Sjors

And some results....
 
Quick report back on the 'double rabbet' approach taken at the beginning of the build, seems to have worked just fine.

 
1.5mm boxwood sheet cut to the profile of the sternpost, laminated to both sides and then tapered following the rudder profile. Rabbet where planking terminated at the sternpost seems to have turned out OK and I think the extra work will make the second planking in this tricky area go more smoothly....fingers crossed.  I also cut away quite a bit of the keel former above the rudder to ensure I'll be able to attach rudder at late stage when pintles are in place.


 
Sternview with rudder in place,  lower counter template not yet glued.  Question:  Do the proportions look about right?  All is in line with diagrams in the AOTS, but things look different in actuality.  Its easy enough for me to adjust now so please let me know your thoughts

Second Planking phase 1:
 
Finished building up the stern post area with limewood strip to approximately where it needs to be.  Once I'm confident that the stern area will work, on will go the lower counter which will allow me to put the wales on.  I'm hoping to complete the wales first and then use this dictate the flow of the visible planking rather than install over the second planking.
 
The sternpost was marked off as best estimate of the end state thickness and used to guide planking.  I'm trying for a smooth run on the limewood, but then will be building up the second planking in 0.5mm increments to then sand this back as appropriate.
 
I'm using PVA glue for the second planking, its slower but I just don't like using CA glue.  There are also a couple of areas where the first planking is perilously thin so any additional strength will likely be beneficial.  Not going to invest any more time than necessity requires here - all of this will be covered by copper plates.
 
Limewood glued on but not sanded back.  This was a little demoralizing as essentially a lot of this was replacing a lot of the material removed from the keel former for the rabbet and bearding.  For anyone taking a similar approach keep this in mind right at the beginning of the build.

 
Limewood sanded to shape and second planking going on...

 
Additional 0.5mm thick strips added where needed for thickness...

 
Pre-finished 'step' look that will eventually be sanded smooth as required before the sternpost itself is shaped.

The rudder:
 
One I'd made my mind up to try to reflect an appropriate taper on the sternpost, I realized I didn't really know how it would be shaped, so I decided to make up a new rudder as that is clearly illustrated in the AOTS book, thinking I could then use those dimensions to determine the taper on the sternpost.
 
Bottom line, this was slow going as I don't have a huge assortment of power tools, but I had a lot of fun doing it!  5mm sheets of box were cut into approx. 9mm wide sections to allow final shaping and laminated together.  I kept the front and back sections until the last moment so in the event of a catastrophic error I'd have less rework.    I completely forgot to take progress pictures, but hopefully its relatively obvious.  After studying many diagrams and plans, I tweaked the location of the pintle cut outs to match the AOTS dimensions, the biggest change was the uppermost one, which I raised a fair bit.
 
Overall, very happy with the result compared to supplied part, I'm sure some final fettling will be needed before finally fitting.
 
Should also add a public service announcement, did need to buy a small amount of wood from Jason at Crown Timberyard, - easy online ordering, lovely boxwood, and reached my house approx. 7 days from ordering - great service.
 

 
The difference in dimensions can be seem compared to kit supplied rudder

 
The rudder head now looks much more in scale within the counter rudder hole.  Shots from below show how much of a 'build-up' will be needed to match the rudder dimensions.

You guys know me better than I know myself...   I've been looking at more pictures of completed models and all seem to stick with the 5mm sternpost/rudder thickness....but, the worm is in my head now and I think I'm pretty resolved to try to get it right, just need to figure out my approach.  I found some 1.5mm thick wood strip that I had to get a sense for what this would look like. 
 

 
 

A Sternpost question...
 
Not so much an update as a "request for thoughts".  Looking to glue the lower counter template I made earlier in place, but something was not quite looking right comparing to the AOTS.  Then it struck me, the thickness of the sternpost should be considerably thicker (approx. 60% by my best approximation) near the top) than the thickness of the keel former (see red lines on picture below).  This seems common structural feature so am curious how others have approached this and thoughts on this topic.  Options seem obvious, but is the second option really worth the effort ?  Very interested in the thoughts and conclusions reached by others.  I'm leaning to option 1 as I think option 2 could just be too involved.
Status quo, stick with the 5mm width and taper toward the bottom.  By far the least effort, but not sure whether this will look too skinny.  A rudder coat could mask this as well. Bulk up the stern post accordingly.  This would require much additional adjustment to the first planking to ensure second layer sits correctly to new termination, and would also require the rudder to be similarly beefed up.  

Moving on to adding some spirketting.  I just love the look of the NMM Minerva model, something that is increasingly influencing where I think I want to go with this model.  One of the features is the contrasting red spirketting against yellow quickwork which I'm looking to replicate here.
 
The primary challenge is that the all the gunport sills should be exactly the same height from the deck - although most are very close, there is a variance of no more than 0.5mm across the range, its enough to present some problems as the contrasting colours emphasize errors.  'Top and butt' Planks were mass produced slightly larger than needed by gluing a number of planks together and sanding to shape and then separating with IPA.  These were then individually tweeked to ensure the top of the top plank meets the lower sill and the sweep ports.
 
Although sadly not much of this will be seen, its a good opportunity to build some confidence and safely practice a skill while still making progress.  Lots of touchup still needed.
 

Real quick update, the patchwork has been materially completed, think this turned out OK as it will be in an area that will be more visible.  Lime strip was used to back against the interior and exterior existing planking to provide a solid base for the patch planks.  On the interior, I tried to match the run of the planks to blend it in as much as possible.  Next will be (lots of) tidying of paintwork and some more coats of poly on the deck...
 
Exterior...

 
Interior pre- and post- a few coats of paint.

Hi Sjors
 
Fantastic looking Agamemnon, 1st class job
 
Congrats with a new home
We are also planning a new house, hopefully we start building before summer, lot of workspace for all my hobbies..
 
Say hi to Anja from us
 
Børge

Thank-you Frank! 
 
Well, I have another update. I've been working on the rudder with its pintles and gudgeons. 
I used copper plate and cut it into strips which I formed on a 'dummy' rudder. Soldering was tricky for me at this scale, but I managed. I still have to fine tune and add faux bolts.
 

 

 
I've also made and added the midship set of spiral stairs with railings, and belaying pins are in place here as well. There is one more set of spiral stairs fore, yet to be made.
 

 

 
Last, but not least, I made the beakhead rails and supports. I'm not totally happy with them and some adjustments may follow.....or a total redo, I just haven't decided yet.
 

 

 

Thanks all....
Not much to report because of work !
And re-decorating the house .
 
I hope that i have next week an update for you.....
Not a promise but I will do my best !
 
Sjors

You need an magnifier to see those tiny stuff !
But a great job you have done Bug !!!!!!!
 
Sjors

He stranger     
 
You are doing a lot more then what I've did.....
Great job again !
( and welcome back  )
 
Sjors

Hi Piet,
 
I found those 2 pictures of a Dutch lion head.
 

Hi Wim,
 
Again a build that I never see…..
Where do you get those kits?
You travel around the world and see what they have?
Looks funny and nice.
 
Sjors

We are almost back to normal !!!!!!
Work, work and work.....
But we are happy.
And a small update.
The large gunport lids on the starboard and port side are done.
All what is left are 14 small gunport lids ( and of course the rest what I have to do  )
And back to work again !!!!!!
 
 
Sjors

We are almost back to normal !!!!!!
Work, work and work.....
But we are happy.
And a small update.
The large gunport lids on the starboard and port side are done.
All what is left are 14 small gunport lids ( and of course the rest what I have to do  )
And back to work again !!!!!!
 
 
Sjors

We are almost back to normal !!!!!!
Work, work and work.....
But we are happy.
And a small update.
The large gunport lids on the starboard and port side are done.
All what is left are 14 small gunport lids ( and of course the rest what I have to do  )
And back to work again !!!!!!
 
 
Sjors

We are almost back to normal !!!!!!
Work, work and work.....
But we are happy.
And a small update.
The large gunport lids on the starboard and port side are done.
All what is left are 14 small gunport lids ( and of course the rest what I have to do  )
And back to work again !!!!!!
 
 
Sjors

Hello there......
I'm back     
 
After a long period of doing a lot of stuff that has nothing to do with modelbuilding I will try to go further where I left a few moths ago.
Moved to another city but in the same country I have my own workshop again .
I found out one thing......don't move the model !!!!!!!!
I did that and a few repairs where in order.
As you can see I have not done all the repairs on the ropes at the gun port lids.
All the ropes are not straight anymore !
I have to change that.
But I want to show you that I'm still do something.
And I have only done the starboard side, so a small repair ( I hope ).
 
Sjors
 

@ Sam,
 
The copper gnomes are a little busy.
But they can not work without my supervising......
Easy as it goes.....
And the law is pffffffffff?
Don't say that to a judge !
 
@ Sherry,
 
Thank you for your nice comment       pfffffffff
It's something what everyone is saying....if you don't like it, change it !
Anja is talking the same, it looks good why changing ?????
I've change it and that is enough       
9 days off , how do I count .
Take the first Saturday and count till the next Sunday.
When you have more then 5 days off, you may count the other 4 days to complete a week 
Then you have nine days.
I can count like this because I'm working also the weekends.
But beware ! this is only for the working class !
Those who are retired can count what ever they want.
9 days for a week, 90 days for a month, 900 days for a year ect ect ect.
 
@ Robert,
 
I thought I can hide what I was doing at the Batavia......
Nice picture btw !
You have a nice day over there ?
 
And because it is still a build log and we are going on a side kick a picture off what I have done.
The first few copperplates are on it !
I like it much better !
This is the way I wanted it !!!
 
Sjors
 
 
 
                                

We are almost back to normal !!!!!!
Work, work and work.....
But we are happy.
And a small update.
The large gunport lids on the starboard and port side are done.
All what is left are 14 small gunport lids ( and of course the rest what I have to do  )
And back to work again !!!!!!
 
 
Sjors

Thanks all....
Not much to report because of work !
And re-decorating the house .
 
I hope that i have next week an update for you.....
Not a promise but I will do my best !
 
Sjors

Just love the new house Nick
 
Only to much to do inside so most of the time re-decorating instead of building   

Thanks all....
Not much to report because of work !
And re-decorating the house .
 
I hope that i have next week an update for you.....
Not a promise but I will do my best !
 
Sjors

Just love the new house Nick
 
Only to much to do inside so most of the time re-decorating instead of building