Adrieke

hi dragzz good to see you have recoverd from the mishap

hope to see you better soon so you can continue

pulling up my chair to watch you tame this beast

thanks Wim

and good to see you back

hi all

thanks for all the holiday wishes

I am back home now and shall continue the build soon

sorry to hear of this mishap Dragzz

hopefully you get the replacement parts soon

thanks Popeye and Sjors

yes lots of sanding and filler needed but no painting yet . there will be a second layer of planking with 7x0.6 strips

once I got the hull nice and smooth like it should be I intend to do the second planking without the need of filler and sanding should be limited to getting it nice and smooth for the paint

I have now finished the first layer of planks . hare a few pictures :

unfortunately I will be away the rest off the year so I will be putting away all tools and covering up the hull till I am back

not sure if I will have the opportunity to go online , so if not I wish you all happy holidays and see you in the new year

fantastic pictures

thanks Mick and don't worry we all have these days where you don't feel like doing much . they l pass

thanks Mobsie

thanks Dragzz

and for Sjors here some pictures

look from the stern . only 3 planks to go . you can see the 2 planks curved around with the bottom one sticking out a fiar bit. this is where I tuck the curved planks underneath

bottom bit al ldone Sjors . from this view she actually looks all finished

last plank on this side all shaped and waiting to dry. due to the extra plank and that the plank is wedged in I don't need anything to hold it down. I didn't push it all in in case I couldnt get it out  without breaking for the final glueing

I will take some tomorrow especially for you Sjors

I am actually only 3 planks away from finishing the first layer

initially I thought I was going to have lots of difficulty but after a bit more fairing of the stern bulkheads all went well

and the extra plank I bended around the stern made it easy to pre bend the planks as I could use it to hold the plank in place

i have now finished the planking on the bottom and have started on the rounded stern section

will be slow progress

Thanks Piet

its double planked and painted

Sjors if you want here is a link to an online countdown timer for pc http://download.cnet.com/Free-Countdown-Timer/3000-2350_4-75330413.html

so yuo can countdown to the day you cna start the aggy

thanks Popeye. no rounded section but what i did do is added a second plank bended all around that is higher then it should be. that wil give me something to plank against . it wil need to be sanded down to half height but i think it wil help a lot with the prebending and holding the plank while it is glued down

thanks Sjors , i am already looking to buy some filler as i am running out but have to wait till i get some christmas money

thaks sailor

here some pictures of how far along I am

as you can see there are some gaps that will need filling but overall after only a bit of sanding the hull feels smooth apart from a few small bumps that need sanding down

only 2 planks left on one side and about 6 on the other until the lower gap is closed

i promise i ll get some pictures soon (after a bit of cleaning up )

wow Rick all the enhancements you are putting in. and it seems so easy for you

thanks Piet and Robbyn

yup the Gorch Fock will get all my attention now

 seems so but mine is only a small one . only removed 2 planks and need to do a bit more fairing so they ll lie better this time

more training for when you are at the same point on the aggie

thank you Mark,Robert, Sjors, Anja, Popeye, Mick, Ron, S Coleman and JPett

and others

for your comments and support during this build, it has meant a lot to me to be able to share this journey with you all

this week finishing the KoM has been taking up all my time

but now I am back working on the planking

only a few more rows are left at the bottom, but the stern top is a bit of a challenge with the complex curves ( had to rip out a few planks as I was not happy with them)

I have uploaded some images to the gallery

see my signature

on 8/12/13 at 2:30 PM I put the last piece in place

I started this build august 2012

I had 2 months of no building due to hull planks being off the wrong size which meant there weren't enough of them

during the build I decided to add led lighting which added a lot off extra work

a few months ago I also had almost a 2 moth break because of an infection and allergic reactions

during this build I also lost a good friend who was also building this model

finishing the model at times was partially sad and frustrating but I was determined not to give up

now that she is finished I feel a load has lifted and although with every look I take I see the many mistakes I made I feel proud

here a few quick pictures, I will take some better pictures including with lights on for the gallery

thanks Mick yes I am happy

not long now Sjors

last update picture before she is finished

sounds good Dragzz, I myself used the supplied nails and drilled a hole In the doors and cut off a bit of excess at the back. the heads stick out a bit to give a bot more depth