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Continuing planking the deck, now near the stern.

I treenailed the counter.

And the porcupine reappears 

The finished counter.

Cutting planks for the decks on the proxxon table saw.

First placing the two middle planks of the deck.

Then progressing along each side of those middle planks.

Now on to the margin plank.

I started with making a template out of paper by tracing the hull.

Onto which i drew the different parts for the margin planks.

I cut those out using caution.

And glued them on a piece of Cherry wood using a glue stick (Pritt).

After sawing them out, i needed a sander to get them to close to the line. My scroll saw skills are not so good 

The delicate parts i did with file.

The result before placing on the hull.

And finally glueing it in place.

Start of the planking the cabin floor using a paper template.

First i prepared the planks using a pencil to imitate the caulking.

Then using again a paper template i made the cabin sidewalls.

Afterwards i glued them in place and used some wooden blocks to put some pressure on certain points.

Cabin planking done.

And finished the cabin with some oil.

One final plank to install.

Then it was time to remove the temporary beams to start building up the cabin.

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@ Chris,

 

Welcome my neighbour from the South   

How many issues do you have at the moment ?

 

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I've just received magazine number 66, 67, 68 and 69 this week.  

Count me in, this ship is on my list as well...  I'm just collecting the issues for the moment, no keel laid yet.

Wow.  I'm speechless. Superb work on that gun, 

Thanks Bob.

Welcome Mark. Glad to have you along 

And the others thank you for the likes.

After the sanding i gave the hull a coating of oil.

I'm really happy with the result.

The treenails became darker with the oil. Much better now.

The planking is far from perfect. But it's better then it was before...  

And for once i won't have to paint the hull to hide the planking job.

Using different grades i sanded the hull smooth, finishing it off with steelwool.

I've drilled the holes for the trunneling. I first marked the spots with a pencil, then i made a dent on each hole. I wanted to make sure the drill didn't wander off while drilling the holes.

Then i filled the holes with a dab of glue and a toothpick.

And slowly my little boat changed into a porcupine. 

The day after i used a flush cutter to cut the toothpicks.

Let the sanding begin...

Hi Patrick

You've build a really nice ship, one to be proud of.

The added work really shows on the model. 

Wow.... just....  wow

I'm speechless, I fell in love with your Surprise, she's so beautiful.

I've finished her.

Here are the photos, don't look too much at the mistakes. I know she has many but i'm so proud of her.

Me and the Admiral had a toast on her finishing.

Beautiful work on those boats.

Hey S.Coleman.  I hope you'll have lots of fun on this model.

I don't think the scale is really right on this one for it is indeed a bit small.  

And yes, I think, Sergal is the same company as Mantua. Same goes Panart as well i think.

The colors are of my choosing.

Bravo!   This is not longer shipmodelling but a work of art!  So beautiful!