thanks Glenn and B.E..

7 hours ago, glbarlow said:

What brown paint did you use? It’s such a perfect match to the wood

Thank you. It is Admiralty Paints wood (walnut) brown with some coats of dirty brown weathering power. 

Also thanks for all the likes and stopping by.

Congratulations. You've done an outstanding job Tim. She's something to be proud of!

Very nice Glenn. You are making great progress.

I've made the bell standard and bowsprit bits. To attach the bell I used some brass wire instead of the supplied pin. I also assembled the windlass and ladders. As with everything else the fit of the parts was great and did not require any "adjustments" on my part.  

Very nice work Bob. I too found the aft deck rails very delicate and had to repair a couple.

Great work Ryland!

Thanks Matt and Bob. Much appreciated.

17 hours ago, glbarlow said:

I should use more towels. 
 

congrats on the vaccination hub. I got my first shot today at the Texas Motor Speedway as provided by my county.

Towels are the newest modeling tool for me. LOL  Glad to hear you got your shot. We're up to a total of 2,000+ 1st and 2nd shots a day.

15 hours ago, glennard2523 said:

I am going to experiment with adding the rear tackle with custom made hooks. I am not adding the side tackle.

Thanks Glenn, looking forward to seeing how that goes.

Looking really nice Bob.

Very well done Glenn!

Hi All.

Things have been a little chaotic at work the past three weeks as we've become a mass vaccination site.

Time in the shop and on MSW have been curtailed.

Anyways here's a bit more of where I'm at. I've painted the gun ports and I highly suggest you paint them prior to pinning the PE to the outboard side. Saves a bit of clean up if you are a sloppy painter like me.

Mast coats were added with the edges rounded just a bit. Just something I like the way it looks. The gallows, main mast bitts and staghorn cleat beams were assembled and placed along with the hatch combings.

I also assembled a cannon and rigged it with the breach rope. I attempted the tackle but even using 2mm blocks and the smallest hocks I could make there was no space between the blocks and I did not like the look. So I will just be adding the breach rope.

Great work and I appreciate the detailed explanation. 

Thank you Jean-Paul.

The PE is nice and thick so that helps. Also there's around four coats of primer then four coats of the final color. That gives it even more depth.

Very nice Glenn. great description which I'll reference often once I get there. 

55 minutes ago, rafine said:

The eyebolts you have on the forward end of the quarterdeck should be PE cleats

And you said your eyes were old! Great catch Bob. Thanks

The mid deck bulkhead which was made earlier has now been placed. The spiral staircase glued in, the tiller housing and tiller handle are done as well as placing the ships wheel and rigged the blocks to the tiller. I used a light brown rigging thread I had from Syren. Also the quarter deck companion rails, binnacle, mast coat and bitts have been glued in place too. 

Coming along nicely Bob. As far as canon rigging goes I'm gonna play with one and see how much tackle to add and what looks good.

Really nice Fred. Glad to see your progress!

Very nice Glenn. Good to see we do it the same way. 

4 hours ago, Vladimir_Wairoa said:

Stunning Mathias. 

I can't say it any better than that!