Adrieke

thanks David

@ Keith yup thats why the door is locked for now dont want anyone falling in especialy after a few beers

and yes it would be driven like that . i ll get some side pictures that will show it better i actualy tought oif putting an electrical motor in wiht a crankshaft to make it work but they are all 3V and i would need to figure out how to slow it down enough so not this time. would be cool making one of these with a reall working steam engine

i suppose these things dont need to be that agile and stuck on sandbanks proabaly meant getting help from another ship

thanks Sjors i am happy with it

I agree it shows they are customer focused and I will send them an email to see if I can get mine

here are the pictures again

paddlewheel is installed the side is holding for now and the wheel turns too

did some work on the floors of the curved 3rd deck rooms

not much progress tonight as I was watching state of origin

wow Paul amazing detail

that boat looks like the same one in my endeavour kit . atleast the idea there is to plank it completly lol

he painted the popcorn black and used them as cannon balls Keith

i doubt it David . i am pretty sure the post was showing but no biggy sbut Sjors was so eager for piictures

hmm i might try that David thank you .

is that a picture on the box  as i dont see anythign about this on their website and i dont think i haev seen it on my box

hello John.

could you post those pics here so i can have a look myself ?

i am hoping she wont be in too long in maintenace so by the time i a have done her hull planking i can visit and take pics of the deck and rigging

i am now waiting on the paints . un the mean time i am drawing up plans of the decks on how i wil plank her using the photos i have so when i am ready for that i just have to follow the plan

mena thing i am really pondering is on how to make the deck planks look like on the real thing . i havent ever doen any weathering and stuff so i this wil be a challenge for me

very nice progress Sjors

dont worry David . i can tell you are determined and together with patience thats is the most important in building

pateintly  waiting for the pics

with OcCre you hope you have to ask them to send missing/damaged parts as you get the nice plaque (wish i had known that before i asked for my replacement parts through the hobby store instead of OcCre direct  )

hmm my post from last night seems to be gone

sorry

will post it again tonight

thank you Keith feels good when the extra work pays off

also thnak you for the murals they do look beautiful

dont worry Sjors i stil have years of kits to build

and i ll get some pictures tonight

thank you Mick. they are general lights yes Mick

thank you Anja . .  i ll be ok my admiral is also a nurse and she is taking care of me (if i want to or not )

thanks Crackers

I am  always interested in expanding my library . one day I might scratch build one in more detail

not much progress. the part that I broke and fixed is a weak spot and makes the paddle wheel dip down and hit the sides. I am hoping with the help of the rigging I can lift it in the right position and add a strip of wood underneath for more strength

I have also started planking the 2 curved room floors as they will be visible through the windows

progress will be slow this week as it is cold at night and I am still in  a bit of discomfort (saw the Doctor and got 5 more weeks of medication prescribed )

thank you JIm. no need to worry its a high bench so i cant jump off mu chiar its more like sliding of it

thank you Anja. the sunshine has arrived much better day today

had some difficulties with the paddle wheel in how to get it in properly so it cna still spin but it hink i have got it. just add the 2 arms and i am done

wow Piet

not much bugger then the eye of a needle . dont know how yuo do it

you must admire Anja

building a beautiful ship

being a moderator on here

keeping Sjors in reign at home

and you guys on here

looking great  with or without cotton balls

thanks Sjors I will try my best

hi John.

I did not notice the curving on the fore deck I ll have to re examine the pictures to make sure.

the planks provided are 5 mm but I also have some 7 mm planks that I think I can use from my Gorch Fock kit . these are for the second hull planking but there should be plenty to sneak a few of them

I was going to visit the replica but unfortunately she ll be in maintenance from this Monday. I didn't think to check with the museum if the plans for the replica would be available or not.

I doubt the ventilation openings are original. I considered researching the Endeavour to how she looked in real but as with all these vessels its not easy as lots of information is unknown and some things are assumed. I am a perfectionist ( my mind that is not my clumsy hands lol ) and I would probably get frustrated with finding out everything. So instead of trying to figure out the real endeavour I chose to make the replica

the ventilation openings is my way of finding out if I am ready to do some scratch building . if it doesn't work out I ll leave them out

will you be posting a build log ?

I just ordered the admiralty paint set for the endeavour (9 bottles in total)

while I am waiting my first "little" change

one of the pictures shows some ventilation openings.

I ll try to create these as they are shown. there is 8 of these next to each other  in 3 different sizes (11,14 and 16mm wide)

this is my first real try at scratch building a part

not sure where my mind was yesterday but the scale is 1/60 not 1/80 still the correct width of the planks is 3.5 mm

for instance the width at the bow end is 128 minus the 2 wales and the king plank which I leave at 5 mm thats 113mm left

there are 15 rows of planks on each side plus the waterway which Is about the same width as the planks makes :

113 / 32 = 3.53125

I marked some lines out on the bow (they are not accurate but just to give me an idea ). the hatch opening will need to be moved to the middle a bit. also on the replica this hatch is a square not a rectangle

schol Sjors

working a lot on the wiring construction and on the paddle wheel. the 2 parts of the arms that drive it are supposed to be hold together with a piece of brass rod but I am having difficulty flattening the ends so they stay on. am now trying with a toothpick.

also added some rings on each side of the paddlewheel so it wont hit against the sides when it spins.

its a pretty miserable day here in Sydney . rain and cold but have a little heater and a radio in my little workshop to cheer me up

Adrieke, that's the same pic I eventually found after a rather merry chase around the Internet. First I had to find out who Duncan McLean was, then ..... .

 

Here's my next. Good luck on this one :

 

My Pic.jpg

 

  Danny

I hope you had fun . even with knowing the name I couldn't find too much about the ship

thank you Sjors

well the beer is always cold in the bar on the KOM see when your shift is over come around

yes it is a good feeling to see it come together and I don't have to worry about getting bored as I have plenty more build on the endeavour and the GF

today I purchased some stuff :

a set of 6  small files some electrical parts and more storage boxes. I also got some epoxy glue but after reading instructions realised that the nozzles need to be replaced after each use and there are only 2 of them.

first thing I did was put the DC connector in the display base and tested it out.

soldered 2 last two wires on to the board for the 8 led's on the 3rd deck stateroom and the steering house

the idea is that the 3rd deck will fit into the connectors when placing it on top

I have added the metal plate to hold the 3rd deck on unfortunately one of the nuts didn't stick and am having a hard time adding it as it needs to be underneath and the metal plate is pretty much stuck to the ship

hopefully I get it sorted out tomorrow and will be able to add the lights for second deck again and have the 3rd deck in place for finishing off