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Hi Mario, Good to see you back and that the surgery part is over. Is the Hannah a single decker or is there a deck below? I'm thinking the orlop deck....

Beautiful and the size just amazes me with all the detail being clear and clean.

A wonderful piece and a fitting tribute to Muz.

It makes me happy to see you back and making some progress, Alex.

In the bed of a pickup truck? You're a braver man than I sir and for that I salute you. Those are some seriously nice looking ship's boats.

Thanks for the likes and comments. Stoves are on hold for a few days. The cutters on the lathe need to be sharper so I took a new and an old one over to the local sharpening guy.. I told him what I was doing and he's interested so hopefully by the weekend I can be cutting cookware. He's actually going to deliver as he wants to see the ship and also check the cut on the lathe. I put a small barrel (4 feet tall or so) next to each stove just for some interest. Not sure if any of this will be visible but I'll know it's there. Also starting a rigging table and did some testing. It looks like I'll be able to have access to the foot of the main mast for rigging so I added the eyebolts around it. I'll double check before I start doing the forecastle. Ovens were common on French ships... As for these stoves, I doubt that they anywhere near the capacity that the Victory had. As I recall, each pot is about 3 feet in diameter and 3 feet high. Maybe a bit more. Rats.. forgot the wine cellar. Mike, the tops are 0.010" brass. I used a pill bottle of the right size to bend the sheet brass around, cut to length and bent up the edges for securing to the stove. I also used an old piece of broom stick as a backing when I drilled the chimney mounting hole. There's a small round rod inside the square chimney to secure it to the top. The front and rear panels were rough cut out (larger than needed) and silver soldered to the top. Once cool, they were filed down to the roof. Then they were cleaned up with an acetone bath and blackened with Birchwood Casey Brass Black. I prefer this to the Jax even though the Birchwood Casey takes two "dips", it doesn't need as much polisining after blackening. I hope this helps. Now to go fiddle with making 3 ships boats.

Hi Archie, Welcome to MSW.

What Piet said, Lou. Scratching is fun... but you need the additional sub-skills of cursing, tossing stuff against the wall, burning the evidence, etc....

Best to measure in both dimensions. I've seen scanners/printers that only one dimension not at 100%. Best to double check and be sure.

Have a great roadtrip(s). Looks like the suitcases need to be large for all those destinations. Have you tried linoleum glue/adhesive? With vinyl bristles it might just do the trick. And it's not too pricey either.

Just get feeling better, Moxis. I hope to see videos of this ship on the water.

Thanks for the likes, comments, and encouragement. These two parts were harder than I thought they'd be but worth the effort for the confidence even if they won't be seen once the foredeck is in place. Steak? BBQ? Either works for me. Although I'm sure the standard fare at that time was something less wonderful. Well.. the stoves/fireplaces are just about there. The chimneys currently aren't glued into place as with the work on the upper deck, I don't want to risk damage. But I did put one into position to see how it looks. I'm thinking mission accomplished. There is a small pile of scrap now in the bin from the failures but I'm very pleased with the final result. I still need to do the two pots per so will hit the mill hopefully tomorrow along with some planning for the next steps.... <looks at list of things to do><shrugs><pours fresh cup of coffee> Hmm... ship's boats it looks like... 3 of them stacked and secured over the hatches forward of the main mast. Here's the pics...

I totally misread/understood what you were needing input for... So I killed my answer.

Looking great, Piet. I'm smiling form ear to ear because it's all coming together with no hitches.

I'd stain before gluing. I only use stain occasionally, like ebony as I'm trying to get away from the toxicity of that wood.

Hi Amy,

Looking good, Lou. AL does have it's screwups and I see you ran into one. Been at least one kit where port side didn't match starboard side on the bulkheads. I, sadly, don't remember which ship it was though. What I see from your photo says it was more than just a "little" off....

Marc, All this "extra" work is about to pay it's dividend when you start putting it together. What's been done is just fantastic.

Wow... takes the breath away to see the details and the precision work.

Hi Vaddoc, Get some scrap aluminum and practice first please. Aluminum uses aluminum solder and the melting point of the solder seems to be darn close to the melting point of the aluminum. It's a bit tricky until you get the hang of it. I never could though... If all else fails, use brass and then prime and paint with some aluminum paint. I've not worked with stainless steel so have no idea what would work or not work.

My... that hull shape looks like something for a science fiction spacecraft. You've managed to get the complexity of the shape, Patrick.

Interesting and fascinating discussion. I'm just wondering if they used a simple wedge or two at the foot of the mast to keep it from shifting?

That seems to be my normal mode of operation. Test, test, test, and maybe I get what I want. If not, change parameters and try again.

Michael, ME used to sell lantern housings made of solid brass. You might also check Age of Sail. I know I've seen some somewhere but not sure where. Oh.. try Cornwall Models... and also Shapeways. They might have something in 3d printed.