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And the build is complete!
 
Got all the little bits and pieces finished. Painted all the rigging hooks, added the second nun buoy and rigged to the shroud and anchor, added the last belaying coils and touched up the white paint around the rudder hinges.
 
Really happy with the completed build, and while it is not strictly my first build, it is my first completed build and it feels like a major accomplishment. I've added some images of the completed build itself but still got the completed to case to unveil!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And onto the second of my completed build posts!
 
The last part towards completion was the case. I've hinted that I was going to try something a little different and I'm immensely happy to say that I managed to complete the case without any mishaps. And here is the final result:
 

 
I ordered a wooden base and acrylic case from a supplier and also a sheet of blue acrylic. The sheet of blue acrylic was to simulate water level and I measured up the approx. dimensions of the ship at the water level and then deducted a few mm to be safe. I then cut out the approximate shape of the ship from the acrylic sheet. Then spent a long while iterating towards a good fit, using a dremel and then files, so that the ship rested in the acrylic sheet at the water line.
 
Once this was complete (and I polished out the scratches I accidently made), it was onto the main case. I need to drill four small holes to fit 10mm lengths of 3mm diameter acrylic rod through each hole to act as a rest for the waterline sheet. This was the most tense section as I could easily write off £80 worth of acrylic case. Stacked a load of old paperbacks and a piece of wood to brace the acrylic against. Then VERY carefully drilled a 1mm pilot hole by hand. Using the pilot hole I then used the dremel at its lowest setting to drill 2mm and then 3mm.
 
Everything worked out well and I'm very pleased with the final result.
 

 

 

 
Thank you to everyone who has followed the log and provided encouragement and support. Now I really must get back to my Snake build.....!!

Thank you all for the compliments and the likes.
 
Eamonn - hope you can see now why I kept this under wraps, there was massive potential for it to go badly wrong....! And that was just the waterline, yet alone drilling into the expensive case.......
 
Stergios - I will be back onto the Snake in a week or two as I have another unrelated project on the go that I really need to complete. I may post details on the off topic section once I am done.

I really  like the acrylic sea. A most pleasurable build to have followed. Many thanks!
 
Tony

It was a fantastic, a superb experience Jim!
Now, we're expecting to join the Snake club again...

And onto the second of my completed build posts!
 
The last part towards completion was the case. I've hinted that I was going to try something a little different and I'm immensely happy to say that I managed to complete the case without any mishaps. And here is the final result:
 

 
I ordered a wooden base and acrylic case from a supplier and also a sheet of blue acrylic. The sheet of blue acrylic was to simulate water level and I measured up the approx. dimensions of the ship at the water level and then deducted a few mm to be safe. I then cut out the approximate shape of the ship from the acrylic sheet. Then spent a long while iterating towards a good fit, using a dremel and then files, so that the ship rested in the acrylic sheet at the water line.
 
Once this was complete (and I polished out the scratches I accidently made), it was onto the main case. I need to drill four small holes to fit 10mm lengths of 3mm diameter acrylic rod through each hole to act as a rest for the waterline sheet. This was the most tense section as I could easily write off £80 worth of acrylic case. Stacked a load of old paperbacks and a piece of wood to brace the acrylic against. Then VERY carefully drilled a 1mm pilot hole by hand. Using the pilot hole I then used the dremel at its lowest setting to drill 2mm and then 3mm.
 
Everything worked out well and I'm very pleased with the final result.
 

 

 

 
Thank you to everyone who has followed the log and provided encouragement and support. Now I really must get back to my Snake build.....!!

And onto the second of my completed build posts!
 
The last part towards completion was the case. I've hinted that I was going to try something a little different and I'm immensely happy to say that I managed to complete the case without any mishaps. And here is the final result:
 

 
I ordered a wooden base and acrylic case from a supplier and also a sheet of blue acrylic. The sheet of blue acrylic was to simulate water level and I measured up the approx. dimensions of the ship at the water level and then deducted a few mm to be safe. I then cut out the approximate shape of the ship from the acrylic sheet. Then spent a long while iterating towards a good fit, using a dremel and then files, so that the ship rested in the acrylic sheet at the water line.
 
Once this was complete (and I polished out the scratches I accidently made), it was onto the main case. I need to drill four small holes to fit 10mm lengths of 3mm diameter acrylic rod through each hole to act as a rest for the waterline sheet. This was the most tense section as I could easily write off £80 worth of acrylic case. Stacked a load of old paperbacks and a piece of wood to brace the acrylic against. Then VERY carefully drilled a 1mm pilot hole by hand. Using the pilot hole I then used the dremel at its lowest setting to drill 2mm and then 3mm.
 
Everything worked out well and I'm very pleased with the final result.
 

 

 

 
Thank you to everyone who has followed the log and provided encouragement and support. Now I really must get back to my Snake build.....!!

And onto the second of my completed build posts!
 
The last part towards completion was the case. I've hinted that I was going to try something a little different and I'm immensely happy to say that I managed to complete the case without any mishaps. And here is the final result:
 

 
I ordered a wooden base and acrylic case from a supplier and also a sheet of blue acrylic. The sheet of blue acrylic was to simulate water level and I measured up the approx. dimensions of the ship at the water level and then deducted a few mm to be safe. I then cut out the approximate shape of the ship from the acrylic sheet. Then spent a long while iterating towards a good fit, using a dremel and then files, so that the ship rested in the acrylic sheet at the water line.
 
Once this was complete (and I polished out the scratches I accidently made), it was onto the main case. I need to drill four small holes to fit 10mm lengths of 3mm diameter acrylic rod through each hole to act as a rest for the waterline sheet. This was the most tense section as I could easily write off £80 worth of acrylic case. Stacked a load of old paperbacks and a piece of wood to brace the acrylic against. Then VERY carefully drilled a 1mm pilot hole by hand. Using the pilot hole I then used the dremel at its lowest setting to drill 2mm and then 3mm.
 
Everything worked out well and I'm very pleased with the final result.
 

 

 

 
Thank you to everyone who has followed the log and provided encouragement and support. Now I really must get back to my Snake build.....!!

And onto the second of my completed build posts!
 
The last part towards completion was the case. I've hinted that I was going to try something a little different and I'm immensely happy to say that I managed to complete the case without any mishaps. And here is the final result:
 

 
I ordered a wooden base and acrylic case from a supplier and also a sheet of blue acrylic. The sheet of blue acrylic was to simulate water level and I measured up the approx. dimensions of the ship at the water level and then deducted a few mm to be safe. I then cut out the approximate shape of the ship from the acrylic sheet. Then spent a long while iterating towards a good fit, using a dremel and then files, so that the ship rested in the acrylic sheet at the water line.
 
Once this was complete (and I polished out the scratches I accidently made), it was onto the main case. I need to drill four small holes to fit 10mm lengths of 3mm diameter acrylic rod through each hole to act as a rest for the waterline sheet. This was the most tense section as I could easily write off £80 worth of acrylic case. Stacked a load of old paperbacks and a piece of wood to brace the acrylic against. Then VERY carefully drilled a 1mm pilot hole by hand. Using the pilot hole I then used the dremel at its lowest setting to drill 2mm and then 3mm.
 
Everything worked out well and I'm very pleased with the final result.
 

 

 

 
Thank you to everyone who has followed the log and provided encouragement and support. Now I really must get back to my Snake build.....!!

And onto the second of my completed build posts!
 
The last part towards completion was the case. I've hinted that I was going to try something a little different and I'm immensely happy to say that I managed to complete the case without any mishaps. And here is the final result:
 

 
I ordered a wooden base and acrylic case from a supplier and also a sheet of blue acrylic. The sheet of blue acrylic was to simulate water level and I measured up the approx. dimensions of the ship at the water level and then deducted a few mm to be safe. I then cut out the approximate shape of the ship from the acrylic sheet. Then spent a long while iterating towards a good fit, using a dremel and then files, so that the ship rested in the acrylic sheet at the water line.
 
Once this was complete (and I polished out the scratches I accidently made), it was onto the main case. I need to drill four small holes to fit 10mm lengths of 3mm diameter acrylic rod through each hole to act as a rest for the waterline sheet. This was the most tense section as I could easily write off £80 worth of acrylic case. Stacked a load of old paperbacks and a piece of wood to brace the acrylic against. Then VERY carefully drilled a 1mm pilot hole by hand. Using the pilot hole I then used the dremel at its lowest setting to drill 2mm and then 3mm.
 
Everything worked out well and I'm very pleased with the final result.
 

 

 

 
Thank you to everyone who has followed the log and provided encouragement and support. Now I really must get back to my Snake build.....!!

Fantastic finished product, Jim!

Great idea Jim, and I think it makes a wonderful display!

Mate That Is Deadly !!!
 
Eamonn

And onto the second of my completed build posts!
 
The last part towards completion was the case. I've hinted that I was going to try something a little different and I'm immensely happy to say that I managed to complete the case without any mishaps. And here is the final result:
 

 
I ordered a wooden base and acrylic case from a supplier and also a sheet of blue acrylic. The sheet of blue acrylic was to simulate water level and I measured up the approx. dimensions of the ship at the water level and then deducted a few mm to be safe. I then cut out the approximate shape of the ship from the acrylic sheet. Then spent a long while iterating towards a good fit, using a dremel and then files, so that the ship rested in the acrylic sheet at the water line.
 
Once this was complete (and I polished out the scratches I accidently made), it was onto the main case. I need to drill four small holes to fit 10mm lengths of 3mm diameter acrylic rod through each hole to act as a rest for the waterline sheet. This was the most tense section as I could easily write off £80 worth of acrylic case. Stacked a load of old paperbacks and a piece of wood to brace the acrylic against. Then VERY carefully drilled a 1mm pilot hole by hand. Using the pilot hole I then used the dremel at its lowest setting to drill 2mm and then 3mm.
 
Everything worked out well and I'm very pleased with the final result.
 

 

 

 
Thank you to everyone who has followed the log and provided encouragement and support. Now I really must get back to my Snake build.....!!

And the build is complete!
 
Got all the little bits and pieces finished. Painted all the rigging hooks, added the second nun buoy and rigged to the shroud and anchor, added the last belaying coils and touched up the white paint around the rudder hinges.
 
Really happy with the completed build, and while it is not strictly my first build, it is my first completed build and it feels like a major accomplishment. I've added some images of the completed build itself but still got the completed to case to unveil!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And onto the second of my completed build posts!
 
The last part towards completion was the case. I've hinted that I was going to try something a little different and I'm immensely happy to say that I managed to complete the case without any mishaps. And here is the final result:
 

 
I ordered a wooden base and acrylic case from a supplier and also a sheet of blue acrylic. The sheet of blue acrylic was to simulate water level and I measured up the approx. dimensions of the ship at the water level and then deducted a few mm to be safe. I then cut out the approximate shape of the ship from the acrylic sheet. Then spent a long while iterating towards a good fit, using a dremel and then files, so that the ship rested in the acrylic sheet at the water line.
 
Once this was complete (and I polished out the scratches I accidently made), it was onto the main case. I need to drill four small holes to fit 10mm lengths of 3mm diameter acrylic rod through each hole to act as a rest for the waterline sheet. This was the most tense section as I could easily write off £80 worth of acrylic case. Stacked a load of old paperbacks and a piece of wood to brace the acrylic against. Then VERY carefully drilled a 1mm pilot hole by hand. Using the pilot hole I then used the dremel at its lowest setting to drill 2mm and then 3mm.
 
Everything worked out well and I'm very pleased with the final result.
 

 

 

 
Thank you to everyone who has followed the log and provided encouragement and support. Now I really must get back to my Snake build.....!!

Pictures as promised!
 
This is the display case I received yesterday. Still some work to do on it though......
 

 
Here is the first nun buoy attached to the fore shrouds by two coils of rope. Thicker rope attached the bottom of the buoy is also lashed to the anchor.
 

 

 
And finally added guy pendants to the boom.
 

 
 

Pictures as promised!
 
This is the display case I received yesterday. Still some work to do on it though......
 

 
Here is the first nun buoy attached to the fore shrouds by two coils of rope. Thicker rope attached the bottom of the buoy is also lashed to the anchor.
 

 

 
And finally added guy pendants to the boom.
 

 
 

I think quite a few people drill a hole in the yard and mast and pin in place using a small length of brass rod.

Pictures as promised!
 
This is the display case I received yesterday. Still some work to do on it though......
 

 
Here is the first nun buoy attached to the fore shrouds by two coils of rope. Thicker rope attached the bottom of the buoy is also lashed to the anchor.
 

 

 
And finally added guy pendants to the boom.
 

 
 

I'm sure the suspense between posts was killing you.  Heh.
 
For the running rigging without sails, there is no plan in the kit, and not enough blocks to really do it right in a lot of areas (like the bowsprit done like the AVS).  I looked at all sorts of different schooner build photos that were done without rigging in the gallery, and just sort of winged it.
 
I posted earlier that I was short 3 single blocks.  Well, it turned out that I was actually not short 3, but only 1, and that one was a block that I dropped sometime last week, and I've never been able to find it.  The other two were attached to the booms where I actually should have installed double blocks.  Woops.  I cut off the singles and installed doubles in their place, leaving me only short the 1 block.  I sanded down a double block to single thickness, and unless you know which block to inspect up close, there is no way to tell, so success!
 
I also decided that the 'natural' seizing on all of the standing rigging just looked weird to me, so I changed it all to black.
 
After one marathon rigging session, I present to you.. 
 
The finished Carmen! 
 

 
I'm obviously not a photographer, nor do I have a 'real' camera.  Mixture of flash and no flash without great lighting.  I should try to take some better photo's outside at lunch tomorrow if the hurricane doesn't actually decide to hit us.

Pictures as promised!
 
This is the display case I received yesterday. Still some work to do on it though......
 

 
Here is the first nun buoy attached to the fore shrouds by two coils of rope. Thicker rope attached the bottom of the buoy is also lashed to the anchor.
 

 

 
And finally added guy pendants to the boom.
 

 
 

Pictures as promised!
 
This is the display case I received yesterday. Still some work to do on it though......
 

 
Here is the first nun buoy attached to the fore shrouds by two coils of rope. Thicker rope attached the bottom of the buoy is also lashed to the anchor.
 

 

 
And finally added guy pendants to the boom.
 

 
 

Pictures as promised!
 
This is the display case I received yesterday. Still some work to do on it though......
 

 
Here is the first nun buoy attached to the fore shrouds by two coils of rope. Thicker rope attached the bottom of the buoy is also lashed to the anchor.
 

 

 
And finally added guy pendants to the boom.
 

 
 

Managed to do some work on trying to 'rig' up the nun buoy by using Dafi's build as a basis, thanks for the link Jason. Will follow up with photos tomorrow hopefully.
 
Biggest news is that my display case has arrived. Ordered a wood base and acrylic cover as a set from www.widdowsonsltd.co.uk cost £108. Looks the business but got a 'minor' modification to make, so will do quintuple check before I commit but should look awesome and different to anything I've seen.
 
Few little touch ups and last few coils to add to belaying points and I should be done...!