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Hi George
 
Thanks for the best wishes.  Doctor's orders are lots of water and lots of drugs!  Then it's a waiting game...
 
Cheers and all the best.
 
Patrick

Wow -- that's a bummer Patrick. I hope you heal up quickly, and don't forget to follow the saw-bones' orders. 

Thanks Nigel and Dimitris!!!
 
A very big thanks to all the Ambos and hospital staff.  I can't thank them enough!

Dimitris,
 
Really beautiful upgrade on the racks   

Thank you very much mate!! :)

Nice job, Dimitris.  The beauty of scratch building, is that you can get it exactly the way you want it, so the extra effort is definitely worthwhile.  

Yep!  Colin Archer would be well pleased, indeed!

Nice job, Dimitris.  The beauty of scratch building, is that you can get it exactly the way you want it, so the extra effort is definitely worthwhile.  

I would like to share my joy with you mates...
My model won the silver prize (2nd place) in the 34th Greek Scale Modeling Exhibition of the I.P.M.S. gr, last Sunday.
Thx
 

Some deck structures
 





 
Thanks
 
 

The counter was made by a proper shaped piece of wood on which, a second thin sheet of wood at the same shape, was glued.
By making the decoration cuts on the sheet of wood, I avoided the wood carving on which I don't have a good name...



 
"Cheating" again...the carving on the rudder made by a ballpoint, that was passed some times, around a metallic form.
 


 
 
 
 
 

Thanasis,
 
Good build, I'll be watching for more.
 
Bob

Thanasis,
 
It's great to see that you're back at your work bench.  That's a very nice model that you've built.
 
John

Beautiful design. These local work boats are always interesting. The planking is really very nicely done. It has great lines. I look forward to more progress.
 
Russ

Welcome back, Thanasis! Good to see you are active again and doing such lovely work. I'm well aware of the troubles you are going through as a country and am sorry that it's affected you personally.

Thanasis,
 
Good to see you back doing your ships.   You haven't lost your touch.  Lovely planking and great lines.  I'm looking forward to the rest of this build.

Hi Thanasis,
 
I really like that black and white photo at the first of your log.  What an interesting vessel.  You've done a beautiful job on your planking and the stealers in it.
 
I liked your phrase "new era" for your stage of modeling.  I also am entering my own new era, my next build will be my first since retiring.
 
best wishes

The model was built at the level of beams. On margin planks, small pieces of wood were placed, giving the view of components of frames. By building the gunwale and the counter at the prow, the hull took its proper shape. Some wooden supporting constructions, were also made in prow and stern.  





 
Thanks
 

I followed the plans of the hull of a real boat , and the method of planking on bulkheads. Plywood was used for the keel and frames and beechwood for all the external wooden parts. I also followed the traditional way of planking.  

Yep!  Colin Archer would be well pleased, indeed!

Thanks Nigel and Dimitris!!!
 
A very big thanks to all the Ambos and hospital staff.  I can't thank them enough!

Hi Patrick,
 
My best wishes for a fast recovery as well...take care and I hope will soon be back in the shipyard!
 
Really enjoying your Magellan build come together....lovely work!
 
Cheers,
 
Nigel.

Hi all,
 
Patrick, Carl, Sir Blue Henry – thanks!
 
@Carl
Don't worry, I claim no copyright – you don't know what I already have "stolen" on MSW! - but ssssht, don't tell!   
 
Today I had a highly famous visitor! It was CA's inspection ...   
 
... the old man was on the shipyard. He watched carefully every detail and at this he looked somewhat grimly - in the end he had but a little smile – “ Carry on!“, his comment ...
 
... “Yes Sir!“   
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
Til soon,
Mike

Great deck planking Mike!!! It looks awesome!!!! :)
 
Cheers
Dimitris

Just a minor update.  I finally got the last troublesome gunport lid installed and working.  it took three tries and also had to repair some collateral damage but it's looking okay for me.  
Recently I read a something about all gunport lids should be shown open and all at the same angle.  Reason being esthetics and when the ship comes into the harbor it is made "ship-shape."  This may be true for navy ships that come into harbor but my model is an armed merchant ship at sea.  This model will have a series of sails set as if at sea thus my lids will be set at random angels.  It would defeat the purpose of making the lids workable in the first palace.  
 
I have also continued my work on making the pulley blocks.  I have now about 40 single sheaf blocks and 32 double sheaf blocks.  I need 32 of each and theoretically I could commence mounting and rigging the canons.  However, I looked at eight of the double sheaf blocks and found them too large.  I'll he to remake them to suit my likes.  There may also be a few of the single sheaf blocks to be remade.  
 
I am now ready to turn the ship around so I can work on the starboard side reworking the gunport lid hinges and replace them with the 0.5 mm ones.  When looking at Chris Linden's Vriesland model the hinges on that model are also quite hefty and match the ones I originally made for the Surabaya.  Am I tempted to leave well enough alone?  Yup - - - I'm just a stubborn old Dutchman and now I must the starboard side the same, for esthetic purposes.  Glutton for punishment   Oh well, it's only time of which I have plenty off.
 
Cheers,