Sjors

And so, as the sun slowly settles in the west, we bid adieu to our daring pin rail innovator and wonder, what the heck has his devious mind conjured up?  Will he make his thingy in 2 halves?  Will he make it out of pine or ebony?  What does cast brass really look like on the mast?  Will the fair maiden escape the rail road tracks?  And who DID put the bop in the bop sh-bop sh-bop?
 
Tune in tomorrow for the exciting continuation!
 
Now, then, with that out of the way - look forward to seeing how you tackle this wee conundrum, Grant!  Good Luck!

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 .
 
 

Planking still keep on going.
I wanted to put a plank on the stern with the strange bend.
That is not working !
As you can see in the picture, the plank was destroyed........
So I have to remove that and try something else.
So I started at the keel and work my way up.
When I'm on that point again I can see what I have to do.
 
 

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 .
 
 

Planking still keep on going.
I wanted to put a plank on the stern with the strange bend.
That is not working !
As you can see in the picture, the plank was destroyed........
So I have to remove that and try something else.
So I started at the keel and work my way up.
When I'm on that point again I can see what I have to do.
 
 

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 .
 
 

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 .
 
 

Hamilton - Cheers mate.  I don't have Lees, Lever indicates that when used, the cross catharpins would be installed in addition to the catharpins going athwartship, basically forming an 'X' so that the starboard foremost shroud is catharpined to the aftmost larboard shroud and vice versa.  If I ever build HMS Surprise, she will have to have cross-catharpins  .  I'm growing to love the Lever's Young Sea Officers sheet anchor and am following the order outlined there so far.  
 
On your second question, I'm probably going to go with the wire and use epoxy again to secure them, but as usual will reserve final judgement until necessary.
 
Quick additional update on progress...main mast catharpins are all on.  Pederson has a nice picture showing that these would have been lashed to the futtock stave with thinner line.  Its not really practical at this scale, so I sort of got thesame result by threading the eye with two pieces of thread to try and keep the catharpin in line with the shroud.  Pretty happy with the way things turned out (and not a pin or rubber band in sight).
 

Mort - great tip, I didn't know that about the school glue just being diluted PVA - not sure what I thought it was    Will be great to meet you.
 
Anyway...Catharpin'ing on....
 
Catharpins have been something else I've been pondering.  The Snake plans just seem horribly inconsistent with other materials (Lever, Pederson etc) so decided to follow those.  Lever identifies a number of methods, desperately wanted to go the cross-catharpin route, but Lever seems to indicate that even when this was done, it was in addition to the regular catharpins, not in place of.  So, the bog standard approach it will be.  
 
Mk1 Catharpin.  Of course, catharpins were eye-spliced at either end and served...(has anyone been diagnosed with compulsive 'serving' disorder?   )

 
...and lashed into place temporarily it seems to work just fine.  Although the detail of the eye splice is somewhat lost, it does give a cleaner look (IMHO) than lashing the catharpin around the futtock stave.  I was a little relieved to see that the second shroud can be catharpined in without rubbing against the mast as Lever suggest only the foremost shroud was not catharpined in.  I feel scale is a little bit of an issue, it would be nice to be doing the same on a larger ship so the imperfections are perhaps a little less noticeable.

Sjors, my friend, you're workshop could be an advertisement for Proxxon.....they are well represented here...nice work and good to see the shipyard look worked in. I'll be doing the same soon...

you plank by day and rig by night........your doing some fine work Sjors

yepper Sjors.......I'm keeping it awww-wite!.....you wascally wabbit........... it is a good question......where I made so many changes,  it's going to be hard to stain the nests.  I think I'm going to need to get a little creative.   thanks for the good word
 
thank you Doris for your kind comment....actually I'm kind of humbled.....   I'm many levels away from the fantastic work you do...with the materials you work with.......I'd be a life-time,  in attempts to equal......but it's fun trying      thank you very much!
 
thanks Patrick!  I think the nests are the biggest hurdle I had to get over.  now that they are complete,  there are only a few other aspects that I'll need to address.  thanks for the good word 
 
thank you as well Bindy.......I thank my lucky stars,  I know Bashman!   here is the only known picture I've found of him........ .  I have to rely on an emoticon,  since there are no real pictures of him         thanks for the good word 
 
thanks Bob........ttttthhhhanks fffffffor nnnnotic'in         it was so cold in the house the other day,  I couldn't even type on the computer.   we have the new natural gas furnace now.......it was 32 degrees this morning,  and I didn't even turn it up......felt good {we turn it down for sleeping}.  yesterday,   they must have hit the cable connection downstairs........internet was knocked out for a while.
    by the afternoon,  we were up and running again......but behind on just about everything.   today......it's almost 50 degrees..... tomorrow.....6+ inches or more of gooey wet snow {I think they have rocks in their heads} :D   as soon as the dust settles,  I can get back to the table.  thanks for the good word 

Thanks Hamilton for your continuing interest.
 
I have now built the stove, but will not mount it until sometime later in construction to avoid damage to this very delicate little piece. Since the stove is painted, I chose to use the basic kit pieces to assemble it. I did a number of the details with non-kit items. For example, I used very thin styrene to do the various doors, a couple of very small bulls eyes I had for the pulleys and some tiny (40 links per inch) chain to connect the pulleys. Doing this piece almost convinced me that my aging eyes and hands need to work in larger scales. Still very enjoyable, but getting very difficult.
 
Next, I will start to mount and rig the first few guns.
 
Bob

Crossjack Yard Brace.  Braces arrise from the aft main shroud, pass through the opposite yard block and return to the block on the shroud before leading to the pinrail. Note the yards cross each other, seen better in the second photo.
 

 
This completes the braces. 
 
Cheers, Gil

Continuing with the braces.
 
We think of rigging as complicated, rather tedious and once done, to be left alone. However, I'm currently reading "The Life of Captain James Cook" by J.C. Beaglehole and I'm intimidated by the fact that in severe gales or storms, Cook strikes the topmasts and yards, only to send them aloft again  when the weather moderates.  Can any of us do that with our models?  Perhaps Grant is the most experienced among us, with his vast experience with broken masts. (Sorry Grant, I couldn't resist). Of course the point is that when one looks at real life experience, rigging takes on a dynamic role with every line serving the ship.
 
This will complete the braces for the mainmast yards and crossjack yard.  Then we can deal with the prodigious excess of line each generates.
 
Main Topgallant Yard Brace. Originates from the mizzen topmast stay collar, passing through the yard block and back to a block on the collar, then to a shroud cleat.
 
 
 
Main Topsail Yard Brace. Originates from the Mizzen stay collar and returns to a block on the mizzen just below the bibbs.
 

 
Main Course Yard Brace.
 

 
Lizzard off the after mizzen shroud.
 

 
The origin at an eyebolt, passing through a block at the rail and belaying to a large deck cleat.
 

 
 

Thanks for the comments.  Hmm... now I am pressured by all the confidence expressed.
 
 
B.E.
Frolich actually cuts the frames from a slab of wood.   I just feel I know my limits at this point so I'll be doing the best I can at this point.  I may try Chuck's method if this fails.
 
 
 
Sjors,
I'm building the small boats that go onto Licorne's deck.  I'm still waiting on the wood for the framing.  I'll be posting pictures even if this is a failure, although I feel pretty good about how it's going.
 
 
Thanks Nigel.  Frolich, Bello and some of the others that I reference do beautiful work and I'm studying how they did it.  I like the idea of the solid piece shaped and I can see having two as he shows.. one aft and one forward at the bow. 
 
I have the mold lifts cut out and glued together so today will be spent shaping it.   For the mold, I'm using basswood since the experts said to use a "soft piece of wood".   After shaping, I'll coat it with a couple coats of diluted white glue, some wipe-on poly and then furniture polish.  But gotta' get it shaped first.   

@ Nenad,
Thanks for stopping by. I too know what you mean.
 
@Bindi,
Thank you too for stopping by and the warm and kind words.
 
@ Frank,
Thanks a lot my friend. You are more than welcome to come over and assist me. We would make a great team.
No, Sjors is not slacking off, he has taken over my workspace.
 
Thank you all again for stopping by and the kind words, I appreciate it a lot.
Keep up the good work on your builds. Although I don't comment, I watch and enjoy your work quietly.
 
Anja

I don't open any more threads.......I revolve them now :D

@ Sam,
 
You are an unbelievable guy you know that ?
At the end of this post you will see two pictures how the workroom looks at the moment !
You are satisfied now ?????   
 
I wanted to start with the next planking in the middle of the hull but I changed my mind.
I'm now have started at the keel and work my way up.
There is a strange bend at the stern and now I can see how it will go.
I can play with the planks.
 
@ John,
 
Thanks !
Planking is just like riding a bicycle....once you know it you will never forget it !
 
@ Kevin,
 
Also thank you !
 
I'm gonna use tiles instead of tape.
That's what they provide in the kit so I'll use them .
 
@ Nick,
 
I know you are busy with school so no excuse please !
Thanks for the good word !
 
@ Sam,
 
Here are the promise pictures !
 

Hi Robbyn,
 
I'm sorry to hear about your Mom 
I wish I could start at another way to see that you have started number 2.....
But I will follow you again !
Did you take the popcorn machine with you ?
The start is perfect and the replaced wood looks excellent !
So I have to see where I can find a free seat.....
 

@ Sam,
 
You are an unbelievable guy you know that ?
At the end of this post you will see two pictures how the workroom looks at the moment !
You are satisfied now ?????   
 
I wanted to start with the next planking in the middle of the hull but I changed my mind.
I'm now have started at the keel and work my way up.
There is a strange bend at the stern and now I can see how it will go.
I can play with the planks.
 
@ John,
 
Thanks !
Planking is just like riding a bicycle....once you know it you will never forget it !
 
@ Kevin,
 
Also thank you !
 
I'm gonna use tiles instead of tape.
That's what they provide in the kit so I'll use them .
 
@ Nick,
 
I know you are busy with school so no excuse please !
Thanks for the good word !
 
@ Sam,
 
Here are the promise pictures !
 

I don't say a thing........
 

Mark,
 
what are you thinking ?
 
The Licorne is to big I'm gonna change to a small one ??????
Practicing makes art ?????
Make a lot of pictures please....not for me but for Anja .
She can use it when she goes (whenever ) build the Hannah 
 

@ Augie,
 
Why don't you open that thread ?     
Popeye can do it every week then..........
 
@ Frank,
 
Thanks !
And don't get jealous at the work shop.
In no time you have also all that kind of tools   
 

Very nice Popeye !
 
You are keeping it white ??????