Sjors

After the nice word that I received after the fix it's time for an update.
I places all the gratings ,railings, paintwork that has to be done.
Cleaning a little bit .
So we are on track again.
And I have put 12 eyebolts with rings on the hull.
I don't know the purpose of that but it looks nice 
 
Sjors
 
 

Thanks all .....
It was not so difficult to fix it.
I'm happy that I have still some wood left that I can use......
But it is done and i can keep going on.
 
@ Rick.
 
Old sailor !
How are you then.
That's a long time ago papership 
And you are more then welcome to follow.
And do you have a build at the moment ?
I remever that you had a lot of kits on the shelf.....
Or is the shelf falling down 
 
Sjors

Thanks Hennie and Ulises,
 
I know.....hurry is never good but I can get the drill goes slower and tomorrow ,I'm finished 
The fix is done and pictures will follow.
I also done the railing for the middle deck.
 
Sjors
 

Thanks guy's,
 
I know that it could happened.
I see it with other builders who is building like this.
I all ready fix it so tomorrow you wil see the pictures.
Only the paint is needed.
 
Sjors
 

Small update.
 
Because I'm waiting for Anja to finish the hammock netting I have done something to the SotS.
I don't know how you call it but between the decks there are fences and I have to drill holes in it , wide 12 mm......
At the top there should be a space left of 1,5 mm.
And you can guess wat happened.....
 
 
Sjors

Hi my friends.
 
Thanks for the comment and I dressed the ladies   
I'm to old to look at those naked figures all the time when I worked on her 
 
@ Sam,
 
You are so right about the Stage Coach !
I have to look in witch box I put it.
I know where the horses are.....
Is that counting ?????
 
@ OC,
 
Thanks for the compliment that you are thinking that I build the Willem Rex.......but no.......
I should be very proud that a model of mine is in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
The same museum where you can find the painting the Nightwatch from Rembrandt van Rijn......
That model ( What is build in 1698 ) ( if you can call it an model ) is standing in the middle of a hall.
And it is a beauty !!!!!!!!
They have more models in the basement and they are also beauty's !
If you want to see those photo's , let me know !
Anja wants to scratch the Willem Rex in a few years.
So I have to buy the book from Ab Hoving....
 
@ Bob,
 
Thanks 
( and that for a master builder     )
 
@ Pat,
 
I wish there where not that many ornamentation.
It cost me a lot of paint !!!
And there will be even more....
 
@ Hennie,
 
Keep away form those lady's !
They are holding you all ready from the Aggy.
Maybe an update will help? 
 
@ Popeye,
 
Thanks also   
 
@ Hof,
 
They are standing sexy ( if I may say so ) 
 
Mr. Pucko,
 
...........( no comment )       
 
Sjors

And now time for an little update.
A lot of decorations are in place at both side of the ship.
I also make the "naked " woman at the front   
And when I was placing the railing I broke one piece in a few parts so I order new ones.....
When that is coming I can go further.
In the mean while I wil try to make a standard......
It's gonna be scratch but the shape is gonna be the same as the one from the Aggy.
I like that one, it is solid.
 
Sjors
 

 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Hi Denis,,
i still follow you even when you are writing whole books !😅
 
Sjors

I want a air brush !!!!!
Looks perfect Popeye !
 
Sjors
 

Hi Denis,,
i still follow you even when you are writing whole books !😅
 
Sjors

Hi Denis,,
i still follow you even when you are writing whole books !😅
 
Sjors

Bob,
 
It looks great and it should be great .
One at the time....slowly ☺️
 
Sjors

It is Anton, it is....
For me never again.
You allways has to try something but this is not a succes.
 
Sjors 

Hi Anton,
 
Yes, they give a schedule .......at the time that you don't need it!
In the start of the build they re saying make it black above the waterline.
I dont, i make it blue.
The railing should be sapelli stained, i make them black.
I,m now at the stage (80) that they tell me to paint the side of the railing gold.......
Nice when you are using stain.....
So i have an underground.
Same as the wales and other small beams that i have to attach now.
I found out that they are having a gold color.....
paint time again!
 
Sjors
 

Thank you all,
 
@Anton,
 
Our SotS will be different.
You'rs are more historical correct then mine ( i think)
But she was to beautiful😏
 
Thank Bob an Mark...
 
@Denis,
 
thank you and i have chosen blue because i saw a scratch build on the internet with blue instead of black.
I just like that and do the same thing..
 
And also thank you Hennie.
 
Sjors

A little update.
 
I have make a few decorations and rudder and a lot of tiny stuff !
I need more time with the painting then other things.
So it goes really slowly !
DeAgostini has a lot of metal parts that should be painted.
Even the little figures but that's for later.
At this moment I am putting the wales on.
Not a easy task because I have to lie the ship on her side !
I know I have to look forwards but this is at book number 80 !
When you have a big drawing you can see it in advance.
But now ?
Sometimes I'm thinking.....go in the closet and stay there !
But nope, it has also a little charme.... ( don't know witch one but it looks so nice when i wrote it down )
Enough complaining and pictures !
 
Sjors
 

Hi Denis,,
i still follow you even when you are writing whole books !😅
 
Sjors

OK.......I altered the title.  thanks for reminding me Gary     ......and thanks again Jack.   I tried to figure it out earlier.......I had read about the process in other posts,  but that was a while ago.   I guess I'd better update the thought process instead  
 
but hey........while I'm here,  I may as well show you the recent update for the log.   now that the fore deck is done,  the windlass and pump can be added.   I went through the wood,  and found nothing that resembled the sizes I needed........even for the cap rails.   I bagged all the wood up........I'll use what I have in my inventory.....I'll category it later.  finding suitable square stock that will fit in the slot for the pump body,  and finding strip stock that will work in conjunction with the windlass,  I found that the two would not fit together.  the windlass has a center separating the two drums,  and the width of the pump body would not go between them.   so I cut slots in both sides of the pump body,  so they would join together,  as they both share this opening,  in the center of the fore deck platform.
    the pump body was cemented in place first......

It's painted in earth brown,  as is the side posts for the windlass.   the slots I made are visible here.   you can also see the center spacing I'm talking about with the windlass.

at first,  I thought I should have made the slots deeper in the pump body,  but closer inspection showed that this wouldn't have mattered.......they are deep enough.   

the hole was pre drilled for the pump handle.   the instructions were no help in trying to make the handle.   they show small pieces of dowel for the grips.....but I have something smaller than the dowel provided in the kit.   I couldn't find it,  so I used a tooth pick,  sanding it down even smaller after I had drilled the holes for the shaft.   there was breakage,  which meant multiple tries,  but I managed to come up with a pair.   it wasn't till after it was assembled,  that I found the dowel that I was looking for  {go figure}.

...it was added to complete the pump.

next,  I thought to create the bollards and the heads.   already,  I saw a problem with the heads........with the size of the wood blanks,  they will be out of scale.   I'll show you in a moment......the parts were gather together.....

the roof curvature needs to be shaped into the heads........during the process,  the capstan {or sampson post} and the fore hold cover was cemented in place.

when I assembled the bollards,  I had the impression that they were too far apart.   I took a look at the Cyril Hume model,  and his were pretty much the same spacing.   So,  I'll go with these, after sanding the bottoms and painting them.

I have the metal etch doors that go on the heads........I had allowed about 2 mm on the blanks for the threshold and the roof line.   I sanded them down more after this picture was taken.  I could go further,  but going too far will prevent me from using the metal etch doors.   the size of them looks wrong too,  as well as their position in the instruction diagrams.  even with the wood doors provided on the thin panels are too large

I saw something else strange about the Cyril Hume model........looking at the braces,  you see the pendents and block assemblies that make up the braces,  but there are no ropes from them, terminating to the deck.  the model,  in my opinion,  doesn't have a complete rigging diagram.   there are not too many belaying points along the deck.   I need to change the pins as well......I'll show you those in my next update.   I have other uses for them darling...............

hi there!   last week was a lost cause as far as getting any modeling done.   I got sidetracked with my younger son's car.......it had a few things to do for inspection,  along with replacing a radiator,  and curing a nasty oil leak.  the leak led me to replace the timing belt as well,  but I'm happy to say that the car is back up and running,  and the son is happier than a clam!  it does my wallet good to see him smile again.  
 
anyway........as I left off,  I had cemented the fore deck on the model......that was the last thing I would do to her until now.

 
as the week past,  I was becoming increasingly aloof,  due to the lack of wood-urgy.   to appease the inner spirit,  I did a dry fit


I did note that I need to finish the bottom area on the aft cabin.   I also turned the hold covers so that the planks are running side to side......not fore and aft.   I'm glad I don't have to remake them.
    I had shaped the rudder before the auto fiasco hit...it lays in wait for paint.   the week ended with the model,  the same way I had left it.   the work week took over,  loathsome as it is......in retaliation to it,  I took Monday off........to be able to watch the finale of the Walking Dead.......and then into the badlands >late night<.   there was a second reason,  but in my mindset,  I had forgotten about it.........the admiral's birthday.   everything went off as it should though........I even made her a cake!

she picked out the mix.........this is from a company called Krispy Kremes.   they are a bakery that specializes in doughnuts...and that's exactly how it tastes........and looks!   looking at the fore deck,  a plan was thought up on how to run the waterways and trim.   I wasn't feeling creative enough to do the outer edge,  so I left it open on each side......I'll let the planking fill the open areas in.

rounding off the trim for the windlass slot made planking a little weird,  but it filled in alright.

it was then stained and two coats of flat lacquer.   it looked really dull....a little too dull for my liking,  so I gave it a coat of poly urethane.   I had done the main deck and the aft deck......I should give the main deck another coat.

the outer edges of the fore deck was painted with a flat earth brown.....fairly close to the mahogany color.    the decks are complete now.

more done today,  if all goes right  

Here you are.....
 
Nice papership you've got there 
I will also follow this journey !
And I see that Anja is also here so you can see at her signature that she is also building again.
It goes slow but it is going ......
And I will place the popcorn machine !
 
Sjors
 

 

Hi Anton,
 
You are posting quicker then i can give  comment 🤣
Looks dirty😊
I'll be waiting with further comment till she is clean🙃
 
Sjors
 

That statue on the bow is that for real ??????
Nice dog, daughters and Admiral 
Or should the be the other way around......
Say Hi from me to those woman .
And give the dog ( name? ) a bone from me.
 
Sjors

When i take a look in my christal boll i see a lot of sanding.....
 
Sjors
 

Find you !!!!!!
 
That Sots of your is higher then mine SotS.......
And your car looks faster then my car......
Also a little more orange 
Welcome home sailor.
 
Then a last thing....
Everywhere I'm coming to watch a build ,there should be popcorn !
So......in the corner with it !
 
Sjors
 

Have not posted for awhile on this project.
Have been working on the Cog.
Am still adding frames and should be ready for the next step by the weekend.
Will post sum photos of progress then.
Rick