En-Dan

At the moment everything is going quite smoothly. All pieces fit together nicely with minimal tolerances, with only some sanding with 400 grit where necessary. Ready to glue the inner structure in its final place

@RossR I certainly do, it's one of cleanest builds on MSW

Start of a new adventure, and a completely new build for me, since the repair works on the "Kanoneerboot N°2". Already thanks to all builders who motivated me, by their build logs, to choose for Vanguard Models and the HMS Sphinx.

After only three days HMS Sphinx arrived, courtesy of Ars Tecnica in Germany. Unfortunately, the box disappeared immediately wrapped in Xmas paper, and was put under the Xmas tree as an Xmas gift from my wife. So more to follow 😉

Since the beginning of this year, I have been member of MSW. During this time, I have followed many hours with admiration many workpieces and building logs. The result .... The die has been cast, the order for the HMS Sphinx (Vanguard Models) has been passed on and will hopefully be delivered soon. I did not take this decision lightly. It has been quite some time since I have built a ship model, largely due to lack of time due to professional work. Because of my retirement, the necessary time has been freed up to be able to take up my hobby again. The many professional posts on Model Ship World and the preference of myself and recently also by Chris Watton have been the deciding factor in choosing the Sphinx. Already in my youth after a visit to the local maritime museum in Antwerp, I built a model of the Wasa from a block of wood, in my father's carpentry workshop. The model went up in smoke during a fire in the building of our youth association. This was followed by the Mayflower (Airfix), the Cutty Sark (Airfix) and a first wooden construction kit the Seeadler (Billing Boats). Unfortunately, these models were shipwrecked moving from one house to another. Fortunately, the model "Gunboat n°2 - Kapt, J,C, Van Speyk (Mantua Kit 797)" survived and was restored this year after a lot of work in the dry dock. I will, with respect for the many builders and the designer of the HMS Spinhx model, try to get the best possible result, and foresee the possibility to create a build log. The Quality of the result will determine the speed with which the model will be finished, so it will certainly not be fast. En-Dan

Hi Tom I like to use cuts of used bicycle tires. They cost nothing and can be obtained in a multitude of diameters from a local repair bike shop 🙂 Kind regards