SaltyScot

Hi, Tom. The Grecian was a fancier looking clipper than the Lynx as far as I can recall. It would be a good base model for a nice clipper build. If you don't have any info on the clippers we started a thread here pointing out some good literature on the subject. Do let me know if you do start, I would be very keen to follow along.

Thank you, Phil. We are excited about seeing her displayed in our family room. The spot has already been picked out.

Thanks, Steve. I am happy to be moving onto something other than the hull now

The wood bending turned out a lot better than I expected. I was truly in the mindset that this would not turn out as nice as I wanted it at the first try and I would have to bend some more. How wrong I was. I am very pleased with the result: It does still need a little TLC to smooth out the edges where the more extreme bends are but all in all I am happy. Up next, I plan on assembling one of the gun carriages and checking out the height of the bulwarks in relation to cannon height. As well as that, the hull is ready to be primed and painted. That will be done before the deck goes on. I have decided to do below the waterline in a deep blue. Above, well the jury is still out on that one.

That looks very complex, Kevin but you did a fine job. Who doesn't like a doggie pic, eh? They look like sweet boys!

Yes, Phil, I noticed that too. Because I hadn't paid attention to the rear end "decoration" until now, I fashioned the transom according to the plans. It is now not broad enough to accommodate the overhang. I am not going to change anything, I will take a happy medium and get it as close to the edge as I can.

I really like the detail in those mast tops too, B.E. The way you got those mast tips square is a good lesson in patience and an example of how NOT to rush a job like that. Very nice work, sir. Good methodology and the right tools leads to fine results.

Here is that translation: I'm just starting to build the Endeouver, your detailed report will definitely help me. Greetings from Germany, St. Leon-Rot, Herbert

Danke schön, Herbert. Once you have entered your text, you can have it translated so that others here can understand what you have written. Wenn DU Fragen hast bezüglich Endeavour, ich bin ja hier!

You keep that criticism coming, Keith, and don't worry about hurting my feelings or anything silly like that. Without comments like those, how would I learn from my mistakes? Yep, keep 'em comin' mate

Glenn, having watched your progress a fair bit since I joined MSW, I swear you are getting better at this. Truly, I am not just saying that mate. Your workmanship is a joy to behold and quite inspirational.

So here's a dumb question Tom, are you doing anything else to those kennels (like adding dogs maybe)? In my opinion, and I am a novice to say the least, they look too angular and boxy in comparison to all the other fine stuff on deck. Just my two cents worth, sir.

My thoughts exactly, Phil. I will add this to my research list.

A mixed bag of items on the shipyard itinerary today. Because I am building this model as the Musquidobit and not the Lynx I will not be doing the transom as it is laid out in the Panart plans: I will be following the drawings of the Musquidobit and therefore have to modify her rear end a little. Chapelle's book shows clearly that the bands on the transom were quite different: Because of this I decided to steam bend the wood to fit this (nicer) shape instead of using the form supplied in the kit. Before I could do that, I had to make a template, then a wooden form from that template that I could bend the wood around: The strip was placed in boiling water for 15 minutes then steam bent around the form. I taped it on and will leave it overnight to take shape. We will see how it looks on the morrow: Moving on I planked the inside of the transom with 0.5 x 3mm walnut strips. These were not supplied with the kit, I am guessing they wanted me to stain some of the deck planks which are the same size. Instead of doing that (I ran out of planks on my last build because I experimented with a few of them so I am a bit gun shy), I cut some of the outer planking they supplied (which I didn't use) and glued it on. I will cut the rear gun port holes back on once the beading is fitted: Following @Dr PR's suggestion, I mounted the plates onto the cross beams and dry fitted the masts, making sure the hull was as level as it could be. I measured across the hull and got them placed exactly on the centerline. That all went well. The masts will be glued into their final position once the deck is planked, I have a little wiggle room now (pun intended) to get them lined up in all directions correctly:

I looked on the plans I have and there is nothing showing how the gun ports were made. However, in a magazine from Germany that @Jolly Jo kindly sent me, there is a build of the Lynx done back in the 1980's. There is no evidence that the ports on this build are historically correct but they do show ones similar to the ones you did on the Albatros (at least that ias how it appears in the images I have).