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Impressive Piet, Those look incredible, Beautiful job my friend
 
Best Regards,
Pete

Today, I started by making the remaining blocks. Next I secured the Standing rigging by attaching them to the Turnbuckles. I then ran the running rigging. Next will be to make the Cleats, Tiller and raise the Sails. Here are the results

Thank you, Patrick,  The grey Hull was nearly complete when I finished the first one, It took about a week to get to the point where the one on the jig is ( it does not seem that quick to me ) 
 
Best Regards,
Pete

I am hoping to get some work done on the Herreshoff today ( I will post pics later ) I have been doing Pre- work for the 1/2" scale Volvo pond Yacht with the Volvo that I started, I then ( after planking with Balsa ) Realised that I wanted to do some water testing at the smaller scale to help with rudder and keel configurations, So I started another and will be using Basswood for the planking, Here is where I am at with that project

Beautiful work Keith, It looks Amazing
 
Best Regards,
Pete

Today, I started by making the remaining blocks. Next I secured the Standing rigging by attaching them to the Turnbuckles. I then ran the running rigging. Next will be to make the Cleats, Tiller and raise the Sails. Here are the results

Thank you, Patrick,  The grey Hull was nearly complete when I finished the first one, It took about a week to get to the point where the one on the jig is ( it does not seem that quick to me ) 
 
Best Regards,
Pete

I am hoping to get some work done on the Herreshoff today ( I will post pics later ) I have been doing Pre- work for the 1/2" scale Volvo pond Yacht with the Volvo that I started, I then ( after planking with Balsa ) Realised that I wanted to do some water testing at the smaller scale to help with rudder and keel configurations, So I started another and will be using Basswood for the planking, Here is where I am at with that project

Impressive Piet, Those look incredible, Beautiful job my friend
 
Best Regards,
Pete

Today, I started by making the remaining blocks. Next I secured the Standing rigging by attaching them to the Turnbuckles. I then ran the running rigging. Next will be to make the Cleats, Tiller and raise the Sails. Here are the results

Thank you, Patrick,  The grey Hull was nearly complete when I finished the first one, It took about a week to get to the point where the one on the jig is ( it does not seem that quick to me ) 
 
Best Regards,
Pete

Thank you, Patrick,  The grey Hull was nearly complete when I finished the first one, It took about a week to get to the point where the one on the jig is ( it does not seem that quick to me ) 
 
Best Regards,
Pete

Beautiful work Keith, It looks Amazing
 
Best Regards,
Pete

Thank you, Patrick,  The grey Hull was nearly complete when I finished the first one, It took about a week to get to the point where the one on the jig is ( it does not seem that quick to me ) 
 
Best Regards,
Pete

Impressive Piet, Those look incredible, Beautiful job my friend
 
Best Regards,
Pete

The breech rope was made using a technique I saw on an actual contemporary model.  The splice for the button of the Carronade was simulated.
 
As mentioned I am using Syren .035 light brown rope.  All of my .035 size rope is four strands.   I dont think it would look as nice otherwise.  Four stranded rope just make it work nicely.   But essentially,  the entire breech rope is made to length....3" long.   (addendum) After consideration I think the breech line should be no longer than 3".  It looks a bit long in the photo. The eyebolts and rings were slipped on before the end was finished off.  You can see that in the photos.   The eyebolts were 28 gauge wire while the split rings were 24 gauge.
 

 
Then I used a sharp but wide awl to simulate the splice. It has to be large enough that the splice will fit over the button of the carronade or cannon.  In the center of the breech rope I pushed the awl through so there were two strands on top and bottom.  Hence the need for four stranded rope. Then I applied some watered down white glue and let it dry.  Once dry the simulated splice stayed to shape.
 
I have seen many real splices attempted and they just look to big and out of scale.  I couldnt pull that off convincingly. Even though this is a cheat, I think it looks better because it stays smaller.
 

 
 
I could have just gone with the usual wrapping once around the button of the carronade...but that is tough to do in my opinion.  It wont stay in place and you must use glue so it wont come undone.  This ends up pulling the finish off the barrel etc.  In the end it just looks too sloppy for me.  So I gave this a try.  No glue is needed at all.  It slips right on the button and wont come off.  This allows you more control to set the other eyes into the brackets of the carriage and then place the whole thing on deck.
 

 
Hope that makes sense.   I also stiffened the line with the watered down white glue before starting.  Let it dry.  I just find it easier to work with when its a bit stiffer.  At least with the breech rope anyway.  I started with about a 5" long piece of rope.
 
Chuck

Thank you!!!
 
Here is a first crack at a breech rope.  I am using my .035 light brown rope.   I think it looks pretty good.   This was just a first attempt to go through the motions and now I will detail how I did it.    You can spend endless amounts of time tweaking how this rope falls so it looks natural.  After a while one has to say it look good enough.    Four more to go and then the tackles are next.
 
Note to self.....paint the underside of that cleat. LOL
 
Chuck
 

The most challenging phase begins....
 
Working a little each day on finishing out the gun ports for the port side, I decided to begin working toward the very essence of the SOS.... her magnificent stern.
 
I consider the stern structure, with all the ornate carvings / sculpting, to be the most challenging part of this project.  Even as I begin the process of laying out and fitting the large stern panel, I am a little intimidated by the complexity and beauty of the decorations as depicted by a number of very fine artists.
 
As with every other process, I have begun with the usual....another rip-out and re-do.... not too bad this time.
 
I've known for quite some time, the aft ends of the poop deck railings were cut off too short and would not properly flush up with the stern bulkhead because I did not account for the rake of the stern plate at the time.  After considering a possible "patch in" section, I decided against that option due to the clear visibility of this part of the structure.
 
So I began last night by ripping off the original railings, along with the stanchions.  Luckily, no major damage

 
Spent last evening and this morning, building and fitting the new rails....

 
This is the pattern layout for the stern plate I will primarily trim out and decorate off ship.

 
The lantern housing that fits atop the stern railing looks like a ton of modeling fun.

Thanks to all for visiting, your comments and likes, it's all much appreciated.
 
I finished the two "knechten" yesterday.  I first thought of carving a few simple Dutch woolen hats for these two guys but then I went back and decided to make the jester's hats.  But from wood?  I pondered that idea for a few minutes and figured to give this Skulpi stuff a try.  After fussing with it for some time, feeling like having two sticky left hands and all thumbs I finally produced two passable hats.  At least they are not too bad for a first try with clay modeling.
 
After I cemented these hats back on the knight's heads I added beards and hair, painted that black with India ink.  I may have to trim the beards a little but that can come later.
 
Instead of painting the hats in a checkerboard pattern, as is custom, I just split the colors in the middle of the hats, green and red as used on the ship.  Doing it checkerboard was getting to be too challenging.  
So, today I mounted both of the knechten to the heavy pulley posts on the forecastle deck and now the ropes run freely behind and in front of them.  That'll make them happy     It does liven up the forecastle a lot, I'm happy with the result.
 
This'll be the end of the knight head saga and go on to something else.  Don't know yet what.  In the meantime I am still working on that little experiment and am coming close for the reveal   
 
Well then, here are the pics of the knight heads, proudly scowling at the crew.
 

Both knight heads pinned on a small board for a glue and paint drying fixture.  I used cotton for the hair and beard again and also did some touching up on the hats and the beards before cementing them onto the pulley posts.  I may still trim the beards some, if possible.
 

Here they are, proudly supervising the forecastle crew. 
 
Cheers,

thank you for your thoughts, suggestions, etc...  Gerhard, Mark, Piet and Greg
 
Gerhard,
mark is right, those half rounds are vents in bird`s view
 
Mark,
to date I also have no theory what those narrow winches are for. The wind drums are orientated to pull in longside deck direction
 
Piet,
at the end of the port / Stb lifeboat rows there is on each side  a stack of three collapsable lifeboats (stapled). Thought that perhaps these boats would have been pulled / slid over the boatsdeck by means of a winch, into a position where there was just an empty place under the davits, that had already lowered their actual boat. But there are too many deck components and vents in the way, so that would`nt work either
 
Greg,
not a bad idea Greg, but around 1900 I do`nt think that the shipowners had the wellfare of "disabled" in their mind yet. Also as Mark mentioned there are no booms, no pulleys, etc. installed
 
Perhaps some day by coinsidence someone may come across the solution to that question...
 
Nils

I'm still watching varnish dry. The second and third coats have gone on and each dried in 10 hours. The 24 hours drying of the first coat must have had something to do with absorption of the varnish into the wood. Anyway it gave me time to finish off the prop shaft. I still have to make the "A" frame for supporting the rear bearing.
 



 
 

Thank you all for your kindness.
 
Bob

Hi Pete
 
Those are sleek and slippery hulls you're building. Nice!
 
I'm constantly amazed at how quickly you can build these hulls, which always turn out so nicely.
 
All the best!
 
Patrick

I am hoping to get some work done on the Herreshoff today ( I will post pics later ) I have been doing Pre- work for the 1/2" scale Volvo pond Yacht with the Volvo that I started, I then ( after planking with Balsa ) Realised that I wanted to do some water testing at the smaller scale to help with rudder and keel configurations, So I started another and will be using Basswood for the planking, Here is where I am at with that project

I am hoping to get some work done on the Herreshoff today ( I will post pics later ) I have been doing Pre- work for the 1/2" scale Volvo pond Yacht with the Volvo that I started, I then ( after planking with Balsa ) Realised that I wanted to do some water testing at the smaller scale to help with rudder and keel configurations, So I started another and will be using Basswood for the planking, Here is where I am at with that project