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Amen... stress is always there, my friend. Just a different kind and a different level depending on age, location, etc. Hang tough for her.

Sweet.... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looking good, Dave. 1) Question back.. are the frames or transoms going to be visible? It's your decision but if their visible, I'd do them in same wood. If not visible, I wouldn't worry about it. 2) Test the woods together with some final finish. This really is a "Captain's Choice" thing as are all decisions. I'd plank the transom and counter the same as the basic hull.. but that's me. The stern area with the windows... toss a coin. Some like the hull planking colors (or paint), others like the hull planking above the wales to match and then there's those who like ebony in that area.

Love the dollhouse. Hate the hospital news. She'll be in my thoughts and prayers.. You guys are too young to be going through this....

Nice machining, Toni. And another excellent tutorial to tuck away..

Anyone who's been through a move with partially complete models is probably breathing a sigh of relief with you, Ben. Good to see you back... so the workshop will be ready in a couple of days?

Dan, Looks perfect from here and the details are incredible. I never suspected you'd actually do the gratings. I think most would have just inked or painted them on.

Sometimes, the words aren't important. It's the music and who is sharing it with us. I guess "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" doesn't translate well.. Beautiful song. The house sounds interesting with the relief work you're doing. Pictures when you can, no rush.

I can't add any more than what's already been said. Great work, Alex.

Beautiful hull, Nils. Her lines are really shown by the stand you have for her.

What a great build, Patrick. I'm loving all it and that zodiac... incredible.

Steve, Those are great looking sails. I don't think the jury is out on this... more than likely they're out for adult beverages.

Looks good, Piet. It looks a bit rusty like it's been out in the elements.

I am too. I had to do a search and see if I had mentioned it.

Thank you for the comments and likes. It is shall we say, interesting, doing a French ship when all you've ever looked into was the American and English vessels. Steve, I picked that up from here on MSW and also from a couple of books. Keeps one honest in the planking. Hi Patrick, I mentioned way back here; http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/5339-licorne-by-mtaylor-pof-316-french-frigate-hahn-version-20/?p=331918 when I started cutting parts for the longboat. I started one early on using a plug while waiting for the wood for the framing but that bit is in the fireplace. It just wasn't working for me. I made some basic mistakes in the plug...

Are there import fees for this? I found only 2 of them in the States but at $6 instead of the <$3 price. The ones in the States will be faster on the shipping.

Joel, I think the fingernail polish remover might work. Whatever parts are cleaned by it should probably be washed and then pickled though. I've not tested this as I have pure acetone around the house for other purposes. John, They say to use it in a well-ventilated area as not only can they cause health problems, the fumes can be explosive. I use a fair amount of acetone and toluene and when I do, I'm either out in the garage with doors open or outside on the patio. Both make my head spin if I get a snoot full but I'm using them in heavy quantities for non-model purposes.

Very precision work, Wefalck, and you it mastered. Wonderful machining.

Chris, Go to the Kit Build Logs and search on keyword: Endeavour. There's 7 logs it looks like for the AL version. One of them might have run into this problem and solved it. I've not done this ship so I'm no help.

Thanks for the likes and comments. Short update time. I've laid 12 stakes of the 8" wide planks... 15 to go. Looks rough but I'm seeing light so what appears to be gaps is just mismatch in thickness and shadows... I hope. From the re-lining off I just finished a strake ago, I won't need a stealer at the stern. Looking at the French ship monographs I have, a short, wide plank can be added such that the strake is continuous. I've added one and probably won't need any more. From the dead flat, the strakes run from 8" to almost 4" and then back to 8" at the sternpost. On the bow side, the planks run from 8" at the dead flat and then eventually taper to 4". However, at least one drop plank is needed which will be put in in my next two strakes. I'm trying hard to keep scale on this even though it looks strange due to the scale (to my eye at least). First two pics show her in all her unsanded, rough looking planking. The third pic is my side project, the longboat. I needed a way to do this so thought, fiddled, thought, and then came up with a plan I think will work. I'm using a variation of Chuck's method. I did have to re-do this once already as for scale, the frames should be 2" (1/32") wide, but I kept breaking them and then realized there wasn't enough meat to hold the planks securely. So, I doubled the width of the frame. We'll see where this leads.... hopefully not the scrap bin. All in all, I'm pretty pleased. There's some things I need to think about for the next ship, like is scale planking better or worse than eye-appeal cause these planks are relatively tiny compared to the planks I've used in the past. Enough over-thinking for now... pressing on.

Joel, Fingernail polish remover is acetone with some perfume and a small amount of oil to prevent (ha ha ha) drying out the skin. There's a non-acetone polish remover but it apparently, according to the Admiral, doesn't work as well.

Just incredible, Freek. I don't understand how you did it but it's fantastic to see.

Dirty laundry or dirty bulkheads for the cabins... either way.. they need scrubbing.

Nenad,, What Patrick said. There's more important things then building models.

I've read his thesis and it's good that he's fleshed it out with additional research. Fascinating topic.