mikec

Hi, is the mainmast and mizzen mast racked back? I am about to work on this and i think the kit has them at 90 degrees. thanks Mike

Looks real. I will be following your work as a guide for me. I am just about to start the formast top

here is the shipped anchor

The treenails on the cheeks were made by drilling and then gluing and inserting pencil leadfrom bic refill lead pencils.

more mast pics

Thanks for the birthday wishes and the kind comments on my model.

Sorry for the long time between posts. 

I have made progress: I have shipped the anchor, I am very pleased with how the anchor chain turned out. I blackened with gun black solution, it looks very real. I also made the lower foremast. I used B.E's method of manila folder card for the woolding hoops. I use a two in one Teak stain/satin varnish. this stains the card well, you cannot tell that the hoops are not wood, and i love the colour.

I noticed in Longridges book, that in plan view, the bibs are splayed out and do not run parallel. I assembled the bibs in two parts and followed long ridges plan. The AOTS book does not show this, but the zig zag splt in the bibs shown the AOTS books lead me to think that the Endeavour bibs would have been splaid out as well.

magnifecent work. Worthy of any museum.

Great work,

I reckon that sketch of Parkinsons is the most compelling evidence of bumpkins. 

She is looking absolutely magnificent. I have thoroughly enjoyed following your fantastic work.

Hi Grant, magnificent job. She looks absolutely amazing. I will look forward to following your next build.

thanks for the kind comments and birthday wishes. i will post more progress pics soon,

cheers Mike

And another...

More progress, apologies for the quality of the photos. i will post better ones soon.

Fantastic work. The anchors look very very realistic.

You have done an incredible job. She is looking awesome.

I will be using  your pics as a guide when I start my rigging

You have done an incredible job. She is looking awesome.

I will be using  your pics as a guide when I start my rigging

I have started scratch building the large cat blocks used to haul the anchor. Here is progress so far...

She looks fantastic. Can you please advise what size and make of thread you are using?

or are you making your own?

thanks Slog, I agree its a tricky little job, and took me a few practice runs to get the technique. I superglued the 1st loop around the ring. This allowed me to pull each loop tightly around the ring, pinching each loop to the ring in place as i went. i applied a spot of superglue after every 4 or 5 turns until finished. I then used fingernail clippers to cut off the ends. A coat of matt varnish then seals the whole thing and gets rid of the glossy super glue.

The tan coloured binding are simply "seized" in place.

cheers Mike

Grant, your boats are incredible. I can't wait to see them in place. It will really finish off your victory beautifully. When I finish my Endeavour model, I will use your log as my guide to building the other boats. Awesome modelling skills Grant.

Thanks for all the encouragement guys. I spent the afternoon applying the "puddening" to the anchor rings (quite a tricky little job) and making the two large cat blocks to weigh the anchors....

I echo the comments of everyone above. magnificent work.

What an amazing model you are scratch building. I am tempted to have a go for mine... 

Added the "iron " bands to the anchor stock and undercoated in preparation for painting and "puddening" the anchor rings.

I took the photo on my plans from AOTS...

And here are the  fiddly chained eyebolts...