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Indeed!! That last picture looks like what you would see in a Naval Museum. This is a masterpiece Jack. Yves

Ciao Francesca, We have not read any recent updates and I miss seeing your beautiful boat. Any progress? Maybe it is finished.... Yves

If that helps, there are plenty of parts becoming available on the retail market, since Trumpeter launched the 1:200 scale Hood. Just in case some issues would be impossible to obtain..... Yves

Pete, That vision of the two sisters next to each other just sped up the rate of my heart.... What beauties. I assume the sister with the sails is the one we see on the water, in your pictures. Congratulations. Yves

Great stuff. Definitely a notch above the wood and planking techniques. Yves

What a beauty Jack, what a beauty! Yves

Thank you Pete, Coming from you it is an honor. Did you notice the other boat on the ledge? http://imageshack.com/a/img907/1196/ujY6ma.jpg Yves

Very nice and very high-tech..... Quite a change from the traditional methods of construction seen on this forum. I am glad you can share with us some of this leading edge technologies. Yves

Beautiful boat Francesca. I love the way you treated the upper deck with the benches and people sitting. There is something magic about these old boats and your model does convey that magic and spirit. Yves

I love the implementation with the magnets. Very clever. Yves

She is a beauty Jack. Wow, you can be proud of you. I absolutely love that long planking. Yves

Beautiful work Jack. And you got the books to know exactly how the Vikings built these boats. It is going to be a masterpiece.... Yves

Great technique Francesca. Thanks for describing it. Yves

What a splendid model. Congratulations. Yves

Brilliant building stand jack. You really put a lot of care into this part of the construction. With such tools at your disposal, you could start producing this hull in small quantities.... :-) Yves

Beautiful boat and great kit. I will be watching with a lot of interest. Yves

Probably due to the fact that the resin tower is molded from resin. There is usually a 10% reduction in size taking place with molding techniques. It could explain what you are seeing with the tower and the grab irons. Yves

Jack, You are a very organized gentleman. I cannot wait for you to jump into this new build. Yves

Pete, What is the reason for these white delineations on the benches? Would that be some kind of bins or chests? Thanks Yves

Pete, I am saving religiously all the pictures of your Build Log as they will become my references when I try to finish the 1/12th Herreshoff you gave me. Again, many thanks for the detailed information. Yves

I just finished the side stands for the Building Ways. I tried to make them as realistic as possible, as it would be in a shipyard a few decades ago: http://imageshack.com/a/img633/1531/NvgETL.jpg The Emma C. Berry (structure) can now be proudly displayed: http://imageshack.com/a/img907/1196/ujY6ma.jpg Yves

After a long hiatus, some updates. Since it may be a while before I have time to work on the boat itself, I told myself that at least the structure should be displayed. With that objective in mind, I decided to build a base that will present the model as it is today. Having the model on display (rather than a box) may motivate me to proceed with the build. The base is made of two pieces of pine glued together. The overall size is 30 inches by 7 inches. The base is painted with black acrylic Gesso which is a wonderful medium to obtain a silky and very uniform appearance without too much sanding and painting. Ultimately, this base will be covered with fine dirt and I may turn it into a diorama as suggested by the Model Shipways cover picture. http://imageshack.com/a/img633/2826/tQALl3.jpg Since the shipyard uses leftovers from a nearby railroad company, the boat will sit on massive pieces of wood and railroad ties. The ties are made of 1/4" x 1/4" basswood (provided in the kit) and I have used miniature spikes in the scale of 1/32nd to secure the pieces of wood to the base and the pieces between themselves. The basswood is stained before assembly using the Brown Micro-Mark Age-it-easy fluid. The spike are driven into the basswood using a special spike pliers/driver and finished with a small hammer. Without the spiker tool (also available from Micro mark/Xuron), it is very difficult and almost impossible to drive correctly the spike into the hard wood. http://imageshack.com/a/img903/989/riMfCI.jpg The result is not too bad and will allow this base to sit in a glass enclosure, if I ever finish the model. http://imageshack.com/a/img633/6307/79iNtZ.jpg The boat sits gracefully on top of its Building Ways. My next little project will be to fabricate the lateral stands to stabilize the hull. http://imageshack.com/a/img633/29/ccbtwf.jpg Yves

Lawrence, Thanks for the kind words. Yes, these framed ships are a regal to build and I need to get back to work on mine. It is still standing in the same condition as the last picture published on the Blog.... which is pretty sad. Personal issues in my life have not allowed me to make any progress, plus I am pursuing too many other projects at the same time. I think I am going to try to get in the groove and resume the building of this lovely ship. Yves

Ok Guys, we are no longer in the "small crafts" section here.... This is becoming riveting.... Yves

Those PEs take the model to a completely different level of quality and detailing. It is really impressive. Yves