Adrieke

everything is now finished up to week 23
 
the first picture shows with red lines where the wiring will go
 
a view of how she looks at the moment with the lights on

everything is now finished up to week 23
 
the first picture shows with red lines where the wiring will go
 
a view of how she looks at the moment with the lights on

everything is now finished up to week 23
 
the first picture shows with red lines where the wiring will go
 
a view of how she looks at the moment with the lights on

Hello Captain Steve I followed your advice and the tabs are where they supposed to be. I  incorrectly assumed they where to fit the parts on the closed side. what the purpose of the tabs then is on the open side I am not sure. maybe later on in the build it will become clear
 
for your suggestion to open up the other side , would be an option if all the parts including the wine rack weren't positioned to be viewed from the current open side.

I shouldn't be surprised about instructions being wrong.
 
today I noticed that the little tabs on the ribs that will hold the parts with the gunports are on the wrong side.
 
they are on the side that is going to be open
 
thinking I made a mistake early on I went back to have a look and yup its the instructions that are wrong
 
in the picture on the right it shows the tabs on the right when facing the bow
in the one on the left it shows them on the left
 
this means I will need to cut them off and somehow add them on the other side

Week 19 - 21
 
after finishing off the painting of all the tiny parts of week 16- 18 its now time to place them in the ship
 
I have also worked on fitting the lanterns (with LEDs) and only one remains to be done
 
all the parts of the lower deck are glued in place and I have checked to make sure they are sturdy as the ship will be on the side when planking starts and I don't want any bits falling off
 
once the final lantern is in place I can glue the 4 parts of the next deck in place tomorrow.
 
I have modified two of those parts for the wiring so that all will be hidden

WEEK 22
 
yet again I will not use the two provided sheets of cardboard that represents the deck planking, but instead use left over strips.
 
also provided are all columns for the beams. as I did with the ones on the lower deck I will adjust them a bit to make them look a bit more 3 dimensional ( I ll take a picture next time to show what I mean
 
WEEK 23
 
these are all the beams for this deck. 10 more lanterns will need to be fixed to these so I will need to adjust them so I can hide the wiring inside.
 
a groove about 2 mm will be cut on the top leading to the side that will be completely planked. there the wiring will be hidden between the inside and outside planking.

WEEK 22
 
yet again I will not use the two provided sheets of cardboard that represents the deck planking, but instead use left over strips.
 
also provided are all columns for the beams. as I did with the ones on the lower deck I will adjust them a bit to make them look a bit more 3 dimensional ( I ll take a picture next time to show what I mean
 
WEEK 23
 
these are all the beams for this deck. 10 more lanterns will need to be fixed to these so I will need to adjust them so I can hide the wiring inside.
 
a groove about 2 mm will be cut on the top leading to the side that will be completely planked. there the wiring will be hidden between the inside and outside planking.

Week 19 - 21
 
after finishing off the painting of all the tiny parts of week 16- 18 its now time to place them in the ship
 
I have also worked on fitting the lanterns (with LEDs) and only one remains to be done
 
all the parts of the lower deck are glued in place and I have checked to make sure they are sturdy as the ship will be on the side when planking starts and I don't want any bits falling off
 
once the final lantern is in place I can glue the 4 parts of the next deck in place tomorrow.
 
I have modified two of those parts for the wiring so that all will be hidden

Thank-you everyone for the well wishes! My eye is healing quite nicely.
I've put together a very basic mini tutorial and hope it may be of help to someone.
 
I bought a brass turned cannon, of the correct scale for my ship, to use as a reference model.
I had a piece of round plastic dowel on hand, which I carved and sanded until it was the same size as the reference model.
Next, I cut paper trapezoids and rolled them around the plastic dowel, and sealed with some white glue. The dowel ensured that all my cannons would be the same.
 

 

 

 
Next up, I marked the location for each ring, by comparing to the reference model and cut very thin strips of paper and glued them in place. This can be tricky since the paper tube is narrow at one end and the strip naturally wants to spiral up the tube.
 

 

 

 
The cascabels/miniature mushrooms    , were fashioned from polymer clay, then baked and glued in place. I had tried carving them from a wood dowel, but decided that clay would be a faster option.
 

 

 
At this point the "bore" was added. I dipped a toothpick in white glue and applied a thin film around the inside of the end of the cannon. Once dry I repeated once or twice more as needed.
 

 
This picture is a repeat from my last update, but it gives a good idea of the different stages.
 

 
Finally, a couple of thin layers of flat black acrylic were added and allowed to dry, followed by dry-brushing with yellow-ochre that was tamed down with a little brown.
 

 
This last picture shows the finished paper cannon beside the original brass cannon, which I also painted. 
 

 
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Week 19 - 21
 
after finishing off the painting of all the tiny parts of week 16- 18 its now time to place them in the ship
 
I have also worked on fitting the lanterns (with LEDs) and only one remains to be done
 
all the parts of the lower deck are glued in place and I have checked to make sure they are sturdy as the ship will be on the side when planking starts and I don't want any bits falling off
 
once the final lantern is in place I can glue the 4 parts of the next deck in place tomorrow.
 
I have modified two of those parts for the wiring so that all will be hidden

Thanks John
 
me and the family have been on a road trip to Melbourne to catch some Australian  Open tennis and now I have 1 week before going back to work and I intend to catch up on the Pearl

We went on a road trip to Melbourne last week and stopped over at a little place halfway called Eden
 
Beside the beautiful views there is also the Killer Whale museum.
 
It is small but had some nice model ships.
 
Interesting fact that at certain times the killer whales worked together with the Whalers to catch Whales

We went on a road trip to Melbourne last week and stopped over at a little place halfway called Eden
 
Beside the beautiful views there is also the Killer Whale museum.
 
It is small but had some nice model ships.
 
Interesting fact that at certain times the killer whales worked together with the Whalers to catch Whales

We went on a road trip to Melbourne last week and stopped over at a little place halfway called Eden
 
Beside the beautiful views there is also the Killer Whale museum.
 
It is small but had some nice model ships.
 
Interesting fact that at certain times the killer whales worked together with the Whalers to catch Whales

We went on a road trip to Melbourne last week and stopped over at a little place halfway called Eden
 
Beside the beautiful views there is also the Killer Whale museum.
 
It is small but had some nice model ships.
 
Interesting fact that at certain times the killer whales worked together with the Whalers to catch Whales

We went on a road trip to Melbourne last week and stopped over at a little place halfway called Eden
 
Beside the beautiful views there is also the Killer Whale museum.
 
It is small but had some nice model ships.
 
Interesting fact that at certain times the killer whales worked together with the Whalers to catch Whales

Week 19 - 21
 
after finishing off the painting of all the tiny parts of week 16- 18 its now time to place them in the ship
 
I have also worked on fitting the lanterns (with LEDs) and only one remains to be done
 
all the parts of the lower deck are glued in place and I have checked to make sure they are sturdy as the ship will be on the side when planking starts and I don't want any bits falling off
 
once the final lantern is in place I can glue the 4 parts of the next deck in place tomorrow.
 
I have modified two of those parts for the wiring so that all will be hidden

Week 19 - 21
 
after finishing off the painting of all the tiny parts of week 16- 18 its now time to place them in the ship
 
I have also worked on fitting the lanterns (with LEDs) and only one remains to be done
 
all the parts of the lower deck are glued in place and I have checked to make sure they are sturdy as the ship will be on the side when planking starts and I don't want any bits falling off
 
once the final lantern is in place I can glue the 4 parts of the next deck in place tomorrow.
 
I have modified two of those parts for the wiring so that all will be hidden

Thanks John
 
me and the family have been on a road trip to Melbourne to catch some Australian  Open tennis and now I have 1 week before going back to work and I intend to catch up on the Pearl

Week 19 - 21
 
after finishing off the painting of all the tiny parts of week 16- 18 its now time to place them in the ship
 
I have also worked on fitting the lanterns (with LEDs) and only one remains to be done
 
all the parts of the lower deck are glued in place and I have checked to make sure they are sturdy as the ship will be on the side when planking starts and I don't want any bits falling off
 
once the final lantern is in place I can glue the 4 parts of the next deck in place tomorrow.
 
I have modified two of those parts for the wiring so that all will be hidden

Week 19 - 21
 
after finishing off the painting of all the tiny parts of week 16- 18 its now time to place them in the ship
 
I have also worked on fitting the lanterns (with LEDs) and only one remains to be done
 
all the parts of the lower deck are glued in place and I have checked to make sure they are sturdy as the ship will be on the side when planking starts and I don't want any bits falling off
 
once the final lantern is in place I can glue the 4 parts of the next deck in place tomorrow.
 
I have modified two of those parts for the wiring so that all will be hidden

Thanks John
 
me and the family have been on a road trip to Melbourne to catch some Australian  Open tennis and now I have 1 week before going back to work and I intend to catch up on the Pearl

Today was rather productive.  As mentioned yesterday I needed to tidy up the loose hanging sheets.  So, that's what I did.  This sounds like a simple job but I had to muster up some patience wrestling these springy "ropes."
 
I made double sticky tape from masking tape so the cords could be stuck to it as I tried to bend them to my will and not theirs.  I have some clear all purpose glue and dabbed some on the coils to keep them in shape.
After the glue had cured I peeled the coils off the tape and with a small dap of the same glue I tacked them to the deck.  For a static model that's not meant to be a toy I figured it would be best to secure them.  
 
The jib sheets are just wrapped around the cleats in the cockpit with one loop hanging loose to make it look ready for action.  Everything is secured with a dab of glue.
 
Well, that was it for today and now it's time for a few more details to finish her.  One of the main things is the name board that'll be placed on the display board.  I don't know yet how I'll do that.  The other detail thingy's will be announced and shown in due time.
 
It doesn't look like a lot I did but I took this afternoon off.  Actually, it was rather cold in the garage and I was not very comfortable, even with a jacket on.  It was my lower legs that felt like icicles.
 
Okay, here are a few more pics.
 

This shows how I coiled the sheets.
 

Here are the jib and gaff halyards neatly coiled after being secured to the cleats on the mast.
 

Here is the main sheet cleated and then coiled on the aft deck.
 

This shows the jib sheets cleated and just looped over the cleat.  I also stuck the oar thingies in.  The oars are fastened under the deck overhang and out of sight 
 

One more profile pic with all the rope work neated up and the flag tied to the sail, can't go without the flag.
 
Cheers, 

Thanks everyone for dropping in and clicking the like button, I truly appreciate it very much!
 
Let's see, Sunday midmorning I started to prep for a special dinner for Gwen and spend the rest of the day in the kitchen.  I wanted to treat her to something she's been talking about, on and off.  So I made Tournedos a la Bearnaise with Dutch style potato croquettes, glazed carrots and asparagus.   I made my own bearnaise sauce, a lot of work but delish!  She was impressed and liked everything.  I would have done this on Monday, our 52 wedding anniversary, but figuring she wanted to go out for dinner to celebrate.  But, no, she'd rather stay home and enjoy my cooking left-overs   So we enjoyed our company home instead.
 
So then, yesterday I started with the sails.  I cut tem out per the sail plan drawings and stained the white cloth supplied with the kit in coffee.  They look slightly tanned and weathered.  First i wanted to fold the edges over and glue a thin thread in the crease, glue corner reinforcing patches on but ran into a gluing problem.  So instead I pencil lined all the seams in.  Then I sprayed the sails with flat poly spray to stiffen the fabric instead of using the diluted wood glue.   Worked out okay.  
Put the reefing ropes in the mainsail.
 
Next I made the mainsail mast hoops from brass rod.  Yeah, nothing like doing this after the mast is installed with all the hardware on it.  To get them onto the mast I bend them apart enough to slip over the mast and then bent them back again.  Worked fine.  i also soldered the ends shut and painted them flat black.  I wrapped some masking tape around the mast for the painting.
 
I also made a bunch of small brass rings to attach the jib to the forestay and installed the sail.  
 
Today I installed the mainsail.  I found that I could have made both sails slightly larger but at the stage in the build I'll have to leave it as is.  
Tomorrow I'll fiddle with the jib and main sheets, coil the ends and lay them nicely on the deck.  
 
Then I'll check things over and fiddle some more with details before calling it done.
 
Here is a picture as she is as of this moment.
 

 
Cheers,