Sjors

Nice going Sjors!  Dang, that's a big model but should look impressive when done.
Have a great 2019 to you and Anja - and in good health!
 
Cheers,

Hello all builders! Thank you David! Happy new year! All the best, smooth builds and sticky glue! I am still working on the yeards, a lot of small lines needs to be attached.  Must say it not the funniest part for me. Showing few photos:
 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi, thank you Doris and all the likes. Yes, it is the main reason, also, i really like small sails on the yards. My skills not let me make nice looking full sails on the ship. 
 

Hi all, thank you Popeye, Katsumoto, Messis for good words! Just dry fitting and trying the sails. Few photos:
 

 

 
 

Hi, thank you OC. Working on the furled sails, it is really fun work, sewing is nice after all the rigging. Few photos.
 

 

Hi all, thank you Nils, David, OC, Bob, Scott. Currently working on the yards, but run out of smallest 0.25 rope. i need to get it soon. I think to make small wrapped sails on the yards. Few photos:
 

 

 

 
 

Hi all, thank you OC, B.E. Doing some progress on the lines, rigging is taking a lot of time. Few photos.
 

 

 

 

Hi all, thank you Mark, Patrick. Was working on the standing rigging. i have noticed all lines in this old kit are the same color, which i really like. Few photos this weekend work.
 

 

 

 

 

Hi all, thank you OC. Work is going on, rigging is really fun thing,  for the rest i made rope ladders. Few photos.
 

 

Hi all, my work on the rigging rising on the masts. This weekend work. Few photos.
 
My simple tool for rigging made of tiny brass.
 

Thank you David, OC, Mark. Glad you like it! Still working on my shrouds, third mast. Now i think i had to place yards at first, before ratlines, stll not sure...
Few photos.

 

 

Happy new year to you also Coq.
 
I’m still thinking what to do with the deck.....
Still got time for it.
 

On this first of januari I think it's again time for an update.
The first one in 2019 and I think a lot more.......
 
I have make the second row of parts of the cabin and lay the second deck over it.
I have make re-enforcements at the stern and I have to do the same at the bow.
After that I can start with closing the hull.
It's a new way for me to do this.
I know how to plank but this????
The last two pictures shows you how It has to be done.
 
Sjors
 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Because there is a lot of painting on the ship ( I believe everything has to be painted) the updates are not coming quick.
But they are coming 😀
I painted the deck with a green color that match most of it with the original.
Maybe I will put a layer of varnish over it but that's almost at the end.
Also make the lowest cabin and paint it white.
 
Sjors
 

 

 

 

Coq,
 
No problem if you want to say something .
So no excuses please......
 
The cranes are make by 2 mm plywood.
When you put it together it will be a kind of box.
In my opinion it's the same as 25 years ago.

Still no tomatosauce...😆
Looks great Kevin.
Its good for me that i’m doing something else for the moment when i se this.
 
Sjors

Not yet 😜👍🏼

It looks like spaghetti 😁
 
Sjors

Hello people,
 
This is my first humble update for 2019! Again happy new year to you all.
It's a relative small update with just a few things done, but none the less I tried to show the proces step by step to show you guys how I've accomplished it.
 
Now to start with the guns. There are four on the ship and she was not a heavily armed ship because she was a merchant ship, a cargo vessel so to say. The guns were very primitive and were called "Lombards". It was nothing more than a big barrel on a piece of wood, block type. No wheels and no easy way to raise or lower the barrel. The way they did this, was to place a piece of wood underneath the front to raise the gun so to say. 
 
To create such a solid piece of history I came with the following solution. (of course I did not used the cast metal parts except for the barrel)
So, I first laminated 3 pieces of wood to create a small block. I've cut two side pieces and one bottem piece out of walnut.
 

 
I glued the small block onto the bottem..
 

 

 
Then I made my design for the side pieces and cut them out with a knife.
 

 

 
I've glued everthing together and sanded the thing with 180 grid sandpaper.
 

 

 
It needs some metal parts as rings and some rigging as well. So it's not finished yet, but it gives you guys an idea what it would look like.
Next are some other things I added onto the ship...and I'll show you the proces as well.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
So I made two of those, One at the Mizzen mast and one for the main mast. 
Next pictures show how I placed it onto the deck. Because of the rigging it needs to hold later, I reinforced it with some brass pins.
 

 

 
I push the pins into the deck to see where I need to drill the holes...
 

 

 
The same I did at the main mast...
 

 

 
And the last part is the water barrel...
 


After this I have to start to construct the masts and spars and ofcourse the start of rigging the vessel. That last part is not my strongest part of the build but we will see what I make of it later on.
 
For now, I wish you a pleasant evening / night and stay tuned for the next update...
Peter

You go like........
Looks great !!!
 
Sjors
 

Happy new year to you also Coq.
 
I’m still thinking what to do with the deck.....
Still got time for it.
 

On this first of januari I think it's again time for an update.
The first one in 2019 and I think a lot more.......
 
I have make the second row of parts of the cabin and lay the second deck over it.
I have make re-enforcements at the stern and I have to do the same at the bow.
After that I can start with closing the hull.
It's a new way for me to do this.
I know how to plank but this????
The last two pictures shows you how It has to be done.
 
Sjors
 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Because there is a lot of painting on the ship ( I believe everything has to be painted) the updates are not coming quick.
But they are coming 😀
I painted the deck with a green color that match most of it with the original.
Maybe I will put a layer of varnish over it but that's almost at the end.
Also make the lowest cabin and paint it white.
 
Sjors
 

 

 

 

Coq,
 
No problem if you want to say something .
So no excuses please......
 
The cranes are make by 2 mm plywood.
When you put it together it will be a kind of box.
In my opinion it's the same as 25 years ago.

Give her a big hug and kiss from me and say that i love her Denis 😆
Maybe that will help........
 
Sjors