Adrieke

looks great Rick

costas

next time you take pictures set your camera to 2 MP. the pictures will be about 0.5MB big so well below the 2MB and still with plenty of detail

that's how I take all my pics

software companies always launch new products before they are well tested so its always a good idea to wait till the first patch or service pack comes out

thanks Mick

me personally I think a sharp bow is easier : a lot less bending and tapering

hope you get back to building soon

Augie most likely its IE 11 yup. you should be able to uninstall it :

go to control panel/ programs and features and then select installed updates

you ll get a big list . look for IE 11 update  and then uninstall it . that should get you back to IE10

after adding one more row of planks I decided that it was time to trim down the excess at the bow and stern.

this to ensure I follow the same profile as the keel .

they will need to be sanded down to about 4 mm in thickness but that will be done when all planks are on

you may notice that on the 3rd bulkhead it seems like the planks are not nicely flowing but that is because from there I am widening the plank till its at full width . I will need to do this for the next few planks

here a view from the bow

beautiful Piet

and thanks again for taking the trouble to show us your jig

hello Scott

I don't do more then one plank on each side , but it depends, the planks at the stern twist a lot so they need clamping between every bulkhead to keep them tight against the previous plank. as I only have 7 (1 broke) I can only do 1 plank

hello Augie

yes each off the planks I am adding now need to be tapered , the edges angled then soaked for pre bending before it goes on

but honestly I am enjoying it, slowly you can see the ship go from a skeleton to a well rounded lady

hello Don welcome

good to hear there are others building her . will be following your build log too

and yes it is a good kit

good start Don

Thanks Piet

I was thinking of something much more complex , this is easy and can be used by anyone

I assume you are talking about the colourful clothespins I am using. If you want some and you cant find them in Holland, I ll bring you some when I visit my dad

planking continues slowly

I am happy so far with how the stern is turning out.

so far I am at 6 rows of planks with 9 more to go till I reach the keel

that sounds easy to do Piet. i might give that a try for when i have to taper the ones for the GF

slowly adding more details :

railings around staircase, benches , kitchen smokestacks, walkway

when all that is done I will varnish the top two decks

fitted the brass rings and eyebolts to the first smoke stack and repainted it

thanks Popeye

thanks Brian.

slowly adding more planks

the biggest work is always in the details Piet

looking amazing

thanks  Sjors

I have some ideas for a jig but not the skill to build it

thanks Sjors

 have you added I want some power tools and a few kits (aggie, Syren,..)

looks great Randy

my first attempts at tapering by hand (that was on the Virginia) didnt go to well, too much irregularities in the thickness, not too mention sore arms lol

i got a better result this way so i ll use that to taper all the masts on the GF

one day hopefully i can afford a small wood/metal lathe

well Robbyn mine broke off in the middle and at the end. the problem is that these dowels are only like 4 mm in diameter so without something to hold them at the end as with a lathe as soon as you put some pressure on it to sand you bend them.

after the first breakage :

the solution is to first lightly sand all over to make sure its all smooth, i wrap the sanding paper all around it and then use my two fingers of my other hand to let the dowel spin on top (the drill is set to about half the maximum speed)

stil dont understand how the top of the other broke off , except maybe the quality of the  wood

thanks Mick

they bend pretty easily actualy. for the middle of the hull i dont even have to soak them . yes flex them a bit and they are ready to go

The difficult part is the stern , where the rudder meets the upper rounded part.

bit more progress on the masts etc..

the holes for all the eyebolts are drilled but they have to be installed after the mast is in place

planking is well on its way and I am enjoying it a lot

I am tapering the planks at the bow so they all have a smooth flow

pre-bending one plank while glueing another