Sjors

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I have now make 2 planks with the strange bend......
I think that this is the meaning.
If not, please tell me !
I have also go from the keel upwards....
Still a few more planks to go !
 

And when i was looking how the glue dry I have make the gun carriages.
Now I have to drill more then 250 holes for the eyebolts and paint everything......
I'm happy that I have a power drill and not doing it with a hand drill   
On the left side you will see the 18 pounds cannons and on the right side  the 9 pounds cannons .
 
 

Update time.....
 
I have now make 2 planks with the strange bend......
I think that this is the meaning.
If not, please tell me !
I have also go from the keel upwards....
Still a few more planks to go !
 

Here you are Patrick,
 

 
 
You can start now with updates and pictures   
 
 

It doesn't metter Doris.
 
I have the same problem with mine translations....
But the people on this forum knows that we are doing our best with the translation.
If there is a word not correct, so be it.
But we all speak the same langue about modelling         
 

Update time.....
 
I have now make 2 planks with the strange bend......
I think that this is the meaning.
If not, please tell me !
I have also go from the keel upwards....
Still a few more planks to go !
 

I think we should give you a new name Sjors.... "King Plank" ..... nice bend on those strakes!!
Frank

That looks great to my eyes Sjors! Ratline King and now planking King? What the world coming to ?? 
Sam

Hey Sjors, the planks look great. Very smooth and tight!

Update time.....
 
I have now make 2 planks with the strange bend......
I think that this is the meaning.
If not, please tell me !
I have also go from the keel upwards....
Still a few more planks to go !
 

Update time.....
 
I have now make 2 planks with the strange bend......
I think that this is the meaning.
If not, please tell me !
I have also go from the keel upwards....
Still a few more planks to go !
 

Update time.....
 
I have now make 2 planks with the strange bend......
I think that this is the meaning.
If not, please tell me !
I have also go from the keel upwards....
Still a few more planks to go !
 

Hello to all. I have completed Niagara and am moving on up in the scope of building difficulty. I have chosen The Constitution for my next subject because I fondly remember building Revell's version of her years ago and I have always been in awe of this ship. I know we have quite a few of her being built at this time so I'm sure you're asking "What's going to be different here?" Like a few of the others, I'd like to show a full gundeck with rigged 24 pounders. I'd also like to incorporate some of the bulkheads and cabin details. Plans to light her up below-deck are also on the table to attempt to show off some of this detail. Part of my plans on the gundeck also include the installing the knees and riders. Now you may be asking "Why? Most of this will be completely covered by the spar deck" I'm doing it because I'll know it's there and I'd like to try my hand at seriously bashing a kit before the possibility of scratch building. I have not yet fully determined the time period I would like to model, but I have been giving some thought to modeling her as she was when she was new with the Hercules figurehead. The biggest headache with that time period are that the details of her configuration are even sketchier than how she was in 1812. My plans are all negotiable until I get to her stern anyway, so here goes.....
 
I photographed the typical box contents and a few resources I'll studying. The last picture is of the main building board materials and a new toy. You may also notice that one of the pics has two false keels. I didn't like the feel of the one that came with the kit so decided that I'd make my own out of 1/4" ply basswood. This build is going to take forever as I plan on making many pieces from scratch and am ordering many aftermarket items like new 24 pounders (if anyone has any ideas where I can get these in turned brass, I'd be indebted to them), new 32 pound carronades (see above parenthesis) and some boxwood deck planking material.
 
As always, thanks so much for looking in and all of the wonderful support this site has to offer.

Update time.....
 
I have now make 2 planks with the strange bend......
I think that this is the meaning.
If not, please tell me !
I have also go from the keel upwards....
Still a few more planks to go !
 

Update time.....
 
I have now make 2 planks with the strange bend......
I think that this is the meaning.
If not, please tell me !
I have also go from the keel upwards....
Still a few more planks to go !
 

Update time.....
 
I have now make 2 planks with the strange bend......
I think that this is the meaning.
If not, please tell me !
I have also go from the keel upwards....
Still a few more planks to go !
 

Update time.....
 
I have now make 2 planks with the strange bend......
I think that this is the meaning.
If not, please tell me !
I have also go from the keel upwards....
Still a few more planks to go !
 

Update time.....
 
I have now make 2 planks with the strange bend......
I think that this is the meaning.
If not, please tell me !
I have also go from the keel upwards....
Still a few more planks to go !
 

Great work on those tiny blocks!
 
Sjors: Crossover tweezers:

Very nice Theo.
 
Question....what is a X-over-tweezer ??????????
 

Very nice David!
Job well done !!!!!
 

That means that it is an interesting build Andy.
Then everyone wants to know how and what !
Big compliment !!!!!
 

That means that it is an interesting build Andy.
Then everyone wants to know how and what !
Big compliment !!!!!
 

More like the belt sander, Frank!  Just put in about 4 hours and she's getting close.  Really not all that bad.

So....not much to report. Saturday went well. Aside from the clinics, I couldn't get away from my ship there were too many people asking lots of questions.
I didn't manage to get any photos of the other models on display.... Not sure if there were any..
 
I expect the RPM site to have some photos posted soon, and when they are I'll let everyone know.
 
Andy