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The counter was made by a proper shaped piece of wood on which, a second thin sheet of wood at the same shape, was glued. By making the decoration cuts on the sheet of wood, I avoided the wood carving on which I don't have a good name... "Cheating" again...the carving on the rudder made by a ballpoint, that was passed some times, around a metallic form.

Thank you all mates. I really feel I'm among friends.

The model was built at the level of beams. On margin planks, small pieces of wood were placed, giving the view of components of frames. By building the gunwale and the counter at the prow, the hull took its proper shape. Some wooden supporting constructions, were also made in prow and stern. Thanks

I followed the plans of the hull of a real boat , and the method of planking on bulkheads. Plywood was used for the keel and frames and beechwood for all the external wooden parts. I also followed the traditional way of planking.

Hi everyone. Well, I still build ships models... I have been trough sad situations because of my country’s problems and I hadn’t sat at my workbench for almost two years, until I realized I had to move on… I started again with a simple model, working slowly since yet, I had to remember many things of ship modelling and there were times where I felt like if I was a newbie… Eventually I managed to finish the first model of my "new era”... Because I wasn't sure about me or the result, I didn't start a build log, and I have kept only a few photos… So it will be a short log and it won’t take long for you to see the model ready. The real ship was a small version of a Greek "Perama" with some effects from another type of Gr. Vessel the “Tserniki”, related only to its dimensions. As a small “Perama” it was the most singular type of a vessel in the traditional Greek ship-building of the 20th century, characterized by a small counter, placed crosswise at the upper part of the cutwater. It is believed that they had been lead to this particular construction, because of the upper spreaded sides of the vessel, which in this case couldn't reach the stems in bow and stern....This counter was offering a connection point for the gunwales but also a board for decoration... It could be a merchant or a passenger boat at that time and rigged more often as a cutter or with half-lateen sail. As far as I know, there are only two survived vessels to our days. .......... The model has been built from scratch, except the deadeyes-blocks and anchors, in 1:32 scale. Thanks

Hi mates. Well my experiments have ended up to this result. The difficulty to remove the seizing from any rod has to do with its length on it. A short false seizing, can easier be removed than a long one. Here is how I do mine. I use a proper needle and the plastic cover (tube) of DIY plastic strings...(a cable can also be used). I cut small pieces from the cover and put them between the short seizings while I make them (counting the turns...) on a needle. Then I use thin CA glue only on the thread and after a while I give them some twists with my fingers. At the end I use pliers to hold the needle from one end and by the two fingers of my other hand, I hold and pull the whole stuff out of the needle. Then I separate the plastic from the thread and cut the seizings using a nail clipper. Thanks

Wefalck I just went through all the process of your built log...I'm amazed... Is going to be a real port scene... Congratulations

Ok...See tips and tricks. Thx

Oops.Yes I did it...I m' sorry... But still I'll stay with my band saw... Thx

I use the Proxxon Mini Band Saw for over 7 years and I don't think I would ever change it with a scroll saw. The only weak point I can state is that, having a band saw, you might will need a scroll saw just to make the gratings. But there is no need to buy one... Thx

Gregory thank you for your sympathy. What really makes me feel sad, is the loss of the build log of "Armour Cruiser Averof". It was the work of a friend presented by me, because he doesn't go well with pc...And I'm not sure whether he is going to have another chance to show his work... Don't stay on the comparison with every work you see here. We all make ship models just for fun and not because we want be the best ship modeller. I really like to show us your work and having seen your tools, I know what to expect...! Thx

Yasoo (Hi) Gregory. Scrolling down your thread, I was wondering whether you're a ship model builder or a tool builder... Impressive innovations. I'm looking forward to see your work with all these... Thx