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  1. Hi Mike, thank you I cut all the hull and deck planking strips myself from cherry wood. For the finish I chose a Minwax Wipe on Poly.
  2. Thank you guys, the pictures could be better, but I only have a phone and a small compact camera. But the biggest problem is the artificial lighting because I have little daylight in my workshop, and I can't take better pictures. But what you see is pretty close I think... Something else from the build - I'm finishing up chapters seven and eight.
  3. It's just perfect, Chuck. And again, a great demonstration of thoughtful design and what can be done with a laser cutter. That layered bulkhead is awesome.
  4. Wow Frank, thanks for the kind words, I really appreciate it. And thanks to everyone who stops by and writes something or just gives a like. Thank you and I'm glad to be a part of this great community. I'm also attaching some recent photos, I've finished and glued the chain pumps to the deck to give me a solid base. I haven't glued the gallows and jeer bitts yet, but they are on pins with brass wire to keep them stable and in place. Oh, and I tried to make all the crank parts out of brass. So far just a test assembly without glue. When I was satisfied with the test, I glued the guns. This went pretty fast since I had already marked and positioned them using the pins in the rear wheels. Thanks to Mike's method. And then I started to glue the deck beams one by one. To be continued
  5. Thank you JJ although working with metal is not really one of my favorites. I made the countersink with a diamond dental burr.
  6. Thanks for the kind words, guys. I appreciate them very much and they encourage me to continue my work. Again a small update from last weekend. Fred, unfortunately I don't have a detailed picture of the hinge making process. I only have this photo where you can see the notch for the eyebolts. I didn't even have a any jig, so they are definitely not one hundred percent identical...
  7. Finally another update. I finished the port lid with the hinges. I just left them straight, it made my job easier but I also like it that way. The canons for chapter six are actually done, so I can move on to chapter seven. I tweaked and glued the bulkheads and doors. So far only the beams are glued on top. Then I dry fitted the rest of the deck beams and glued the hanging knees in place. Next, I glued the lodging knees to the beams so they could be removed. Only when I have the pump handles ready, will I glue the canons and beams in place for good.
  8. Excellent work Gary and the long boat is really a great improvement. Congratulations on the completion, Awesome Fleet!
  9. Thanks guys, I'm glad you like it. I wanted the blue to be similar to contemporary models. For example Minerva.. Now, in the winter, I don't have much daylight in my workshop and I can't take color accurate photos. maybe this iphone shot is pretty close Fred I use acrylic paints suitable for brush Vallejo Model Color. But the blue color I used was a mixture of Prussian with yellow and white. When I painted the ornaments, I simply drew the outlines in pencil and used Caldercraft's Matt Flesh as my first base color. Then I filled in the dark areas with a mixture of brown and black. Then yellow ochre and finally a mix of ochre and white for the light areas. Finally when the paint was dry enough I repainted everything with a 1:1 mix of polyurethane satin - matt varnish. I must add that the wet palette also worked well for me. And even then, it was necessary to thin the paint with water and a retarder so that it wouldn't be too thick and dry too quickly. This was my first attempt at painting so maybe someone can advise better. But I'm really looking forward to seeing your pics. I'm sure you'll do better than you think.
  10. Thanks for the encouraging words and likes guys. This weekend I finally finished the friezes after an endless struggle. I tried everything, printing on both inkjet and laser printers on different papers, but I still wanted something different. Finally I decided to paint the friezes. First, I repainted the Monsters - how do you call them, right? And then the ornaments - acanthus leaves, which I decided to paint directly on the model. Judge the result yourself. I regret that I didn't start with the ornaments. Today I would have done it differently and used much more muted colors. Maybe next time... But the photos are not faithful either, I have to take new ones in better light... And I still managed to do a few little things. Now I have to finish the gunport hinges and then yay for the next chapter.
  11. Fred, I only have a few low quality pictures of me working on the wheels. If you want, I'll send you a drawing of the cutter.
  12. Hey guys, I'm responding late as usual, sorry... but thanks a lot for the likes and the kind words. It was a motivation to keep going, albeit slowly, because I had a hard year and it didn't go as expected. I'm hoping to finally finish painting the friezes and move forward. Because the plans for the future are big - Speedwell and I hope JJ that your Portland will follow.
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